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Eerily Quiet In The Bronx

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The Yankees are in the midst of a 4-game losing, including a sweep at the hands of the rival Boston Red Sox, and are in third place in the AL East, a game under .500. Their biggest free agent acquisitions, C.C. Sabathia and Mark Teixeira, have both been awful. Yet, all is quiet in Yankee-land.

Where is George Steinbrenner? Where is his voice resounding through the media and plastered all over ESPN? Where are the threats that heads will roll and the attacks on Yankees’ manager Joe Girardi?

I want an explosion. I want the Yankees’ players to be trembling in every at bat, worried that if they strikeout, they will walk back to the dugout and find out that they have been demoted to AAA. 

Those were the good old days. Now the Yankees fall apart in silence. The glorified New York Yankees, the Evil Empire and 26-time World Series Champions, are no longer the king of baseball. Steinbrenner no longer owns the sport. Continue reading “Eerily Quiet In The Bronx” →

Things You Can Buy For One Yankees Ticket

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The New York Yankees’ new stadium has by far the highest ticket price in baseball with a front row single-game ticket behind the backstop going for $2,625. Can you say WOW!?

Look at all the combinations of other sports things you can buy instead of one ticket to see the Bronx Bombers (or Cleveland Bombers, depending on your night):

  1. 1 Season Ticket to the Washington Capitals (Lower bowl, right behind the net – $63 per game)
  2. 2 Season Tickets to the New England Patriots (Lower Bowl, lower rows, midfield – $169 per game)
  3. 4 Season Tickets to the Florida Marlins (Outfield, $7.50 per game – Best team in baseball so far)
  4. 5 Season Tickets to the New England Patriots (Upper Deck – $65 per game)
  5. 6 Season Tickets to the Cleveland Cavaliers OR Los Angeles Lakers (Both Upper Deck and $410 for 41 games)
  6. 13 Season Tickets to the New England Revolution (Lower Bowl, behind goal, $10 per game for 20 games)
  7. 13 Season Tickets to the Arizona Cardinals ($200 for each Upper Deck)
  8. 34 Season Tickets to the Toronto Blue Jays ($76 for 81 games – that’s a bargain!)
  9. Authentic Yankees’ Jerseys for the team’s entire starting lineup, starting rotation, and 3 other of your choosing.
  10. 77 Authentic Yankees’ hats ($34 each)
  11. 389 Nathans Hot Dogs in Yankee Stadium ($6.75 each!)

So there you have it, what you can get for one Yankees’ ticket.

Wakefield Steps Up

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The Boston Red Sox are off to one of their worst starts in years at 3-6. Coming in to today, that record was 2-6 and they were at risk of being swept by the Oakland Athletics. Last night, Daisuke Matsuzaka gave up five runs in his one inning of work before leaving the game with arm fatigue (he’s now on the DL), forcing the bullpen to enter the game very early. On top of that, the game went twelve innings so the Boston bullpen had to pitch 11 innings. Oh, and they lost.

Now, more than ever, the Red Sox needed a strong, deep start from Tim Wakefield. They got more than they could possibly imagine.

Wake pitched a complete game, four-hitter giving up two earned runs, but he also took a no-hitter into the 8th inning. The Sox led the game 2-0 most of the way, before opening up the score in the top of the 8th and eventually winning 8-2. So desperately in need of a win, anything to boost the team’s confidence, that Wake’s performance could be a turning point in the year.

Reporters, coaches, and players all reiterate that a poor start to the season doesn’t mean the team will struggle all season. Yes, it is only seven games, but those seven games are what set your team up, present it with confidence to win or the doubt causing teams to lose. Continue reading “Wakefield Steps Up” →