Game Thread: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox 9/29

Here we go ladies and gentleman, one last time. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox will finish off their season series tonight in David Ortiz’s last game inside Yankee Stadium. I know we’ve joked a lot on this site about him and bagged on him quite a bit but it was all in good fun and our way of showing respect to the numbers he has put up in this game. I covered much of how I feel about him in my letter to him earlier today so I won’t spend too much time on it but I just want to reiterate that it was never anything personal and much respect goes out to you for what you’ve done for the game I love, Major League Baseball. Thank you.

So in the finale between these two clubs this season the New York Yankees will send CC Sabathia to the mound to face off with Henry Owens for the Boston Red Sox. The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET inside Yankee Stadium and can be seen on the YES Network and MLB TV. I’m truly perplexed why no one, MLB Network or ESPN especially, picked this game up. Oh well, what do I know?

No matter what the standings are telling you if you are wearing a Yankees uniform you must beat the Red Sox. It’s an unwritten rule and we wouldn’t like to break an unwritten rule on Ortiz’s final game in the Bronx, now would we? MOON BIG PAPI and Go Yankees!

Game Preview: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox 9/29

The time has come ladies and gentleman to say hello to the Boston Red Sox one last time and the time has also come to hold the door open for them as they leave just long enough to slam it in their faces and watch them break their noses. Too far? Yeah, I’m kind of becoming known for that. I joke of course but tonight’s game is no joke as the New York Yankees send lefty CC Sabathia to the mound to square off with a fellow lefty in Henry Owens for the Red Sox.

Sabathia will make his final start of the season tonight and it comes on the heels of pitching an absolute gem last time out against the Blue Jays. Sabathia has pitched extremely well as of late and has seemed to get better and stronger as the season has gone on but he has little to show for it after four straight no-decisions. The Yankees offense has gone to sleep so here’s to hoping the alarm clock goes off sometime before 7:00 pm tonight in the Bronx.

Owens will make the start for the Red Sox tonight instead of Drew Pomeranz after Pomeranz complained of some left forearm soreness. AJ Preller is somewhere hiding his face. Owens was a September call up for the Red Sox and will make his first start for the club since August 21^st of 2016. Owens was 10-7 with a 3.53 ERA in Triple-A at the time of his call up. Oh and by the way, in case you missed it, tonight is David Ortiz’s final start in the Bronx so… no pressure.

The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET inside Yankee Stadium and can be seen on the YES Network and MLB TV. All eyes on Michael Kay and the crew over at NESN tonight for David’s final game in the Bronx as, at the time of this writing anyway, no major sports broadcast will have the game. Oh well, they picked up Derek Jeter’s final game in the Bronx. I’m just saying. Go Yankees!

Game Preview: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox 4/29

Rivalry Renewed! We hope so anyway as the New York Yankees make the trip north to Fenway Park to face off against the Boston Red Sox in a three-game weekend set. The Yankees bats have gone cold and the pitching is being held on by the thread, or the bullpen, but these big series with their biggest rivals usually tend to bring out the best in both teams. The Yankees need a shot in the arm right now and me personally I’ll take it from any direction I can get it from including this series this weekend. In the first game of the set the Yankees will send their ace Masahiro Tanaka to the mound to face off against the Red Sox starter Henry Owens.

Tanaka will head into Fenway Park tonight to make his fifth start of the young 2016 season and will look to continue the trend of looking better and stronger in each start he makes. Tanaka has allowed just two earned runs in each of his previous four starts and you have to think two runs against this Boston lineup tonight would be good enough to get the Yankees a victory, especially with the lanky left-hander Henry Owens on the mound for the Red Sox.

Owens is making his second start of the season tonight in the absence of Joe Kelly and will look to turn around his misfortune against the Yankees as well. Owens made two starts against New York last season going 0-2 with a 13.50 ERA. Owens will also look to improve on his Fenway Park record that sits at just 2-2 with a 5.00 ERA.

The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET inside of Fenway Park and can be seen on the YES Network, MLB Network and MLB TV. The Yankees went almost two full months before they lost their first series in 2015 but they are singing a much different tune here thus far in 2016. It’s never too early nor is it too late to turn things around but it needs to happen now. I know I keep saying that but I am going to hold onto hope as long as I mathematically can.

Game Thread: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox 9/2

The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox have taken the field inside Fenway Park ready to finish off their three game set. The Yankees are off tomorrow before traveling home to the Bronx to play host to the Tampa Bay Rays who are chasing New York in the Wild Card and American League East Division standings while the Boston Red Sox go back to the mediocrity littered land they lay low in while waiting for the next series with the Yankees. New York will send Masahiro Tanaka to the mound this afternoon looking to fetch his third win against Boston this season while the Red Sox will counter with Henry Owens. The game will be played at 4:35 pm ET and can be seen on the YES Network, MLB Network and MLB TV.

You’re running out of chances to see the Yankees live inside Yankee Stadium this season so be sure to click the Yankees tickets link at the top of the blog to see the team live in the Bronx before 2015 is over. Also keep in mind that I don’t get off work till 5:00 and then I have to drive home so I will be late tonight on my twitter game but I will be there, rest assured Yankees family. Head over and give @GreedyStripes a follow and I’ll be with you all shortly.

Happy Tanaka Day everybody! Go Yankees!

Game Thread: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox 8/4

Rivalry renewed, sort of, tonight as the New York Yankees play host to the Boston Red Sox inside Yankee Stadium. This will be the first game of a three game set between these two bitter rivals head-to-head. The first game will showcase the ace in Masahiro Tanaka for the Yankees and the top prospect in Henry Owens for the Red Sox. The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET and can be seen on the YES Network and MLB TV.

The Yankees have a very important week ahead of them as they play host to the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays for six games at the stadium giving you six opportunities including tonight to click the Yankees Tickets link at the top of the blog and see the team live in the Bronx. If you can’t make it live then that’s not a problem, simply jump on Twitter and give @GreedyStripes a follow to interact with us during each and every Yankees game.

Happy Tanaka Day. Go Yankees!

Game Preview: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox 8/4

The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox start a three game set this week at Yankee Stadium with the Yankees in the driver’s seat of the American League East Division race. Boston sits at the bottom of the division with a double-digit deficit but that doesn’t make the team any less dangerous. The Yankees will send Masahiro Tanaka, their ace, to the mound tonight to face off with the Red Sox starter Henry Owens. The game will be played at 7:05 pm ET and can be seen on the YES Network and MLB TV.

• Tanaka comes into this start looking for more consistency and command than his last start where he gave up four runs and nine hits to the Texas Rangers in a loss. Tanaka will also look to improve on his career marks against the Red Sox which currently sit at 2-2 with a 4.70 ERA in four career starts against Boston.

• Owens will be making his Major League debut tonight in the Bronx after garnering the position of the Red Sox #5 starter in a deep farm system. The left-handed pitcher will look to showcase a low-90’s fastball, changeup and curveball tonight against a red hot Yankees offense. Owens had a 3.16 ERA in Triple-A this season before the call up.

Yankee Stadium will play host to six very important games this week including the contest tonight as the Yankees play host to the Red Sox for three games and will then play host to the Toronto Blue Jays for three more very big games. The Yankees can throw the last bit of dirt on the Red Sox season with a sweep this week and can truly make things hard on Boston with a series win and if that were to happen nothing could make me any happier. Go Yankees!