Author Archives: Stephen Crociata

Yankees Off Monday Before Opening Day; AL East Recap

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Stephen Crociata

As the Yankees get ready for opening day tomorrow (1pm EST Pettitte vs E. Santana) the Red Sox, Orioles, Rays, and Blue Jays all played Monday. Boston 2 Minnesota 5 The Grand-Opening of the Twins new ballpark, Target Field. Joe Mauer (MIN): 3/5 2 RBI Jason Kubel (MIN): 3/4 HR 2 RBI Carl Pavano (W): 6 IP 4 hits 1 ...

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Game 6: Yankees Improve to 2 for 2 in Rubber Games, Top Rays 7-3

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Stephen Crociata

Game six did not have the same feel early as game five which had CC Sabathia going in the 8th inning with a no-hitter. This time the Rays got on the board rather quickly as they scored two runs in the first inning. The Yankees responded in the top of the second with a run ...

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Game 5: CC Flirts with the No-No; Yankees blank Rays 10-0

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Stephen Crociata

If you were a Yankee fan watching this game chances are you didn't move for a good two-three innings while CC Sabathia put together a great rebound performance after his shaky first start vs Boston. Actually great is probably an understatement since he went 7 2/3 innings before allowing a single to Kelly Shoppach  (who ...

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Game 3: Yankees Take the Rubber game at Fenway; Granderson has his First Big Moment

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Stephen Crociata

Well it was bound to happen, and in the rubber game of the series it did, the Yankees and Red Sox needed extras to determine this one. The game started with two clean innings to start, with John Lackey and Andy Pettitte looking on top of their game. Andy ran into a little trouble in ...

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Yankee's Hitting Unable to Bail Out CC/Bullpen as BoSox Take the Opener 9-7

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Stephen Crociata

The baseball season is officially underway, but for the Yankees the opener did not go the way they had hoped. Early on the pitchers sis their thing as the 8 batters of the game were retired, but with two outs in the top of the 2nd that changed as Jorge Posada hit a Beckett pitch ...

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The Battle for the 5th Spot Lives On…and 4 are left standing.

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Stephen Crociata

**UPDATED 3/23/10** The Spring Training Statistics of the 5 4 guys battling for the 5th spot in the rotation (in order of least to most likely to win the job): Chad Gaudin- Waived 0-3 (W-L) 8.68 ERA 4 GP 2 GS 9.1 IP 16 Hits 10 R 9 ER 2 HR  5 BB 5 K Career ...

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The Battle for the 5th Spot Lives On…If Anyone Wants it That is.

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Stephen Crociata

**UPDATED 3/22/10** The Spring Training Statistics of the 5 guys battling for the 5th spot in the rotation (in order of least to most likely to win the job): Chad Gaudin 0-3 (W-L) 8.68 ERA 4 GP 2 GS 9.1 IP 16 Hits 10 R 9 ER 2 HR  5 BB 5 K Career as Starter: 21-28 (W-L) ...

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The Battle for the 5th Spot Lives On

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Stephen Crociata

**UPDATED 3/21/10** The Spring Training Statistics of the 5 guys battling for the 5th spot in the rotation (in order of least to most likely to win the job): Chad Gaudin 0-3 (W-L) 8.68 ERA 4 GP 2 GS 9.1 IP 16 Hits 10 R 9 ER 2 HR  5 BB 5 K Career as Starter: 21-28 (W-L) 4.72 ...

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2010 Player Previews: David Robertson

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Stephen Crociata

2009: David Robertson was called up on April 16th, 2009 before the Yankees 1st series in the New Yankee Stadium and saw some action in a 10-2 loss (2IP 2 Hits 3 Ks), but all Robertson was really expected to be was a clean up guy who would come in during blowout wins or losses ...

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Curtis Granderson Bringing Pride Back to the Yankees

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Stephen Crociata

Most  Yankee fans will remember the inspiring story of Curtis Pride, who played for the Yankees for a short time in 2003. Pride was born with rubella which left him deaf at birth but inspired to be a baseball player and would achieve his dream. In his short stint with the Yankees in '03 Curtis hit ...

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