In year two under Manager Joe Girardi, the Philadelphia Phillies head into the 2021 baseball season after an eventful offseason. The Phillies finished in third place in the NL East in the shortened 2020 season with a record of 28-32 but missed out on the postseason for a ninth consecutive …
Read More »Girardi, Phillies ready for 2020 season
In 2019, the Philadelphia Phillies finished fourth in the NL East and Gabe Kapler was fired before the NLCS. Now, Joe Girardi has his Phillies ready for the 2020 season. Offseason in review On October 24th, the Phillies announced the hiring of Girardi and he was later introduced. In addition, …
Read More »Phillies Welcome Joe Girardi As New Manager
The Philadelphia Phillies had an unfortunate run with an 81-81 record under former manager Gabe Kapler. He was fired on Oct. 10, leaving the Phillies on the hunt for a new team manager. In a press conference on Monday, the team announced that Joe Girardi would take on the role. …
Read More »New-Look Evil Empire Marching into 2018
The nine-year-long chapter of Joe Girardi as manager of the New York Yankees has officially ended. Girardi’s contract was never renewed, and instead New York signed former player Aaron Boone to fill his shoes. Boone has yet to prove his abilities as manager, but he has remained a student of …
Read More »Yankees Manager Joe Girardi Asked to Leave
Less than a week ago, the New York Yankees were one game away from going to the World Series, playing in game seven of the ALCS against the Houston Astros. While losing 4-0 and having their season end, a majority Yankee fans felt the season went better than expected. Most …
Read More »Yankees Advance to ALCS
Following a 9-8 Game 2 loss in Cleveland, the chances of capturing championship number 28 looked bleak for the New York Yankees. Statistically speaking, getting to a Game 5 after being down 0-2 in a divisional series is a great accomplishment. Just 16 of the 78 teams to be down …
Read More »Yankees Look to Complete Comeback vs. Top Seeded Indians in Game 5 of the ALDS
The Cleveland Indians have been here before. Having a strangle hold lead in a playoff series to only see the series tied up heading back to Cleveland. This was the way the Indians finished last season, blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Chicago Cubs in the 2016 World Series. …
Read More »Rays Nearly Shut Out in First Away Game of Season
With the 2017 MLB season in full swing, the Tampa Bay Rays found themselves in Yankee Stadium yesterday afternoon. It was an outing to forget for the Rays as they were unable to get a man on base until the seventh inning. Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda dominated throughout 7 …
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