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Is This It? Is It Over? 27 Aug 2013 | 07:29 pm
The Yankees had won their last 10 games against the Toronto Blue Jays. Not last night. That streak is over. Phil Hughes' usefulness to the Yankees sure looks over. The Yankees' chances of reaching th...
Hanging On, Barely 26 Aug 2013 | 07:34 pm
The Yankees needed to make a statement against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg this week. They failed. Yes, they won the finale in dramatic fashion, but that was hardly enough. The Rays are bat...
Sweeping Those Pesky Blue Jays Feels Like Christmas In August 23 Aug 2013 | 06:53 pm
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! Oh what fun it is to see the Yankees sweep the Jays! Don't give me that look, Crazy Eddie stores used to have a "Christmas in August" sale. And doesn'...
Rain Delay Fun 22 Aug 2013 | 10:59 pm
We're in a rain delay. And we don't have the Scooter anymore. What to do, what to do... Well, today is David Huff's birthday. We just passed the birthday of Yankee Legend Graig "Puff" Nettles. So...
Ichiro, Sori & Huff, Good; Nix's Hand, Bad 22 Aug 2013 | 06:31 pm
There was bad news for the Yankees last night: Jayson Nix, the previous night's hero, was hit by a pitch and got his left hand broken. He could miss the rest of the season, thus taking away his occas...
Nix On -- He's the One 21 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
The first live professional sporting event that I ever saw was the Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays at the old Yankee Stadium. The Jays won. I have hated the Jays ever since. They've been a pa...
How To Be a Yankee Fan In Tampa Bay -- 2013 Edition 21 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
This weekend, the Yankees fly down to Florida to play a 3-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Last week, I saw a guy call San Diego "the Tampa of California." I think he owes San Diego an apology...
We Are Not the Evil Empire, the Red Sox Are 19 Aug 2013 | 07:40 pm
What people don't understand is that the Yankees are the good guys and the Red Sox are the Evil Empire. What team has benefited more from MLB office bias? What team has benefited more from media bia...
Yankees-Red Sox: The Defining Moments, Part IV: 2001-2013 17 Aug 2013 | 03:37 am
The image above really should include North and Central Jersey. But it gets the Bristol Line (as I call it, cutting through the Connecticut hometown of ESPN, and also Yale base New Haven) pretty much...
Yankees-Red Sox: The Defining Moments, Part III: 1983-2001 17 Aug 2013 | 03:13 am
July 4, 1983, Yankee Stadium. Both teams have changed tremendously in 5 years. The rivalry has fallen a bit. Despite the opponent and the 4th of July holiday, only 40,000 fans come out to The Stadium....
