Bobby Abreu hit two home runs, A-Rod hit one, and Xavier Nady had 2 RBI to back starter Joba Chamberlain (4-3, 2.24) , who limited Baltimore to two runs over six solid innings (6K, no BB). Edwar Ramirez was ejected…
LaTroy and Kyle Show
Games 79 + 80: Double header Subway Series Split
The Yankees organization (and I) had already cried foul due to the unfair schedule that the Yankees had to endure before the 2:00PM Mets game. So we were preparing and bracing ourselves for a loss. Sure enough, Carlos Delgado single-handedly…
2008 Yankees Report Card and Opinions
DailySkew report card through the first 63 games. Why are the Yankees 32-31, 6.5 games out, in 3rd place, and 5 games out? I’m using letter Grades (A+ down to F), basing the rank on stats, playing time, expectations, role,…
Game 60: BEST YANKEES GAME OF THE YEAR (Giambi)
Down 8-6 in the 9th with 2-outs, A-Rod got a lucky single passed Dave Eckstein and Scott Rolen. He ran to 2nd base on “defensive indifference”. Hideki Godzilla got a single, and A-Rod scored. Then Jason Giambi, who has been…
Game 57: Twins beat Farnsworth and Yankees, 6-5
Andy Pettitte didn’t have it last night on nationwide television.Neither did Kyle Farnsworth (0-2, 4.81) or the Yankees hitters with runners in scoring position. The Minnesota Twins rallied quite a few times to split the 4-game series with the Yankees,…
Game 52: LaTroy Hawkins Sucks
It was homerun derby last night at Baltimore as the Orioles outslugged the Yankees 10-9 in 11 innings after a thunderstorm. Ian Kennedy didn’t last long (3 innings, 2 HR, 4R- 3ER), and was placed on the DL after the…
Game 25: Indians win 4-3 against Yankees
Let’s see the checklist… FOX game Joe Buck and Tim McCarver 4 regulars are benched Ian Kennedy, who Tim McCarver said is fighting for his spot, and is too sensitive and intelligent to ignore the MEDIA Road Game Indians won…
Game 13: BoSox KO Phil Hughes
I guess not all 21-year old pitching phenoms are like Doc Gooden. A lot of people who judge Phil Hughes poorly don’t realize how young he is. (Take a look at Future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux’s first couple of…
Game 7: Mussina and Yankees offense defeat Rays
The Moose is Loose! It was vintage Mike Mussina tonight, and he used his intelligence and pitch selection to silence the potent Tampa Bay Rays offense to end the first homestand of the year. Bobby Abreu got a walk, single,…