Orioles, Yankees Rekindle Playoff Memories Of 1996
Sixteen years after the Yankees ousted the Orioles from the playoffs and advanced to the World Series, the teams resume their rivalry Sunday night in Game 1 of the AL division series.
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Sixteen years after the Yankees ousted the Orioles from the playoffs and advanced to the World Series, the teams resume their rivalry Sunday night in Game 1 of the AL division series.
"Usually that would be the end of my season," Suzuki said Friday night before a workout at Yankee Stadium. "What I've realized is here, for the Yankees, is that it's the starting point."
Cano's hot streak lit a fuse for his teammates. Nick Swisher, Raul Ibanez and Ichiro Suzuki all were hitting the ball with authority over the last two weeks.
In every game the Yankees lost, they looked old and slow. In September, those old guys played with veteran savvy and experience. So, which is it?
Joe Saunders pitched effectively into the sixth inning, Adam Jones hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and the Baltimore Orioles beat the two-time defending AL champion Texas Rangers 5-1 in the wild-card game playoff Friday night.
Some Minnesota lawmakers hope to force the release of Lou Gehrig's medical records, saying they might provide insight into whether the Yankees star died of the disease that came to take his name or whether repetitive head trauma played some kind of role.
It matters little who the Bombers play in the ALDS, because Mark Teixeira has the winning Rx: Yankee baseball.
North Carolina television reporter Dan Tordjman's original tweet set off a firestorm -- and a wild goose chase among New York's beat reporters.
Red Sox management got rid of the big contracts, along with the big egos. What remained still hated Bobby Valentine.
The pinstriped recipe for success this season will take a backseat to the sudden surge of southpaw pitching. The Yankees will remain in the playoffs for as long as CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte pitch to the back of their baseball cards.
Yankees skipper Joe Girardi has witnessed plenty in his career as a player, coach and manager. But he's never seen anything quite like Derek Jeter's resurgent 2012 season.
Regardless of where you stand on the new MLB playoff schedule, one thing is for sure: The new format could hurt the teams with the best records, both on the field and in the pocket
Here they are, Evan Roberts' original 2012 MLB power rankings. Let's see what lessons can be learned...
"I gave more to the game than anybody you know. OK?" Rose told WFAN. "I put the fans in front of everything when I played the game of baseball."
With the new playoff format, the Yankees' next move is to, well, be patient. "To have the best record and not know where you're going is strange," manager Joe Girardi said.
