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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on August 27, 2011
Cruz breaks out of slump with six RBI (Yahoo! Sports)
Rangers manager Ron Washington wanted outfielder Nelson Cruz to relax. Nothing says relaxation like a six-RBI game. Mired in a 4-for-27 slump, Cruz was dropped to the No.7 spot in the lineup for the first time this season as the Rangers' opened a big three-game series with Los...
Bartolo Colon’s start vs. Tampa tonight might be his biggest in pinstripes (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
By the end of New York Yankees veteran Bartolo Colon's start tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays, we are going to know if the personal two-game losing streak he has going into the second of a four-game set is just a short slump or possibly the premature beginning of the end of...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 19, 2011
Kearns’ homer lifts Indians, spoils Jeter’s return (AP)
Austin Kearns hit his first homer in 105 at-bats this season, a stunning three-run shot in the seventh inning off New York's A.J. Burnett, to send the Cleveland Indians to a 6-3 win and spoil All-Star Derek Jeter's return to the Yankees' lineup Monday night. With two on and the Indians trailing 2-1, Kearns, who has been in a slump all season, hit a 1-0 pitch from Burnett (8-7) the...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 4, 2011
Boston lefty Lester can’t shake slump (Yahoo! Sports)
Perhaps the most impressive thing about the Boston Red Sox's successful May is that ace left-hander Jon Lester hasn't been at his sharpest. Lester continued a shaky stretch Monday night when he struggled with his fastball command and allowed seven runs in 5 2/3 innings...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 30, 2011
Carl Crawford emerging from deep slump as Red Sox also rise (Yahoo! Sports)
The Boston Red Sox are showing that those who judged their season on a 2-10 start did so at their own peril. One detail in particular, the addition of Carl Crawford in free agency at a cost of $142 million, … Continue reading →
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 27, 2011
Do the Rays have talent in their system to address needs? A fan’s take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
The 2011 Tampa Bay Rays have been the definition of a streaky team. They started the season in an awful slump, losing eight of their first nine games. Then they got hot, winning 22 of their next 30 games. The Rays have since lost seven of their last 10.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 25, 2011
Yankees’ Rodriguez snaps homer drought, goes deep twice (Yahoo! Sports)
Alex Rodriguez finally broke out Tuesday, belting a pair of solo home runs against James Shields to help the New York Yankees snap their six-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Rodriguez had been in a serious power slump, hitting only one home run in 21 games...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 17, 2011
Is Jeter finally emerging from horrendous slump? A fan’s perspective (Associated Content)
New York Yankees fans, like me, finally saw some light at the end of the tunnel this weekend as Derek Jeter seemingly righted his listing ship. Showing power that has been missing for all of this year and much of last, Jeter cranked out a pair of homers on Sunday, May 8 to...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 9, 2011
Yankees’ Posada hopes slump is history (Yahoo! Sports)
Can one hit jump-start a struggling veteran hitter? Jorge Posada hopes so. One day after the New York Yankees' designated hitter snapped an 0-for-19 skid with a fifth-inning double against the Toronto Blue Jays, Posada collected two hits Monday in the Yankees' 5-3 win over...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 3, 2011
Fan’s view: The 5 best managers in Major League Baseball (Associated Content)
As fans we have all, at one time or another, thought we could do a better job than the guy who manages our favorite team. We yell at the TV when we feel he has left the starting pitcher in too long, or when he isn't sitting the guy who is in an 0-for-20 slump. In reality, those in-game decisions are probably the easiest part of his job. He also has to deal with the media everyday, figure out a way to get 25 different personalities pulling in the same direction, and sometimes dole out punishments to players like a parent does a child.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on March 4, 2011
