http://nyyankeestick.blogsome.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 26 May 2006 19:01:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Yankees are the latest team to be featured on “This Week in Baseball,” which is back for a 29th season with a brand-new format. The popular band, Taking Back Sunday, pays a visit to Yankee Stadium to soak in the history, and they take TWIB along for the ride. Band ... http://nyyankeestick.blogsome.com/2006/05/26/twib-features-yankees-in-latest-episode/ September Wang returned with a strong start after missing two months, giving the Yankees another healthy arm. With the divisional race getting tight, the Big Unit and Giambi led the Yanks to a crucial win over the Red Sox on Sept. 11, putting New York in position to win the AL ... http://nyyankeestick.blogsome.com/2005/12/28/part-3/ May With the team off to a slow start, the Yankees brought up Robinson Cano as part of a roster shakeup. Things got worse before they got better, bottoming out after an 11-19 start. Tino enjoyed a resurgence with homers in five straight games, while the Yankees rattled off a nine-game ... http://nyyankeestick.blogsome.com/2005/12/28/part-2/ The Yankees took quite a roller coaster ride in 2005, starting with 19 losses in their first 30 games before surging for an eighth consecutive American League East title. Alex Rodriguez had a monster year and Mariano Rivera showed that closers can dominate at the age of 35, while Robinson Cano ... http://nyyankeestick.blogsome.com/2005/12/28/year-in-review-part-1/