Yankees: Tropicana Field beat down starts tonight

Joe Maddon (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Following winning yesterday’s double header against the Cubs, the New York Yankees land in Tampa on a four game winning streak to face their divisional rival Rays.

This series is a big one not only because Tropicana Field, the dome home of the Rays has not been the friendliest place to the Yankees over the last few years. It is the Rays themselves, who have been a problem for the Yankees since 2010.

Since winning the 2009 World Series, the Yankees have gone 32-41 vs. the Rays, and 14-22 at the Trop. The last 22 games the Yankees have only won six.

Still even with all the recent miseries at the Trop, I do believe the Yankees team can take this series from magical skipper Joe Maddon and his Rays if they win tonight.

Why?

CC Sabathia vs. David Price.

Yes, the match-up doesn’t have nearly the same ‘two CY Young winners facing off’ mojo as years past, but not because of Price.

Fact is the Trop has been Sabathia’s nemesis well before his 2013 reality check.

As the last time Sabathia earned a win at the Trop was on April 10, 2010, and he has gone 0-8 since. (more…)

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