By Kyle Soppe Setting: With the Red Sox the top dog in the daunting AL East, these 2 squads seem destined to battle for a wild card spot. I realize the BoSox are far from a lock to win the division, but either way, Tampa and New York are part of a 3 teams for 2 spots situation. Currently, the Yanks trail Boston by 1.5 games, while the Rays are7 games back. The battle in … [Read more...] about Yankees @ Rays – Tale of the Tape
Johnny Damon
Johnny Damon and Six Other Red Sox-Turned Yankees
By Chas The recent coverage of Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez signing with the AL East team that was otherwise raided by their two chief rivals this off-season got me to thinking. Damon, once considered the equivalent of Jesus in Boston, but later nicknamed Judas, has an interesting distinction in common with six other players in baseball history. Of course, I'm not … [Read more...] about Johnny Damon and Six Other Red Sox-Turned Yankees
Performance Of The Week 8/3 – 8/9
Call it giving credit where credit is due. Call it eating some crow. Call it a comeuppance. Call...it... what... you... want. The Bronx Bombers. The pinstripes. The New York Yankees get my POTW. Take your pick with which aspect of their team gets the honor. Maybe the pitching staff, which held the Red Sox without a run for 31 innings gets the POTW. Maybe it's … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week 8/3 – 8/9