Phil Hughes Flirts With No-No

Last night was a great sports night filled with pure exuberation, due to the fact that my team allegiances are unorthodox to say the least. My Bruins beat the Sabres in double overtime and the Yankees took the A’s to task with a 3-1 win. Did I forget to mention that Phil Hughes threw 7 innings of no-hit ball? That was pretty exciting too!

Javier Vazquez and the New York Yankees

I was forwarded an Ian O’Connor article by a colleague today and it got me thinking about the New York sports culture, more specifically the culture of Yankee fans. I would be hard pressed to find another professional team, outside of Soccer in Europe and South America, who has fans as critical as the Yankees do. Let me note that although it may appear on the contrary, this is not a bad representation of what a Yankee fan stands for, but it is truly a culmination of supreme dedication and pride with a mix of a strong desire to be the best.

I’m Sorry!

Back to back day games KILL ME!!! So sorry for my MIA status, blog will be up by this afternoon…HOLD TIGHT!!!

Yankee Weekend Recap

It’s officially one week into the 2010 baseball season and already there has been enough excitement to keep Yankee fans on the edge of their seats and ready to throw their remotes through the TV in anger. Despite the ups and downs all Yankee fans have to be happy with the result of the two series wins against AL East rivals Boston and Tampa Bay. The weekend series itself was enough to drive any fan crazy, starting with Vazquez’s horrific outing, which at first looked well on its way to becoming a gem.

A Few Non-Baseball Touchpoints

This will be short and sweet, don’t worry…

1. Just have to let everyone know I bowled HORRIBLY last night, shooting a 450 series (I average 203 which means I should bowl around 600 every time) and if that wasn’t bad enough I threw a gutter ball to lose the game for my team, not a good night…still crying

2. After a huge public outpour, or 3 votes, I will keep the blog the same since I ultimately left it up to the readers. However I have decided in order to satisfy my creativity I will discuss more topics than just the games at hand…hope you enjoy, I am open to suggestions.

3. Tiger Woods. I am not going to take away from his abilities or how impressive his performance was yesterday, but does this guy really deserve the praise and recognition he is getting? Why is he being held on a pedestal now? Is everyone going to forget what he did? He may of overcome adversity but it was because of his own actions, PLEASE stop making celebrities seem invincible! It’s the exact reason why he did what he did, because he felt privileged and above everyone else. He is not a hero and no longer a role model, he is the best golfer in the world and I am not taking that away from him, but PLEASE don’t make him out to be a good person because of his golf game, he doesn’t deserve such admiration…I wonder if Elin thinks he does?

Yankee post will be up later

Revamping…

I would like a few suggestions on how I should write this blog and make it more successful. I have noticed that the more successful blogs write about all Yankee happenings as opposed to my style of recap and preview. I enjoy writing about the Yankees and just want to see what you guys think, I am open to all opinions…Thanks!

New York Yankees – Game 2 Recap – Game 3 Preview

NYY 6, Bos 4 

W: Aceves (1-0) L: Okajima (1-1) S: Rivera (1) 

HR: NYY: Cano (1), Bos: Martinez (1) 

As far as thrilling games go, last night’s was a nail biter with the end result and winning run being scored because of a uncharicteristic error by Marco Scutaro followed by an even more baffling walk by Okajima to Nick Johnson (with the bases loaded). Through all the excitement and multiple lead changes one would want an ending suited for the game, but Cano’s Home Run came too late for that fairy tale to come true.

Cano's blast in the 9th gives Mo some un-needed breathing room to close the door on the Yankees first win of the year

 

Game 2 Preview: Burnett vs Lester

The greatest part of these series are the amazing pitching matchups that come with each game, for the most part (Wakefield is in the Red Sox rotation as of right now). In the first two games alone you have 4 top 20 pitchers facing off against each other, with game 1 already having pitchers who may be in the Cy Young running at the end of the year. Tonight’s matchup is one that I am really looking forward to, and one that should provide plenty of entertainment.

Yankees vs Boston Spells Disaster

The 2010 season for the Bronx Bombers started in a way that no team wants to begin their title reign, by losing to their biggest rival. It was a typical Yankee/Red Sox game, battling back and forth with tons of offensive presence and soft pitching. A 5-1 lead for the Yankees wasn’t enough as CC gave all the runs back in the 6th, with aid by David Robertson, and a regained 7-5 lead was easy to conquer for the Sox. But at the end of the night the bottom line is…The Yankees bullpen blew a game that they had well in-hand.

3 Game Set with Red Sox

Hey there…remember me?
Well I have a second and I haven’t written in a while and it’s killing me…but more important things (unfortunatley) have consumed most of my time as of late so I haven’t had a chance to “Rant” about the Yankees and what they have been doing.