Posts tagged as:

New York Yankees

Sabathia Rediscovers His Pitch

by Jeff on April 12, 2009

The New York Yankees got exactly what they expected out of C.C. Sabathia when he began throwing Saturday night. Sabathia had a very slow start on opening day, giving some people worry. Hopefully no one in the fantasy world reacted too quickly as this is the Sabathia the Yankees expected to see.

7 Shutout Innings

Sabathia threw 7 2/3 innings keeping Kansas City to just six singles and zero walks.  His downhill angle fastball, which originates from his 6-foot-7-inch, led to six strikeouts, including 3 of the first 4 hitters.

We previously wrote about Sabathia, and his opposition on the mets, at our post on New York Pitchers.

Related posts

Most Expensive Baseball Tickets

by Jeff on April 8, 2009

The 2009 Baseball season is finally underway. One thing that is up, more so this year than last, is the price of enjoying a cold beer and a sunny day inside the walls of a metro-market baseball stadium.

I think I’ll skip the Cubs and Yankee games this year and stick to my south side friends Cellular Field home (which still ranks in the top 10). Here are the 4 most expensive tickets in baseball (by average price).

1. New York Yankees - $72.97

Up over 75% from last years number, this steep increase helps cover the cost of the new Yankee Stadium.

2. Boston Red Sox - $50.24

Breaking their 13 year winning streak as the most expensive tickets, the BoSox fall to second place. Hopefully the highest status they attain all year.

3. Chicago Cubs - $47.75

This $45 cover charge will get you into old ivy, surrounded by a bunch of Midwestern brunettes that don’t really care for baseball. The good thing is they love their Old Style. As long as you don’t get stuck behind a column with a partial view, enjoy.

4. New York Mets - $36.99

The Mets are opening their new stadium in the number four slot for most expensive tickets in baseball. Not worth it for me - I’m more of a Yankees guy.

The Most Expensive Ticket in Baseball

That cover’s the top 4 average ticket prices for 2009, how about the overall top ticket. At $2,625 the premium, Legend Suites at the new Yankee Stadium are demanding the biggest dollars in baseball.

Related posts

Chipper, Braves Agree To Extension

March 31, 2009

MLB.com reported today that Chipper Jones and the Atlanta Braves have reached an agreement on a 3-year contract extension that would pay Jones $42 million and give him a chance to end his career exactly where he began it.
Jones, who turns 37 this April, was drafted with the 1st overall pick in the 1990 amateur [...]

Read the full post →

2009 Breakouts & Busts

March 30, 2009

Every year, as warmer weather melts the remaining sheets of snow revealing dirt and faded grass, we look down and wonder what will return. Will the seeds of last year’s flowers, which came out of nowhere to grow strong in the summer sun, return even taller and brighter? Or will they arrive unspectacularly, outshined by some [...]

Read the full post →

Sixty Feet, Six Inches

January 15, 2009

With housing prices plummeting, foreclosures rising, and nearly a $1 trillion bailout needed to stop the bleeding, who would believe that ownership of one particularly attractive property has never been more lucrative?  I’ll give you a clue: it is perhaps the most important and most fiercely contested piece of real estate in the history of mankind.

Alright, fine.  Israel [...]

Read the full post →