It has arrived. YANKEE opening day game for the 2014 season. This will be an epic season. Derek Jeter, the last member of the 'Core Four', will play his final season for the YANKEES. Jeter who has been the best player in Major League Baseball over the past twenty years, winning more games, appearing in more playoffs, winning more pennants and winning more World Series than any player has announced his retirement. Jeter whose brilliant defense solidifying the middle of the YANKEE infield with far ranging defense, making countless plays look routine, and also making plays in the biggest events that no other shortstop in baseball could make but could only dream of, will play his last season at shortstop. Jeters retirement will be celebrated by every team in every ballpark he visits throughout the season. Jeter, who has been the most positive face of Major League Baseball during his career deserves every accolade he gets, why, because he earned it on the field with WINS. And winning and wins has and always will be the determining factor in the greatest players of any era. Derek Jeter has been the best baseball has had to offer for the past twenty years.
After last seasons injury plagued year where so many YANKEE players had so many injuries with so many games not played, the YANKEES hung on to a playoff run right up to the last week of the season and still posted a winning record for the season. The YANKEE players set the record for game time lost by players for any one season in baseball history. Over the winter, the YANKEES were active in rebuilding the team. The injured are healthy again, the YANKEES signed several solid WIN METHOD players who wanted to wear the YANKEE uniform and now will get a chance to prove what it means to be a YANKEE.
The WIN METHOD looks for the YANKEES to win at least 93 games this season and that is minimum, but the sky is the limit and 100+ games is not impossible. Captain Derek Jeter will lead his team to the playoffs and the new crop of YANKEES will follow the leader to the playoffs.
The YANKEE outfield is solid and deep. The infield anchored by Jeter and Teixeira at shortstop and first base and the addition of Brian Roberts at second base and Kelly Johnson at third base will be brilliant defensively and more than adequate offensively. Catcher Brian McCann is a major upgrade behind the plate. The pitching staff, starting with the starting rotation is second to none in baseball, and the bullpen will be more than adequate. There is no question that the retirement of Mariano Rivera leaves a hole, but hopefully David Robertson who has been groomed to fill Mo's closing spot will not let the team down. Another great factor in making this 2014 YANKEE team better is the banishment from baseball of one of the biggest liars and cheats in baseball being gone. The distraction of afraud is gone for 2014.
Don't forget WIN METHOD fans, every player on the team helps in their own way, forget individual stats, it is wins that will determine who goes to the playoffs and all we want to do is win. So, lets get ready for the comeback ride of the 2014 season. LETS GO YANKEES!
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«Oldest ‹Older 801 – 1000 of 2925 Newer› Newest»Robertson gives up meaningless run, earns save and the Yankees win 6-4.
Final 6-4 Yankee win.
Phelps will start tonight. Lets win again.
Hang tough guys, wins are all we are after.
We can take this series and have a winning road trip.
Keep the line moving in the right direction guys.
Scoreless after two.
2 Yankee errors in 3rd cost dearly as Yanks down 4-0 after 3.
Yanks down 5-0 after 5.
Yanks down 6-0 after 7.
Last nights 6-0 loss was closer than the score, but a loss is a loss is a loss. we need to take this series with a win tonight and thus have a winning road trip.
Kuroda tonight and he is going to have to come up with a real good effort.
Kuroda tonight. If he can only go on a run of dominant outings like the beginning of last year.
You can't win when you don't score at least one run. Maybe the stat frauds know of a way.
Lets go guys, we need to win.
Singles WHEN needed most get Yankees 4 runs in the 3rd.
Yanks up 4-0 after 3.
Yankees with 3 more in the 4th take 7-0 lead.
Yanks up 7-1 after 4.
7-3 Yankees after 7.
Yanks lead 7-3 after 8. WIN METHOD special selection Adam Warren throws scoreless innings in 7th and 8th. DRob in for a 4 out close.
Robertson makes it exciting. Yanks win it 7-4.
7-4 Yanks final.
Final 7-4 Yanks. Win series and win road trip.
With our ragtag rotation we are still playing well and hanging in there.
Three city nine game road trip at 5-4 is acceptable. Now to make hay at home.
And we have done this without CC, Pineda, and Nova. The freaking stat frauds and Yankee haters are fools for saying the Yankees have no one in the minors and no depth.
Nova is out for the year. If we get Pineda back to what he was doing and stays healthy and could be solid for the rest of the year. CC is the question mark. Can he be a significant force and help team win? Kelly would give us an extra inning and arm in the pen.
On our off day yesterday both of our closest competitors lost and we gained a game in the lost column on both.
With 3/5 of our pitching staff hurting, and injuries to position players, being a WIN METHOD team you see so many guys who want the team to win playing at positions all over the field and still winning and keeping the team in contention.
Thank God for Jeter anchoring the infield and leading his team with character integrity and ability.
Just win games and win series and we will rise to the top.
Nuno tonight. Keep us in the game.
1-1 after 3.
Nuno touched for 3 HRs in 4 innings. Yanks trail 4-1 after 4.
Yanks down 4-1 after 6.
Yanks down 6-1 after 8 and playing an all around lousy game.
Yanks down 6-1 after 8.
It's over Yankees lose it 6-1.
A rotten game.
Tanaka this afternoon to try to even series.
May 30, 1995: Derek Jeter collects his 1st MLB hit, a single off Tim Belcher - the first of many.
To much sloppy play and very inconsistent play. The Yankees need to get on track.
Every day every game to can see more and more how meaningless individual stats are to each game and the only thing that really matters is winning or losing.
Tanaka has been a gold mine. It is likely we wouldn't be .500 right now without him. Yes, WINS.
The [itching has been tolerable, the hitting WHEN it matters is what has been hurting us.
1-1 after 6.
The first inning was a capsule of what the Yankees have been doing. An error by third baseman Johnson on the lead off batter leads to an unearned run for the Twins. Then the Yankees load the bases with no one out in the bottom of the first and the cleanup hitter strikes out and the five hole batter hits into a double play. WHEN WHEN WHEN
Still 1-1 after 7.
Yanks get one in eighth and still batting.
After 1/2 hour rain delay Yanks add another run and lead 3-1 after 8.
Robertson fin for the save try.
Final. Yanks win it 3-1.
Robertson with the save and Tanaka gets another win.
Tanaka was brilliant again today.
A win is still a win, BUT today an easy laugher turned out to be a scratch and claw win.
Rubber game today and we face Phil Hughes. Does Phil still know how to serve up the gopher ball.
Rubber game today for the series. We need to win.
We are still not hitting WHEN it matters and are struggling to win games that should be won easily.
Lets go guys. Start playing and start delivering when it counts.
No score after 2.
Yanks trail 1-0 after 3.
2-1 Yanks after 4.
Yanks up 2-1 after 4.
Betances in for the 6th with Yankees leading 2-1. He proceeds to strike out the side on 10 pitches.
Yanks lead 2-1 after 6.
Still 2-1 Yanks after 7.
Warren throws a shutout 8th, Lets get an insurance run or two,
Robertson blows save allowing lead off HR in 9th.
Robertson blows the lead and now the Yankees will have to try to come back in the 9th. Nothing is easy for this team this year. Robertson pulled with the bases loaded and booed off the field.
Betances needs to be the closer, he has earned it.
Now 5-2 Twinkies, what a disaster.
OK we need five runs to tie after getting one run on three hits over the first eight innings. Tall order.
Ballgame over. Yankees lose it 7-2.
Another dreadful loss.
3 up 3 down. A very sad loss.
Final, Yanks loss 7-2.
I don't think we have hit bottom yet, but someone better be working on a solution.
Think positive, we face the 'dancing queen' tomorrow.
Still have a long way to go. Let the guys on the field make the decisions. they have information we don't.
Phelps versus Hernandez tonight.
We have to start winning more consistently.
We could use a win tonight.
It will be a tall order for the Yankees and Phelps tonight.
What a ride so far.
Yanks down 1-0 after 2.
2-2 after 5.
Down 10-2 after 8. Another loss.
Phelps kept us in there 2-2 after 6, then the roof fell in.
Oakland in for three games starting tonight.
Oakland in for three games starting tonight. Man oh man do we need wins.
Kuroda, Nuno, Tanaka scheduled to pitch for Yankees the next three games against the A's.
We will find a way to the playoffs. Wins.
We could use another solid effort from Kuroda tonight.
Rain delay.
Yankees lead 1-0 after 3.
Same old same old. 1-0 lead after four.
1-1 after 5.
Yanks up 2-1 after 7. Betances in.
Yanks up 2-1 after 7.
Betances gives up a run. 1-1 Yankees coming up in 8th.
2-2 after 8....here we go again.
Extra innings. 2-2.
Different day same results. Warren gives up 3 runs in 10th and Yankees lose 5-2.
Final, Yanks lose 5-2.
Another tough beat.
Someone else has said it....have we hit bottom yet?
Nuno tonight and do we need to win or what.
We are absolutely not hitting. Most of all not hitting WHEN it matters and that is costing us many games.
I hope someone upstairs has something up their sleeve.
Our pitching may not be where we want it to be, but there is no excuse for the pathetic hitting.
Jeter leading by example gets a big
RBI single leading to a Yankee 4 run inning in the 3rd for a 4-0 lead.
Yanks up 4-2 after 5.
RIP....Don Zimmer has passed away at 83 years of age.
Here we go again. 4-4 after 6.
Yanks down 5-4 after 7.
Yanks down 5-4 after 8.
Yankees eliminate the suspense giving up 2 in the 9th and lose 7-4.
Final Yanks lose 7-4.
Have we hit bottom yet?
The Yankees are playing some of the worst baseball I've seen in a long long time. for the supposed quality of many of the players, plus the injuries, things are as bas as you can get, and hopefully they don't get worse before it gets better.
Tanaka today to salvage something.
I am glad we are getting to see Nuno, Phelps and Whitley. Maybe none will be great but all are looking serviceable for inexperienced starters learning the ropes.
Big IF, Pineda returns to pair with Tanaka for 1-2, go with those guys, deal CC and Kuroda for anything you can get. Deal McCann. Find a team desperate enough to want Roberts, Beltran, Suzuki or Soriano (not likely).
This team wasted a great opportunity to get younger and build from within last off season.
NJYANKEE...The season has a long way to go. Things can reverse very quickly, don't count these guys out yet.
Rain moving out of the city, game should be on for this afternoon.
Here he comes to save the day. Tanaka starts this afternoon.
Bad vibes again in the first inning. Yanks down 1-0 after one.
1-1 after 2.
2-1 Yankees after 5.
Betances relieves Tanaka to start the 7th with Yanks leading 2-1.
Warren with a shutout 8th. Yankees lead 2-1 after 8.
Robertson in for the 9th and save try.
Robertson saves it. Yankees win 2-1.
Yanks win 2-1. Tanaka gets the win.
You are not going to win to many games scoring just two runs. We just are not stringing good at bats together except once in a very great while.
I hope we win some games before Tanaka pitches again.
Kansas City here we come.
Chase Whitley starts tonight. Whitley has pitched very well in all his starts but has yet to earn a win do to the YANKEE lineups inability to score runs and support their pitchers.
Whitley tonight and the way he has pitched he really deserves a win.
We have been playing .500 ball with all the injuries and the pitching staff decimated to a point. Many demean the pitching, but that has not truly been the problem. Where would we be with a few more runs each game. Near .600 ball?
Think positive, the best is yet to come.
Go Yankees.
1-1 after 2.
Yankees up 4-1 after 4.
4-2 Yankees after five.
Yanks up 4-2 after 6.
Whitley with 7 strong innings. Betances with a shutout 8th as Yankees lead 4-2.
Robertson makes it tense but gets the save. 4-2 win.
Still not hitting, but a win with quality pitching.
Hello...
Another fine start from Whitley. The true test will be his second time around the league.
Just a note, this is a four game wrap around series with the Royals. There is a game Monday night.
Score more runs, support the pitchers.
It would be really nice to string a bunch of wins together.
We also could use some breaks and luck.
Whitley has been a blessing.
A great great blog. Love it.
Toronto lost this afternoon, we can pick up a game with a win.
It didn't last long. Yanks down 8-3 after 7.
Yankees lose 8-4. Series one game each.
If Kuroda can follow up his last outing with more of the same today, we will have a shot to win. If we can score runs we will have a better shot.
We just can't get over the hump.
Scoreless after one.
The Yankees do it again. Bases loaded no one out and do not score. This is why we are not winning the way we should WHEN WHEN WHEN
Yanks down 2-0 after 2.
Yanks down 2-0 after 2. KC scores 2 with no one on and two out and then get 3 straight hits WHEN WHEN WHEN it counts.
Yanks down 2-0 after 4.
Still KC 2-0 after 5.
Yankees down 2-1 after 7. 1 for 17 with runners in scoring position and that one hit did not score the run.
Ninth inning, last chance, down 2-1.
Done Lose 2-1 Again When Sad
Final, Yanks lose 2-1.
It sure looks like we haven't hit bottom yet.
A very disconcerting season so far.
This has been one heck of scary season. Nothing is going well. We have 100 games to make amends. 60-40 could do it.
WAKE UP GUYS. YOU ALL ARE GETTING PAID TO PLAY. SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT.
WHEN guys WHEN separates the winners form the losers.
Rained out in KC.
On to Seattle for three games. We need wins and only wins.
Keep your chin up fans. It ain't ovwe till it's over. Thanks Yogi.
Lets go Yankees.
2-1 Yanks after 1.
Yankees get 2 in first and Nuno gives 1 right back. 2-1 after 1.
2-1 yanks after 3.
Yanks eke out 3-2 win with Jeter showing the way.
Still not hitting and scoring runs. We need runs.
Go Yankees. Play like the best. To be the best you must win.
Tanaka tonight.
Jeter will be 40 later this month and in his final year. Still looking good.
We need to get over the hump and run a big amount of wins together.
The Yankee run production is non-existant.
Go Yankees.
0-0 after 1.
Yanks 1-0 after 3.
4-0 after 5 on Tex 3 run HR.
Yankees and Tanaka win 4-2.
Yankees and Tanaka win 4-2.
Positives. Complete game win from Tanaka. Three run home run from Texieria. Other than that same old.
Whitley tries for his 2nd win tonight and the sweep for the Yankees.
The win string needs to get longer and longer.
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