Bronx, N.Y., July 1, 2010 — There is no truth to the rumor that the Yankees are going to start discounting all their ticket prices because of the new phenomenon in the Bronx: the [well] under three-hour game. Seattle’s Cliff Lee and Felix Hernandez dispatched the home team the last two days in 2:30 and 2:46, respectively, and CC Sabathia returned the favor Thursday afternoon in 2:33. The stocky lefthander shut down the Mariners on two hits over the first four frames. Continue reading →

Bronx, N.Y., June 30, 2010 — “King” Felix Hernandez has been in the league for years, but the Yankees have not seen him better than he was Wednesday night. The young righthander dominated “Bomber” bats once he worked through a little first inning wildness on a night custom-made for a ballgame. The home team flailed their way to 11 strike outs through nine innings in Hernandez’s complete game 7-0 shutout, but the Stadium was such a pleasant place to be you half expected to hear on the way out that this game didn’t actually count, that the athletes were all just feeling so good they just “decided” to play a game. Continue reading →