Roberts: Tuesday's Top 10
The Phillies are closing in on 100 wins and a meaningless September, and that means they retain the top spot in Evan Roberts' MLB Power Rankings.
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The Phillies are closing in on 100 wins and a meaningless September, and that means they retain the top spot in Evan Roberts' MLB Power Rankings.
Jesus Montero has ability and youth on his side to become a legitimate power threat for the Yankees. How good will he be? Two all-time New York catchers, Mike Piazza and Jorge Posada, could provide the measuring stick.
Jesus gathered a throng of new believers on Monday. Jesus Montero, that is -- the Yankees' 21-year-old catching prospect.
Jesus Montero had himself an afternoon in the Bronx, as the 21-year-old prospect got the start at DH on Monday and responded by hitting two home runs.
Today was a pretty big day here at WFAN, as Tuesday marked the start of year No. 5 for this thing we call the Boomer & Carton Morning Extravaganza.
Jesus Montero broke a fifth-inning tie with his first major league home run, then hit a two-run drive in the seventh to help the New York Yankees outlast the Baltimore Orioles 11-10.
The New York Yankees stars took a little time off from the pennant race to make guest appearances as themselves on the next-to-last episode of the HBO Comedy "Entourage," which aired for the first time Sunday night.
Derek Jeter tied a career high with five RBIs, CC Sabathia earned his 19th win and the New York Yankees polished off a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with a 9-3 victory Sunday.
Robinson Cano gave the Yankees the lead for the second straight game against Toronto, this time hitting a two-run double in the seventh inning to exceed 100 RBIs, and New York rallied to beat the Blue Jays 6-4 on Saturday.
A federal judge rejected ex-baseball star Roger Clemens request to throw out perjury charges against him and says he must face another trial.
Brian Cashman deserves high praise for a number of intelligent, under-the-radar off-season signings that have each played a part in the Yankees' success in the regular season and possibly could make the difference in the playoffs.
Yankees fans want Ivan Nova to keep piling up victories for the Yankees -- and for himself. The rookie right-hander looks to continue his impressive run of success Friday night when the Bombers host the Blue Jays.
Rays manager Joe Maddon isn't quite ready to deliver a concession speech, even though Tampa Bay is running out of time -- behind New York -- in the AL playoff race.
A.J. Burnett had an awful August, but set it aside to put in a nice performance against the Red Sox in a 4-2 Yankees win on Thursday. But not everyone is convinced he's turned it around.
The lack of clutch hitting cost A.J. Burnett a potential victory as he began September with a solid performance after a horrible August in which he was 1-2 with an 11.91 ERA in five starts.
Coming off back-to-back horrendous outings, embattled starter A.J. Burnett could be pitching to stay in the Yankees' rotation. Little suggests that a start against the Red Sox will help his cause.
Could it be A.J. Burnett's last turn in the Yankees' rotation? What happens if he doesn't pitch well? What happens if he DOES pitch well?
The Yankees' bats finally came to life against Josh Beckett. Phil Hughes was looking fairly sharp, then suddenly a moth flies into one of his eyes and the Bombers again unravel against the Red Sox. Yep, a moth.
What a shock, Steve Somers almost fell off his chair listening to Joe Girardi after the Yankees' loss to the Red Sox on Wednesday night! Girardi said he thought Hughes pitched a good game. Hasn't he been saying the same thing about A.J. Burnett recently?
MLB Network's Kevin Millar called in Thursday to talk a little baseball with Boomer & Craig, specifically the Yankees and the Red Sox, who are in the middle of a 3-game series up in Boston.
With A.J. Burnett starting the series finale in Boston on Thursday, many Yankees fans looked at last night's game as a must-win.'
After taking a 5-4 lead into the 6th inning Wednesday night in Beantown, the Yankees were unable to close the deal and went on to lose 9-5 to the Red Sox opposite Boston right-hander Josh Beckett.
Jacoby Ellsbury hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the sixth inning and Josh Beckett improved to 4-0 against the New York Yankees.
CC Sabathia finally conquered the Red Sox on Tuesday night. The Yankees' ace notched his first victory against Boston this season, one that could spur on the Bombers.
Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia insists Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli wasn't hit on purpose -- but it sure did look like he was.
