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An in-game analysis of Alex Rodriguez hitting approach: In the second inning of tonight's game, Alex was hit in the upper back by a pitch from Joe Blanton. It was the third time in the last five at-bats Rodriguez was hit by a pitch. After a conference between the umpires, they decided stupidly to warn both benches about retaliation. Alex exacerbated the situation by telling home plate umpire Mike Winters it was ...

In the 8th inning of last night's New York Yankee victory, manager Joe Girardi summoned left handed reliever Damaso Marte to begin the frame. At the time, the Yankees led 8-4, so the game was still within reach of Philadelphia, especially with the middle, power-part of the Phillies hitters due up. It was a good move by Girardi (one of many he has made this post season), getting the lefty Marte ...

He was dominant in game one at Yankee Stadium, shutting down the vaunted New York Yankee lineup in a complete game victory. In going the distance, Cliff Lee struck out 10 hitters (including Alex Rodriguez three times), allowing only six hits and a single unearned run. He is in his prime and is basically a win waiting to happen every time he takes the mound. The best bet for Philadelphia in ...

The two best teams in baseball, most home runs and runs scored in each league, plus one stat which surprised me: both the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies led their leagues in stolen base percentage, with each having an over 80 percent success rate. Power and speed, plus a lethal starting pitcher at the top of the rotation for both teams. The Yankees will win in five games, after taking a ...

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There were four Divisional Series matchups last week, and all four included a major comeback by the team which eventuallyáwon the series. The New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez greeted Joe Nathan with a two-run homer to tie Game Two against the Minnesota Twins, and the Yankees greeted Nathan again in the clinching Game Three with a couple hits to score inherited runners. The Los Angeles Dodgers came back on St. Louis closer ...

Recently, the home movies of a New Hampshire family contained new, never before seenáfootage of the legendary Babe Ruth. The footage can be seen here: http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/10/08/sports/baseball/1247465064285/the-great-bambino-resurfaces.html?th&emc=th Several amazing factors derive from this new footage. One is that it is new on-field video of the greatest sports figure of all time. While the Bambino was one of the most photographed figures in American History, most of these images were still photos. Very little ...

One of the best sidelines to the upcoming New York Yankee vs. Los Angeles Angels American League Championship is that each team will go against one of their former players. Mark Teixeira was traded for by the Angels last season, hoping that his acquisition will lead them to the World Series. While Teixeira did his part against the Boston Red Sox last season, his team once again lost to the Red ...

...Chad Gaudin. The Yankees broke from their season long stand of having Joba Chamberlain pitch strictly as a starter, and, in the last game of the season, threw him for one inning out of the bullpen. Joba threw strikes, his velocity was in the mid-to-high 90s, and he punctuated a seven-pitch inning with a strikeout of Fernando Perez.á Perez swung and missed on a biting slider, and then whiffed on a 95 ...

There is quite a lot of talk lately about David Robertson and his recent elbow issues. Will he be on the postseason roster? How is he feeling regarding his prior elbow pain? How will his elbowábe if he has to throw two days in a row? Answers are: Yes, doesn't matter, and doesn't matter. Why doesn't it matter if Robertson is healthy? Because, if D-Rob is still effective while pitching hurt, then he ...