GAME FOUR STARTER DRILLS TWO IN PRETEND GAME The sight of A.J. Burnett on the mound might scare a lot of opposing hitters—if only because he lead the league in “batters hit” with 19—but it should scare Yankee fans even more. Out of desperation for a fourth starter in the ALCS against the Texas Rangers [...]
A.J.: From Pie-in-Face To Pie-in-Sky
By: Tony Mangia | Thursday October 14th, 2010
8 Things I Already Hate About The ALCS
By: Tony Mangia | Wednesday October 13th, 2010
Another Fall, another Yankee playoff. This year the Bronx Bombers face the Texas Rangers in the ALCS. A lot has been made of Rangers finally winning a playoff series–tired of it already–and how the Yankees will be headed west to Texas to open the best of seven playoff on their quest to the World Series. [...]
Pettitte Comes Up Big
By: Tony Mangia | Friday October 8th, 2010
YANKEES LEAD SERIES 2-0 If the Twins are tying to impress Martha Stewart it’s a good thing, but all of the begonias in Minnesota still can’t spruce up the play of the Twins or hide the smell of impending defeat. The designers of Target Field probably thought the pretty flowers and trees which adorn the [...]
Umps Blow Call Again
By: Tony Mangia | Thursday October 7th, 2010
NO MORE TALK ABOUT GRASS STAINS Nobody is screaming louder for instant replay today than New York Yankee fans. Last night’s grind out win against the Twins was exciting enough but an umpire’s bone-headed call could have overshadowed Roy Halladay’s masterful no-hitter and made the mis-call the hot topic on sports-talk shows and ESPN.
A.J. BURNOUT
By: Tony Mangia | Thursday October 7th, 2010
BURNETT LEAVES HOLE AGAINST TWINS It seemed like a pretty simple decision for manager Joe Girardi. There was once a glimmer of hope that he could put together a legitimate four-man rotation for the playoffs. First Javier Vazquez took his fastball south for an early winter and then A.J. Burnett became the Yankees poster boy [...]
