As a Yankee fan it is nice to see that the Red Sox are in last place of the AL East. But as a Dutch baseball fan I want to see every Dutch/Aruban/Curacaoan player to do well in MLB an MiLB. In case of the Red Sox, we are talking about Xander Bogaerts. The 22-year…
Last night C.C. Sabathia gave up five earned runs in the Yankees’ 7- 6 loss vs the Rangers. We all know that C.C. isn’t his old self for a couple of years now. Yesterday the news was spread around that Michael Pineda has been placed on the 15-day Disabled List with a forearm strain, an…
The Texas Rangers are certainly not one of the strongest teams this season, but a pummeling like last night could not be forseen. In a slugfest, the Yankees spanked the Rangers 21-5. Once again Didi Gregorius saw the ball very well. In the first inning the Yankees didn’t score yet and Chris Capuano showed his…
The week couldn’t have started any better for Didi Gregorius. In the opener of a four game series in Arlington (TX), he went 3 for 4 and drove in four runs of the total of six that the Yankees scored. It is no secret that Didi is seeing the ball well lately, but if my…
Today 111 years ago, John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, announced that if the Giants would win the NL pennant, they would not play the American League champion. The Boston Americans/Pilgrims/Red Sox won the pennant of the Junior Circuit and the World Series were not played. What was the reason for this behaviour by the…
After a throrough rehab assignment that started in Frederick (A Advanced), Jonathan Schoop is back with the Baltimore Orioles. After a long knee injury, the infielder from Curacao played two games with the Frederick Keys in which he collected three hits in nine at bats before he would move up to AA Bowie. With the BaySox…
With the trading deadline nearing, the rumors about players are swirling around. The Yankees would be interested in Jeff Samardzija of the White Sox. According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, Samardzija would be a good fit with the Yankees. Samardzija’s ERA is at 4.33. Noramlly I tend to say that an ERA like this…
Last night the Yankees avoided a sweep by winning the third game of the three game series vs the Anaheim Angels. The Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Didi Gregorius led off with a sharp single to right field, followd by a sac bunt laid down by Stephen Drew. When Brett Gardner…
The Yankees played the first game of a three game series in Anaheim against the Angels. C.C. Sabathia pitched 7.1 innings and allowed four runs on six hits which is not that bad. But Sabathia took the loss once again. It must be said that Mike Trout was a plague for the Yankees in this…
Yesterday Masahiro Tanaka lasted five innings in which he gave up six runs on seven hits. Thanks to some pretty good run support he didn’t take the loss but got a no-decision. The previous outing vs the Tigers wasn’t much better. He allowed five runs on ten hits in five innings of work. In the…
