No one will ever forget the postseason wins, the bulldog mentality, the cap set down just above the eyebrows as the cutter dives in on righties and away from lefties. No one will forget saving the bacon in the Bronx time after time after time, nor will they forget outdueling John Smoltz in the 1996 World Series.
The Yankees and Indians will play three in the Bronx Monday-Wednesday before New York heads out of town for a long West Coast trip. The Yankees are struggling, having lost seven of their last eight games. Cleveland comes off a series loss to Tampa Bay. Here is a series preview of the Tribe and pinstripes.
When CC Sabathia is on, we know what he is capable of. The Yankees were on a five-game losing streak heading into their series with Boston and needed Sabathia badly. They needed the lefthander to deliver a masterful performance. One that would right the ship back into the sea of victories.
Old rivals meet again. This is really the rivalry though, not that silly Yankees-Mets thing. Speaking of which, the Yanks come into the series with Boston in the Bronx tumbling down a hill, having lost four straight to the Mets. Boston, meanwhile, comes off a series split with Phildelphia. Here is a Boston-New York series preview.
