Archive for May, 2010
New York Yankees Should Look To Posada For DH »
By Larry Barnes | Yankees 'n More There are reports that the Yankees, in the extended absence of Nick Johnson, will turn to Juan Miranda to be the designated hitter. Of course, they will also use the spot to get some of their veterans the proverbial "half-day off," as they are tonight with Alex Rodriguez.We like the idea of looking from within to [...]
Regular Season Game 38: Yankees vs. Red Sox, Chan Ho »
Regular Season Game 38 Yankees @ Red Sox Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY Game Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 176 Here are the lineups: YANKEES (24-13) Derek Jeter SS Brett Gardner CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez DH Robinson Cano 2B Francisco Cervelli C Marcus Thames RF Randy Winn LF Ramiro Pena 3B Pitching: RHP Phil Hughes [...]
New York Yankees DH Nick Johnson To Have Surgery: »
Players often fail to live up to their reputations when thrust into the bright New York spotlight. In this case, the Yankees got exactly what they paid for when they signed designated hitter Nick Johnson. Ken Rosenthal, FOX Sports senior baseball writer, is reporting that the fragile Johnson will undergo right wrist surgery [...]
Rosenthal: Nick Johnson Will Have Surgery »
This tweet comes from Ken Rosenthal : "Sources: Yankees' Nick Johnson to undergo surgery on right wrist Tuesday. Likely out until July." Here's a little more from Ben Shpigel : “This is not a quick fix,” Manager Joe Girardi said. “This is going to be a while.” Johnson said he would have the surgery “probably [...]
New York Yankees: What Home Field Advantage? »
What Home Field Advantage? Al "Bud" Selig, the erstwhile Commissioner of Baseball, has seen to it that the league that wins the all-star game gets the home field advantage in the World Series. Most "experts" and also the real experts—the fans—subscribe to the belief that the home team has an advantage. They subscribe to that [...]
Yankees-Red Sox: New York Enters with Pitching Edge »
The Yankees took two of three against the Twins over the weekend but lost the finale in stinging fashion when Mariano Rivera gave up a grand slam in the eighth inning. New York will have to bounce back from that blow quickly, though, as it welcomes the archrival Red Sox to Yankee Stadium for a quick two-game set. The Bombers (24-13) have [...]
Why Skipping Javier Vazquez Could Create Problems for »
When the Yankees decided to skip Javier Vazquez against the Red Sox two Fridays ago, I didn’t love the idea. It seemed like an overreaction, and it also didn’t seem like the way to build a pitcher’s confidence. Now, here we are 10 days later, and Vazquez is being skipped again. This time it’s because of last week’s [...]
New York Yankees-Minnesota Twins: Joba and Mo »
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Minnesota « 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 9 0 N.Y. Yankees 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 WP: N. Blackburn (4-1) LP: J. Chamberlain (1-2) SV: J. Rauch (10) Well, that was quite a shock, wasn't it? With the Yankees winning 3-1, this game headed to the eighth, and the [...]
The New York Yankees’ Possible Outfield Remedies »
Let's face it, despite the team's recent success, the New York Yankee outfield isn't looking too promising right now. At the start of the season, the Yankee outfield was seeing great production out of both Curtis Granderson and Nick Swisher. Unfortunatley, both of these players have been cut down with injuries. According to a recent update from [...]
Twins-Yankees: Jason Kubel’s Slam Stuns Yankees »
Facing another series sweep in the Bronx, the Twins pulled off some magic usually reserved for the Yankees. Jason Kubel’s two-out, eighth-inning grand slam off Mariano Rivera powered Minnesota to a 6-3 win over New York Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. With the win, Minnesota ended a 12-game losing streak in New York. The Twins had not [...]