May 2009 Archive
A Tale of Woe…The Nightmare That Is the New York Yankees’ Bullpen
May 6, 2009
The Yankees spent most of their offseason money on improving their starting rotation with the likes of CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett. They decided to leave their bullpen as it ...Should Baseball Fields Be Standardized Like Football and Basketball?
May 6, 2009
I have always pondered this issue. My dad is always complaining about the short right field at Yankee Stadium. He says the Green Monster in Boston is one of the greatest ...What’s Wrong with the Yankees
May 6, 2009
Walt Whitman said, “Charity and personal force are the only investments worth anything." While there have been times that I have tried to conceive a way to exert my personal force ...Alex Rodriguez: The Off-Season From Hell
May 6, 2009
How has Alex Rodriguez's off-season been? Pretty damn good. Coming off an American League Most Valuable Player, he signed a 10-year, $275 million dollar contract. Oh wait, that was 2007's off ...MLB May 6 Starting Lineups
May 6, 2009
Here are a couple of MLB games to look forward to tonight. Home teams are in bold. Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets Philadelphia gets their first crack at the Mets in ...The Curious Case of Pat Venditte, the Switch-Arm Pitcher
May 6, 2009
Every baseball fan and sports betting fanatic has a conspiracy theory about why the New York Yankees are so good. It's unlikely that you can remember the last time the ...Wilcy Moore: Baseball’s Forgotten Pioneer
May 6, 2009
Ask anyone who has ever been associated with Major League Baseball what the greatest team of all time is, and you’re likely to hear a common answer. The 1927 New York ...Yankees Remain Winless Against Red Sox
May 5, 2009
Joba Chamberlain struck out a career-high 12 batters, but his rough first inning and a so-so performance from the 'pen lost the Yankees the game, 7-3. The Red Sox improve ...New York Yankees Place Jorge Posada On the DL
May 5, 2009
Today, the Yankees placed Jorge Posada on the DL with a hamstring injury. Posada is due to be out two to three weeks, but there is no guarantee that he ...Fix the New York Yankees Before It Is Too Late
May 5, 2009
Just over a month into the season, it is obvious that the Yankees have the necessary pieces to make it back to the postseason. However, with a lineup that changes ...