Archive for May, 2010
Yankees-Tigers: New York Blown Out of Detroit in »
On a windy day in Detroit, the Yankees were shut out for the second time in the past three games as Justin Verlander dominated them in a 6-0 loss on Thursday. The Tigers ace allowed just four hits and struck out four in 6.2 scoreless innings as he outdueled CC Sabathia, who was touched up for six runs on nine hits in six frames. New York's offense [...]
Yankees-Tigers: Verlander Silences Yankees in Series »
Justin Verlander pitched 6.2 scoreless innings, and Miguel Cabrera and Brennan Boesch homered to lead Detroit to a 6-0 triumph Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park. The Tigers won three of four from the Yankees in a series that featured three shutouts. New York was shutout twice in a series for the first time since May 11-13, 1999 against the [...]
MLB News and Notes: Rays Best Team in Majors and Leake »
The Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in baseball right now with a 24-10 record. The Rays just completed a very successful West Coast road trip, as they won six of the nine games on the trip. They are only a half game ahead of the New York Yankees in the standings though. The Rays have very good hitters and a great pitching staff. They have a [...]
Why We Owe Yankees an Apology on Phil Hughes, Joba »
I don't like admitting that I'm wrong. I put admission of error somewhere between getting a Novocaine-free root canal and being the Jim J. Bullock center square of a human centipede. But right is right, and it's starting to look like that's exactly what the Yankees were when it came to their handling of Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain. Wednesday [...]
The New York Yankees’ Selfish Players »
In my rant about Dallas Braden ’s Alex Rodriguez comments the other day , I talked about the perception that Rodriguez is a selfish player. This conversation continued into the comments. Fast forward to last Friday night’s Red Sox game. Josh Beckett started for Boston. Everyone by now knows that Beckett has a cantankerous [...]
New York Yankees Call Juan Miranda Up From Minors »
Yankees Minor League first baseman Juan Miranda would probably be in the Major Leagues if he were on at least 15 other teams around baseball, but he’s a Yankee and stuck behind Mark Teixeira. It did make for interesting news the other day when he was almost called up only to find out that it was outfielder Greg Golson who was called up [...]
New York Yankees: Why Francisco Cervelli Will Have To »
Let me start off by saying this: I love Francisco Cervelli. I love his game, love his heart. He calls a better game than most guys who have been around much longer than him, and boy, is he swinging a hot bat right now. But no matter how much I love Cervelli, he will have to wait his turn to be the New York Yankees' full-time backstop. Because for [...]
Nick Swisher Day-to-Day with Injury »
Dan mentioned this in his game recap last night, but I thought I’d explain in a little more detail . Nick Swisher left last night’s game in the eighth inning when an old biceps injury flared up. He initially felt something in his arm a few weeks ago, but thought nothing of it because it went away so quickly. He re-aggravated the injury [...]
New York Yankees Sign Tim Redding »
According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post , the Yankees have signed right-handed pitcher Tim Redding to a minor league contract. Redding was released by the Rockies earlier this week. He was pitching for their Triple-A affiliate this season. In five games he had a 1-1 record with a 4.32 ERA in 25 innings. He last pitched in the majors for the New [...]
Phil Hughes Making Spring Competition Seem Silly »
Back in Spring Training , the Yankees put Phil Hughes into a competition with other pitchers like Joba Chamberlain , Sergio Mitre, and Alfredo Aceves. The four pitchers competed to see who would be the Yankees fifth starter. Obviously Hughes won the job and since then, he is making it seem like there never should have been a competition. It's [...]