As he batted in the bottom of the seventh inning in Game 6 of the 2009 World Series on Wednesday night, New York Yankees’ slugger Hideki Matsui was serenaded with “MVP!” chants from an appreciative crowd at the new Yankee Stadium.
Matsui finished that at bat by striking out, but it didn’t matter.
The damage he inflicted [...]

PHILADELPHIA – The Phillies finally got one after losing three straight to the New York Yankees. This was not easy for the Phils, although it appeared that way when they were leading 8-2 going into the top of the 8th inning.
Chase Utley is for sure my “hero” of the game, as he hit two homeruns [...]

Bronx, NY – Derek Jeter came up with the big hit and so did Alex Rodriguez. The new Yankee Stadium with over 49,000 fans was christened with the first playoff game and it was so appropriate that Jeter got the big hit, his 18th career post season home run in the third inning.
“It felt like [...]

BRONX, NY – All that is left now for the New York Yankees is counting the days until October. There is also some unfinished business in the final regular season games of 2009 including the individual milestones and achievements that will put a cap on a successful regular season.
Pitcher A. J. Burnett attempted to get [...]

Flushing, NY – Carlos Beltran was firm as to why he returned to the New York Mets lineup batting cleanup at Citi Field Tuesday evening.  “Why not,” he said when reporters asked him if it would be better to sit out the remaining 25 games of the season. “I’m a ballplayer that’s what I do, [...]

Bridgeport, CT—The last time Southern Maryland saw Esteban Yan, he blanked them over nine innings for a complete game shutout.  Yesterday at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard, Yan once again pitched a complete game, but could not prevent the Blue Crabs (29-20) from crossing the plate in Bridgeport’s (20-28) 5-3 loss in the rubber game [...]

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY— All it took was three days for the Liberty Division race to alter course.
Troy Cate looked completely healthy is his second start since returning from a groin injury. The southpaw limited a potent Newark lineup featuring six ex-major leaguers to two hits and one run in five innings to propel the Ducks [...]

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY— In seasons past the fortnight before the All-Star game provided the home Citibank Park clubhouse with the ambiance of an airport terminal.
Players would arrive and depart in whirlwind fashion with then-manager Dave LaPoint seeking to rectify lineup and rotation deficiencies. LaPoint is still in charge of personnel decisions, though the roster movements [...]

Bridgeport, CT – The Bridgeport Bluefish’s latest week of Atlantic League baseball was easily summarized in yesterday’s doubleheader split with the Somerset Patriots (27-15).  Game one featured a fantastic complete game one-hitter by Kyle Jackson in Bridgeport’s (17-25) 3-0 victory.  Yet, game two brought the other side of the coin to the Bridgeport Bluefish, a [...]

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – On a night where there were post game fireworks for the fans, the Ducks received a spark of their own, to propel them to a 3-2 victory over the Somerset Patriots.
The announced crowd of 6,411 at Citibank Park, were given the lead for good in the bottom of the seventh inning, [...]