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Despite the fact that the Bombers started slowly against Boston in 2009 and still won the World Series is meaningless to Yankees fans -- because they want Boston's blood. It's quite understandable considering this is baseball's – if not America's – iteration of the Hatfields and McCoys.
Joe Girardi has a history with Jorge Posada -- and we're not talking about the Yankees' 2009 World Series win.
Major League Baseball will reportedly deal Alex Rodriguez a winning hand. According to the New York Post, A-Rod will not face a suspension, only a "serious warning," stemming from his alleged involvement in an illegal, underground high-stakes poker game.
The relief pitching that had been a strength for the Yankees this weekend failed them in the end. That's the way it's going this season against the Red Sox.
The Yankees were on the verge of leaving Boston with the division lead and a chance to salvage what had been a lost season against the Red Sox. Then Mariano Rivera blew a save in the ninth.
Jorge Posada's slumping bat has forced Joe Girardi to remove him from the Yankees' lineup before Sunday's crucial game against the Red Sox. Girardi prefers to continue giving chances to Eric Chavez and Eduardo Nunez.
CC Sabathia fell back down to earth during the Yankees' 10-4 loss to the Red Sox. Now with the series split and the teams tied for first in the AL East, Sunday will be the all-important rubber game.
Reliever Boone Logan struck out Adrian Gonzalez with the bases loaded to end the fifth inning, and the Yankees came back to beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday night to win their eighth straight game and take over the lead in the AL East.
I know when I talk to Mike Hurley of NESN.com before every Yankees-Red Sox series, it usually doesn't work out well for the Yankees -- at least this year. But not this time.
The Red Sox and the Yankees appear to be competing for more than first place in the American League East. It will be interesting to see how injuries impact the rotation and the standings as the season moves into its final phase.
Memo to reporters: don't mention illegal poker games if you expect to get anywhere with Alex Rodriguez.
Steve Somers opens up a Thursday schmooze talking about -- who else? -- A-Rod and his ongoing illegal poker saga. Did he or didn't he, does it really matter?
Ivan Nova struck out a career-high 10 and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Thursday night, completing a four-game sweep and winning their seventh in a row overall.
New York Yankees right-hander Mark Prior says he is scheduled to pitch in a rookie-level Gulf Coast League game on Friday, two days after being hit on the left forearm by a ball during batting practice.
Alex Rodriguez is not Pablo Escobar because he plays a little poker on the side. No doubt I feast on malfeasance for a living, but a man playing a game that's illegal only because it didn't occur in a casino is hardly a crime wave.
