Bats show up in Baltimore

The Yankees came out hacking at pitches. The heated up Derek Jeter lead off and the slumping Brett Gardner batted 9th. Every starter for the Yankees scored a run and every single one exept Nick Swisher got a hit. Alex Rodriguez started the scoreing game with a two run rbi double in the first and then scored on a single. So quickly the Orioles were down 3-0. The Yankees are the only team in  baseball to not have had a 4 run inning. They are one of the only teams to have a 7 run inning. Russel Martin made it 6-0 with a 3 run home run in the 6th

Last night the Yankees played the 2nd game of a 3 game series against the Baltimore Orioles. After a rain out Friday night, the two teams were ready to play ball, and the Yankees showed up to play but the Orioles didnt. The Yankees as a team hit 5 home runs and scored 15 runs. CC Sabathia got his first win of the season after going 8 innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits 1 walk and 7 strikeouts.

The Yankees came out hacking at pitches. The heated up Derek Jeter lead off and the slumping Brett Gardner batted 9th. Every starter for the Yankees scored a run and every single one exept Nick Swisher got a hit. Alex Rodriguez started the scoreing game with a two run rbi double in the first and then scored on a single. So quickly the Orioles were down 3-0. The Yankees are the only team in  baseball to not have had a 4 run inning. They are one of the only teams to have a 7 run inning. Russel Martin made it 6-0 with a 3 run home run in the 6th and a solo shot in the 8th to go back to back at bats with a home run, and back to back home runs with Jorge Posada. Aslo in the 8th Alex Rodriguez tied Lou Gerhig for most Grand Slams, 22. To close the game, Brett Gardner hit a two run home run to right that made it 15-3.

Mark Teixeira comes up big for Yankees



Yesterday the Yankees played the 2nd game of three against the Rangers. In the first game the Yankees lost 5-3 as they made a late rally but it was not enough. The Yankees, looking to seak vengence on the Rangers sent Freddy Garcia (left) to the hill in his first start as a Yankee. He pitched well going 6 innings allowing 2 hits giveing up 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout and all on 84 pitches. Now thats pretty good if you ask me. They Yankees continue to show off their bullpin as they pitched Chamberlin, Soriano, and Rivera who in the end picked up his 6th save of the year. The first game of this series fell on Jackie Robinson day and the last player ever that is allpowed to wear the number 42 in Mariono Rivera.  Mariano is honnored to be the last person to wear the number and he hopes he dosnt screw it up. 

In the first inning the Yankees jumped all over the Rangers as Mark Teixeira hit a two run opposite feild home run. The slow starter isn't so slow anymore. Then in the3rd Teixeira hit a sac fly and accounted for 4 of the 5 runs scored in the game as hit scored on a Robinson Cano home run in the 8th to close the game.





Mariano Rivera pre-game with Mrs. Robinson



Swisher and Cano after Cano's 2 run home run



Walk off to first in A.L East

Last week the Yankees swept the Baltimore Orioles to take control of first place in the A.L East. The first game got rained out the it was a short two game series. The Yankees are playing well as they lead the majors with most home runs by one team so far.

Game 2
The Orioles have a good young catcher as he was tested in the first inning as he threw out the quick Brett Gardner by 2 feet, the 2nd baseman was a foot or so off of second base. Alex Rodriguez still put up 3 runs in the inning on a three run blast to right field. The Yankees won 7-4

Game 3.
The Yankees sent the struggling Phil Hughes to the mound as he allowed 5 runs and was then put on the DL for dead arm. The Yankees were down 5-1 and ended up battling back ansd winning in 10 innings 6-5 on a Nick Swisher sac fly to right field.

Yankees Domniate Red Sox

The Yankees domninated the Red Sox 9-4 today in Fenway. The Yankees had their bats swinging as they crushed 4 home runs. The bottom three for the Yankees; Granderson, Chavez, and Martin produced seven of the nine runs. Eric Chavez was makeing his Yankee deput and went 3-5 two doubles, a single and an rbi, Russel Martin went 2-4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI's and 2 runs scored. Granderson went 1-3 two walks a home run 1 rbi 2 runs scored. So far the series is split and the rubber game is tomorrow night as C.C Sabathia goes agains Josh Becket.

Sox get first win off the Yanks

Friday the 0-6 Boston Red Sox were at home for the first time this year against the Yankees. The Yankees had Phil Hughes who is turning out to be a major question in the rotation for the Yankees. Hughes only lasted 2.0 innings giveing up 6 runs as the Red Sox batted over .300 as a team. Boston before was batting under two and were fired up to play in Fenway.

Yankees continue to dominate the Twins

Monday the Yankees played the Twins in the first game of the three game series. In the past the Yankees have beat the Twins in every game but 2. The last time the Twins beat the Yankees was when Kubel hit a 9^th inning grand slam off of Mariano Rivera. It did not happen last night as the Yankees win 4-3. The Yankees continue to crush the ball hitting two, two run home runs in the first two innings. Alex Rodriguez hit the first one into the seats in left and Jorge Posada hit one to rows back in right field. The Yankees have gotten production at the plate from everyone except the first two batters, Brett Gardner and Derek Jeter. Derek Jeter says he is still working on his swing and he hit the ball hard but right at people. Brett Gardner is hitting the balls well but his hits haven’t fallen in to play. Mark Teixeira had a chance to join Mark McGwire and Willie Mays in the small club of people who have it a home run in their first four games. Teixeira did not hit the home run but Nelson Cruz did.

The Yankees threw Ivan Nova, Chamberlin, Soriano, and Rivera. Ivan Nova gave the Yanks a little surprise as he goes 6.0 innings 3 strikeouts 2 walks 5 hits 3 runs and an ERA of 3. Mariano Rivera recorded his 3^rd save this season.

In the second game of the series the Twins bounced back to beat the Yanks after they killed Soriano.

Jorge Posada's two home runs arn't enough for the Yankees

The Tigers beat the Yankees today 10-7. It was a home run contest between the two teams with Detroit pulling it out over New York. The big man in the Bronx was Jorge Posada as he smashed two home runs over the right field fence for 3 RBI's. The most hated man in the Bronx is Phil Hughes as he goes 4.0 innings giveing up 5 runs. Miguel Cabrera (left) hits two home runs and a two run shot in the first inning off the Yankees right hander.

Mark Teixeira goes deep for his third of the season and he is off to a fast start with a home run in all 3 games, and Jorge Posada goes deep twice in the game to give him his first RBI's of the year.

Yankees score 10 in win over Detroit

Today the Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 10-6. It was warmer then Thursdays game but still cold. The Yankees had their worst pitcher in history literally on the mound. A.J Burnett (right) is the first pitcher in New York Yankee history to have 15 losses and an ERA over 5. But that didn't stop him from picking up his first win of the 2011 season. Burnett went 5.0 innings 3 runs 6 strikeouts 5 hits 1 wild pitch and threw 86 pitches. His opponent Brad Penny (left) went 4.1 innings 7 hits 8 runs 4 walks and 3 strikeouts and 89 pitches as the Yankees jump all over him. They scored 3 runs in the first inning after a single, walk, rbi double, rbi single, and a sac fly. After the 2nd inning the Yankees lead 6-0 and never looked back. Mark Teixeira hit another 3 run home run in the 2nd he has had 7 years with 100+ RBI's and Russel Martin hit his first home run as a Yankee and it was a 3-run bomb to left center take a 9-3 lead.

Alex Rodriguez went yard on a guy making his major league debut. He was the guys first batter. Everybody in the Yankees lineup except Nick Swisher had a hit but he contributed to the 10 runs with a sac fly that scored Rodriguez in the first inning.

The reporters sat down with Jorge Posada to talk about with his future with the Yankees. He said that it depends on  things," if I stay healthy, If I produce from the DH role." "I am turning 40 this year and it is the Yankees decision to keep me or let me go."

Rodriguez is in his 8th season with the Yankees as he is 36 years old and has had 13 season with 100+ RBI's and has no intention of going anywhere else.

  

Yankees open up with a win behind Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson

The Yankees opened the new year at home with a win over the Detroit Tigers. After an unusually warm spring the two teams travel to the Bronx to play in 42 degree weather, plus the rain. But that didn't stop the Yankees from giving manager Joe Giraridi is first opening day win as the Yankee skipper. This year marks 17 strait years that Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, and Derek Jeter (right) have opened up a season together. The Yankees lineup looked like this.

1. Brett Gardner-LF

2. Derek Jeter-SS

3. Mark Teixeira-1B

4. Alex Rodriguez-3B

5. Robinson Cano-2B

6. Nick Swisher-RF

7. Jorge Posada-DH

8. Curtin Granderson-CF

9. Russel Martin-C

Every person in the Yankees infield has won a gold glove and their outfield is the same as last years starters witch is the first time that the same outfeild has started two years together since the 67-68 seasons, and the Yankees last lost an opening day game at home was 1982. The Yankees sent C.C Sabathia agaist Justin Verlander of Detroit. C.C went 6.0 innings 7k 3walks 3 runs 6 hits and an era of 3. Verlander went 6.0 innings 7k 4 walks 3 hits 3 runs and an era of 3. But Dertoits main question stood true, how do we get from the starters to the bullpin. Detroits bull pin went 3.0 innings 0k 2 walks 2 hits 3 runs and the Yankees bull pin went 3 innings 3k 0 walks 0 hits 0 runs and threw only 39 pitches opposed to 41. C. C threw 107 pitches and Verlander threw 113 pitches. Another major factor to help the Yankees was Curtis Granderson. He had 7 catches and 3 unbelievable catches, one diving, one full sprint accross his body and another catch looking like Willie Mays.   

In the end the Yankees won 6-3 behind two home runs by Curtis Granderson-solo (also player of the game) and Mark Teixeira-3 run shot to right field. Granderson went 1-3 with one rbi and Teixeira went 1-2 with a 3- run homerun and a walk.