The Yankees put on quite a show in the Bronx last night for the final game ever at Yankee Stadium. I wasn’t in attendance, alas, unlike some of my NYC-area cohorts like Alex Belth, Cliff Corcoran, Joe Sheehan and Derek Jacques, and without the anticipation of attending the game, I had a tough time summoning …
Back from my late winter summer trip to Salt Lake City and Wyoming, where I nearly froze my ass off while backpacking in the Wind Rivers range once again. After three days of chilly weather and occasional odd snow flurries that melted the moment they hit the ground, I awoke to a snow-covered forest floor …
As the “God Bless America” imbroglio reaches the mainstream media, footage of another ugly police incident at Yankee Stadium has emerged. Via the blog Walkoff Walk, here’s a YouTube clip showing two cops using force to subdue a fan they were in the process of ejecting, and while we don’t know the context of what …
I’ve complained before about the forced patriotism which compels the Yankees to play Kate Smith’s deathless rendition of “God Bless America” during every seventh-inning stretch since the dark day of September 11, 2001. And I’ve complained about the increasingly heavy hand exerted by Yankee Stadium security forces in that time frame. Those two forces, combined …
Things are suddenly looking a bit more sunny for the Yankees. In this week’s Hit List, I had this to say: A dismal week for the Yankees ends on a high note with the return of Alex Rodriguez (4-for-11 with two doubles and two homers after a 17-game absence) and strong performances from Darrell Rasner …
Busy day: • A Prospectus Hit List to go with Wednesday’s Hit and Run piece on struggling rotations, with special focus on the current Tigers and the historically awful Rangers, with an aside about the Yankees’ failure to get innings from their starting five (5.07 per start). • a spot on the Rotowire Fantasy Sports …
With Yankee Stadium II in its final year, the nostalgia is already getting a bit thick, as everybody and their grandmother pens their ode not only to the House that Ruth Built, but to its shabby cousin in Queens, also in its final season. Luckily, some of the stuff is pretty good. The New York …
The flip side to my aforementioned aversion to Opening Day at Yankee Stadium is my willingness to brave the elements for an early season game, particularly if the company is good. Last year, Jonah Keri and I endured a snow-filled sufferfest amid a horde of Bleacher Creatures, so it was virtually automatic that I’d accept …
Clearing out some notes as I breathe a heavy sigh of relief at the passing of my final Fantasy Baseball Index update deadline and sit down to watch the Yankees’ second game of the year — my first chance to see the on my big new TV… • As eager as I always am for …
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The Yankees live to fight another day, thanks to some timely hitting by Johnny Damon, a spark on the basepaths by gimpy Hideki Matsui, some lousy defense by Cleveland’s Trot Nixon, and fine relief pitching from Philip Hughes. The latter was necessary after Roger Clemens departed in the third inning, trailing 2-0 and having aggravated …