Yankees Drop First Three Games In Oakland, Looking To Avoid Sweep
The Yankees have lost three in a row to the Athletics. They lost 2-1 on Saturday night and are facing the prospect of a four-game sweep on Sunday.
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The Yankees have lost three in a row to the Athletics. They lost 2-1 on Saturday night and are facing the prospect of a four-game sweep on Sunday.
Mariano Rivera is not counting out a 2012 return, but is being patient.
The surprise Oakland A's have become a dangerous team both in the AL West and in competition with the Yankees.
The Yankees have as deep a bench as they have had since the championship teams of the late '90's. In the wake of Brett Gardner's injury, Raul Ibanez and Andruw Jones have filled in well and Eric Chavez has gotten more at-bats.
New York rallied to tie the game with solo homers from Russell Martin and Robinson Cano in the eighth and ninth innings, but it wasn't enough as the A's topped the Yankees, 3-2, on Friday night.
It has been debated ad nauseam since Roger Clemens' infamous bat toss at Mike Piazza in Game 2 of the 2000 World Series: Was it reflex or rage fueled by steroids?
Manager Joe Girardi said Thursday it's time for everyone to move forward, and he is happy to have Jackson back.
The Yankees said Thursday night Gardner would have inflamed tissue removed in a procedure that will be performed by team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad.
An off-air negotiation regarding to some upcoming vacation time spilled onto the air and led to a discussion about Boomer & Craig doing a 12-hour marathon Extravaganza here on the FAN.
Hiroki Kuroda pitched four-hit ball, Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer in a four-run first inning and the New York Yankees completed a thorough sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with a 6-0, rain-shortened victory Wednesday.
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera would prefer to not know the status of his recovery from a torn ACL.
We've been through this before, haven't we? These are not the Bronx Bunters.
"God gives us many holes in our body," Bert Blyleven said Wednesday morning. "And he just spoke out of the wrong one. That's the way I look at it."
While getting us all up to date on everything going on in the world of New York Sports and beyond, Jerry Recco attempted to collect on a wager he made with Craig a while back.
Despite their best efforts, the Mets were dealt a deflating loss last night in Washington, falling to the Nationals 5-4 in 10 innings.
Sidelined since June 24 because of a groin strain, CC Sabathia (10-3) silenced a Toronto lineup minus All-Star slugger Jose Bautista.
What the Yankees need is pitching help. There is an assumption that CC Sabathia will return at full strength after his stint on the disabled list with a strained groin. That seems reasonable, but there are no guarantees.
The Yankees have taken this week's top spot on the MLB Power Rankings.
71 years to this day, Joe DiMaggio set the all-time record for hitting safely in consecutive games -- a feat that may never be matched.
Reggie Jackson isn't the only one with an opinion on the great Hall of Fame debate: Should suspected cheats be enshrined in Cooperstown?
If money does indeed talk, it just said soccer is still the world's game.
CC Sabathia is looking forward to making his first start in more than two weeks. Brett Gardner might have to wait even longer to return from an elbow injury.
This isn't like the Yankees, leaving available talent of various types out there for the rest of Major League Baseball.
Before Jerry Recco could get his first update of the morning underway, Craig offered some more details on his 'run-in' with former Yankees slugger Cecil Fielder while performing with Bernie Williams last night.
Raul Ibanez connected on a 3-1 pitch from Jason Frasor for a no-doubt drive into the first row of the second deck in right field to snap a 2-all tie.
