Posts Tagged ‘ Division Crown ’

Ducks Clinch Division on Last Day

Sep 21st, 2009 | By Brian Bohl | Category: Long Island Ducks, Top Story

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY— Troy Cate ran to the cooler, grabbed a beer with each hand and sprinted down the hallway to the door leading to the Citibank Park home dugout.
Ducks manager Gary Carter didn’t have a chance to avoid him.
Cate doused the Hall of Famer as soon as he opened the door as the rest [...]



Ducks Lose Cate

Jul 29th, 2009 | By Brian Bohl | Category: Long Island Ducks, Top Story

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY— The Ducks endured losing its staff ace when Ken Ray’s hot started landed him a minor league contract with Cleveland’s organization in May.
While the Ducks didn’t win the first half division crown, quality pitching propelled the club to a first-place start in the second half. But the Ducks will need to demonstrate [...]



Yanks, Sox have first meeting at Fenway Tonight

Apr 24th, 2009 | By Russ Rose | Category: New York Yankees, Russ Rose, Top Story

Once again, the greatest rivalry since the Union vs. the Confederacy gets showcased this weekend at Fenway Park in Boston as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox face off in a 3-game series between the longtime AL East rivals.
You can just hear it now.  The peacefulness of spring will be broken by the [...]



The Constant Gardner

Mar 11th, 2009 | By Russ Rose | Category: New York Yankees, Top Story

Coming into spring training Brett Gardner has something to prove to the Yankee brass.  He has to prove that he belongs on the field playing at the crown jewel position of the New York Yankees.  The same position that has seen such past greats as Earl Combs, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Bobby Murcer, and Bernie [...]



Isles Still Winless in 2009

Jan 17th, 2009 | By Brian Bohl | Category: New York Islanders, Today's News

UNIONDALE, NY-The Islanders went back to its roots with its third jerseys, tailoring uniforms that are similar to the ones the franchise sported in the 1970s.  It was fitting the Isles wore those uniforms last night, since the effort in a 3-1 loss  to the Devils would be a performance worthy of the club’s 1972-73 [...]