Game Thread: Yankees vs. Blue Jays, 7/15/2011 (7:07PM EST on MY9)

By Matt Warden On July 15, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Game Thread

The Yanks are back in action tonight against the pesky Blue Jays.  They’ll be looking to pick themselves up after yesterday’s embarrassing 16-7 dismantling.  In the spirit of Friday day humor, here’s an outstanding graphic compliments of The Onion.  Use this as your game thread for the evening. If things get rough this evening, [...]

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Worst…Yankees…Ever Part 1

By Eric Schultz On July 15, 2011 · 1 Comment · In History, Whimsy

Deadspin recently released a not-so-scientific two-part list of the 100 worst Major League baseball players of all time.  This inspired me to take a break from my usual beat of prospects, parentheticals, and rhetorical questions.  Not surprisingly, several guys on this list spent time in a Yankee uniform at some point.  I thought [...]

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Lingering Injury, Declining Velocity Make Colon a Second Half Gamble

By William J. On July 15, 2011 · 1 Comment · In PitchFX, Roster Decisions

(The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog).

Entering the season, many Yankee fans probably anticipated that  would have his fair share of blowups. However, after such a strong first half, his effort in the Yankees’ 16-7 loss to the Blue Jays was more than just a little disconcerting. Expectations for Colon [...]

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The graphical Bartolo Colon

By Larry Koestler On July 15, 2011 · 7 Comments · In Graphs, Statistical Analysis

As many have noted, something seemed off with ‘s non-performance against the Blue Jays last night. After the game, Colon himself noted that he doesn’t have complete confidence in his leg, and if that is indeed the case it sounds like he could use some additional time to heal from the [...]

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Discussion: Bullpen

By Matt Imbrogno On July 15, 2011 · 4 Comments · In General Musings

So last night was hardly a banner night for the Yankee pitching staff. Bartolo Colon didn’t make it out of the first inning (though not all of it was his fault) and then each Yankee reliever gave up at least one run in the course of pitching in relief. Boone Logan was Boone Logan and [...]

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Yankee comeback bid falls short; lose to Jays 16-7 as Colon throws shortest outing of the season

By Larry Koestler On July 15, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Game Recaps

Safe to say this was not the way the Yankees were hoping to kick off the second half of the season.

Events unfolded about as terribly as one could imagine in Thursday night’s ballgame, as the Blue Jays scored eight times in the first inning and led 9-0 after two. Though the eight first-inning runs [...]

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