Welcome back Andy Pettitte! The New York Yankees southpaw made his first start, up the Bronx since breaking his leg back on June 27th, and did exactly what everyone had hoped, win. Pettitte hurled five scoreless innings, giving up four hits with three strikeouts, leading his Yankees in a 4-2 win in the daytime opener [...]
Yankees Ichiro and Kuroda bring Japanese pride to the Bronx
August 20, 2012 By
Usually admitting when you are wrong can sometimes be a good thing, and I was wrong about Ichiro Suzuki. When the Yankees announced that they had traded for the Mariners biggest star outfielder, I did not think that it was a great idea. I had figured that helping the lull in ticket sales at Yankee [...]
Red Sox ruin everything even Yankees rivalry
August 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
For over 100 years, the Red Sox and Yankees, the two most storied franchises in baseball, have shared the most heated rivalry in all of American sports. Or I guess more correctly had, as anyone watching the Red Sox’s lackluster play this past weekend in the Bronx would have to agree that this rivalry is [...]
The best and only Yankees report you need to read
July 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
For the many LLP readers who emailed me requesting a speedy rundown of the New York Yankees first half of the 2012 season, your wish has come true. Here is the best, quickest and only report you need to read about the 2012 Yankees at the All-Star Break. So, please keep in mind the above [...]
New York Yankees: Conquering injuries
June 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Before the Yankees completed a 3-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians yesterday the news broke that ace CC Sabathia was headed for the 15-DL. And if that wasn’t enough to swallow during the 5th inning, veteran southpaw Andy Pettitte took a line drive off his left lower leg; and everyone in Yankee Stadium froze. Pettitte [...]
Yankee Stadium was hot but Hughes was not
June 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Starting pitcher Phil Hugheswas up to his old tricks yesterday afternoon in the Yankees’ 10-5 rubber-game loss against to the Atlanta Braves. Hughes gave up four homers, six earned runs, with five strikeouts and was out of the game after just 4.1 innings pitched. In his last outing against the Nationals, both Hughes and the Yankee [...]
The Real Truth about Yankees Alex Rodriguez
June 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has been under fire since his first day in pinstripes. Yankee fans love to hate A-rod, but I am proud to say that I am not one of them. Still, one would think with the way the Yankees are tearing it up on the baseball field right now, [...]
The New York Yankees want you to run for cancer
May 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
JOIN THE LINEUP AND SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH AT THE RUNYON 5K AT YANKEE STADIUM, AUGUST 12 NEW YORK, MAY 4, 2012 — While the New York Yankees take on the Blue Jays in Toronto on August 12, thousands of baseball fans, runners, cancer survivors, and supporters will gather at Yankee Stadium for the fourth annual [...]
New York Yankees vs. New York Stankees
May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With all the hostility surrounding the 2012 New York Yankeeslately, I figured why not re-focus on some positives and embrace New York’s new role of being the Stankees. After losing 6-0 to the Royals last night, the Stankees officially moved to the cellar of the AL East but that is not exactly where they need to [...]
Yankees vs. Rays: Series deux preview
May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Yankees are back in New York after a 5-5-road trip to host the Tampa Bay Rays for a three-game set at the stadium starting tonight. Last time these two teams met was the start of the 2012 season, and the Rays swept the Yankees right out of Tropicana Field. The Rays stand atop the [...]
