One of the comments in my previous piece discussing Grady Little’s firing led me to do some thinking about the right man for the now-vacant Boston job. Of all the names mentioned, there’s one — as yet unmentioned by the mainstream media — who scares the hell out of me as Red Sox manager. He’s …
Many of you will recognize the name Nick Stone, a pal of mine who’s been the sounding board for innumerable thoughts and opinions I’ve ended up sharing here over the years. Possibly the most superstitious fan I know, Nick was at Game Seven of the ALCS against the Red Sox, chewing through bag after bag …
Less than 72 hours after the team’s untimely demise at the hands of the Florida Marlins, the brass of the New York Yankees will begin offseason organizational meetings in Tampa. Newsday‘s Ken Davidoff speculates that the early meeting is a sign of just how angry Boss Steinbrenner is, given that last year the Yankee bigwigs …
The Florida Marlins came to the hallowed ground of Yankee Stadium on Saturday night clearly unfazed by the task at hand. Behind brash ace Josh Beckett, they strangled whatever life remained out of the New York Yankees, beating them 2-0 to win the World Series, four games to two. The Marlins’ victory will go down …
The New York Yankees find themselves in an odd position tonight, looking down the wrong end of the barrel at an elimination game, knowing that even if they survive, their work isn’t done. The last time the Yanks were in this situation was the 2001 AL Divisional Series, where they lost the first two games …
After a promising start, Thursday quickly turned into a tough night for the Yankees. Their new-look lineup threatened to break the game open in the top of the first, but came away with only one run. Then starter David Wells’s bad back prevented him from pitching more than one inning, and reliever Jose Contreras hemorrhaged …
For the second night in a row, the Yanks outlasted a stellar start from a Marlin, but this time it was Florida who got the last late-inning laugh. Alex Gonzalez smacked a 12th-inning walk-off homer off of Jeff Weaver to give the Marlins a 4-3 win, tying the World Series at two games apiece. In …
The Yankees took the Marlins’ best punch last night, outlasting ace Josh Beckett and then lighting up Florida’s bullpen in a rain-soaked game that matched Sunday night’s score, 6-1. Mike Mussina picked up where he left off in Game Seven of the ALCS, stifling the Marlins when they had men on base and making a …
I just added pages for several of my recent visits to the ballpark, including all three rounds of the postseason (where I went 0-3, and so I’m done for the year). If you’ve been following along here, you’ve probably read my accounts already, but now they’ve got photos and memorabilia to go with them. By …
In my quick jottings before the World Series opener, I noted that the Marlins don’t really have a lefty to match up with the Yankee bats out of the bullpen, that rookie sensation Dontrelle Willis had looked pretty cooked in October, and that Fish head Jack McKeon could only mix and match his starters for …