New York Yankees

Ryan Zimmerman grounded out sharply in his final at-bat of the night, realizing that San Francisco would be the final resting place of his prolonged accomplishment.

Zimmerman’s 30-game hit streak had come to a close, reminding those around baseball exactly how impressive "56" truly is.

It has been nearly two weeks since Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts released her unauthorized biography, A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez, and the book is still at the center of controversy.

Roberts portrays the New York Yankees superstar as an insecure egomaniac that sources informed her began to use performance enhancing drugs as a teenager when he played shortstop at Miami’s Westminster Christian High School.

I got home from work yesterday and thought I had a migraine headache.

I turned on YES to see what Mike Francesca was up to, and I knew that the headache was only about to begin.

Francesca was literally laughing at the Yankees starting lineup.

He was laughing! Gardner, Pena, Cabrera, and Cash! "Are you kidding me?" Francesca asked.

I thought there had to be some mistake.

The Yankees were coming into the game after an off day.

The relentless and inescapable injury plague has been contracted by yet another pair of Yankees contributors.

It has begun to spread like a thick river of hot magma, waiting to devour and destroy anything still remaining in its path.

I went and took in a Yankee game on May 1. I could not help marvel at the new Yankee Stadium. The place is truly a sight to behold and a pleasure to watch a game in.

The Great Hall, The Yankee Museum, the sight lines, the concourse, the food, the access, the huge video board—it is just an amazing facility. 

I think it is safe to say that the New York Yankees are the richest, most successful franchise in baseball and arguably in all of sports worldwide, with an estimated value of $1.5 billion.

This article is a game recap based solely on what the author has read in the game's box score. If you want to know what really happened, you can go watch SportsCenter and pray that you don't change the channel before they put on the 30 second segment of the game.

Toronto Blue jays 5, New York Yankees 1

In what was claimed to be a regular off day for New York Yankee captain, Derek Jeter, 43,000-plus Canadian conspiracy theorists at the Roger's Center weren't having any of it.

The AL East is one of the most entertaining divisions in all of sports.  It is unequivocally exciting and unpredictable.  The Blue Jays are playing incredibly well, the Rays and Yankees have been a disappointment and the Orioles have had moments of greatness to match moments of incredible frustration. 

The only team that has played even close to what was expected is the Boston Red Sox even though they have an injury hampered rotation and their ace is not playing up to snuff.

The Yankees were playing the Athletics in Oakland on May 31, 1988 in a battle of division leaders. Rookie left-hander Al Leiter started for the Yankees, but he faced only one batter because his first delivery to Carney Lansford was lined right back from where it came,

The drive hit Leiter on his left forearm and landed a few feet away. Al picked up the baseball, made an errant throw towards first base, and Lansford wound up on second with no outs. Leiter could not continue.

Now that the season is over a month old, there are some judgments that can be made. Although it's too early to know for sure what will hold out and what won't, there are some general trends:

• Whatever the team's problem, it's not the offense.
• The starting pitching can show flashes of brilliance, but has mostly been pretty average.
• The bullpen has two reliable pitchers and the rest are firestarters.

Let's take a more in-depth look, shall we?

October 19th, 2003.

It’s the bottom of the 11th.  The New York Yankees vs. the Boston Red Sox, game seven in the American League Championship Series. Aaron Boone steps to the plate and hits a walk off home run to left field, sending the Yankees to yet another World Series appearance.

And that’s just one recent memory. The list goes on and on. For every Yankee fan, there is a group of defining moments that occurred at the old Yankee stadium that blur the lines between sports and miracles, routine and impossibility.