In the next few days Derek Jeter, the greatest major league baseball player over the past twenty years will reach 3000 hits. Jeter will be the twenty-eighth player in the history of baseball to achieve this feat. Jeter will be the first YANKEE to reach the 3000 hit plateau. Jeter will be the only shortstop who played his entire career at the shortstop position to achieve this individual milestone. When you consider the names of the great YANKEES of the past, and the miniscule amount of players on all teams who have reached 3000 hits, Jeter reaching 3000 hits is a major accomplishment. Jeter is the consummate professional, no ego, plays for the team to WIN not individual statistics. One of the greatest defensive shortstops in the history of baseball. Second to none on popups, turning the double play, coming in on slow rollers, and vast range in all directions. Jeter is the poster boy for MLB. Never an iota of bad publicity, no steroids, charming, and charismatic. No player in the past twenty years has led his team to as many playoffs, pennants and World Series titles. Those are the true measure of greatness and great players, NEVER meaningless individual stats. WINS and WINNING determine the greatest of the great players of the game. Jeter will be the first to tell anyone who really knows baseball, and is intelligent enough to listen, just that. Jeter plays for the team to win and no player over the past twenty years had done that more or better. Congratulations to Jeter for his individual accomplishment, but more and bigger congratulations for helping his team WIN.
It appears steroids are catching up to Alex Rodriquez. His body seems to breaking down with more and more nagging injuries of every kind. Sad to say, the YANKEES may have made Rodriquez the most overpaid player in the history of baseball.
The second half of the season should be fun in the American League East with three of the best teams in baseball in the same division fighting for the pennant. The return of Jeter, Colon, and Hughes could be the edge the YANKEES need to win it all. Then there is always the possibility making a deal to fill any perceived needs.
WIN METHOD special draft selection Adam Warren started the season at AAA Scranton moving very quickly through the minor league system. Warren is 6-3 so far this season while showing some flashes of brilliance at time. Warren will reach the major league level soon one way or another.
To reiterate to all fans of the WIN METHOD and anyone else who reads this blog. WINS and WINNING determines the greatest players in the game. Individual personal stats do not make a player great, only WINS and WINNING can make a player one of the greatest of all time. The stat geeks when asked why their individual stat player doesn't help his team win, will always respond..it's his team mates fault, if he played somewhere else he would win. In this day and age of baseball any player can go anywhere he wants, IF a team would have him.
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Rays up 2-0 after five.
Jeter/Cano rocket doubles cut Rays lead in half. 2-1 Rays after eight. One more chance for the Yankees.
Game over. Rays 2-1. Another loss that eats at the craw of your stomach.
Last two times facing each other. Shields and CC. 18 innings of 2-2 baseball and each are 1 and 1. WOW!
Another tough loss and a 4-4 road trip. Back home tomorrow. Lets run off several in a row.
4-4 road trip and what luck we had, was bad.
We need a really good home stand now.
Phil Hughes gets his turn to take another step forward tonight. Hope our guys score some runs for him.
We just got great pitching from BC and CC and lost both games. If push comes to shove, I'd rather give up 8 runs and WIN. The WIN is all that counts.
Start off with a win tonight and then run several wins together.
This is my first time here to the WIN METHOD baseball blog. I just read it from the beginning to end. It is the finest baseball related blog there is. No bull, just straight talking common sense logic. The inside info regarding Texieria, Sabathia, Ramirez, Pettitte was inciteful, ahead of everyone else in baseball, and filled with wisdom. I will be back for more and I will pass the word.
Welcome Gene. One post and you have proven yourself to WIN METHOD fans across the world. Post often.
The Rays just finished seven games with the sux and the Yankees and kept themselves very much in contention. We just need to keep winning and things will be fine.
Some fans have been talking trade. I do not think the Yanks need to do anything, except for possibly a left handed reliever. And give nothing of great value for one. WIN METHOD may even know if we have one secreted away down on the farm.
Come on Phil. Do it again, and do it even better.
Hughes, pitch a good game. Lineup, score some runs. Lets get a relatively easy win.
Dominate Phil, big comeback in the 2nd half of the season.
Jeter with three rbis leading his team to a commanding 10-2 lead and still batting in the third. Thank God, a laugher.
A rollover win. BUT, Hughes pitched very poorly. The WIN is stillthe goal. Get another today.
Jeter set the tone last night, keep it up today.
I f AJ gives up half the runs Hughes did yesterday and the Yanks score half the runs they did yesterday, todays game will be a pleasure.
Yanks up 1-0 after two.
Jeter trying to carry his team again. But no one is delivering WHEN it counts today so far. Yanks down 4-2 after 7.
Another game for the pits. No timely hitting after wasting runs the day before. Just more documented evidence of why stats are so meaningless. Two games and one team outscores the other by nine runs and the series is even at a game each. The stat frauds are ignorant.
We keep shooting ourselves in the foot and make it hard. BC tomorrow to try to win the series that should already have been won.
Yes, we should've could've won yesterdays game. That is history now. We win 2 of 3 or 3 of 5 consistently and we go to the playoffs. That is the goal, not winning evey game.
Colon today. Win the series today.
Jeters ninth inning hit yesterday was hit so hard to right field that Gardner running from first didn't even think about going to third. A laser. Jeters other two hits were a rocket to the right center field wall for a double and a drive into left field. As Jeter knows, all meaningless because the team lost.
Get the win guys. Every game counts.
Win it Bartolo. Throw another great game. Derek, I guess you just have to keep on truckin'.
Earn the win today and move closerto the playoffs and the second season.
Colon is going against the A's best Gonzalez. No score after one.
Yanks up 3-2 after four. All runs for both teams have been scored after two outs.
6-2 yankees after 7. BC goes 7 solid innings. Bullpen coming in for the last 2 innings. Game over, the Yankees win, theeeeee Yankeeeeeeeeeees winnnnnnnnnnn.
The pen comes up empty and the Yanks just hang on with the Captain delivering a big RBI in the eight. 7-5 final. Another series in the bank. Start again tomorrow.
In the end, it wasn't very pretty, but the W is all that counts.
Robertson and Mo need a day off. Hopefully we can get a lot of runs tomorrow or have Garcia give up little to nothing while going seven innings.
The A's series was pretty sloppy. That may be do to the level of competition. Two of three is always good.
The Mariners are visiting next. We need to keep winning.
Jeter is carrying this team on his back right now and how great it must be for guys like Nunez and Laird to be playing next to Jeter and learning true WIN METHOD greatness.
May have to play around and between some raindrops tonight.
Win the series, take a day off and then win another series.
If Garcia puts in another quality effort and Jeter can arouse the troops, we can take this first game of the series.
Lets get off on the right foot and win tonight. Every win takes us closer to the playoffs.
Steady rain in the Bronx right now.
Once again Teena posting on the WIN METHOD blog scoops the world. The Yankees are in a rain delay.
Tonights game scheduled to start around 9PM.
Yanks led by Jeter again up 8-1 after 4. Jeter long HR to right centerfield bleachers and an RBI out bringing in a runner from third with less than 2 out. And again brilliant defense.
Yanks conclude night with a 10-3 win. Garcia stretched out to 7 2/3 innings, giving up a couple of late meaningless runs. Ooops, there goes his meaningless ERA. The WIN is what counts. Good start to the series for the Yanks.
An easy win last night for a change. CC going to night for number 15. Simply stated, CC Sabathia is the best pitcher in the major leagues.
Good start to the M's series. Can clinch the series with a CC win tonight. Get it done and move closer to the playoffs.
There is no doubt in my mind, and I think most WIN METHOD fans would agree, that when Alex Rodriquez (Arod),is not in the Yankee lineup the Yankees are a better team, offensively and defensively.
Do it CC. Get the win.
Lets get another win tonight and guarantee the series.
One hour until the quest for another win starts.
No score after one.
Yanks up 3-0 after five. CC has a perfect game going with 10Ks. Severe thunderstorm moving through now and game is held up. Didn't someone just post that CC was the best pitcher in baseball.
Yanks up 3-0 after 6 1/2. Second rain delay. CC one hitter and 14 K's after 7 innings. Game is official.
CC earns his 15th win and the win and the series for the Yankees. A chance for the sweep tomorrow.
What a game from CC and then Robertson and Mo in the ninth. Very strong.
A nice win last night thru the stormy weather. Chavez back in the lineup and at third base. Please don't rush Afraud back. Chavez with a big RBI and two great defensive plays. Please don't rush Afraud back. Jeter with yet another RBI bringing in a tunner from third with less than two outs. We got the series, try for the sweep today.
We go against queen felix today.
Interesting, very interesting. Phil Hughes draws Felix Hernandez to pitch against this afternoon. An outliar(that's statfraud speak, an over match. We will see.
Lets all believe it will happen today. Hughes out pitches Hernandez and the Yankees win.
Give us a big one Phil.
Hughes hung tough and did well but Yanks down 7-1 mostly do to pen.
You can't win them all. Two straight series won at home is OK.
You have to take the good over the bad. The bad, we lost todays game. The good, Hughes pitched 6innings of 2 run ball and left with the Yankees in the game only behind 2-1.
Off day tomorrow. Time to regroup and get ready for the big run to the playoffs.
Day off today. Weekend series with the O's, then on the road with four with the White Sox and three in bosuxland. WINS is all it takes, no matter how it's done or who contributes.
Beat the O's and then the White Sox first.
I wonder if Girardi will tinker with the rotation to get to eh bosux series.
Win one game at a time and one series at a time. Clinch a playoff spot and go on from there in the second season.
Super blog here people. Love to come back and read it.
It should be Garcia, CC, Hughes for the bosux series unless Girardi does gerryrig the rotation.
Our first, fourth and fifth starters. I bet the sux have Beckett, Lester, and whoever is going the best ready for us.
I, for one, hope we don't go for any big trades or deals. A minor part I can live with.
Win the first game tonight, win tomorrow and then go for the sweep Sunday.
One game at a time fella. you can't win all three in one day. Timely hitting (WHEN) is what carries the day.
BURNette them AJ.
Throw strikes and dominate AJ. Win the series opener and lead the way.
A rotten loss to start the series. With a day night DH today we can come right back. BC to go first.
Sad, but true. AJ has pitched well, but just not well enough, and he seems to never catch a break. But watch out when the breaks turn his way. Get us even BC.
Colon wins, the Yankees win. Series even. Go for another win tonight.
Nice easy win today, but a couple of those runs yesterday and we would be up 2-0 instead of 1-1.
Good timely hitting to score needed runs this afternoon. Nova returns to the bigs to pitch the nightcap. Get the win Ivan.
Show them you belong here Ivan. Chavez has been great at third. Offensively and denensively. Take your time Arod.
Every win moves us closer to the playoffs. Nova can make a statement tonight with a great game. The ball is in his hand.
Get the DH sweep men. Do it Ivan. Timely hitting carries the day and wins games.
Twelve first inning runs by the Yankees. Pretty much insures Nova will earn the win. Burnett is probably thinking, why not me. This puts us up 2-1 in the series with tomorrow being a key game to win for the Yankees.
Yankees using the O's for batting practice today.
Just to be clear WIN METHOD fans, any runs the Yankees score after building a first inning and a half 12-0 lead are and will be meaningless. However the stat frauds will covet them for their meaningless fantasy games and meaningless individual stats.
16-1 after five. Nova has earned the win. Garcia tomorrow for third Yankee win in row and 3 of 4 for this series.
17-2 after 7. Nova was fine, but then again he pitched without pressure.
Another win closer to the playoffs.
Many timely and big hits in yesterdays first inning. then not to many wasted runs for the rest of the game all things considered. Main concern and goal. WIN today.
It is nice having a pitcher like Garcia in the rotation. Even if just to keep the opposition off balance. Like Wakefield with the bosux.
Do it again Fredie. Get us another win and another step closer to the playoffs. Junk them to death.
Keep leading the way to another playoff appearance Captain Jeter.
Go Fredie. Fool em and earn a win.
Lets get it done. A win gives us a 7-3 home stand.
Yanks up 4-1 after four. Jeter hit on fingers by pitch and out of game. Jeter needs to be OK. He is gold.
Yanks holding 4-2 lead after 7. Game in hands of the bullpen.
Now that's a home stand Ican live with. Now on to chicago and the Boston.
Final is 4-2 Yanks. Noesi,Robertson, and Mo close out Garcias win.
Can we go 4-3 on the road trip or even 5-2? Good pitching and timely hitting carries the day.
Barring rainouts we will have CC tomorrow in Chicago and then again Saturday against the bosux. Nice to look forward to.
Steady winning baseball. that is all we need to do.
Hopefully Jeets won't miss any time. Knowing the Captain, he will be in the lineup tomorrow.
Quick update WIN METHOD fans on the non trades by the YANKEES. There was a lot of garbage out there as far as starting pitchers were concerned, and none were WIN METHOD. We have now, and have coming along in the system far better than was available, with any trade being a downgrade of the staff. We are being taken into the playoffs by what we have and the future is very bright.
Thank you WIN METHOD for keeping your eye on the big picture and your influence in not allowing the Yankees and Cashman to not do anything stupid. Love ya.
Great job WIN METHOD. You have been the backbone of this organizations accomplishments for the past decade and a half plus.
With four games against the White Sox coming up, we need to play and win one game at a time. Winning them all would be super.
CC opens the series for us. WHEN hitting usually decides games. We need to deliver WHEN it counts.
I see that this is a Yankee blog for the most part. The baseball wisdom and knowledge here to understand the game and to show so adeptly what it takes to win makes this blog the best in baseball. Kudos, kudos, props, and congratulations.
What a nice comment Johnathon. Welcome to the best of the best. Here, intelligent fans know that winning determines the best players not individual stats spewed by stat frauds who know little to nothing about baseball.
I was hoping we weren't going to do anything stupid as far as trades were concerned. We didn't. We will be the winners in the long run and even now.
With CC going tonight maybe we can start the series with a win, then we need to keep winning.
Keep winning CC, you are the best.
Keep us rolling CC. Another win.
No let ups. Take these next two series on the road. No trades or deals were made, we have faith in what we have.
Score early and hold a controlled lead for the win.
Post by David Stern calls the game to a T. Nice call David. 3-2 Yanks as CC earns his 16th win and Mo gets his 28th save.
Perfect win, totally WIN METHOD. I love Chavez at third. Take your time Alex.
CC wasn't his sharpest tonight, but he hung tough and earned the win. Eight innings of two run ball is very acceptable. Go for another win tomorrow night.
Nice win.
Good start to this four game series last night. A couple more runs could have made the win a little easier, but it not how much or many, just the win that counts.
I read on a forum today where a poster said he would have traded Nova for Jimenez straight up in a heart beat. That is why I now post here and have given up onthebaseball forums. The people there do not have the slightest inkling of what baseball is about. They just judge everyone by meaningless individual stats. What boobs.
Phil Hughes goes tonight and Ivan Nova is to go Thursday night. Both against the White Sox. It looks like Hughes will have to earn a continued spot in the rotation because Nova has pitched better than him so far this year. Almost like a game within a game. The pressure is on, but that is good, because with the Yankees and to be WIN METHOD you must be able to perform under pressure and the brightest lights.
The question would be..is it good for a pitcher to have that extra pressure during the regular season as opposed to just during the playoffs where pressure is expected?
From what I know of the WIN METHOD. That is one of the key selection points. Being ready and able to handle pressure.
The key is winning. The real true greats win and help their team win.
Pressure and the big stage are what separate the greatest from the great. Jeter, over his career has been the greatest MLB player. More wins, more playoffs, more pennants, and more World Series rings than any other position player.
How about both Hughes and Nova pitch very well and give Girardi a hard decision.
I think Girardi would love to have that problem. Six quality starters and several up and coming minor leaguers chomping at the bit.
Rain delay in Chicago. It could make for a long night.
Yanks up 4-0 thru five and Hughes has been totally dominating. Hughes is twice the pitcher of Jimenez who we were smart enough not to really go after. That is why WIN METHOD rules.
Official rain shortened game. 6-0 final with Hughes earning win with six brilliant 'ace' innings.
What a sparkling effort from Hughes last night. I would have loved to see him pitch the 7th and 8th innings.
Hughes was in complete control last night. Strike after strike, making the hitters swing at his pitches. Walked no one, few hard hit balls, total domination.
The bosux made a three team deal to get garbage in Bedard, while the Yankees worked on a developing a future number one or two. The Yankees winnnnnnnnn.
The best part with Hughes' effort, was his control and the fact he was throwing as hard in the sixth as we was in the first, and with movement. Biggest fact, we move another step closer to the playoffs.
We have a mini win streak going. AJ goes tonight to try to keep it going. How great would it be for AJ to follow CC and Hughes with another gem.
The force has not been with AJ. And when the force has been with AJ, he hasn't done what was expected. At some point the forces will join and AJ may run off several wins in a row. Start tonight?
Get the AJ
Come on AJ, make August your month to shine bright.
Continue the roll and run right through Boston.
Maybe the forces are together tonight. AJ has been garbage giving up six runs thru four innings, yet is in line for a win with the Yankees scoring thirteen runs so far.
AJ and the force do not come together. AJ can't pitch thru the fifth inning and is taken out of the game and will not earn what should have been an easy win. AJ allows seven runs in 4 2/3 innings. Yanks up 13-7 after five.
17-7 after 7. Go for the 4 game sweep tomorrow.
18-7 final. Many wasted runs. Wade gets win as AJ continues to shot himself in foot. Nova tonight for the sweep.
Nova tonight and hopefully we will get another great start from Ivan. Six starters is not bad with AJ going the way he is. A win tonight guarantees a winning road trip.
Don't jump me anybody. Lets think ahead and think positive. How about a win tonight and 2 of 3 in Boston for a 6-1 road trip.
One of the key factors in this Yankee run, is SteRod not being in the lineup. That hole in the cleanup spot is filled and more runs are flowing.
Hope the Yanks saved some runs for tonight. Get the win Ivan.
Maybe we will get lucky and MLB will suspend Afraud for the rest of the season for his alleged illegal gambling. The bum doesn't learn and is in no way a man with character.
First, if Arod is involved with this gambling charge...he should be banned.
Second, lets get the sweep tonight and let Nova throw another great game.
Third, lets get a little revenge against the bosux. 2 of 3 will be good enough for me.
To hell with Afraud. Lets win the game tonight. At least Afraud is not with the team and will not cause the guys to focus on winning.
Lets keep winning and playing WIN METHOD baseball. Arod doesn't matter and doesn't count. Win another Ivan.
Yankees up 4-1 after 7. Nova has been absolutely brilliant.
Final. 7-2 win and a sweep. Nova was fantastic.
WIN METHODs genius paying off for the Yankees. With Jimenez and Bedard being garbage and the Yankees not signing either, the sux sign Bedard and start him tonight. He losses and that loss moves the Yanks into a tie with the sux.
No matter what happens in Boston this road trip is a winning one. But lets make it better. BC tonight, CC tomorrow, and Fredy Sunday. Keep it going guys.
The bosux suck.
One game at a time, one game at a time. Do it Bartolo. Burn the sux.
Would love to have Colon win tonight and have CC going tomorrow.
Keep leading the way Jeter. You are the heart and soul of this team. take us to the playoffs again.
The two best teams in the American League tied on August 5th and playing for first place. Both going to the playoffs however.
Jorge, this series doesn't have the big impact it could have, and for the reason you stated. Both teams are going to the playoffs.
Take it to them guys. Throw a good one BC.
Game time, lets get ready to rumble.
No score after two.
sux score one in bottom of third. 1-0.
bosux up 2-0 after 5. Logan comes in to strikeout Gonzalez on three pitches with the bases loaded to end the 5th.
Led by key hits from Jeter and Granderson, Yanks score 3 runs in 6th and lead 3-2 after six.
Still 3-2 after 7. Logan, Wade and then Soriano perfect in the 7th have been great.
3 up 3 down for Robertson in the 8th. Still 3-2 Yankees.
Thhhheeeeeee Yankeeeeeeeeeees Winnnnnn.
Rivera closes it out. Yanks win 3-2 for their 8th straight win. CC tomorrow.
A great win. Yanks used six pitchers and all did well. Logan earns the WIN.
Brilliantly managed game by Girardi. A WIN METHOD win type of game. WHEN hits and great pitching carry the day.
A big win tonight. Win the series opener is great. CC tomorrow and another win takes the series.
Where are the stat frauds. The sux are 8-1 over the Yankees this year. If you believe in stats the Yankees couldn't win. Hey stat frauds, the games are played on the field not on paper and not in your idiots fantasy leagues.
A real nice win. A big win. Both teams will make the playoffs.
Good game from both teams. Could have gone either way. Defining moment...Logan striking out Gonzalez.
No matter what happens today and tomorrow this road trip has been exceptional. Another win puts it over the top.
CC has had the most trouble against the bosux. Today he can change that with a dominating win. Do it CC.
This team is a far better team without Arod around. It always has been and always will be. Ban the bum.
Doesn't all this go to show just how utterly meaningless Afraud truly is????
Not to jinx, a win today or tomorrow and we leave Boston in first place.
Jeter is going to lead his team right into the playoffs again. Jeter has played with countless players at every position over his career. The one glaring constant is Derek at the key shortstop position with his sparkling defense second to no one.
Shut them down CC. Give us a real good one. Slap Lackey silly guys.
Keep the winning going. Wins are the only number that counts. Wins bury stat frauds.
Go Yankees.
Hello johnny. Enjoy the game today and lets root the Yankees to a win.
Time for baseball. Lets go Yankees.
bosux strike first, sux up 2-0 after 3.
Yanks score twice in the 4th to even score and then CC implodes and is coming up totally empty allowing 5 runs in the bottom of the 4th. Sux up 7-2.
Sux up 7-3 after six.
Final: bosux in a 10-4 rout. Rubber game of series tomorrow night for first place.
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