The night of June 6, 2006, was an ordinary Tuesday night for most people, but for fans of the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, it was typical. Typical because the teams were locked in a tight, well-pitched, and nerve-wracking contest. The pitching matchup pitted the Yankees’ Chien-Ming Wang against rookie David Pauley […]
Author: Stacey Gotsulias
Game 53 Recap: Mike finally comes up big
The definition of drama is an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances. And the game the Yankees played in Detroit would definitely qualify as drama. You had a starting pitcher who needed a big performance to keep his place in the rotation—because no matter what the manager has said up […]
A close up look at CC Sabathia’s May
CC Sabathia did something against the Blue Jays on Thursday that hadn’t been done in over 975,000 box scores since 1913: He pitched seven innings, gave up two runs—zero earned—on two hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. He unfortunately was saddled with the loss thanks to the defense behind him and to the Yankees’ […]
You’re not on the Mark, Teixeira
Being a writer is a lot like being a baseball player. You have weeks or even whole months that are highly productive. You effortlessly churn out four or five well-received pieces and you think to yourself, “I’m so glad I decided to become a writer!” And that’s when you feel like nothing can stop you. […]
Game 40 Recap: Toot Toot, Blan, Beep Beep
In case you’re sitting at your computers wondering what the heck the title of this recap means, I will explain. Way back in 1979, just before I turned five years-old, disco queen Donna Summer had a hit song called “Bad Girls” which hit number one that summer. In it, Donna and her background singers enthusiastically […]
On the Chapman conundrum
“Baseball is the most perfect of games, solid, true, pure and precious as diamonds. If only life were so simple.” — W. P. KINSELLA, Shoeless Joe Baseball, at times, is a simple game. You catch the ball, you throw the ball, you hit the ball. You win or you lose. Sometimes you tie, but only […]
The offensive woes of April
Author’s note: This post reflects only the month of April. Sunday night’s numbers are not reflected in the data. The dreadful month of April is mercifully over for the Yankees and their fans, and its end was punctuated by an ugly 8-0 loss at the hands of second-place Boston at Fenway Park Saturday night. […]
The missing power of three
Right now, a few of the Yankees are having a rough April at the plate which is making it so the team as a whole is also having a rough April. The Yankees are sitting in last place in the AL East, they can’t do anything with runners in scoring position and Wednesday night, you know what? […]
Can Nathan Eovaldi be better?
Yankees fans always hear about Nathan Eovaldi having good stuff. He does have good stuff some of the time, and it does work some of the time. But there are also times when Eovaldi’s good stuff could, and should, be so much better and when it isn’t, it’s extremely frustrating to watch. Here’s what we […]
Ten years later: A look back at the 2006 Yankees
The 2005 season was a disappointment for the Yankees. They were ousted from the playoffs in the first round by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and even worse, the ensuing offseason was up in the air because general manager Brian Cashman, a free-agent-to-be, was expected by most to bolt after the battles he had been […]