June 2009 Archive
Yankees-Nationals: Wang Earns Another Start, But Yanks Fall Short in Ninth
June 17, 2009
They just didn't have another one in them. A day after the Yankees completed their 22nd come-from-behind victory, the Bombers stranded the tying run at third in the ninth to fall ...New York Yankees: Why They Haven’t Won
June 17, 2009
The last time the Yankees won the World Series was 2000. That is over eight years ago, and an eternity in Yankee land. They made it back to the World ...Were The 1998 New York Yankees The Best Team Ever?
June 17, 2009
In 1998, the Yankees won 114 games in the regular season, which at the time was an American League record (it would be broken in 2001 by the Seattle Mariners). The ...Of Championship Caliber
June 17, 2009
In one championship weekend, Phil Jackson won his tenth title (as an NBA coach), Kobe his fourth, and Sidney Crosby his first. The Penguins won their third Stanley Cup, the ...Joe DiMaggio V. Mickey Mantle: Runs Batted In, Runs, and Power
June 17, 2009
Joe DiMaggio batted in at least 100 runs in each of his first seven seasons. He didn't play from 1943-45 because he was helping to defeat the enemies of freedom. When he ...Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano Seek Hardware: Yankees’ Right Side Has Midas Touch
June 17, 2009
It has been virtually impossible to overlook the offensive production supplied by Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano in the middle of the Yankee lineup. Teixeira is currently on pace for 53 ...Yankees-Nationals: Robbie Cano Has Big Night as Yanks Beat Nats
June 17, 2009
Robinson Cano hit the first three pitches he saw on the nose in the Yankees game against the Washington Nationals Tuesday night. In the first inning, he slapped an outside pitch ...New York Yankees Have Interesting Dilemma Behind the Plate
June 17, 2009
The New York Yankees entered this season knowing that they needed far greater performance from the catching position if they were to end this season with a better record than ...Yankees-Nationals: Cano’s Four Hits Leads New York to Win
June 17, 2009
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E WSH 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 NYY 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 X 5 8 0 Winning pitcher - CC Sabathia (6-4) Losing pitcher - Ron Villone (3-4) SV - Mariano Rivera (15) CC Sabathia did not have his best stuff tonight, but it ...Yankees-Nationals: Yanks Use Small Ball To Nip Nats
June 16, 2009
Who needs home runs? The Yankees failed to go yard at home for the first time since May 6 but played nearly flawless small ball to beat the Washington Nationals, 5-3, ...