Kallas: 2 Fascinating Yankees Baseball Plays To Analyze
With the Yankees trying to hang in there but on the virtual brink of not making the playoffs, there has been a fascinating play in each of their last two games that are worth analyzing.
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With the Yankees trying to hang in there but on the virtual brink of not making the playoffs, there has been a fascinating play in each of their last two games that are worth analyzing.
Alex Rodriguez set a major league record with his 24th career grand slam, passing Lou Gehrig with a tiebreaking shot in the seventh inning that sent the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
"I've reached the point where I know that I've left everything I have out there on that field," Pettitte said in a statement. "The time is right. I've exhausted myself, mentally and physically, and that's exactly how I want to leave this game."
Pedro Martinez was dominant. Roger Clemens was the most valuable pitcher. Greg Maddux was brilliant. Randy Johnson was overwhelming. Mike Mussina was underrated. Andy Pettitte? He was a winner.
The Blue Jays were beaten badly by the Yankees at times this season. They just got some revenge -- and it came at the worst time for New York.
"I know many New Yorkers and many Council Members would enthusiastically support renaming River Avenue in his honor," Quinn said in a statement, according to the New York Post.
It has come down to moments now, this wild-card race that simply refuses to be settled without the Yankees having some sort of say in it.
Boomer and Carton bring up some other good ideas the Yankees should consider for Mariano...
Hiroki Kuroda lost his fifth straight decision, allowing two runs in the third inning and a solo home run to Anthony Gose in the sixth. Adam Lind added a three-run homer in the seventh off Joba Chamberlain.
The movement to rename River Ave. in the Bronx after Mariano Rivera is gaining steam -- just not on the Boomer & Carton morning show.
Every game is now a must-win for the Yankees. The team knows it. Their fans know it. Manager Joe Girardi knows it. "You'd have to have your head in the sand not to know," the skipper said before Wednesday's big win.
Six outs away from a second straight shutout loss, the Yankees gave their diminishing playoff hopes a big boost.
Some might call it just the kind of win to help propel a magical run to the playoffs. Craig is one such individual.
Andy Pettitte, the most decorated, pinstriped pitcher since Whitey Ford, is inching toward the twilight, one gutty cutter at a time. His humble, aw-shucks refrain is so charming and understated that we don't even acknowledge him.
