Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia The New York Yankees were leading the Minnesota Twins 9-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon in the Bronx. The Yankees’ third baseman Todd Frazier was up at bat when he sent a screaming line drive into […]
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As the season ends, the Yankees clinch postseason
Photo courtesy of Arturo Pardavila, Wikipedia If anyone has been refreshing the current American League standings since the All-Star Break in July, they know how it feels when the Yankees lose a game and the Red Sox win one. The race for the AL East title has been a close […]
MLB Season Kicks Off With Yankees and Mets Games
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia The first few games of the MLB season are on the board with baseball making its return this past Sunday. The New York Yankees opened their season with a 7-3 loss in the first game of their series with the Tampa Bay Rays. Masahiro Tanaka was […]
Fans are Divided on Yankees Facial Hair Policy
The New York Yankees are the most successful team in professional sports history with 27 World Series Championships. For the Yankees, along with success, comes class. Team policy mandates that “all players, coaches and male executives are forbidden to display any facial hair other than mustaches (except for religious reasons), […]
Yanks Lose Wildcard Game, Keuchel shuts out Bombers
Photo Courtesy of Arturo Pardavila III, Flickr Creative Commons The New York Yankees lost to the Houston Astros in the American League Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium by a score of 3-0, eliminating them from the MLB postseason. Dallas Keuchel tossed six innings of scoreless baseball to pick up […]
Mets, Yankees Inch Closer to Postseason Ball
Photo Courtesy of Theskywatcher, Flickr Creative Commons The weather is starting to get cooler, which means the MLB postseason race is heating up. New York baseball is the big story in September, as the Mets are looking to make their first playoff appearance since 2006, while the Yankees currently hold […]
Rodriguez Returns, Yankees Start Season with .500 Record
Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia The 2015 MLB season is officially underway as the first two weeks of games have just wrapped up. Two local teams, the New York Yankees and New York Mets, play the first Subway Series of the year this weekend. While the Yankees have performed decently […]
Yankees to Retire Williams’ and Posada’s Numbers
Photo courtesy of Keith Allison, Wikipedia From Ruth to Jeter, the Yankees have had an unprecedented number of all-time greats don the famous pinstripes, which have of course culminated in 27 World Series Championships. With so many great former players, naturally the Yanks have retired more uniform numbers than any other […]
Yankees to Retire Three More Numbers, Unmerited
Photo Courtesy of PVS Bond, Wikipedia The Yankees announced on Monday that they will be retiring three players' numbers including Bernie Williams (51), Jorge Posada (20) and Andy Pettitte (46), in pregame ceremonies at Yankee Stadium this season. Recently, there has been media controversy on whether or not those three […]
Yankees Work towards Better Season at Spring Training
Photo courtesy of Groupe Canam, Wikimedia Commons Pitchers and catchers are reporting to spring training this week, and there are a lot of questions surrounding the New York Yankees. The Yankees are coming off of their worst season since 1992. They finished 84-78 last year, and had tons of trouble at […]