June 2009 Archive
Eric Hinske Joins Yankees and a Part of Me Dies
June 30, 2009
From 2006 to 2007, Eric Hinske was my favorite player on the Boston Red Sox. I don't know why. I liked the way the guy played. He didn't hit for ...Eric Hinske Heads to New York, Teams Up with Yankees
June 30, 2009
Today the New York Yankees acquired Eric Hinske from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Eric Freyer and Casey Erickson. Hinske, who won the American League Rookie of the Year with the Toronto ...Joba Chamberlain Needs To Drop Anchor on Mariners’ Weak Offensive Fleet
June 30, 2009
Joba Chamberlain has sparked a debate more perplexing than determining “who framed Roger Rabbit,” “what happened to Amelia Earhart,” or “how many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie ...Why the Yankees Will Win Two of Three Against the Mariners
June 30, 2009
The Yankees enter tonight's three-game series with the Seattle Mariners on a five-game winning streak. After a weekend sweep of the Mets in the Subway Series, the Bronx Bombers must ...Major League Baseball’s “Disaster Waiting to Happen”
June 30, 2009
I don't want to be in the stands or watching on television the next time someone gets speared with the sharp end of a shattered baseball bat. I say "next time" ...Steroids in Sports: The Rise and Fall of Great Athletes
June 29, 2009
Steroids have often been at the center of the rise, and subsequent fall, of some of the most promising names in sport. While baseball remains the poster child for athletes shamed ...Mariano Rivera Gets His First Career RBI & 500th Save on the Same Night
June 29, 2009
The Subway Series tends to produce a lot of great moments. The games are never short and sweet, the most unusual things happen (just ask Luis Castillo), and the fans certainly ...Chien-Ming Wang, Phil Hughes & Mariano Rivera Are Keys to Yankees Championship
June 29, 2009
In last night’s 2009 Subway Series finale at Citi Field in Queens, the New York Yankees defeated the New York Metropolitans, 4-2, to capture five out of the six games ...Why the New York Yankees’ Recent Hot Streak Is a Reason To Get Excited
June 29, 2009
Though the Yankees' five-game winning streak has come against an offensively-challenged Atlanta team and a hapless and banged-up bunch of Mets, a number of occurrences over the past week should ...Fun for the Family: Yankee Coloring Book a Smashing Good Time
June 29, 2009
When I was a little kid, coloring books were still really popular. Nowadays, with the spread of the Internet and new forms of electronic entertainment, it seems like books are ...Yankee Tickets
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