Archive for May, 2012
Phil Hughes Remains in New York Yankees’ »
Phil Hughes was just about on the edge of being removed from the New York Yankees' starting rotation upon the return of Andy Pettitte tomorrow, but after a great start against the Seattle Mariners, Hughes will keep his spot. Against Seattle, Hughes went 7.2 innings, allowing one run on six hits with four strikeouts and left two [...]
Andy Pettitte: New York Yankees SP Returns to the »
New York Yankees fans will have a renewed enthusiasm about the 2012 MLB season on Sunday afternoon, as veteran Andy Pettitte will return to the mound at Yankee Stadium after a brief retirement came to an end by signing a one-year minor league contract on March 16. Las Vegas oddsmakers are expecting the betting public to hammer the [...]
Maris and Mantle: Back-to-Back and Wall-to-Wall Home »
The New York Yankees were hosting the Chicago White Sox for a twi-night doubleheader on July 25, 1961. The second-place New Yorkers trailed the Detroit Tigers by one game. The fifth-place White Sox were 13 games behind despite having a respectable 50-47 record. Whitey Ford (17-2) faced Frank Baumann (7-7) in a battle of left-handers in the [...]
New York Yankees: Raul Ibanez Has Been the $1.1 »
When Jorge Posada retired from the Yankees after the 2011 season, there was a lot of question marks surrounding the designated hitter spot.At first, Jesus Montero was penciled in to be the DH. That was until he was traded to the Mariners in the Michael Pineda deal.The Yankees wanted to go with a temporary solution for the spot. Johnny Damon, [...]
New York Yankees: Watch Jesus Montero Make the Bombers »
Jesus Montero says, "I got ya trade right hea!" to the New York Yankees in his first game back in the Bronx with the solo homer seen here. Of course, Montero was the Yanks' prized prospect whom they traded to the Seattle Mariners for Michael Pineda and a throw-in of Jose Campos. Pineda had season-ending surgery, and Campos has just [...]
New York Yankees: Robinson Cano Is the Hottest Hitter »
Robinson Cano is hitting everything right now for the New York Yankees and is easily one of the hottest hitters in Major League Baseball at the moment. Over his last five games, Cano is 12-for-20 (.600), with two home runs and eight RBI. His latest great game was at the expense of Seattle Mariners starter, Felix Hernandez. King Felix [...]
New York Yankees: Are Seattle Mariners GM’s »
Just when you thought that nobody in Major League Baseball would ever feel bad for the New York Yankees, especially their injuries, Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik broke the mold. Zduriencik's feelings were in regards to Michael Pineda's injury, according to Mike Mazzeo of ESPN.com: "I feel bad for Brian, and I feel very bad for [...]
Rafael Soriano Will Close Because the Yankees »
Joe Girardi thinks that he didn’t tip his hand when he used Rafael Soriano to close out the final game of the series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Girardi is an excellent baseball man and can spot talent: Soriano will be given more chances to be the New York Yankees' closer. Forget about Dave Robertson leaving his role as the set up man. [...]
New York Yankees Demote Eduardo Nunez to Triple-a »
In a somewhat surprising move, the Yankees have chosen to demote super-utility player Eduardo Nunez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to make room for Eric Chavez, who is coming back from the 7-day disabled list after suffering whiplash and a possible concussion.The Yankees want him to play second base and shortstop regularly in the minors to [...]
Joe Girardi Is Right to Not Name a Closer to Replace »
Last week, Yankees Universe was shaken by the news that Mariano Rivera tore his ACL while shagging fly balls in Kansas City. For the first days after the injury, Yankee fans reminisced about Mo’s greatest moments and wondered whether they would ever see him pitch again. Rivera announced that he would come back, and now the season must go on. [...]