The New York Yankees got down 9-0 against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. The Yankees ended up losing 12-2 and are now 20-25 on the season. It was the team’s fourth straight loss and their sixth loss in their last seven games.
None of that was the bad news on Tuesday night. The bad news was the injury scare that struck Derek Jeter’s left hand. Jeter, who was hit by a pitch from Daniel Cabrera, twisted away and was obviously in pain.
The good news is that the x-rays were negative and Jeter said he should be …read more

Small Sample Hero? Control Freak? Flamethower? Sounds like a comic book convention gone horribly wrong…

Phillies at Reds, 9:35 a.m. PT — Fire up a pot of coffee and sidle on up to the Internet (really, I’d like to see that). Cole Hamels and Bronson Arroyo square off in Monday’s first game. Plus you get a chance to watch Jeff “Offensive Beast” Keppinger in action. Honestly, I always thought that guy could be useful if given the chance, but .435/.480/.826 through the first week? Man, I love small samples. They’ll show you just about anything you want to see.
Mariners …read more