Yankees Hang Around Long Enough To Beat Rays In The 9th
Russell Martin drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, giving the New York Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.
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Russell Martin drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, giving the New York Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.
Two of the dominant players of the 1980's and Big Apple baseball legends Don Mattingly and Keith Hernandez have been overlooked by Hall of Fame voters over the years and deserve reconsideration.
While I failed to harpoon the heart of every bromance with the captain last week, we agree on one thing: there will come a day when Derek Jeter is no longer the starting shortstop for the Yankees, and that day is about two years away.
Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez is interesting, but he's not the perfect-fit, no-questions-asked upgrade Yankees fans have pined for since Cliff Lee escaped them last July and last December.
Even with his early season struggles, the Rockies aren't about to deal away 19-game winner Ubaldo Jimenez for peanuts. "We would have to be absolutely overwhelmed. It would have to be a Herschel Walker deal," Colorado GM Dan O'Dowd said this weekend.
When A.J. Burnett first joined the Yankees, he couldn't lose to the Rays. Now he can't beat them. He had better figure it out, because there are major playoff implications at stake in this four-game series.
Yankees radio play-by-play man John Sterling was up to his old tricks over the weekend in Toronto. Despite the Morning Extravaganza being off, Boomer & Craig paid the Sterling Saturday gaffe it's proper due this morning...
While listening to Yankees catcher Russell Martin pay homage to Phil Hughes, Craig noticed some whistling -- and apparently that's a no-no in a men's locker room.
Boomer was proud of the US women's efforts, who lost in the World Cup Final on Sunday. Craig, on the other hand, called it a choke job if there ever was one -- and informed Boomer that there was nothing he could say that would change his mind.
The New York Yankees recalled outfielder Chris Dickerson from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday and optioned outfielder Greg Golson to Triple-A.
Phil Hughes pitched six effective innings to earn his first win of the season and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Sunday.
CC Sabathia won his seventh straight start to become the first 14-game winner in the majors, Brett Gardner had three hits and the New York Yankees beat Toronto 4-1 on Saturday.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi offered up a new twist Saturday in the sign-stealing saga between his team and the Blue Jays.
Brandon Morrow won his fourth straight decision, Yunel Escobar had three hits and the Toronto Blue Jays again roughed up the New York Yankees for their fifth straight win, 7-1 on Friday night.
Sir Paul McCartney kicked off his first series of concerts at the new stadium. It is the start of his "On The Run" tour, which will also hit Detroit, Chicago and Cincinnati.
