Articles from August 2009



Pettitte nears a perfect game as the Yanks win 5-1

AP-The irony of Andy Pettitte’s no-hit bid against the Baltimore Orioles was that the one time he wanted to miss the strike zone, he couldn’t. Other than that one pitch, the New York Yankees left-hander was nearly flawless over seven innings in a 5-1 victory Monday night. Pettitte (12-6) was poised to finish the seventh [...]

Yankees roll 10-0 over White Sox

The Yankees took it to the White Sox today while their starting pitcher, Sergio Mitre, threw a one hitter into the seventh inning. Dominant right? I am just glad that the offense decided to show up to play. I wonder how AJ Burnett feels about that… Today was the first appearance for Mitre since a [...]

Cano’s bomb saves the day

Robinson Cano hit a three-run home run with two outs in the 10th inning to give the New York Yankees a 5-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday. Chicago reliever Randy Williams retired the first two batters in the tenth before walking two, setting the stage for Cano’s to hit a 2-2 into [...]

12 Strikeouts for Burnett, and the Yanks lose?

AJ Burnett was throwing the stinky cheddar and could not be touched for the first few innings. He had 12 stikeouts in just six innings, but made three mistakes that cost him and the Yankees the game: two walks and a fastball to Ian Kinsler in the top of the fourth that ended up in [...]