Heading Down The Turnpike

As a Yankee fan your worse nightmare would be if Pedro Martinez pitched well and AJ Burnett got rocked.

Pedro did pitch well but AJ was lights out as he out dueled Martinez 3-1 with a 7 inning 1 run 4 hit ball for on of best outings as a Yankee. His fastball was great and his curve ball was lights out. AJ pitched like an ace Thursday night .They needed a great outing because the bats did not come alive again. Tex and Matsui had homers but not a lot of hits. A Rod has not got going yet.

But still after a big loss in game one we will take a split as they head to Philly for game three on Saturday night. The Yanks have the upper had with the pitchers as they have
Pettite and CC back to back .

Philly is a tough team and they grind things out. In the 8th they almost got to Mariano. And their bullpen looked good tonight. One of the big questions will be if they can play
Matsui in the field in Philly or is he coming off the bench. This series is heating up.

The 105th World Series moves to the city of Brotherly Love where they will be no love for the Yankees.

Bring On The Phillies!

It was the first year in the new stadium. After a tough first couple of months the Yanks took off and end the regular season with a 5-2 win.

Mo struck out Gary Matthews JR for flag #40 it sunk in. The Pennant still means a lot. You are champs of your league and you are playing for all the marbles.

Hats off to the Angels; the series went 6 games and could of went 7. Give the Halos some credit. A great club.

Unlike years ago to get to the World Series you now have to win two rounds. That is the way I feel when you win the pennant that means a lot. CC was on A Rod had a big series and the old guard came through

Andy Pettitte picthced 1 run ball though 8. Jeter,Posada and Rivera to close it out. Like all my fellow Yankee fans this is our team and congratulations to the bombers on winning the Pennant. Bring on the Phillies.

One more step to climb. AL Champs tonight a big win.

The Bull Pen Blew It.

After scoring six runs in the 7th inning in a big comeback the Yanks could not put away the Angels in game 5 with a 7-6 loss. Now its back to the Bronx for game 6.

AJ Burnett could not get anyone out off the first inning hung around and could have got a W. But in the bottom of the inning after getting the first two runners on Girardi pulled him for Phil Hughes who did not have anything.

Girardi has made some questionable moves this whole series. It was not a good one to stay with Hughes who did not have it. What gets me mad in the ninth the Yanks rallied but with two outs and a 3-2 count to Nick Swisher he popped out to end the game. Instead of stepping out a few time he let Brian Fuentes get him in his trap. I think Nick Swisher, who is doing nothing but making outs this whole series is a one hit wonder.

What I mean is he has been on 3 diff rent teams in three diff rent years and I think the Yanks might have got the most out him.

Its one to the Bronx for game 6. This series is far from over.

Game 3 ALCS: Angels

Manager Joe Girardi got out managed in a 5-4 loss.

David Roberson was pitching well in extra innings. Bottom of 11th 2 outs. Girardi pulled Roberson to pitch to Howie Kendrick. In come Alfrado Aceves..a walk and a game winning hit to Jeff Mathis.

Everybody and his brother is asking why did Girardi pull Robertson. You do have to give the bullpen credit for holding the Angels in check for 4 innings.

The Yanks again did not get any clutch hitting. Nick Swisher...all he had to do is get a fly ball but no. Cano has done nothing in the series. Texiera, who is having an outstanding series with
his glove is hitting around .100. Not acceptable.

If CC does not have it and the Yanks don't hit we will be tied. Its a series now.

Game 2 ALCS: Yankees

Any time you play 13 innings you want to win and the luck was with the Bombers tonight.

AJ Burnett pitched great 3 hits and 2 runs over 6. Then the Yankees used 7 relievers over five
hours and ten minutes. A Rod with a big fly tiedup the game in the 9th.

For the first time in the playoffs the Yanks played bad defense. Robinson Cano looked horrible but when you win a game like nobody cares. Now it is out to the west coast and the Yanks have not played well out there. But the way the team is pitching and with Andy going and with the bull pen with a day off just maybe the series wont be conning back to the Bronx.

Like most Yankees fans you fear going to Anaheim but with this team and the 2-0 lead you feel a little better.

Game One ALCS: Yankees

In 2002 and 2005 the Yankees won the first game in there division series against the Angels.The Yanks one game on this year in the ALCS.

Unlike those other years the Yanks did not have a big ace like CC Sabathia who was great tonight. He went 8 Innings 4 hits 1 run and 7 strikeouts. He did what he was suppose to do was keep the Halos off the bases.

The Yankees have not lost in the postseason and like the Twins series they are not hitting the cover off the ball. The team played their game with got small hits from Jeter, A Rod and Johnny Damon who came through with two hits. Only Posada and Cano did not hit.

If the Yanks play there game and play the little ball things will be all right. Mariano finished it up and the bullpen was not used.Only two pitchers where used I thought that was a good move by Girardi. The Angels, who had great numbers against CC this year, can exploded any time hopefully its not in game two against AJ Burnett. 4-1 Yanks Game two Sat night in the Bronx.

Close The Dome

It was the last game at the Metrodome as the Yanks took game three of the ALDS and the series with a 4-1 victory.

Andy Pettitte pick up his 15th post season win as he outdueled Carl Pavano who pitched well for the win. A Rod, who was clutch all series along with Jorge who went deep lead the Yanks to the win. Like most Yankee fans I wanted the Twins in the first round and thought they would win this series.

The next series will be real tough; the Angels are for real . The one thing is that the Yanks have that extra home game and will have a 7 game series. I like the way they played there last series out there and CC will get the Game One start. If the Yankees can pitch and play defense like they did in this series maybe that's enough.

Game 2 Some Pie

As a Yankee fan or a fantic fan of any team you hate when your team is in a big game and cant watch all of it. That happened to me on Friday night but my night was better by around 10pm with a Yankee victory.

I thought AJ Burnett pitched good but was not around at the end. But Mark Teixeira was with a big walk off homer in the bottom of the 10th in a 4-3 win. A-Rod, who is having a big series hit the homer that tied the game in the 9th. He's had has this bad burden of not doing in the post season but may on the way to big postseason numbers.

That was a big Yankee win; now it's on to the Metordome and are old friend Carl Pavano. A lot older fans of the Yanks don't like the looseness of guys like Nick Swisher and the Pie throwing of AJ Burnett. But I do I think this is the most loose Yankee clubs I ever watched. And I want to see more pies in the face and 9 more victories.

Game One: Bombers

The Twins took any early lead. As a Yankee fan you can't get two worried. But When Derek Jeter hit a long homer and then A Rod (above) came through with a big hit you had to think it was going to be your night.

CC was not sharp at first but pitched good enough for a post season win. Matsui, who had a big second half, had a big homer.

Phil Hughes and Joba out of the pen and Mariano to close.This is how the 2009
Yankee team got it done. And as a Yankee fan you need 10 more.

We Want The Twins

Most Yankee fans like myself would rather play The Twins in the first round instead of Detroit.

We beat them 6 times.

It does not really matter... you have to beat all the good teams in October. CC Sabathia did not look good in has last outing of the regular season as Tampa denied him of his 20 th win. CC is the man for game one. As I look at it I would start AJ Burnett in game 2 at Yankee Stadium where he pitches well and go with Andy Pettitte on the road in game 3.

We should find out by the end of the weekend what the rotation and roster is and who the Bombers play in round one. Bring on October baseball!