Archive for June, 2010
Game 61: Yankees vs. Astros – A-Rod Day-to-Day »
Regular Season Game 61 Yankees vs. AstrosYankee Stadium - Bronx, NYGame Time: 7:05 p.m.TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 176 Here are the lineups:YANKEES (37-23)Derek Jeter SSCurtis Granderson CFMark Teixeira 1BRobinson Cano 2BNick Swisher RFJorge Posada DHFrancisco Cervelli CRamiro Pena 3BKevin Russo LFPitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (7-1, 2.47 [...]
Alex Rodriguez: Good New After VIsit to the Doctor »
After Alex Rodriguez left the game yesterday with a tight groin muscle, everyone feared the worse because it was a muscle near the same area where he had hip surgery. So, A-Rod went back to see Dr. Ahmad, the doctor that operated on his hip today, and he got good news : tendinitis in his hip flexor, not in the area he had surgery. Tendinitis is [...]
3-3 Road Trip Leaves Yankees Looking for Answers »
The Yankees can't wait to get back to the Stadium tonight, where they are 19-7 on the season. The road however has been a very different story so far, with the Yanks being only 18-16 away from the big ballpark in the Bronx. Their most recent road trip made three game stops in Toronto and Baltimore with New York going 3-3 along the way. But it [...]
Yankees-Astros Series Preview: New York Completes Easy »
The Yankees have gone 9-4 since opening a stretch of 16 games against mostly sub-.500 teams on May 28. Now, they have come to the end of Easy Street with three contests versus the Astros. With tougher Interleague matchups coming up against the Phillies, Mets and Dodgers this month, New York will look to capitalize on its final easy series before [...]
A-Rod Will See Doctor After Leaving Game Early »
Alex Rodriguez didn’t even get an at-bat last night, when the Yankees pinch hit for him in the second inning with Ramiro Pena of all people. After the game, A-Rod said that he left because of his groin, that he injured last week, was stiff. There was no pain, but it was stiff. Here is more from Chad Jennings : “It’s hard to [...]
New York Yankees: Why Would They Trade for Cliff Lee »
There was a recent NY Post report by columnist George King ,which portrayed the New York Yankees as being interested in the services of left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee of the Seattle Mariners. Lee is an outstanding pitcher, one of the top five pitchers in baseball. The report states that Seattle expects the Yankees to attempt to obtain Lee, with [...]
The Two Sides of A.J. Burnett »
Call him bipolar if you would like. Just in baseball terms, A.J. Burnett can be considered a bit bipolar this season. We have been witnessing two very different sides to the Yankees' pitcher. Burnett seems to be a different pitcher on the road than he is at Yankee Stadium. The numbers are glaring. If we could pitch A.J. during home games only, he [...]
No Sweep For Yanks As They Fall 4-3 To O’s »
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N.Y. Yankees 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 Baltimore « 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 x 4 8 0 WP: J. Arrieta (1-0) LP: A. Burnett (6-4) SV: D. Hernandez (1) Losing to the Orioles is embarrassing, and I'm sure a lot of you are pissed out there. I was too, but after taking [...]
Former Top Prospect Dellin Betances Returns »
Once highly touted pitching prospect right-handed Dellin Betances pitched in his first game last night since he had elbow surgery nearly a year ago. He started for the Single-A Tampa Yankees. His line: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO, 1.50 ERA. Coming off of surgery, the walks are the most impressive thing, but he did unleash one wild [...]
2010 MLB Draft Results: Yankees Draft Pick Profiles, »
If you haven’t noticed yet I have been running posts on each of the players the Yankees drafted this week. There are 50 of them and I’m going to try to do as many as I can. I might start doing them out of order at some point too. So far we have the first eight draft picks up and I have at least four more on deck for today. The common [...]