After a month and a half, it catches my eye that things are slowly getting back to normal in Major League Baseball. Back to normal? Yes back to normal. What I mean to say is that the teams with a flying start are slowly cooling off and geting more down to earth again. So far…
The Yankees won their third game of the four game homestand vs the Baltimore Orioles. The Yanks outscored the Orioles 6-2 despite having as many hits as the team from Baltimore. As the team performed well, there was one played that had a stellar outing: Michael Pineda. The 6′ 7″ (2 meter) giant fanned sixteen…
Last night the Yankees were beaten by the Blue Jays 5-1. It is not about the loss itself. You can’t win them all. It is about C.C. Sabathia. We all know that C.C. always needs a couple of games to find his groove. And indeed, on April 20 he pitched a good game: eight innings,…
After a 3-1 loss vs the Blue Jays in Toronto, the Yankees bounced back. In the previous game, knuckle ball pitcher R.A. Dickey was nearly unhittlable. Last night the Yankees did a lot better at the plate as they collected eleven basehits. Michael Pineda was masterful once again. In eight innings he gave up five…
After Friday’s unexpected win (with C.C. Sabathia on the mound), the Yankees sent Nathan Eovaldi to the mound on Saturday. Besides the fourth inning, in which he gave up a lead off solo homerun to Dustin Pedroia, Eovaldi wasn’t really in trouble. In that same inning he gave up singles to David Ortiz and Pablo…
The Yankees have placed starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka on the 15-day Disabled List with a tight wrist. According to GM Brian Cashman, Tanaka came to the team doctor yesterday with the complaint about his wrist. An MRI scan showed a tenditis, but according to Cashman the tight wrist could signal a fore-arm strain. So to…
After the Yankees clinched the home series vs the Mets (not always with the best baseball), they hosted the Tampa Bay Rays for game one of a three game series. Adam Warren started the game and lasted 5.2 innings. He allowed one run on five hit and struck out six. Warren cruised through the first…
The year started with not much faith in this Yankee team from my side. Still I don’t think that they will be a contender but after the series vs the Tigers, there is some belief coming. First the close loss with a very good outing by C.C. Sabathia. Then the 5-2 win on Tuesday and…
Coming Friday, the Yankees will sign Bernie Williams to a minor league contract, after which he will retire as a Yankee. This will happen nine years after he played his final game with the American League team from New York. The Yankees will retire his number 51 one month later on May 24. The former…
The season is underway for two weeks now. The Yankees are 6-7 after last night’s close loss vs Detroit. Disappointing? Yes and no. Disappointing because as a fan you always want your team to do well. Not disappointing because the team is rebuilding and that takes time and Sabathia did a LOT better than I…
