August 2011 Archive
MLB: Tim Raines Was the Second-Best Switch-Hitter to Play for the Yankees
August 30, 2011
Let's get one thing straight: We are attempting to determine the second-greatest switch-hitter to have played for the New York Yankees.We are not limiting it only to his Yankees years. ...Sabathia Walks If He Can’t Beat Boston in Series Opener Tonight at Fenway
August 30, 2011
CC Sabathia is one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball. But this year, he hasn't been able to do the one thing he was signed to do as ...Will the New York Yankees Weather the September Storm?
August 30, 2011
There's a storm coming. No, it's not another hurricane. It is, however, a whirlwind of problems the Yankees are about to face in the coming month. These problems are individual ...MLB New York Yankees: No Reason to Be Excited for Jesus Montero
August 27, 2011
Before he becomes another Joba Chamberlain, trade him for the sake of the organization. I still don't understand why Montero causes so much excitement: he's not fast, he has improved in ...1957 WS: Sal Maglie Makes Amends for Beating Whitey Ford in the 1956 WS
August 27, 2011
It was vintage Whitey Ford, although some didn't think so.The only run the Milwaukee Braves managed came in the seventh inning when Wes Covington doubled and came home on a ...1956 World Series: The Brooklyn Dodgers Rough Up Whitey Ford in Opening Game
August 26, 2011
In front of an Ebbets Field crowd of 34,479 fans, including President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Whitey Ford lasted only three innings in the opening game of the 1956 World Series. ...New York Yankees: 8 Players Who Were Called To Play Out of Position
August 26, 2011
Yesterday, Jorge Posada playing second base against the Oakland A's wasn't the first time the New York Yankees have played one of their legends in a weird position. Several other ...1955 World Series: Whitey Ford Almost Beat the Brooklyn Dodgers Single-Handedly
August 26, 2011
The fact that former Yankee great Whitey Ford failed to complete the first game of the 1955 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Yankee Stadium was a negative, but ...Phil Hughes Falters as New York Yankees Bats Explode
August 26, 2011
The New York Yankees hit three grand slams in one game yesterday, a feat never before achieved by any MLB team in the history of the sport. Lost in all ...New York Yankees: Derek Jeter on the Brink of .300
August 26, 2011
With every base hit, Derek Jeter is climbing further up Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leaderboard. Two more hits will tie him with Craig Biggio and three will push him ...Yankee Tickets
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