Archive for April, 2012
New York Yankees: Top 3 Turn and Burns in Recent »
Michael Pineda lost velocity on his fastball, Pineda lost control of his pitches, Pineda is injured and will miss the first month of the season.The news suddenly got worse and worse, and Yankee fans are outraged that they traded away their top prospect for "damaged goods."The New York Yankees have been on the wrong end of some lopsided trades and [...]
New York Yankees Shut out Los Angeles Angels with an »
After a difficult start to the season, being swept by the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Yankees are heating up after sweeping the Baltimore Orioles and an exciting win at their home opener against the Los Angeles Angels.Fans were treated to a great day, with Alex Rodriguez hitting an historic home run that tied Ken Griffey Jr. at 630. One more home [...]
Alex Rodriguez: Yankees Star Deserves Praise for »
Alex Rodriguez had a great day in the New York Yankees home opener against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday afternoon. He went 3-for-4 with a home run, which happened to be the 630th time he has gone deep in his career. That total ties him with Ken Griffey Jr. for fifth on the all-time list, 30 behind Willie Mays. Everyone has their own [...]
Robert Andino and Russell Martin Exchange Words After »
In the first game of a three-game set at Camden Yards, the Yankees took home the win on Monday, 6-2. The game featured a pleasant performance from Ivan Nova en route to the Yankees' first win of the young season.The most interesting part of the game may have happened after the final pitch was thrown, though.Russell Martin exchanged heated words [...]
New York Yankees: Derek Jeter Isn’t Going »
As he gets older, the questions about Derek Jeter's viability as the New York Yankees shortstop will continue to arise. Unless, of course, he can continue to play at a high level like he has thus far in 2012.In his first four games in 2011, Jeter was 2-for-14, and that led to a bad month of April that saw the Yanks' shortstop hit .256 at [...]
Why Some Yankees World Series Wins Are More Valuable »
In 1968, the New York Yankees won 83 games and lost 79, which is a .512 winning percentage. They finished in fifth place, 20 games behind the first place Detroit Tigers and 17 ½ game ahead of the 10th place Washington Senators. In 2006, the St. Louis Cardinals won 83 games and lost 78, which is a .516 winning percentage. They won the [...]
New York Yankees: Andy Pettitte a Step Closer to Bronx »
While the New York Yankees began their 2012 regular season Friday, Andy Pettitte has begun his spring training.The 39-year-old announced he was coming out of retirement in mid-March, which was already a month through spring training, so it was pretty well known Pettitte wasn't going to start out with the Yankees in April.Pettitte pitched in Monday [...]
New York Yankees: Derek Jeter Steps Up and Leads »
The New York Yankees were able to stop the bleeding after going 0-3 by beating the Baltimore Orioles Monday night, 6-2.Derek Jeter led the Yankees to their first win of the 2012 season by going 4-for-4 with four hits.Starting pitcher Ivan Nova had a solid outing in his first start of the season, striking out seven with no walks and giving up a [...]
New York Yankees: 3 Things to Take Away from the First »
The last time the Yankees got off to an 0-3 start was 1998, a season in which they won the World Series. The magical thing about baseball is that there are 162 games in a season, and plenty of time to make a turnaround.On Monday night, the Yankees picked up their first win against the Baltimore Orioles; Nova went seven strong, Mariano closed [...]
New York Yankees: Hiroki Kuroda’s Shaky Debut »
It's easy for the Hiroki Kuroda doubters to come out in full force after his shaky debut with the New York Yankees, but realistically, you can take very little from any starter's first outing of the season. If first starts were everything, CC Sabathia wouldn't be that good. New York's No. 2 starter went 5.2 innings, allowing six runs (four earned) [...]