Yankees Baseball

yankschamps asked:

More classic Yankes videos at my channel. A look back at some of the great Yankees mostly from the 1996 and 1998-2000 World Championship teams. The Yankee Mambo is a fun song to enjoy the pics to. My cool new Yankees group is at: www.youtube.com/group/newyorkyankees Some Yankees…

ALLAN

Raisin Bran asked:


With contenders like the Mariners, Angels, Indians, Tigers, Red Sox, Yankees, only 4 playoff spots available, which 2 teams do you think will miss out?

WILLARD

Ally White asked:


The 7-time World Series champions and current second place of the AL East, the Boston Red Sox, swept their stronger rivals, the New York Yankees, in three games and won the last game with a score of 4-1 this past Sunday. The Yankees couldn’t compare with the Red Sox’s bullpen efficiency, which was superior in all three games of the series. During Friday and Saturday’s games, the Yankees were up for a few innings but were surpassed by several great plays made by the Red Sox, who took advantage of the Yankees’ mistakes.

In the first game the Yankees were up 4-2 in the seventh inning, but a bad pitch from Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning against Jason Bay - who scored a home run – tied the Yankees at 4-4. In the 10th inning neither of the teams scored, but in the 11th inning a walk-off solo homer onto Lansdowne Street by Kevin Youkilis gave the victory to the Red Sox 5-4.

In the second game, during the first three innings, things seemed positive for the Yankees, who were up 4-0. But then the Boston Red Sox scored in each of the following six innings. The teams seemed to be tied until the seventh inning, when Mike Howell hit a three-run homer; then, in the eighth inning, Boston scored 4 runs, giving the victory again to the Red Sox, 16-11.

With nine consecutive victories and two successive ones against the Yankees, the Red Sox looked more confident and had even more motivation against their perpetual rivals. In the third game, the Yankees were already losing the game 2-1 by the fifth inning. Then an amazing play by Red Sox player Jacoby Ellsbury, in which he stole home right in front of Yankees’ pitcher Andy Pettite, gave a three-to-one lead to Boston. In the same inning, Drew quickly drilled a ground-rule double into the corner, and the Red Sox finished with a victory of 4-1. But the most dramatic and exciting play in the game was Ellsbury’s steal, a play not often seen in baseball history.

After the game, left fielder Jason Bay expressed his satisfaction over his teammates’ performances, and even though he knew it was not an easy winning weekend, he stated that the wins reflected team effort and that winning against their eternal rivals was amazing.

“It was not the most direct route to win those games, but ultimately it came against a huge rival in the division. We came in with the same record [as the Yankees].There’s a lot of positives, not just because it’s the Yankees, which is a big plus, but we want to keep playing well,” Bay explained.

After a bad start of 2-6 to an astounding current 12-6 record and a 10th consecutive win, the Boston Red Sox will start this April 27th a three-game road series with Cleveland. The Yankees will have a three-game series against the Tigers.



FRANCISCO

Cindy Ferguson asked:


esday night marked a new low for the New York Yankees in their century-long rivalry with the Boston Red Sox. The game was their seventh straight loss against the Red Sox, the Yankees’ longest losing streak against Boston since 1912, when the Yankees were still known as the Highlanders.

The Red Sox won the game 6-5.

The Red Sox have been able to claim the American League East for four years, since 2004, and now it looks as if they’re going to have it for a fifth. The Yankees may have begun the season with big hopes for a division title and plenty of confidence against their longtime rivals, but their repeated losses against Boston seem to have squelched both entirely.

“They’ve definitely got the upper hand on us now,” Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon confessed after Wednesday night’s loss.

Definitely.

The Yankees bullpen has been absolutely overwhelmed, with starter Chien-Ming Wang the primary culprit. Wang, who brought the team 38 wins in the 2006-07 season and maintained a 46-15 record through 2008, appears to have lost control of the ball. Of 17 hitters faced, Wang allowed 9 to walk with balls, managing to retire only 8.

“His arm slot’s all over the place,” pitching coach Dave Eiland complained. “Sometimes it’s in the right place, the next time it’s too high, the next time it’s too low. If you have varying arm slots, you can’t command the baseball.”

In other words, Wang has no idea where his baseball is going to end up.

In the first inning, Wang threw 29 pitches; of those, he allowed one run but gave up three walks, two of which occurred back-to-back. The second inning brought another 29 pitches, and Wang gave up two runs on a single and two doubles. He tried to salvage the losses by striking out Kevin Youkilis and Jason Bay with sliders.

Then, at the bottom of the third, Wang handed Boston’s Mike Lowell a homer then allowed hits by David Ortiz and Mark Kotsay. He managed to strike out Nick Green before he was replaced by Phil Hughes.

In the last 5 starts, Wang has only managed to last a total of 13 1/3 innings. His earned run average dropped from 14.46 to 14.34. Nor is it clear that Wang will continue in the rotation.

“It’s definitely frustrating for me,” Wang admitted. “I haven’t thrown a good ballgame for a while.”

But Wang isn’t the only player who deserves the finger of blame. The New York team appears to have lost its focus. Alex Rodriguez been hitless in his last 13 at-bats and has gone 0-for-7 in the series. Derek Jeter has also gone 0-for-7.

The Yankees are holding onto a few glimmers of light: Mark Teixeria, who added four more hits on Wednesday – including a homer; CC Sabathia, a big lefty who is nearly unhittable; and Phil Hughes, who, in relief, besieged Tampa Bay on Monday, allowing only two hits in 63 pitches.

Sabathia is set to pitch in Thursday’s game against the Red Sox. He will be facing a lineup with the best on-base percentage in the American League, while his team will be facing a deadly Red Sox bullpen. The Yankees are desperately hoping to avoid another sweep.

JESSIE

cokebevis asked:

Billy Crystal playing for the Yankees during spring training March 13th, 2008 in Tampa Florida. It was his 60th Birthday

REGGIE

Jane Richy asked:


The discussion regarding the new manager of the Yankees is going to be taken this weekend and the news will be spread until Tuesday if MLB’s commissioner Bud Selig gives his permission.

After George Steinbrenner left the lead his son Hank has taken care of it next to his brother Hal, the main candidates are Joe Girardi who is a former coach and player of the team and in 2003 was honored the NL Manager of the year; Don Mattingly doesn’t have any management knowledge although he is considered one of the favorites, he was New York’s hitting coach for 3 seasons and was Joe Torres’ bench coach the last season he has being on of the most loved players in the history of the team. Tony Peña is also another aspirant; between his main recognitions is the AL Manager of the Year in 2003.

The decision will be made by the New York Yankees main authorities, between them the general manager Brian Cashman and Hank Steinbrenner who said between them two have a favorite but nothing definitive as they agree most of the times but “The final Decision hasn’t been made” and for sure the best will be chosen, thought this comments his did let any clue to he I is.



GEOFFREY

Uncreative Name asked:


Is it possible to listen to the Yankees for free over the internet?

SON

Peter Edvinsson asked:


You can learn to play melodies on your guitar even if you do not know sheet music notation. We will instead use easy to learn guitar tab or guitar tablature. Let’s learn Yankee Doodle!

Yankee Doodle “Yankee Doodle” is a well-known American song, today sung patriotically. Originally it was a satirical song.

The first verse and refrain goes like this:

Yankee Doodle went to town

A-Riding on a pony

He stuck a feather in his hat

And called it macaroni

Yankee Doodle, keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the music and the step

And with the girls be handy

What is guitar tab?

We will use guitar tablature so you will not need to read sheet music notation. You will only use the four thinnest strings on the guitar. The string with the highest pitch is called the first string or E-string.

Tablature is a form of musical notation, often with numbers and letters, which tells the player where to place their fingers on the guitar fretboard rather than which pitches to play.

I will use my own type of guitar tab notation today to make sure that the guitar tab is correctly displayed on article sites. On my site you will find many popular melodies with the more common guitar tab staff notation.

The six strings on your guitar is numbered from the one with the highest pitch. This string is called the first string.

Look at this guitar tab notation:

11 12 03

As you can see the numbers are organized in pairs.

The first number in the pair tells you what fret to press down and the second number what string to play.

11 means that you press down the first fret on the first string. 12 that you press down the first fret on the second string. 03 that you play the third open string which means that you pluck the string without pressing down a fret.

Let’s start with the first part of the melody with guitar tab:

Yankee Doodle went to town

12 12 32 01 12 01 32

12 tells you to play the first fret on the second string. 01 means that you play the open first string.

This type of guitar tab doesn’t indicate the length of the notes. If you sing the lyrics you will better feel how to play the notes.

The names of the four notes you have played are C C D E C E D

How do you play guitar tablature with your left hand?

If you want to use your left hand in a professional way I suggest that you play the guitar tab notes on the first fret with your first finger, the notes on the second fret with your middle finger and the notes on the third fret with your ring finger.

Let’s proceed with the next words:

A-Riding on a pony

03 12 12 32 01 12 02

The names of the seven notes are G C C D E C B

How do you play guitar tab with your right hand?

Well, there are many ways to pluck or play the strings with your right hand. The easiest way is to use your right hand thumb. I suggest that you use your right hand thumb and concentrate on your left hand fingerings.

Here is the next lyrics and guitar tablature:

He stuck a feather in his hat

03 12 12 32 01 11 01 32

The names of the tablature notes are G C C D E F E D

And called it macaroni

12 02 03 23 02 12 12

The names of the guitar tab notes: C B G A B C C

Learn to play guitar tablature part 2

Here comes the lyrics and the guitar tab for the refrain:

Yankee Doodle, keep it up

23 02 23 03 23 02 12

Guitar tablature notes: A B A G A B C

Yankee Doodle dandy

03 23 03 34 24 03

Guitar tab notes: G A G F E G

Mind the music and the step

23 02 23 03 23 02 12

Guitar tablature notes: A B A G A B C

And with the girls be handy

23 03 12 02 32 12 12

Guitar tab notes: A G C B D C C

Where can you find more guitar tab?

Now when you understand guitar tablature notation you can find many songs written this way on the internet. Search for guitar tab or guitar tablature. A complete guitar tab staff has six lines representing the six strings.



LINCOLN