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Yankees Considered Close Favorites To Win World Series

Christina Monroe — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 21:13:45 +0000

The American League Division Series (ALDS) begins on October 4 for the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins.
The Twins were knocked out of postseason runs when they’ve played the Yankees on four separate occasions; in 2003, 2004, 2009, and 2010.
Minnesota has odds of +1300 to win the World Series, a huge difference from the odds awarded to New York.

NEW YORK – The New York Yankees (103-59) could take home a World Series title if bookies have any say over the matter. New York is currently holding odds of +350 to win the Championship. Coming in first are the Houston Astros (107-55) with odds of +190 and then the Los Angeles Dodgers (106-56) with +250 at NY sportsbooks. The Yankees have not won a World Series Championship since 2009.

New York clinched their division title in the AL East, even with a season where 30 separate players were on the Injured List at some point during the year. On their trek to the Series, they first must play the Minnesota Twins (101-61) of the AL Central division to seal a chance at the American League Pennant. The Yankees and the Twins will participate in a round of five games. Whichever team wins three games first will move on to the AL Pennant championship.

Back in July, the Yankees and the Twins had a battle that went into extra innings, ultimately handing New York the win 14-12. However, it shows what a formidable opponent Minnesota is for the dynasty. Aaron Boone, the head coach for the Yankees has said of the July meetings that the Twins are a beast of a team. The Twins refer to the Yankees as a dragon they have to slay. The series between the two looks to be one of beasts and dragons. And you thought the “Game of Thrones” was over.

“We’ve got to play our best baseball. Period. End of story,’’ said Brian Cashman, Yankees’ General Manager. “Do everything in our power to find a way to get past them. We’re really excited for the opportunity. Our first step in this process was to win the division so we didn’t have to deal with the wild-card issue. That’s Phase I. Phase II is to try to find a way to get through this series. They happen to be our opponent and they’ll be a handful.’’

With the New York Yankees having such favorable odds when it comes to the World Series compared to the Minnesota Twins, they could very well be the first team to win three out of five and advance to the Pennant series. Game One starts on October 4 in the Bronx. Based on their July meetings, it’s sure to be a slugfest you won’t want to miss.

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Can The Yankees Sweep The Orioles In Game Three?

Christina Monroe — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:43:12 +0000

The New York Yankees are in first place in the AL East with a 9-win advantage over the Tampa Bay Rays.
While the team remains in first place in their division, they have had over 24 of their players on the Injured List this season.
New York is favored third to win the World Series with +425 odds, their current record is 74-39.

NEW YORK – The New York Yankees have hit their stride with a 7-game winning streak but can they extend it to 8 and sweep the Baltimore Orioles? The Yankees will face the Orioles for the last game in their 3-game series and are looking to land their second sweep in a row.

New York beat Baltimore 9-4 last night in Camden Yards. The Orioles have not had the best season thus far with a record of 38-75 and would like to avoid another loss tonight. Left-hander James Paxton will be starting on the mound for the Yankees. Paxton has not been displaying his best performances as of late, winning 1 of his last 6 games. However, that 1 win was in his last game where the Yankees beat Boston 4-2. His overall ERA is 4.61 with a 6-6- record. His pitching stats when it comes to playing Baltimore are 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA.

Starting for Baltimore is another lefty, John Means, with an ERA of 3.12 and a record of 8-6. Means is coming fresh off of the IL, sitting out his last two games with bicep soreness. He won 1 out of his last 3 games before being benched with an injury. This season, Means has had a total of 78 strikeouts. Paxton has had 123 strikeouts.

SportsBettingNewYork.com thinks the Yankees have certainly stepped up to the plate when it comes to their batting performances. Six separate players have managed home runs since their winning streak began. Despite multiple athletes on the IL, New York is proving their head coach Aaron Boone correct when he said they are savages.

Baltimore will host the Yankees in the last game of the series tonight at 7:05 pm ET. The game will be televised by both MASN and the YES networks. New York is favored to keep their streak alive with odds of -260. The Orioles have been given odds of +220 to walk away with at least one win.

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Yankees Sweep Red Sox 7-4 Despite Multiple Injuries

Christina Monroe — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 16:40:18 +0000

The New York Yankees presently have 16 players on their IL.
Every time a player gets off of the IL another player goes down with an injury.
So far this season, at least 25 individual players have been on the IL for New York.

NEW YORK - Even with injuries, the New York Yankees seemed to have gotten their mojo back when it came time to face the Boston Red Sox in a 4-game series. The last time the Yankees faced the Red Sox at Fenway, their pitching staff allowed a massive amount of points to make the scoreboard. The Yankees got their redemption against the Sox with this series.

New York’s last sweep of the Red Sox in Yankee Stadium happened 10 years ago which also happened to be the last time the Yankees won the World Series. With 16 men down, this was no small feat. The Yankees remain number one in the AL East with a record of 72-39.

“The greatest strength of this team is its ability to overcome adversity and just keep pushing forward,” said outfielder Mike Tauchman.

Who’s Your Daddy?

The Yankees beat the Red Sox 7-4 on Sunday night, creating the 4-game sweep. Boston pitcher David Price received chanting from the stadium while he was on the mound. The crowd chanted “Who’s your daddy?” over and over as the Yankees were closing in on their 4th win.

“A sweep is hard against any team, especially a four-game sweep, and especially against these guys," said pitcher J.A. Happ. "Any time you can put a little distance between teams in our division, it’s huge. We played well here."

The Yankees have not had an AL East title in 7 years. Their current record has put them in eyeshot of winning the pennant. New York has +240 odds to win the American League pennant. Their odds of winning the World Series are +400. SportsBettingNewYork.com thinks if they continue to play this well with so many being injured, they could take it all the way when their players heal up.

"We've still got a job to do and a lot of season left to play; a lot of baseball to play in October,” said outfielder Aaron Judge.

The New York Yankees will face the Baltimore Orioles tonight at 7:05 pm in Baltimore. The game will be televised by the YES network. The Yankees are favored to win with odds of -240 while the Orioles have odds of +205. Hopefully, New York can keep up the momentum from their wins against Boston and get themselves even closer to a World Series shot.

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CC Sabathia Placed On IL, Yankees To Start J.A. Happ

Christina Monroe — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:25:51 +0000

Pitcher CC Sabathia has been dealing with knee inflammation for the past 6 years.
The New York Yankees have +333 odds to win the 2019 World Series.
Their odds to win the AL pennant are +160.

NEW YORK – The New York Yankees have more woes to report with their pitching staff. Left-handed pitcher CC Sabathia has been placed on the Injured List for 10 days after experiencing a knee inflammation. Sabathia is 39 and expected to retire at the end of the season. While he’s been placed on the 10-day list, there’s no exact timeline as to when he will return.

The Yankees 4 game series with the Boston Red Sox came with 4 losses and a ton of runs. Their worst showing was their first game where they lost by 16 runs with the final score being 3-19. In the last 7 games, New York’s bullpen has given up an astonishing 73 runs to their opponents. In the last month, the pitching staff has averaged an overall ERA of 7.09, the second-worst averaged ERA in the MLB.

The Bullpen Needs Help

Veteran Sabathia is just the latest gut punch for the Yankees pitching team. In the last 8 innings he’s pitched, he’s given up 6 home runs and 11 earned runs. These innings took place between two games where he was the starting pitcher. He has no been able to pitch for longer than half of a game without needing relief in his last few outings.

“We’ve been the reason why we’ve been losing games,” said Sabathia of his fellow pitchers. However, pitching coach Larry Rothschild believes he is the reason for his players’ poor performance.

“It’s my responsibility to get it right,” said Rothschild.

The New York Yankees are in 1st place in the AL East with a record of 67-38 so far this season. That’s 7 more wins than the Tampa Bay Rays who are in 2nd place. While the Yankees will undoubtedly have a chance at postseason play given their record and the season being halfway over, SportsBettingNewYork.com knows they’ll need a squad of pitchers that can get them there.

The Arizona Diamondbacks will face the New York Yankees on Tuesday, July 30th at 7:05 pm ET. The starting pitcher for New York will be LHP J.A. Happ who has an ERA of 5.23 and an 8-5 record for the season. The game will be broadcast on the YES Network.

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Yankees Catcher Austin Romine Turns Pitcher In Red Sox Game

Christina Monroe — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:16:27 +0000

Catcher Austin Romine was awarded the “Heart and Hustle” award by the Yankees last season after pitching for the first time.
He became the second player in history to embrace a second position as a pitcher and play in a postseason game, infielder Cliff Pennington of the Toronto Blue Jays was the first.
Romine is the Yankees second-string catcher as their starter is Gary Sanchez.

NEW YORK – The New York Yankees put catcher Austin Romine on the pitcher’s mound during Thursday night’s game against the Boston Red Sox. This action showcases how much the Yankees are in need of a whole new squad of pitchers. Romine began pitching during the eighth inning of the game when the Yankees were down by a whopping 13 runs.

SportsBettingNewYork.com learned this is not the first time that Romine has been utilized as a pitcher. He threw against the Red Sox last year in postseason play. In that game, the score ended 16-1 for the Red Sox. Thursday night’s game had a similar result. In his one inning of pitching, Romine allowed Boston to score three more runs for a game-ending total of 19-3.

The starting pitcher for the game was Masahiro Tanaka. Tanaka who holds an ERA of 4.79 allowed 7 runs to be scored in the first inning alone. He allowed 16 runs to be scored before Romine was put in and allowed 3.

“I am not sure at this time why I wasn’t able to get outs, a lot of disappointment,” said Tanaka. “We have been relying a lot on the relievers. You go into the game wanting to go long and give them a bit of a break and it actually turned the other way around so there is a lot of disappointment.’’

The New York Yankees have a current record of 66-36 for the season. They are number one in the AL East. They will face off against the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park for round two, tonight at 7:10 pm ET. The game can be viewed on the NESN network. For tonight, they will have LHP James Paxton who holds a 4.20 ERA as their starting pitcher. The New York Yankees are the favorite to win with odds of -129 while the Boston Red Sox have odds of +109 for Game 2.

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Forbes Lists Two New York Teams In Top Ten Most Lucrative Franchises

Christina Monroe — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 19:18:53 +0000

In 1973, George Steinbrenner bought the New York Yankees for $8.7 million.
In 1989, the Dallas Cowboys were bought by Jerry Jones for $140 million.
No NHL teams made the list for the Forbes top fifty.

NEW YORK – Forbes magazine has listed the top fifty franchises worldwide in terms of their worth. Seven of their top ten teams are within the United States.

Reigning in supreme are the Dallas Cowboys who have an estimated worth of $5 billion. It’s no surprise that the Cowboys are ranked number one as they’re known as “America’s Team” and their fans are diehard, regardless of their season records. Last year, the Cowboys finished first in the NFC East with a record of 10-6. They gained access to postseason play and edged out the Seattle Seahawks for the Wild Card 24-22. For the NFC Divisional game against the Lost Angeles Rams, they lost 22-30.

The Other Teams In The Top Ten

The New York Yankees clinched the second spot on the list with a worth of $4.6 billion dollars. Like the Cowboys, the Yankees have the love of their fanbase in their corner. They are known as “America’s Team” when it comes to baseball. With 27 World Series titles and 40 AL Pennants, they are definitely a talented bunch, no matter what era they’re in. They are presently number one in the AL East with a 64-35 record. The Yankees currently have odds of +350 to win the World Series.

Going across the globe, Real Madrid, a soccer club out of Spain has a worth of $4.24 billion. Los Blancos as the team is known by their fans has a worldwide following. Many people in the United States with Spanish roots cheer for their family’s homeland team.

The fourth franchise is another soccer team out of Spain, Barcelona. They are worth $4.2 billion dollars, slightly under their neighboring Real Madrid players. La Barca and Los Blancos are rivals in their country. It’s like that New York Mets, New York Yankees type of rivalry. While the baseball teams take part in a “Subway Series” these soccer teams play in “El Clasico” for bragging rights.

In fifth place are the New York Knicks worth an estimated $4 billion. The Knicks have been playing basketball in New York for 73 years. In those years, they have won a total of two Championship titles, the last one in 1973 and eight conference titles, the last in 1999. The Knicks finished 15th in the Eastern Conference for the 2018-2019 season with a record of 17-65. SportsBettingNewYork.com know their worth is due to the sheer amount of love that New Yorkers have for their home team.

Manchester United is worth $3.81 billion and comes in as the sixth most profitable franchise in the world. Those in England and all over the world love their “footie.”

The New England Patriots and all of their Tom Brady gloriousness are in seventh place with a worth of $3.8 billion. The Patriots have been a solid team throughout the Brady era, adding to their overall appeal and worth.

In the eighth, ninth, and tenth place spots on the list are all teams from the state of California. The Los Angeles Lakers have a worth of $3.7 billion, the Golden State Warriors are worth $ 3.5 billion, and the Los Angeles Dodgers come in at number ten with a worth of $3.3 billion.

Each of these franchises within the top ten are from various sports and countries. However, the bulk of the top fifty is comprised of NFL teams. The reason that the NFL is the most lucrative sport of any franchise is due to the amount of money that comes from contracts with television networks. Each team can bring in more than $250 million a year in just television deals.

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New York Yankees Betting Odds May Get Boost From Injured Players Returning

Hasan Nabulsi — Tue, 28 May 2019 20:42:21 +0000

New York Yankees currently sit on top of the AL East
James Paxton, Didi Gregorius, and Dellin Betances are all likely to return to the Yankees line up soon, according to the team’s manager.

New York – After a slow start to the 2019 MLB season, the New York Yankees now find themselves on top of the AL East and poised to make some noise later in the season. This will be especially true when some of their key players return to the lineup.

Yankees manager, Aaron Boone recently gave updates on behalf of Dellin Betances, James Paxton, and Didi Gregorius, two of which have been out all season with an injury.

Earlier this week, Betances was able to throw 25 fastballs from the mound in bullpen session prior to the Yankees 5-2 victory over the Padres.

“I actually saw when he was doing his exercise out of the training room and I think he was really encouraged by how he felt,” said Boone.

Betances has been out all season due to inflammation in his right shoulder and was previously shut down by the team. But, the recent session has encouraged the team to believe he could possibly make a return in June.

When it comes to Paxton, it seems that his timeline for return could come sooner. The left-handed pitcher was able to throw 55 pitches in a simulated game last Friday in the team’s Tampa training complex.

Paxton, who has been out since May 4, 2019, due to inflammation around his MCL, will wear a knee brace once he returns to New York this week. “Hoping that he’s in line now to join the rotation,” said Boone.

Gregarious seems to be getting back into the rhythm as well after missing all season from Tommy John surgery. He is expected to join Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre early this week and stay for only a week before he makes his return.

International betting site Bovada, likes the Yankees chances to go far even without these players return.

The Yankees, who started the season as one of the favorites to win the 2019 World series, are currently set at (+500) betting odds to do just that. The Yankees are also favored to win the American League East at (-160) betting odds.

The team currently has the third highest winning percentage in the entire MLB and SportsBettingNewYork.com thinks the return of key players should only help to maintain that elite status in the league if not bolster the teams betting lines.

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