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Those pesky Red Sox won again last night so the Yankees are still sitting on their one game deficit.  Still, at 50 wins, the Yankees are in the drivers seat (4 1/2 game lead) for the Wild Card and while that would be the backup plan, it’d still be nice to pass up the Red [...]

Those pesky Blue Jays knocked the Yankees down a notch today in a game where Andy Pettitte was roughed up.  The Yankees were down as much as 7-1 but they scored five unanswered runs to make it tight but they couldn’t quite pull this one out.
Pettitte gave up six runs in six innings before yielding [...]

This is the kind of roll I like.  The Mariners have been in town for two games and they’ve lost them both, and that’s pushed the Yankees winning streak to seven. One more tomorow and it’s a nice little sweep.  And it was another nice start by Andy Pettitte.  He’s going to be hard pressed [...]

This game had a ton of stuff going on.  First, it was the ESPN Sunday game of the week.  Chien Ming Wang was fighting for his job and then the Yankees were going for their fifth straight win.  Of course the game didn’t disappoint and even better the Yankees won.  Mark Teixeira drove in two [...]

This shit has to stop.  The Yankees scored two runs in the ninth, but they stranded the tying run at third base in a 6-5 loss to the Marlins.  The big ninth inning his was a two run triple by Brett Gardner and he also singled earlier in the game.  Alex Rodriguez singled and drove [...]

I still can’t believe the Yankees lost ground with the Nationals in town.  The Yankees took the opener then dropped the last two in a disappointing series.  Still, they started to make it up for it by taking care of the Florida Marlins this evening.
Andy Pettitte did it again. He improved to 7-3 and he [...]

When you play a crappy team like the Nationals, you don’t have to bring your best stuff and while the CC Sabathia gave up three runs to the Nationals it was good enough to push his record to 6-4 on the season.  Oddly, he struck out just two but he walked only one guy so [...]

You don’t see this happen every day but you also don’t see an offense like the Yankees have every year.  Anyway, the Yankees capped off a series win over the Mets with a 15-0 beatdown and they did it with Johan Santana on the mound.  By the end of the fourth, the Yanks would have [...]

It doesn’t get much better then the Yankees against the Red Sox.  They square off for a three game set and things are right in the world.  There’s no Blue Jays or Rays in the mix this year.  The Yankees are in first place, and the Red Sox are in second.  Of course when the [...]

Chicks dig the long ball so new Yankee Stadium is the perfect place to take your date.  This trend continued yesterday as the Yankees pounded four home runs to account for all five of their runs in a 5-3 win over the Rays.  Nick Swisher hit a two run shot while Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon [...]

See, these are the Rangers we all know and love.  The Yankees piled on twelve runs in a 12-3 beatdown and the Yankees had just about everything going right.  Jorge Posada belted a home run and he drove in four to lead the offense while Derek Jeter continued his nice hitting and he went three [...]

Joba pitched eight innings for the first time in his career as the Yankees took care of business once again in a 5-3 win in their finale against the Indians.  Joba only struck out five, but he gave up just two runs on four hits and two walks in those eight frames and he needed [...]

Man, this was a tough one.  The Yankees came back from four down only to lose it in the ninth.  You have to kind of fell for Phil Coke.  He gave up a walk to lead off the ninth then got pulled after a sac. bunt.  Then David Robertson came in and gave up a [...]

Yeah, it’s been a while so sue me.  Still, it’s nice to see the Yankees sitting atop the standings.  They have two more games against the AL Central doormats (Indians) before they head home to take on the surprising Rangers.  Still, at the end of the day, regardless of whether the Yankees win or lose, [...]

Brett Gardner rose to the challenge after getting the nod as the Yankees everyday centerfielder.  He went three for four with an RBI in the Yankees spring win over the Reds.  Melky Cabrera also chipped in despite being on the losing end of that starter spot and he doubled and drove in three runs.  Angel [...]

The Yankees took care of business behind the arm of Chien-Ming Wang in a 4-1 win over the Astros.  Wang got 10 groundball outs through his five innings of work and he gave up just a single run on three hits with two strikeouts.  No walks either.  I’ve never been a big believer in Wang [...]

Alright, this is what you like to see.  The Yanks dismantled the Phillies today and Joba Chamberlain was solid for three shutout frames.  Three strikeouts, one walk, two hits.  You have to like that.  Kei Igawa also had a solid outing with three shutout frames of his own.  Jonathan Albaladejo struck out two in his [...]

It’s been a while since you’ve consistently been graced by my prescence.  Well, you need to wait no longer.  After some fill ins, my time off is at an end.  I’m not sure if I’ll be able to do much with the off track Yankees History site, but the hope is, you’ll find me writing [...]

Was it perhaps a bad choice of words, or are our ears geared to hear only certain words when discussing baseball right now?  I will let you decide.
When asked how he felt after pitching from the mound again today for his fifth mound session of the spring following surgery to repair his right shoulder, Mariano [...]

In an interview that was taped for ESPN on Monday’s early afternoon, and then immediately released to air, Alex Rodriguez admitted to using performance enhancing drugs from 2001-2003, during his stay with the Texas Rangers.  He seemed genuinely apologetic, and sorrowful to his fans and the Rangers organization.
In his home in Miami, A-Rod’s interview with [...]

As the 2009 season is approaching, the “steroids in baseball” conversation is long from over.  I was hoping that we could put that in the past and remember the Mitchel Report, and the players  testifying  before congress as things that ended in the 2008 season.  But now we have a huge name being mentioned in [...]

Not leaving a thing behind in the big move across the street to new Yankee Stadium, the boss remembered to bring everything with him, including his check book. The Yankees have not hesitated to put themselves back in the discussion for the best team in the majors, this winter, with huge offseason signings totaling more [...]

Joe Torre spent the afternoon in front of a line of fans and reporters stretching around the block of a Mid-Town Manhattan bookstore, on Tuesday, defending his new book entitled “The Yankee Years.” A lot has been said since excerpts starting leaking out last week about the book, and the feelings of those involved. Alex [...]

A lot has happened in baseball since the last time I have had the opportunity to be a part of BaseballHistorians.com.  I want to thank everyone responsible for making this a reality for me again this year.  I hope to become a spark that enables discussion, and hopefully bring you the information that makes this [...]