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Mariano Rivera told MLB.com's Bryan Hoch that he hurt himself during game 6 of the ALCS. "It doesn't matter now," Rivera said. "It's over. Thank God it's over. It was manageable. 'Geno' did a tremendous job. Thank God we were able to do what w...

Joe Ward, Amanda Cox, Matthew Ericson and Xaquin G.V. of The New York Times have put together an awesome infographic depicting Mariano Rivera's postseason history and results on a batter by batter basis. So worth it. Via NPB Tracker.

Haven't had enough Yankees yet? No? Well a bunch of them hit up the late night television scene last night, with Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui making an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. Shortly after, ...

Girardi, a Friend to You and Me: After the Yankees manager left the stadium last night, where do you think he went next? The answer was a pit stop at Cross County Parkway. Girardi stopped to help someone who had been in a car accident. Not only th...

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Worth mentioning of course is that the Yankees' victory parade is going to be held this upcoming Friday at 11 a.m, according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch. No truth to any rumor that city officials have dubbed this Friday as "Call in Sick Day."

OK, so we all know what happened by now. Hideki Matsui went absolutely berserk on the Philadelphia Phillies and Andy Pettitte gave the Yankees a solid start in Game 6 as the Yankees wrapped up their 27th World Championship, defeating the Phillies ...

On page 3 of today's issue of am New York, I'm quoted very briefly about tonight's game 6, specifically about Pedro Martinez. The paper is free in NYC and is available online. The article I was quoted in is online. Thank you to the author of the a...

MLB.com's David Gurian-Peck reports that Phillies manager Charlie Manuel and center fielder Shane Victorino have both come out to dispel the rumors that the team steals signs through the use of a camera or bullpen personnel, as shared by Dodgers t...

Marc Carig of the Star Ledger reports that Pettitte will start game 6, as expected. Via Mike Axisa.

The Post shares the news that plans are being considered to christen the not yet built East 153rd Street bridge as "Derek Jeter Bridge." Nothing is official, but the idea has the support of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Via Mike Axisa.

The Yankees had an opportunity to end the night as the 2009 World Series Champions, but A.J. Burnett was off his game and the Philly bats proved to be too much for the Yankee pitching staff in Game 5. Instead, the Yankees and Phillies will be head...

Sam Borden reports that Melky Cabrera may have a full hamstring tear, rendering him inactive for the rest of the World Series. Brian Cashman told Borden that under MLB rules, the Yankees could petition for a new player if it is decided that Melky ...

The Yankees are now just 27 outs away from wrapping up their 27th World Series title, thanks to a tie-braking 9th inning rally that led to a 7–4 victory over the Phillies and a commanding 3–1 series lead. This latest installment of the 2009 World ...

MLB.com's Barry M. Bloom reports that Derek Jeter has been named as the American League Hank Aaron Award winner, the second such award he has won (the first was in 2006). It was created to honor the top offensive performer in each league and was d...

Steve Serby has a Q&A with George Steinbrenner. Of course, it's through his spokesperson Howard Rubenstein, so it's kind of like a series of issued statements. But, nonetheless, it's an interesting read and the Boss shines through.

The Philadelphia Daily News reports that the Phillies have elected to start Joe Blanton over Cliff Lee on short rest in game 4 of the World Series on Sunday. CC Sabathia is likely to be his opponent. Via Justin Sablich.

With much hoopla, Pedro Martinez returned to postseason baseball at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night, facing A.J. Burnett in Burnett's first ever World Series start. The Phillies struck first, in the second inning, when Matt Stairs hit a hard g...

Howie Rumberg at the AP reports that Derek Jeter was named as the recipient of the 2009 Roberto Clemente Award, which honors an MLB player for his service to the community. Well done.

The first World Series game at the new Yankee Stadium was one for the Yankees to forget. Cliff Lee, Chase Utley and the rest of the defending champion Phillies dominated the Yankees in Game 1 of the 2009 World Series, winning the game by a final s...

The Yankees have altered their roster just a touch from what they had in the ALCS, dropping Freddy Guzman and Francisco Cervelli in favor of Brian Bruney and Eric Hinske. With the subtraction of Cervelli one might wonder if Joe Girardi will sti...

SI.com's Jon Heyman reported that the Yankees had invited Aroldis Chapman to ALCS game 6. On his Twitter, ESPN's Jorge Arangure reports that, according to a source, Brian Cashman and other team officials had "good conversations" with the lefty...

The Phillies' quest to any possible repeat will have to include a stop in the Bronx as the Yankees put away the Halos with a 5–2 victory at Yankee Stadium. The pennant is the Yanks' first since 2003 and their 40th overall, and the Yankees have now...

The Yankees found themselves just nine outs away from a trip to the World Series, but a 7th inning tandem of A.J. Burnett, Damaso Marte and Phil Hughes couldn't hold a 6-4 lead and this series will be heading back to New York for a Game 6 on Satur...

In a night where bad umpiring was a story that didn't impact the outcome of the game, CC Sabathia gave the Yankees a dominating start on 3 days rest as the team moved within a game of an American League pennant. Having been held scoreless throu...

Joel Sherman and George King of the Post report that MLB has investigated the alleged Mariano Rivera spitball and have concluded that Mo did not spit on the baseball. I doubt it'll do much to effect the people who believe he did, but it's nice to ...

So, let's acknowledge this story. In the clip below, popularized by Angels fan blog Halos Heaven, Mariano Rivera is shown spitting in the general direction of a baseball he is holding, in the 10th inning of last night's ALCS game 3. Here's the cli...

Well, it all started off well enough. Derek Jeter led the game off with a home run, the Yankees led the game 3–0 halfway through, and Andy Pettitte had the Angels scoreless through the first four innings of the game. The Yankees even got some more...

The Yankees got off to a head start in the 2009 ALCS thanks to some stellar pitching from CC Sabathia, some timely hitting and some lousy defense on the part of the Angels. Friday night's game was the third straight time the Yankees opened up a po...