Bronx, N.Y., May 8, 2007 — Overcoming their anger and frustration at a Monday loss that should not have happened, the Yanks recovered to beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 on a pleasant but cool Tuesday evening in Yankee Stadium. A blown call of rare proportions Monday had soured the mood among players and fans alike. The home team’s repeated failures to produce with men in scoring position had left them vulnerable, and Adrian Beltre made Mariano Rivera pay. Continue reading →

Bronx, N.Y., May 6, 2007 — The Yankees and the Mariners squeezed a lot of baseball, and oh so much more, into one of the shorter ballgames of the year in Yankee Stadium Sunday afternoon. A scoreless pitchers’ duel through four, half the game was over in one hour and one minute. But not half the drama. Continue reading →

Bronx, N.Y., April 29, 2007 — Baseball in the Bronx made a rare appearance under pleasant conditions Friday night, as the returning-from-the-road Yankees met the visiting Seattle Mariners in the first of four. And the almost 50,000 faithful that filed into the Baseball Cathedral for the 7:09 first pitch were treated to an early, home-team, offensive explosion. Continue reading →

Bronx, N.Y., April 26, 2007 — Philip Hughes took the loss in his major league debut Thursday night, as the Yankees’ losing streak stretched to six games. The team fell 6-0 to A.J. Burnett and the Blue Jays in a chilly Yankee Stadium, where the team hosts rival Boston in the first of three Friday night. Continue reading →

Bronx, N.Y., April 17, 2007 — A key moment in rookie lefthander Chase Wright’s debut in Yankee Stadium Tuesday night came in the top of the second inning. Due to his own wildness, Wright had dug himself a 1-0 hole in the first, but his Yankee mates pounced on Indians starter Jake Westbrook for a quick two-spot. But Chase surrendered a full-count single to Casey Blake and walked Jhonny Peralta on four straight to start the second frame. Continue reading →

Bronx, N.Y., April 6, 2007 — The trend of four-inning outings by their starters continued in the Yanks’ 6-4 loss to Baltimore in the Stadium Friday night, but at least they managed to play error-free for the first time since the season began earlier this week. Although it’s always a concern when Mike Mussina’s rest and mound schedule is affected by injury or rainout, his failed outing this time seemed more a result of the frigid conditions than any disruption in his routine. Continue reading →