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NY Yankees Notes: a Mural, an Estate Tax, Arm Bands, »
It was an up and down night for the Yankees last night as they beat the Royals 10-4 , but not before making it interesting as they only blew open the game in the bottom of the eigth inning. Here are some notes: CC Sabathia struggled early allowing three runs and seven base runners in the first two innings, but settled down for the win. His [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Keeping Tabs on Oswalt, Haren, »
According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Yankees have made improving the bench and bullpen their priority, but that doesn’t mean that they haven’t been keeping tabs on starters Roy Oswalt, Dan Haren, and Jake Westbrook. One pitcher whom they aren’t interested in is former Yankee LHP Ted Lilly . This doesn’t necessarily [...]
Stats: Jesus Montero Is So Hot Right Now »
Some of the Yankees executives were upset with the Mariners for backing out of the Cliff Lee trade that would have sent Jesus Montero to Seattle, but it’s starting to look like maybe they should be thanking them instead. Montero is on fire! Here are his numbers for July: 15 G, 50 AB, 14 R, 21 H, 4 2B, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 13 BB, 7 SO, .420 BA, .531 [...]
Yankees Notes: Vazquez, Miranda, Gardner, Curtis, Houk »
The Yankees won an exciting one today. The final score was 10-6, but the Yankees had a 6-0 lead at one point. The Angels came back to make it 6-5, then the Yanks jumped ahead to 10-5, and by that point, there wasn’t enough time for another comeback. Here are some notes: Javier Vazquez was great for four scoreless innings, but his [...]
Yankees Rumor Roundup: Cervelli, Downs, Heredia, Maya »
There are 10 days until the MLB trade deadline and there are lots of rumors, but very little actual news. There have actually been so many rumors that a few have fallen through the cracks. Here they are: Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported that there are many teams that have been interested in catcher Francisco Cervelli. The Tigers wanted him in [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Jhonny Peralta a Bench Option for »
There have been many names connected to the Yankees so far this season, but the only word we’ve gotten from general manager Brian Cashman is that they aren’t close to any deals. The reason they haven’t gotten close to a deal is because teams are just asking for too much for their players. So Cashman appears to be lowering his [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Price for Cody Ross Too »
The Yankees have had scouts watching the Marlins lately as the two teams have discussed a couple of players, but OF Cody Ross is one name that keeps coming up in the papers. According to George King and Mark Hale of the NY Post, the Yankees and Marlins are not anywhere near a deal yet because the asking price for Ross is too high. The Post [...]
Yankees Notes: Hughes, Albaladejo, Jeter, Piniella, »
Phil Hughes got rocked, Jonathan Albaladejo got called up and gave up an earned run, and the Yankees lost 10-2 in the first game of a two game series against the Angels last night. Here are some notes: Hughes has now allowed at least five ER in three of his last four starts. Every home run he’s allowed this year has been at Yankee [...]
Joe Torre Removed Himself From Yankee Past »
This is going to be about Joe Torre and Tim McCarver, but before I even get into it, I should start by saying that I don’t really like Joe Torre. I’m not talking about the man, just the manager. He inherited a great team built by Gene Michael with help from Buck Showalter, and he won a lot of games. As he should have. Once he lost Don [...]
Yankees Pitching Notes: Andy Pettitte, Sergio Mitre, »
The Yankees' starting rotation has been one of their strengths, but lately we’ve seen AJ Burnett leave a game early because of a self inflicted wound and Andy Pettitte limping off the mound. Now, there are real questions to be answered. Here are some notes: Andy Pettitte has a Grade-1 groin strain and is out for 4-to-5 weeks . The Yankees [...]