Former Yankee farmhands having success with Philly

In 2006, the Yankees sent C.J. Henry, Carlos Monasterios, Jesus Sanchez, and Matt Smith to the Phillies in exchange for Bobby Abreu and the late Corey Lidle. While the Yankees certainly enjoyed the benefits of that trade as Abreu wore the pinstripes well (offensively) during his tenure in New York, the Phillies couldn’t have been [...]

Amazing

Even more amazing…

Props to RAB for the photos

Winning without Torre

From Mike Puma (NY Post):
The iconic manager admitted last night that he was thrilled to watch the Yankees win the World Series — something that hadn’t happened without him in the dugout since 1978.
“It was surreal,” Torre said before his Safe at Home Foundation dinner at Chelsea Piers. “It’s not often you are someplace for [...]

Godzilla…

Graphic by LSUFreek at The Sporting Blog

Bring back Matsui

Matsui deserves to be the designated hitter in 2010. Bring this man back for at least one more year.

Get ready for the parade

From Sports Illustrated (AP):
New York City will host a ticker-tape parade and ceremony in honor of the World Series champion New York Yankees.The parade, scheduled for Friday will begin on Broadway at Battery Place at 11 a.m. and continue northbound up the Canyon of Heroes to City Hall Plaza where Mayor Michael Bloomberg will present [...]

‘09 World Champions…

Congratulations to the New York Yankees, our 2009 World Champions.
Here are some quick thoughts on last night’s game:

Who do you bring back—Matsui or Damon? It’s no secret that I want Matsui back.
Speaking of Matsui, how amazing is he? He’s a classy professional that deserves the accolades.
To the Phillies, you’re a great team. You really are. [...]

2009 World Champions

The New York Yankees are the 2009 World Champions. Hideki Matsui is the WS MVP. Congratulations everyone!
New house, same destiny.

Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E

PHI
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
6
0

NYY
0
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
X
7
8
0

Ask CC, it’s all about execution…

CC Sabathia serves as an organic counter-argument to the notion that a three-man rotation, reliant upon four possible short-rest performances from its three starters, does not work in the World Series. In Game 1 against the Phillies, Sabathia pitched well and, in Game 4, to everyone’s surprise (well, not really), he also pitched well. Basically, [...]

Potential lineup fail?

From Jenny Vrentas (Star-Ledger):
Manager Joe Girardi didn’t say whether Jerry Hairston Jr. will get his second start of the series Wednesday night in right field against Pedro Martinez. Hairston, who has had success against Martinez in his career, got the nod ahead of the struggling Nick Swisher in Game 2. Hairston, who went 1-for-3 with [...]

Phillies fighting… each other

From Tim Brown (Yahoo! Sports):
Phillies pitchers Brett Myers and Cole Hamels had a short but tense confrontation in the team’s clubhouse following Game 5 of the World Series, according to one witness, words that stemmed from Hamels’ recent statement that he was eager for his season to end.
As Myers walked past Hamels near Hamels’ locker [...]

Pettitte named starter for Game 6

It is officially confirmed. Tomorrow, at Yankee Stadium, Andy Pettitte will start Game 6 on short-rest. In his career, Pettitte has started 14 games on 3 days of rest, winning only 4 of those starts (6 losses). During those 86 2/3 innings, which is a fairly “substantial” sample, Pettitte had a 4.15 ERA and a [...]

Philly stealing signs?

From Kevin Baxter and Bill Shaikin (LA Times):
Yankees catcher Jorge Posada visited pitcher CC Sabathia six times in the first inning of Game 4, then eight more times in the fifth. Posada was roundly booed, the game was reduced to a snail’s pace, and everyone wondered why all this was necessary.
ESPN’s Buster Olney offered [...]

Changing the Chase Utley strategy

Against a powerful and patient Chase Utley, the Yankees have not implemented a successful strategy so as to send him back to the dugout with his bat dragging behind him. Instead, they have had to watch him slowly trot around the bases 5 times—tying Reggie Jackson’s record for the most home runs in a World [...]

Andy’s “nothing” is certainly something

From Jon Heyman (SI):
Andy Pettitte told teammates he had absolutely “nothing” for Game 3 after he gutted out six innings in the Yankees’ win. But most still believe that Joe Girardi will go back to Pettitte in Game 6 (if necessary) on three days’ rest rather than tap journeyman Chad Gaudin. Pettitte now has a [...]

Next Page »