Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
At long last Johnny Damon has landed a contract for the upcoming season, and is thus the last of the 2009 World Champs to sign with another team. And it's a shame, too, because as it turns out he probably could have re-signed with the Yankees for what he ...
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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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Monday, November 2nd, 2009
NYY 7, Philadelphia 4. Alex Rodriguez has seemingly morphed from a batter who never could hit in the clutch to one who now only hits when it's a clutch situation. When A-Rod came to the plate in the ninth with the score tied, two outs, and the go-ahead ...
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
NYY 5, Los Angeles 2. Order has been officially restored to the universe -- the Yankees are once again AL champions. And how appropriate that Andy Pettitte would get the win, Mariano Rivera would get the save, and Derek Jeter would score what would end up being ...
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Sunday, October 4th, 2009
NYY 10, Tampa Bay 2. Finally, a good tune-up game for the playoffs. A.J. Burnett didn't gook great, but he didn't implode like he has done in the past. He scattered seven hits over five innings, but only gave up one earned run -- that will certainly ...
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Kansas City 4, NYY 3. This was Joba Chamberlain's last opportunity to prove himself for the No. 4 starting position in the post-season and he certainly flunked the test. He lasted only 3.2 innings and gave up 3 runs on 7 hits with 4 walks. That's equivalent ...
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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 10th, 2009
Who's Hot, Who's Not: Hitting
Name
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
BA/RISP
Cabrera, Me
10
30
4
11
1
8
2
3
11
.367
.424
.500
.924
.636
Cano
10
31
4
8
2
4
4
9
22
.258
.333
.516
.849
.083
Damon
9
31
5
5
0
1
5
10
21
.161
.278
.161
.439
.143
Hinske
8
18
2
3
1
2
1
4
6
.167
.200
.333
.533
.000
Jeter
9
32
2
9
0
1
6
9
15
.281
.395
.313
.708
.250
Matsui, H
8
20
5
8
0
3
4
1
6
.400
.500
.400
.900
.500
Posada
7
23
6
9
4
12
3
7
11
.391
.462
.957
1.419
.500
Rodriguez, A
8
28
4
11
1
6
3
7
9
.393
.452
.536
.988
.545
Swisher
9
30
9
9
4
8
7
6
19
.300
.432
.733
1.165
.308
Teixeira
9
35
9
8
3
5
4
12
21
.229
.325
.543
.868
.154
TEAM TOTAL
10
316
55
89
16
52
44
75
155
.282
.371
.468
.839
.325
Last 10 games as of 09/09/2009 min 15 AB
Overall the Yankees continue to hit extremely well, although there are several somewhat surprising exceptions. I knew Johnny Damon was struggling a bit recently, but it's more than just a bit -- he's ...
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
NYY 4, Toronto 3. What was I saying just a couple of days ago about Robinson Cano hitting with RISP???? Sure enough, Robbie got the game winning hit in the bottom of the 11th, with a line smash off the right-field wall that scored Alex Rodriguez. And ...
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Sunday, August 9th, 2009
Somewhat under the radar, Robbie Cano is now the team leader in batting average -- he's now hitting .314, passing up Derke Jeter. As has been well-documented, though, as good as Robbie is hitting of late, he's been a total disaster when up with runners on base -- hitting ...
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