Joe, it is your Legacy!

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The Yankees managed by Joe Torre really touched me. I love baseball thanks to the 1998, 1999 and 2000 World Series Champion teams. I forgot to mention the 1996 champions, but I was just 11 years old and baseball at that point was still for me like a 1000 piece puzzle.

I didn't see the complete 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons, but if Torre hadn't been the Yanks coach during those years, my heart wouldn't be set on writing about the most successful sporting franchise in the United States.

Torre got the 'Bombers' to win four titles in five years, to make the playoffs in every season of his 12 year era, and he was also able to endure the George Steinbrenner's anger.

When he was fired in 2007, a lot of fans were heart-broken, but the 2010 calendar gave the possibility to watch him as a Dodgers manager. Last weekend, Torre shook hands at Dodger Stadium with the Cour Four, his pupils Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera. Alex Rodriguez didn't shake hands at the same time, but that's nothing to write home about...

The most unbelievable thing was Sunday's game. Torre's winning Yankees are remembered as a combative team, who never gave up fighting. Their famous mystique and aura shined several times, and last Sunday the Yankees won 8-6 to honor Torre with his legacy.

Trailing 6-2 in the ninth inning, New York came back with four runs, and in the 10th Robinson Cano batted the decisive two-run homerun. For the first time Torre faced his ex team and he could witness his long term coaching impact on the 27 time World Series Champions.

Joe, it is your legacy!

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Tuesday: The Seattle Mariners will be in New York. Be ready to watch a pitching combat: Cliff Lee (6-3, 2.39) vs. Phil Hughes (10-1, 3.37).

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MLB Results: June 28

Dodgers 4 - Giants 2. Edgar Renteria, 0-4.

Phillies 3 - Reds 7. Orlando Cabrera, 3-4. One double, two singles, one RBI.

Mets 3 - Marlins 10 (Game played in San Juan, Puerto Rico)

Blue Jays 1 - Indians 2
Nationals 0 - Braves 5
Pirates 2 - Cubs 1
White Sox 1 - Royals 3
Tigers 7 - Twins 5
Astros 9 - Brewers 5

Diamondbacks 5 - Cardinals 6

Rockies 10 - Padres 6

Let's go Yankees!

¡Por la lucha XXVIII! ¡Todos a portar el 28!

Hammering Early over AJ, a Tradition

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There is an emergency in the New York Yankees! AJ Burnett, the second pitcher of the rotation, is struggling! That's not new if we remember that last year he also had an awful slump.

Visiting Chase Field this Monday to face the Diamondbacks meant an extension for the right hander's inconsistency and got the Yankees to lose 10-4. Burnett only played over four innings, in which the rival made seven runs, plus another worry: he'd retired the first two batters in every productive inning of the D'backs against him.

AJ threw in Phoenix as he's been throwing, like a no five year 82 million dollar pitcher. That's what the stats say. What's going on with him? Why does he have problems at the beginning of the games? He pitched a painful and 'sweltering' first inning in the dessert because the D'backs scored five runs batting three homeruns. Justin Upton got the first one, Adam LaRoche blasted a three run-shot and Mark Reynolds hit a solo jack.

Then, Upton hurt Burnett twice because he scored in the second and in the fourth. He got on base hitting a single and walking, and was driven in by Miguel Montero in both situations (double and single). Upton definitely was the night's slugger: He also belted a three-homerun in the eighth.

Burnett has lost each of his last four starts in which he's allowed at least one run in the first two innings: one at Toronto, two at Baltimore, four at New York vs. Philadelphia and six at Arizona. Total: 13 in eighth!

Furthermore, it's not just four games. He's allowed the first run of the game in 12 of his 15 outings during the season. Mark Feinsand, who covers the Yankees for the Daily News, said about AJ: "His fastball is not working, he can't find it". Burnett was 6-2, 3.28? These numbers look like utopias, but they really existed.

Yankees' runs were scored in the third, sixth (two) and ninth, and were driven in by Nick Swisher (two), Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada, but that's not the main topic. It's really disappointing Burnett's performance...

See you this Tuesday. Follow me on Twitter for Cubs - Mariners. I'll be in the press box of Safeco Field.

MLB Results: June 21

Yankees 4 - Diamondbacks 10

Reds 6 - Athletics 4 (10). Orlando Cabrera rested. He's been batting 8-50 (.160) since June 6, when he hurt his right ankle.

Royals 1 - Nationals 2

Standings.

Let's go Yankees!
¡Por la lucha XXVIII! ¡Todos a portar el 28!

Eight = Four + Victory!

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When the Toronto Blue Jays were defeating 2-0 and sweeping the New York Yankees, a late four run rally gave the 'Bombers' a 4-3 victory at Rogers Centre this Sunday, the day that the pitcher Javier Vazquez really wasn't able to lose because he gave his best performance of the season.

The 'Bombers' had left three runners in scoring position before Derek Jetet got a RBI double in the eighth. In that inning the tying and the go ahead runs were on base and the Yankees struggled striking out with Nick Swisher, and Alex Rodriguez, who had the bases loaded after the Blue Jays walked Mark Teixeira.

However, 'A-Rod' was lucky in his at bat due to Brett Gardnet who scored thanks to a wild pitch of the closer Jason Frasor, and Robinson Cano drove in the third and fourth run batting a single. The little Yankees festival began when the starter Brandon Morrow and the reliever Scott Downs (the losing pitcher) hit Francisco Cervelli and Gardner respectively with their pitches.

If I were Javier Vazquez and the Yankees hadn´t won, I'd be very upset and disappointed because the Blue Jays' batters struck out nine times and only batted one hit against him through seven innings. I would be depressed because the hit was a two-run homerun by Vernon Wells that allowed the Blue Jays to take a 2-0 lead in the sixth, and it looked like a chance for the Blue Jays to sweep the three game series.

Yankees' fans felt jittery when Joba Chamberlain pitched in the bottom of the eighth. The right hander was vulnerable facing Jose Molina and Fred Lewis. A scary double and a single changed the scoreboard to a one run game. Fortunately, Joba got a double play when Aaron Hill was at the plate. Then, Damaso Mart dominated Adam Lind, and Mariano Rivera in the ninth got his 13th save of the year.

This Monday will be a day off for the Yankees and Tuesday they will come back to play in Baltimore.

Groin

'A-Rod' left the game with right groin tightness, but hopefully he'll play on Tuesday against the Orioles.

MLB results: June 6

Yankees 4 - Blue Jays 3

Reds 5 - Nationals 4 (10). Orlando Cabrera, 1-5. He got a double and scored a run.

Giants 6 - Pirates 5 (10). Edgar Renteria is still injured. Possible return for mid June.

Rays 9 - Rangers 5
Red Sox 3 - Orioles 4 (11)
Padres 6 - Phillies 5 (10)
Tigers 2 - Royals 7
Marlins 6 - Mets 7
Cubs 3 - Astros 6
Brewers 4 - Cardenals 3 (10)
Indians 7 - White Sox 8
Rockies 3 - Diamondbacks 2
Braves 4 - Dodgers 5 (11)
Angels 9 - Mariners 4
Twins 4 - Athletics 5

Standings.

Yankees win!



Let's go Yankees!
¡Por la lucha XXVIII! ¡Todos a portar el 28!

¡Fútbol, Gardner, Jeter enemigo y corrupción!

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Me da mucha alegría volver a escribir en este blog, y más después de un fin de semana nefasto para mis equipos de fútbol: Millonarios ganó 1-0 al Cúcuta, pero es un conjunto sin ideas, no convence; River Plate demostró por qué fue el merecídisimo colero del torneo pasado al ser goleado 5-1 por San Lorenzo; y el Barcelona no supo manejar en dos ocasiones el resultado y terminó cayendo 4-3 con el Atlético de Madrid, y lo más triste de todo es la sensación que en las últimas tres fechas ha dejado de querer regalarle otra liga al Real Madrid.

Pero afortunadamente el béisbol está por encima del fútbol y hoy no quiero profundizar tanto en los partidos de los Yankees como lo hice el miércoles y el jueves. Trataré varios asuntos, así que 'play ball'.

Tres caídas y un empate, pero Gardner...

Después de los triunfos contra los Blue Jays y los Rays, los 'Mulos' sufrieron tres caídas: dos con los Twins (5-4 el viernes y 7-3 el sábado) y una con los Cincinatti Reds (13-11 el domingo). Hoy el duelo con los Houston Astros terminó 5-5.

Debido a que se han disputado cuatro juegos no hay que prender las alarmas y más bien se debe destacar a jugadores.

Hoy quiero resaltar a un pelotero que ha actuado en cuatro de los seis encuentros. Se trata de Brett Gardner.

Gardner apenas tiene 25 años y el año pasado fue su debut y en 127 apariciones, 42 partidos, en el plato dejó un promedio de .228 cero cuadrangulares y 16 carreras impulsadas.

Esta primavera quiere demostar que Melky Cabrera podría tener un contricante por el jardín central. Ya ha conectado dos cuadrangules, un mismo número de dobles y un sencillo en 10 turnos al bate.

¿Será que por fin las sucursales de los Yankees empiezan a dar resultados más frecuentes?

Jeter 'atacará' a los Yankees

No vayan a pensar que el ídolo del Bronx y muy seguramente próximo número retirado de los Yankees se convirtió en enemigo de la organización y quiera romper el grupo. Y mucho menos se va a ir a los Red Sox para que sea chiflado cada vez que juegue en el Yankee Stadium.

Simplemente el equipo de Estados Unidos, donde actuará Jeter, y que se prepara para afrontar el Clásico Mundial de Béisbol, tendrá un enfrentamiento curioso este martes: contra los Yankees.

Por primera vez este grandioso paracortos, y quien indiscutiblemente siente la camiseta de los Yankees, pondrá a prueba a pitchers y al resto del equipo.

Dijo Jeter al 'New York Times': "es un orgullo vestir el uniforme de mi país". Y no ve este encuentro como una gran experiencia y única sino como un duelo entre dos escuadras.

Un escándalo más en las Grandes Ligas

Me reí un poco el domingo en el trabajo cuando estaba revisando las noticias de las agencias y encuentro un título que señalaba que el gerente de los Washington Nationals, Jim Bowden, había renunciado por un escándalo, y no está relacionado con el dopaje. Hay que descansar un poco de este tema de las sustancias prohibidas, Alex Rodríguez y el 'primo vetado'.

Resulta que este dirigente supuestamente se quedó con bonos que se le dan a prospectos latinoamericanos.

¿Cómo les parece este suceso?

PD: estamos los aficionados al béisbol contando las horas, los minutos y los segundos para el comienzo del Clásico Mundial. El jueves...