QuickCap: Game 49: CC Throws a Gem in Return to Cleveland

Yankees 10Indians 3Sabathia throws another gem and the Yanks build their first place lead over the Red Sox. Quite an impressive run by the Yanks the last few weeks. They've won 14 of their last 17 games. CC has won his last 4 starts dating back to May 8 in Balitmore. He's been a completly different pitcher since A-Rod's return. He goes 7 in his first start in Cleveland since last season's trade. You have to like watching this team play right now.Share your thoughts on The Forum: http://www.chasingrecords.c...
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Finally in First!

The Yankees are in first place! All by themselves. The last time that happened was October 1, 2006...971 days ago. No matter how long ago it was, they are on top right now and as a fan, I have to say it feels pretty good.As I mentioned last week in one of my posts, things are clicking on all cylinders. They have 13 of their last 16 and are 14-5 since A-Rod's on May 8th. Jorge Posada was activated off the DL last night and returned to the starting lineup. It was the first time since June 22 of last year that A-Rod, Posada and Hideki Matsui were all in the same lineup. Things look to only be getting better for the Yanks.It's still May so there really isn't any significance in being in first place now but it still feels good. After a dreadful...
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I Like What's Going On In The Bronx

The Yankees are having a homestand for the ages. They have 4 walk-off wins and have had some memorible moments. Who says this Yankee Stadium doesn't have any history?We saw 3 walk-off wins in a row last weekend. When did you ever see that? A-Rod has been hitting HR's left and right. That's all he's hitting right now but we'll take it. Mark Teixeria is hitting anything and everything. Robinson Cano remembers how he hit in 2007 and so far isn't breaking stride. CC Sabathia is finally the real CC. Melky Cabrera has been money in the clutch. I mean things are clicking on all cylinders now.What makes this homestand so great is that you can see how the Yankees are finally loosening up. Pies in the face by AJ Burnett, crazy haircuts by Nick Swisher,...
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Yankees Crazy Homestand Recap

What a week it has been for the Bronx Bombers. Here's a recap of the insane week the Yankees have had to this point so far.Monday: Twins 6Yankees 7Teixeria and A-Rod delivered first inning homers and the Yanks never looked back. They completed a 4 game sweep of Minnesota.Tuesday:Orioles 1Yankees 9A-Rod homers in his fourth straight game! CC dominates again through seven and gets his third win in as many starts. Yanks roll to their seventh straight!Wednesday:Orioles 4Yankees 11No stopping the Bombers, as they win their eigth in a row. Nick Swisher, Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera hit three consecutive homers in the second inning. Phil Hughes struck out a career-high nine over five solid innings.Thursday:Orioles 4Yankees 7Streak hits nine as...
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QuickCap Game 36: Yanks Win On A-Rod Walk-off

Twins 4Yankees 6Wow!! A-Rod with the walk-off HR to win the game in the 11th. He certainly does have the flare for the dramatic. It took him 1 pitch to get people talking this season as he hit the first pitch he saw this season for a 3-run HR last week in Baltimore, and now it took him just 2 home games to win a game with one swing. I love it!Share your thoughts on The Forum: http://www.chasingrecords.c...
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QuickCap Game 35

Twins 4Yankees 5Melky delivers in the clutch again! Wow, what a game. How bout Gardner's inside the park HR? If he's able to get on base more often he can do some special things. The Yanks are 1 game over .500 and ride a 3 game winning streak. Let's keep the ball rolling today.Share your thoughts on The Forum: http://www.chasingrecords.c...
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QuickCap Game 34

Yankees 3Blue Jays 2Matsui! Go-ahead HR in the 8th to get CC another W. Another great outing by the big man, if this is a sign of things to come, the rest of the league is in serious trouble.Share your thoughts on The Forum: http://www.chasingrecords.c...
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QuickCap Game 33

Yankees 8Blue Jays 2Pettitte stops the bleeding. Gardner hits his first career HR and the Yanks' bats woke up. A nice feel good win all around.Share your thoughts on The Forum: http://www.chasingrecords.c...
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QuickCap Game 32

Yankees 1Blue Jays 5Doc Halladay got the best of Burnett tonight. Class was in session and AJ couldn't keep up. Now 6.5 out....Share your thoughts on The Forum: http://www.chasingrecords.c...
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Weekend Trip To Baltimore and A-Rod's Return

Sorry for no updates this weekend as I was in Baltimore with my friend Scott. I visited Camden Yards for the first time on Friday night, just in time for the return of Alex Rodriguez and boy, he did not disappoint.The place went nuts when he was announced for his first at-bat, then seconds later on the first pitch that he sees this season, he hits a 3-run homerun. Scott and I were on our feet cheering once he was announced and never got a chance to sit down as he hit the homerun and we went crazy. It was truly a magical moment in Camden Yards, you couldn't write out any better.Here are some pics I took from the game on Friday night....btw Kim Jones is Hott! Share your thoughts on The Forum: http://www.chasingrecords.c...
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Alex Rodriguez Is Back Tonight!

Many people won't admit to this but at this point every Yankee fan will be counting their blessings tonight as Alex Rodriguez returns to the lineup. It will mark the first time we see Alex in offical baseball action since his admitted use of PED back in Feburary.Tonight is the return of A-Rod to the Yanks and that's just what the doctor ordered (sorry, bad choice of words...Manny Ramirez "followed" doctor's ordered and tested positive for steroids but that's another issue in of itself.) The Yanks are hurting in just about every which way. The starting pitching is spotty at best, the bullpen is imploding in front of our eyes (even Mariano!), the offense can't get the clutch hit they need so he's coming back to a mess. If there was ever a time...
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QuickCap Game 28

Rays 8Yankees 6This loss has to be the worst of them all. Mo gives up back to back homeruns, there's gotta be something wrong with that shoulder. If there is, the Yanks are in SERIOUS trouble. Losing streak hits 5.Share your thoughts on The Forum: www.ChasingRecords....
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QuickCap Game 27

Rays 4Yankees 3This is getting really fustrating. We are finding new ways to lose. I thought for sure when Tex got the double to tie the game, that we were gonna win this one. The losing skid hits 4.Share your thoughts on The Forum: www.ChasingRecords....
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QuickCap Game 26

Red Sox 7Yankees 3Joba was awful in the first but was masterful the rest of the way. But for goodness sake, can we please get some positive consistentcy from the Bombers?Share your thoughts on The Forum: http://www.chasingrecords.com/...
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QuickCap Game 25

Red Sox 6Yankees 4The Sox got to Hughes early as he was unable to match his previous start in Detriot. At least Tex homered twice. The Yanks have now dropped 4 straight to the Sox this year.Share your thoughts on The Forum: http://www.chasingrecords.c...
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Are The Yankees Hurting Themselves?

As I was browsing the internet this morning I came across an interesting post by Peter Abraham. He questions the Yankees and their handling of injuries. He gave a few examples for his questioning, here's an excerpt:Just wondering, but does anybody else question what is going on with the Yankees and their ability to properly evaluate injuries?Damaso Marte went seven days without pitching then they decided to put him on the disabled list. Then we found out today that the injury he had in spring training never really cleared up. Meanwhile, he made seven appearances and got knocked around.Chien-Ming Wang, as it turns out, had weakness in his injured foot and that led to atrophied hip muscles. How did this go unnoticed all spring and lead to his...
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CC's Still Shaky But No Cause For Concern

CC Sabathia is 1-3 after six starts, it's hardly what the Yankees were hoping for when they signed the hefty lefty to a record $161 million contract in the offseason. Has he pitched poorly? Not really.Yesterday CC was solid through the first six innings giving up only one run but fell apart in the 7th. He simply ran out of gas."I've got to do a better job trying to keep us in the game," Sabathia said.In his last start CC went the distance in Detriot and in that start the Yankees couldn't help him out with their hitting. Yesterday the offense could'nt do anything against Angels pitcher Matt Palmer."My arm feels good, my body feels good," Sabathia insisted. "That's just baseball. I'm throwing the ball better than at this time last year. It's...
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QuickCap Game 24

Angels 8Yankees 4CC Sabathia looked alright through most of the game but Johnny Damon not being able to handle that fly ball led to the flood gates opening and the Yanks couldn't bounce back like they did Friday night. They added a few runs in the bottom of the 9th but ultimately came up short. Jorge Posada has been looking really good lately as he's been swinging the bat lately, his production last season was missed throughtout the year. Phil Hughes goes this afternoon and tries to top his stellar start in Detriot.Share your thoughts on The Forum: http://www.chasingrecords.c...
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Kelly Clarkson at Yankee Stadium

After today's loss I thought I would cheer myself up with replay of Kelly Clarkson singing the National Anthem to open up the new Yankee Stadium. She's got an amazing voice.Share your thoughts on The Forum: http://www.chasingrecords.c...
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QuickCap Game 23

Angels 9Yankees 10Last weekend the Yankees blew 2 games in Boston they should've won. They almost started this weekend the same way. With a lead of 4-0 in the 6th Andy Pettitte fell apart and the Halos scored 6 runs with 2 outs. The Yanks tried their best to come back themselves and got to trailing 9-8 in the 8th. In the 9th they got a walk from Mark Teixeira and base hits by Hideki Matsui and Robinson Cano to load the bases. Jorge Posada then came up and got the game winning two-run single to send everyone home happy. Good game but there are some serious issues with the bullpen, let's see what the Yanks do to address this.Share your thoughts on The Forum: http://www.chasingrecords.c...
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Again? More A-Rod "Juice"....Give It Up Lady!

So we have ANOTHER story on Alex Rodriguez and steroids. Is it me or is this chick Selena Roberts trying to make every dollar she can off of him? It sure seems like it.Wheter the book has truth or not, it's a dead issue. No one cares about A-Rod and his steroid use anymore. He admitted to using performance enhancing drugs already so these new revelations in the "A-Rod" book are not as stunning as some people make it to be. In the book she claims he started using PED's in high school (ok, and no one does it now?), claims he has been suspected of using them while with the Yankees (and was he the only player suspected at the time?) and that he was tipped off by players of the pitches coming so his batting average could look nice (that's a little...
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QuickCap Game 22

Yankees 7Angels 4The Melk Man delivers once again. Good for him. He gets the go-ahead hit in the 8th to put the Yanks up for good. That's three in a row for the Bombers.Share your thoughts on The Forum: http://www.chasingrecords.c...
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