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Joe Girardi May Have Cost Yankees World Series by Starting A.J. Burnett
November 3, 2009
There was no reason to start A.J. Burnett on three days' rest in Game Five of the World Series against the Phillies. I'm not second guessing. As I wrote after New ...Johnny Damon and Derek Jeter Have Yankees One Win From World Series Title
November 2, 2009
With Johnny Damon down 1-2 in the count against Brad Lidge with two outs in the ninth, things were beginning to look very iffy for the Yankees' chances of winning ...Dino Daddy: Godzilla Chases Pedro As Yankees Even Up World Series
October 29, 2009
The strategy when facing Pedro Martinez is always to just wait him out, get his pitch count up, then pounce on the relievers who take over for him in the ...Ut-Lee Leads Phillies Past Yankees in World Series Game 1
October 28, 2009
Driving home from work along Route 3 in North Jersey, I got goosebumps when I saw the Empire State Building lit up in Yankee blue and white. But Phillies starter Cliff ...Yankees-Phillies World Series: A Preview of the Turnpike Tussle
October 27, 2009
The Yankees are leaning towards going with a three-man rotation in the World Series against the Phillies. This will be a more difficult task than in the American League Championship Series, ...Turnpike Tussle: Yankees-Phillies World Series Preview
October 27, 2009
The Yankees are leaning towards going with a three-man rotation in the World Series against the Phillies. This will be a more difficult task than in the American League Championship Series, ...Small Ball, Big Win: Yankees Bunt Their Way to 40th World Series
October 26, 2009
For five games, the Yankees mostly sat back and waited for home runs. Sometimes they came, like Alex Rodriguez's game-tying shot in the 11th inning of Game Two. And sometimes they ...Yankees-Angels Postponed: Why CC Sabathia Should Start Game 6 on Sunday
October 24, 2009
Before Game 6 of the American League Championship Series was postponed just after 6 pm ET on Saturday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi had said that in the event of a ...Yankees-Angels ALCS Game 5: Joe Girardi Out (and Over) Manages Mike Scioscia
October 23, 2009
Nine of the 13 runs scored in Game Five of the American League Championship Series crossed the plate after the starting pitchers were removed from the game. First, Angels manager Mike ...CC Your Friends: Sabathia, Yankees Have Angels on Brink of Mailing Season In
October 20, 2009
The Yankees kept blowing opportunities to score. In the first, Derek Jeter led off with a single, but was caught stealing. In the second, the first two men reached, but again, New ...