Tag Archives: Joe Torre

Cano and Mo Steal the Show: Yankees Comeback to Beat the Dodgers in 10 Innings

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Lucas Weick

The Yankees looked down and out when the Dodgers brought in Jonathan Broxton with a four run lead in the ninth inning, but the Bombers soon changed that. Broxton struck out Teixeira to start the inning, but the wheels fell off the wagon shortly after. A-Rod singled to left, Robinson Cano followed with an RBI double to ...

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Yankees Notes: Mariano, Granderson, A-Rod, Torre

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Curtis Granderson hit another 10th inning home run and Mariano Rivera escaped a bases loaded nobody-out jam as the Yankees won 6-5 in 10 innings last night. You can read about it here. Here are some notes: Both Boston and Tampa Bay lost last night so the Yankees increased their 1st place lead to 2.5 games. Rivera allowed ...

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Interleague sets up World Series Rematches for Yankees

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Lucas Weick

  The Yankees are right in the middle of their interleague games this season, and are heading west to play the D-backs and Dodgers, two former World Series opponents. Their last two series have been against the Mets and Phillies who were also in the World Series against the Bombers. The Phillies and Yanks faced off last October, ...

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The 2009 Bullpen in Historical and Statistical Perspective

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Jason

Following up on my comparison between the terrific 2009 rotation with those of the late 1990s, this post assesses the sterling 2009 bullpen and gauges its performance along side the late 1990s dynasty. As with the rotation, the 2009 bullpen compares rather favorably with most years, including the tremendous 1998 team. As with last week’s ...

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Assessing the 2009 Yankees Rotation in Historical, Championship Perspective

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Jason

Peter Menking has done a terrific job breaking down the current rotation, including today’s post on Joba Chamberlain, to provide readers with a good glimpse into what they may expect from a strong 2010 rotation. In turn, I figured a look back at last year’s championship staff would allow a worthwhile comparison between last ...

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The Yankee Years – A Book Review

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Book: The Yankee Years The Author: Joe Torre and Tom Verducci Rating: a preferred read, 4-out-of-5 Published by: Doubleday in 2009 This book is not quite Joe Torre's memior. His voice is heard throughout the book, but Tom Verducci conducted lots of interviews of players that played under Torre as well as throughout the rest of the league. ...

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2011 Will Be Joe Torre's Last

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

According to Bob Nightengale of the USA Today, former Yankee manager Joe Torre has told him 2011, a year in which he is not under contract with the Dodgers, will be the final one of his career. Two things to keep in mind here. It is weird that he would announce his intentions to retire two ...

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