King Dethroned

Chasing Records | September 13, 2011

I thought it was incredibly important for the New York Yankees to defeat the Angels on Sunday afternoon. For one, they were on a four game losing streak with the Tampa Bay Rays creeping up in the division. But mainly, I thought it was important because Monday was going to be an automatic [...]

Baltimore Blunders

Chasing Records | September 9, 2011

Congratulations to Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles, who basically won their World Series by splitting a four game series in two cities with the Yankees. All jokes aside, over the last two extra inning games, the Yankees looked like an exhausted team with weak at bats and sloppy defense. The starting pitching [...]

Six-Man Rotation to Stay

Chasing Records | September 5, 2011

The New York Yankees and Joe Girardi decided to stick with his six-man rotation. Girardi was supposedly going to make a big announcement after the game, but his announcement was nothing new.
I’m in favor of the six-man rotation as it allows CC Sabathia an extra days rest. He is the most important arm of the [...]

Sori Time

Chasing Records | August 12, 2011

Sori Time
I know Robinson Cano hit a big grand slam, and that Mariano Rivera is causing us all massive indigestion, but there is a new light shining upon us: Rafael Soriano. Not only was Sori Thursday’s winning pitcher, but he has turned in six great outings since his return from the DL. [...]

Tough to Swallow

Chasing Records | August 9, 2011

Tough to Swallow
Let’s be honest, no one really enjoyed Sunday night’s game in Boston. In the third inning, we had to look at Curt Schilling in the ESPN booth, and it appeared that Mr. Schilling has been piling on the pounds since his retirement from baseball four years ago. Then, we had to [...]