Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
After the incredible season the Yankees had this year, my (admittedly naive) hope was that Cashman and Company would keep the 2009 Yankees intact as much as possible for next year. The idea being that for the first time since 2000, the strategy is no longer getting to the top ...
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
NYY 7, Philadelphia 3. What a perfect way to clinch No. 27. With all due respect to the "new guys" like Sabathia, Teixeira, and Burnett -- it was the "old" Yankees who came together to clinch this World Series. Andy Pettitte pitched yet another gem, giving him ...
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
NYY 3, Philadelphia 1. In another very good pitchers' duel, this time the Yankees came out on top. In fact, it was almost a mirror image of Game One but with the outcome reversed. This time it was "Good" A.J. Burnett with the nasty stuff, and Pedro ...
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Saturday, October 17th, 2009
NYY 4, Los Angeles 1. On paper this series looks like it's more about hitting than pitching. The Yankees and Angels led the AL in runs scored per game, but on the pitching side the Yankees ranked sixth and the Angels a pedestrian ninth. But this is ...
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
NYY 4, Boston 2. How perfect was that? The Yankees clinch the division title at home against their arch rival in the first year in the new stadium. It's the first division title in three years. It was also the 100th win of the season, something ...
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Sunday, September 20th, 2009
NYY 10, Seattle 1. Right now two of the top priorities for the Yankees have to be (1) keeping all the top players healthy and (2) getting all the top players at the top of their game. On the first note, they came dangerously close to losing one ...
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
NYY 5, Toronto 4. A couple of weeks ago it was hard to imagine that the Yankees would have any more "big" wins until the post-season, as it looked like they could play out the regular season in cruise control. But then they drop 3 of 4 to ...
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
NYY 13, Baltimore 3. What a night and day difference there is between CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett. Like Burnett yesterday, CC clearly didn't have his best stuff, and like Burnett yesterday, CC ran in to trouble in the second inning. But where A.J. pretty much took ...
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
NYY 20, Boston 11. Ask and you shall receive, or so they say. I was just saying how nice it would be if some of the big hitters in the middle of the lineup would start hitting better, and sure enough Alex Rodriguez breaks out of his slump ...
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Friday, August 14th, 2009
NYY 11 Seattle 1. CC Sabathia vs. Ian Snell had mismatch written all over it, and sure enough that's what we got. CC pitched yet another gem -- 8 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, and a season-high 10 Ks. That's pretty much vintage CC, and hopefully what ...
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