Over the last few weeks, many pundits have chimed in to bemoan the state of the Yankees pitching. With the team mired in a long rough patch in which they have played mediocre baseball for over a month now, some have suggested that the team does not have the arms needed to succeed in October. [...]
The Yankees and Blue Jays meet in Toronto for what feels like the 300,000th time this season though in actuality will be the sixth and final match-up between the two. I was already sick of Toronto in the last Series Preview, and I can’t say I’m exactly thrilled to see Mr. Newest-Member-of-the-50-Home-Run-Club yet again. The [...]
Going into last night’s matchup I discussed how important a win for Phil Hughes would be. Beating Boston last night would drop the magic number down to 1, it would temporarily quench the torrent of criticism rained down on Joe Girardi by guys like ESPNNY writer Andrew Marchand (who called Girardi “incompetent at best, delusional [...]
Prior to last night’s walk-off walk, the Yankees’ odds of reaching the playoffs were a staggering 98.9%. Considering the team basically already had a playoff berth all but guaranteed, one would probably presume that all was well in the Yankees realm. In actuality, this has not been the case though despite the comforting realities of [...]
Last night, David Robertson came into the game with two on and none out in the top of the seventh. He allowed neither inherited runner to score. After a sac bunt, he got a hard grounder from Bill Hall that didn’t get through a drawn in infield. After that, he did his normal D-Rob thing [...]
This looked like a Little League game:
Four stolen bases in one inning? That’s bad. Four steals in one inning, top of the ninth, in the midst of a 4 game losing streak, including two steals of third without even making a throw? That’s flat-out awful. Inexcusable.
Jorge has thrown out just 16% of SB attempts this year, his worst of his career, and that includes his shoulder-injured year of 2008:
| Year | Age | Pos 5 | G | Inn | Rtot | Rdrs | Rtot/yr | Rdrs/yr | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25 | C | 60 | 479.1 | -6 | -15 | 40 | 10 | 20% | ||
| 1998 | 26 | C | 99 | 792.0 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 32 | 40% | ||
| 1999 | 27 | C | 109 | 885.2 | -4 | -5 | 75 | 29 | 28% | ||
| 2000 | 28 | C | 142 | 1182.0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 34 | 33% | ||
| 2001 | 29 | C | 131 | 1111.2 | -4 | -4 | 94 | 37 | 28% | ||
| 2002 | 30 | C | 138 | 1191.2 | -4 | -4 | 76 | 31 | 29% | ||
| 2003 | 31 | C | 137 | 1165.0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | -2 | 72 | 28 | 28% |
| 2004 | 32 | C | 134 | 1102.1 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -5 | 67 | 25 | 27% |
| 2005 | 33 | C | 133 | 1076.2 | 4 | -2 | 4 | -2 | 90 | 39 | 30% |
| 2006 | 34 | C | 134 | 1050.1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 64 | 38 | 37% |
| 2007 | 35 | C | 138 | 1111.1 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -8 | 102 | 32 | 24% |
| 2008 | 36 | C | 30 | 234.1 | -4 | -5 | -20 | -26 | 34 | 7 | 17% |
| 2009 | 37 | C | 100 | 785.0 | -3 | -11 | -5 | -17 | 80 | 31 | 28% |
| 2010 | 38 | C | 79 | 650.1 | -10 | -7 | -18 | -13 | 67 | 13 | 16% |
| 16 Seasons | C | 1569 | 12843.0 | -28 | -38 | -3 | -6 | 979 | 386 | 28% | |
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Posada’s arm has become a joke and I fear facing the Rays should the Yanks get to the ALCS.
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Think the Yankees were pumped up to win this one? I know I was. In arguably the most nerve-wracking Yankee game played all season, the Yankees were able to come away with a 4-3 victory in 10 innings over the Red Sox, staving off a rare three-game sweep at home (no one has accomplished that [...]
Last night was a game that was tightly contested for 8 innings on both sides, featuring a well pitched game by Phil Hughes and an even better showing by Dice-K. Hughes was outstanding before allowing 2 leadoff walks in the 7th (more on that later), giving up just 1 run on a double that was [...]
With the Red Sox in town, the Yankees had an opportunity to clinch the playoffs not only in the Bronx, but also against their bitter rivals. Instead, they dropped the first two games as the Red Sox leapt out to big leads early in each game and the Yankees rallies were too little too late. Sunday night’s game, however, was much different, as both pitchers battled hard and both closers faltered, leading to an extra innings affair that ended with a 4-3 Yankee victory.
Game 154:
On Friday night, Andy Pettitte made his second start since coming off the DL. Instead, of building on his successful first outing, however, Pettitte struggled early and put the Yankees in a deep hole. A double by David Ortiz, an error by Nick Swisher and then a homer by Jed Lowrie gave the Red Sox a 3-0 lead in the second. The Yankees got a run back in the bottom of the third, thanks to a homer by Curtis Granderson, but the Red Sox responded with a big fourth inning.
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