Hairston and Molina

As you can see here, WhatIf Sports rant 10,001 simulations of the World Series and the Yankees won over 70% of them.The computer likes the New York Yankees to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.New York wins 72.3% of those series, with the most common occurrence being a six-game series win by the Yankees (21.3% of all series have this result - a seven-game New York victory...

by Ed PriceFiled under: Yankees, MLB Playoffs, World SeriesPHILADELPHIA -- The man who hit the go-ahead homer for the Yankees in Game 2 of the World Series will almost certainly not be starting Game 3. With the shift to the National League park and the loss of the desingated hitter, it would seem a stretch for the Yankees to put Hideki Matsui in the outfield. Because of his knees...

Girardi says he's comfortable using Molina and bringing Posada in off the bench, even with no third catcher

World Series Game 3 in Philadelphia will feature a match-up between two southpaws, Cole Hamels and Andy Pettitte. A fair assessment of the pitchers reveals that Hamels has been much better than his statistics have shown and Pettitte has been slightly better, as the two have an xFIP (per The Hardball Times) of 3.75 and [...]

A.J. Burnett proved his worth with the kind of outing his team desperately needed. Jose Molina helped make it possible. But the Yankees' road back to 1-1 in the Series most surely started with Joe Girardi's refusal to panic.

That was one dominating pitcher out there. Cliff Lee was controlling his speeds and commanding those corners. The man was making everything look so easy. Whether it be striking out ARod three times, th nonchalant catch of Johnny Damon’s popup, or the behind the back snare of Robinson Cano’s line drive up the middle; the [...]

The new haircut didn't end Nick Swisher's postseason blahs, so maybe a seat on the bench will. Tired of waiting for Swisher to emerge from October hibernation, manager Joe Girardi last night gave Jerry Hairston Jr. a start in right field for Game ...

Derek Jeter almost seems to delight in the way this World Series is playing out.

Derek Jeter almost seems to delight in the way this World Series is playing out.

During these playoffs, Joe Girardi has drawn a fair share of disdain for heavy reliance on scouting reports. Add Phil Hughes to those who has lost fondness for the reports. Hughes insisted before Game 2 that he was physically fine and that previo...

A monster in the playoffs, former Mariner Alex Rodriguez is 0 for 8 in his first World Series, also with six strikeouts.