Pettitte Tosses Complete-Game In Final Career Start

Think about it for a moment: Andy Pettitte will never pitch on a major league mound ever again. Pitching in front of his hometown crowd, making his final major league start, Andy Pettitte, like Mariano Rivera, went out on the top of his game, tossing a complete-game, five-hitter, giving up just one run as the Yankees defeated the Houston Astros 2-1 Saturday night at Minute Maid Park. "I couldn't...

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Rivera Unlikely To Pitch For The Yanks This Weekend

The Yankees only have two games left this season, and they'll most likely be playing without their longtime closer Mariano Rivera. Rivera hasn't pitched since his Yankee Stadium sendoff on Thursday when he retired the first four Tampa Bay Rays hitters he faced before two of his closest friends, Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte, came walking out of the dugout with two outs in the 9th to retrieve Rivera...

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Pettitte Makes The Final Start of His Career In Houston

Just like AMC's "Breaking Bad", this season is almost over. After last night's 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros in which Joba Chamberlain likely threw his last pitch as a member of the New York Yankees, nearly blowing the 3-0 lead in the 7th inning, the Yanks were able to hold on for their first win in almost a week, snapping a four-game losing skid. With just two games remaining this season,...

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Yankees 'Absolutely' Considering Letting Mariano Play Center Field

"Absolutely." said Yankees manager Joe Girardi when he was asked if would actually consider using retiring closer Mariano Rivera in center field for one of the Yankees' final four remaining games this season. The Yankees were eliminated from postseason play last night after the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox, with the Yanks losing to the Tampa Bay Rays not long afterwards. So these...

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Yanks Not Letting A-Rod Skip This Weekend's Series In Houston

Updated Story: Not so fast. After earlier reports said that the Yankees gave Alex Rodriguez permission to skip the team's final three games this weekend in Houston to prepare for his suspension hearing, GM Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi were quick to shoot that idea down. When asked about it before tonight's game against the Rays, Cashman said that all reports are false, and I A-Rod was not...

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Cano Looking For A Monster Deal From The Yankees, Or Any Club

So, yeah, Thursday could be the final time that Robinson Cano ever plays in pinstripes at Yankee Stadium. According to a report by ESPN's Buster Onley, free-agent to-be Robinson Cano is seeking a monster contract this offseason worth 10-years, $305 million -- good luck with that. Before the Yankees played yet another merciful game against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night in the Bronx, officially...

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Hughes And Yanks Try To Fight Off Elimination Against The Rays

Last night, the Baltimore Orioles were eliminated from playoff contention with a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in 10 innings last night. Tonight in the Bronx, the Yankees could be the next team to join them. The Yankees are entering tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Rays five games back of the second Wild Card spot with five games left to play. As I discussed earlier today, their playoff probability...

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Phil Hughes Might Not Be The Only One Saying Goodbye Today

When you woke up today, the Yankees were still in playoff contentions -- technically. Last night in the Bronx, the Yanks, like the Mariano Rivera bobbleheads, failed to show up when the fans were counting on them the most. After putting up a fight in late-August to put themselves back into the playoff mix, the Yankees folded up under the pressure, and most of the all, the terrible mess that has been...

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Yanks And Rays Open Up Critical Wild Card Series In The Bronx

Could this be the series that finally ends the Yankees' season? Tonight in the Bronx, the Yankees open up a three-game series against the Wild Card leading Tampa Bay Rays. These three games will either keep the Yankees in the race and bring them closer to pulling off this miracle run, or it will end their playoff hopes all together. The Yankees are coming off an emotional loss to the San Francisco...

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Sabathia Shut Down With Grade 2 Hamstring Strain

With just six games left this season, the Yankees will have to play on without their highest paid pitcher in CC Sabathia, who was shut down by the Yankees on Monday after it was announced he had suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain. "We have hopes and beliefs that next year will be a better year for him and for us,'' Cashman said. "There's no point in having him make his last start with an injury.'' Yankees...

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The Yanks' Playoff Hope Is Still Alive, But Not By Much

In sports, nothing compares to the last week of baseball. As some of the divisions have already been claimed, the divisions still wide open are always a joy to watch, as the pressure of winning in the crunch time of the season grows on all contending teams. For the Yankees,crunch time started a long time ago, and as they head into the final week of the season with six games left against the Tampa...

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Sunday Was About A Lot More Than Celebrating Mariano Rivera

Sunday in the Bronx, the Yankees celebrated the past, struggled in the present, and are dreading the future. On an afternoon that was proclaimed to be “Mariano Rivera Day” in New York City by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the Yankees honored Mariano Rivera by holding a 50-minute pregame ceremony that celebrated the career of baseball’s all-time greatest closer. Many of Mariano’s past teammates,...

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Yanks Fall The The Giants 2-1 On Mariano Rivera Day

Today was all about Mariano Rivera. The Yankees honored him for about 50-minutes before Sunday's game, retiring his number, giving him gifts, and there was even a live performance of "Enter sandman" by Metallica. But there was still a game to be played, and Andy Pettitte was apart of it, taking the mound for the Yankees in his final start at Yankee Stadium, and possibly the final start of his career...

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Yankees Hold Ceremony To Honor Mariano Rivera

Man, how can you play a baseball game after that? Prior to the Yankees taking on the San Francisco Giants in the finale of their three-game series, the Yanks celebrated Mariano Rivera with a pregame ceremony on what has been proclaimed by New York City Mayor Bloomberg, "Mariano Rivera Day." With Michael Kay and John Sterling calling to ceremony from the field, the Yankees began the festivities with...

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Pettitte Makes Final Home Start On Mo's Special Day

Happy Mariano Rivera Day. Today in the Bronx, the Yankees will be holding a pregame ceremony to honor the great Mariano Rivera as he prepares to enter retire after next Sunday's regular season finale in Houston -- assuming the Yanks don't make the playoffs. It's sure going to be an emotional day at Yankee Stadium, and in the process of celebrating Mo, the Yankees are also trying to get the sweep...

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A-Rod's Grand Slam Leads Yanks To 5-1 Win Over The Giants

Somewhere off in the distance, you can almost hear Bud Selig smashing his TV with a baseball bat. Heading towards another poor offensive showing, and a pitching battle that looked like we could be playing all night, Alex Rodriguez blasted his major league record 24th career grand slam in the 7th inning to lead the Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the Giants Friday night in the Bronx. "You just want...

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CC On The Mound As Yanks Open Up Series With The Giants

At this point, it's almost impossible to guess whether or not the Yankees are still in this postseason race. While they only appear to be a few games back in the Wild Card race with only nine games left, the Yankees' play on the field suggests they're not capable of pulling off this playoff run. The Yankees went into Toronto after being swept by the Boston Red Sox, then lost Tuesday's opener against...

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Reports: Pettitte To Announce His Retirement This Afternoon

Update, 12:30 pm: The Yankees have made it official, announcing that Andy Pettitte was be retiring at the end of this season. Pettitte also released a statement, which reads as follows: “I'm announcing my retirement prior to the conclusion of our season because I want all of our fans to know now—while I'm still wearing this uniform—how grateful I am for their support throughout my...

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Yanks Close Up Road Trip With Kuroda On The Mound

The Yankees were dead, seemingly. They were in the Wild Card, although they really felt far out of it. They looked to almost have no energy on the field. having lost four in a row, including Tuesday night's 2-0 loss to the Blue Jays in Toronto. But in the 8th inning on Wednesday night, the Yankees, scoreless in their first 16 innings in Toronto this week, put together s four-run inning that no...

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Yankees Show They Still Have Some Fight Left In Them

Just when you though the Yankees might be done for this season, they got back up, chugged down some Gatorade, and sparked their bats back to life to make a four-run comeback in the 8th inning against the Blue Jays Wednesday night in Toronto. Coming into the night, the talk around the Yankees was that they weren't playing with enough engery. Alfonso Soriano said that after an off-day on Monday, the...

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Four-Run 8th Energizes Yanks' Come From Behind Win Over The Jays

There's been a lot of talk around the Yankees lately about their lack of energy on the field. Entering the 8th inning on a 16 inning scoreless streak, the Yankees' offense was hit by a bolt of lightning in what amounted to a four-run 8th inning that brought the Yanks back from a 3-0 hole to give them a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays Wednesday night in Toronto. "This team never quits," said Yankees...

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Yanks Try To Get The Offense Going Against Jays' Happ

Believe it or not, there is only 11 regular season games remaining this season for the New York Yankees, and with every game that goes by, 11 games is likely all that remains. As they enter play Wednesday just 3.5 games back of the second Wild Card, the Yankees play lately have been bad enough to keep them out of the playoffs. The Yankees finally got a good start from a starting pitcher on Tuesday...

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Yanks' Bats Give Pettitte No Support In Loss To The Jays

Somehow, the New York Yankees are still in this playoff race. And somehow, the Yankees continue to play bad baseball at a time when the can't afford to. Coming off a weekend in Boston in which the Yankees' pitchers couldn't do anything against the ferocious Red Sox lineup, Andy Pettitte continued his hot pitching lately by giving the Yankees 6.2 innings of one-run ball, but the bats couldn't do...

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Logan Has Bone Spurs In His Elbow, Hopes To Pitch This Season

After a visit with Dr. James Andrews in Florida, Yankees left-handed specialist Boone Logan has been diagnosed with bone spurs in his left elbow. For the moment, it's nothing serious, and there's currently no damage to any of the ligaments in his elbow. Logan is hoping that he'll be able to pitch again for the Yankees before this season is over, Friday at the earliest, but he will have to undergo...

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Pettitte And Yanks Begin 12-Game Playoff Run In Toronto

The New York Yankees need wins, and they need them now. The Yanks are coming off a terrible weekend in Boston the brought them three losses by a combined score of 22-7. CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda and Ivan Nova gave the Yankees starting efforts that all three would like to forget, and hopefully rebound from in their next starts. Now to mention that the bullpen wasn't very effective, although to...

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Just Be Happy That The Yankees Made It This Far

Stop me if you've heard this: It's not about the destination, it's about the journey. In the Yankees' case, it's the other way around, as in, it's all about getting to the World Series. With only 12 game remaining for the Bombers this season, it's looking like a long shot that the Yanks actually make the playoffs even though they're just 2.5 games back of the second Wild Card spot as they enter play...

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