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State of the Yankees: One Third of the Way Through »
The book Moneyball is many things to many people, but one of the things I took away from the book that I always liked was Billy Beane’s way of looking at the season. He broke it down to three parts, the first two months where you evaluate your team, the next two months where you try to make improvements through trades and such, and the final [...]
Yankees Well Represented in All-Star Voting »
Major League Baseball is turning their All-Star game into a joke. A few years ago they bored us to death until the game ended without a winner. Since then they have done some things to try to get fans excited by the game again. The first thing they did was to make the game count by giving the victorious league home field advantage in the World [...]
The New York Yankees Could Get Kanekoa Texeira Back »
According to Larry Stone of the Seattle Times , the Mariners have designated former Yankees reliever Kanekoa Texeira for assignment. They now have 10 days to trade Texeira or let somebody claim him off of waivers. Here is what Stone had to say of the Texeira move: "Texeira is a bit more surprising. My feeling is that as long as you’ve [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Pettitte, Jeter, Posada, and »
Hello Bronx Baseball Daily readers. I hope you had a good Memorial Day weekend. The Yankees did as they beat the Indians three times in four games. Andy Pettitte and Alex Rodriguez lead them to an 11-2 victory yesterday. Here are some notes: Pettitte earned his 199th win as a Yankee. Only Whitey Ford (236) and Red Ruffing (231) had more. Derek [...]
New York Yankees-Baltimore Orioles: Javier Vazquez Key »
Starting Pitchers RHP Javier Vazquez (3-5, 6.86) v. LHP Brian Matusz (2-5, 5.76) RHP Phil Hughes (6-1, 2.70) v. RHP Brad Bergesen (3-3, 5.96) LHP CC Sabathia (4-3, 4.16) v. RHP Kevin Millwood (0-5, 3.89) Notes * At the time I posted this I could not find a single preview for even the first game of the Yankees and Orioles series that was [...]
What Do the New York Yankees Do With Joba Chamberlain? »
Throughout Joba Chamberlain’s late season struggles last year many fans and pundits insisted that it was because the Yankees were messing with him too much and that he was not pitching ‘where he belonged’ in the bullpen. Well, the Yankees haven’t been messing with him and he’s been in the bullpen, even further, [...]
Video of David Huff Hit by a Line-Drive from Alex »
Cleveland Indians lefty David Huff was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and the ball ricocheted all the way to the right field corner. The hit caused both teams and a full stadium worth of fans to hush as Huff was tended to. He was loaded on to a stretcher and taken off the field. He gave the fans [...]
David Robertson Leaves Game with Back Injury »
Yankees reliever David Robertson left today’s game in the middle of the 7th inning with what they’re calling a mild lower back strain. This injury is no doubt the result from a line drive that Twins catcher Joe Mauer hit Robertson in the back with last week. Initially Robertson said the Mauer’s line drive didn’t hurt him [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Hughes, Cano, Sanit, Posada, »
Phil Hughes and Robinson Cano lead the Yankees to a 8-2 victory over the Indians. Here are some notes: Hughes (6-1, 2.70) started off the game by striking out five batters. His line: 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 K. Cano went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and a walk. His average: .351. 30-year-old Amaury Sanit (1-2, 8.69), who has been pitching for Triple-A [...]
Yankees Nick Swisher Engaged to Joanna Garcia »
According to Lia Eustachewich of the NY Daily News, Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher has gotten engaged to his girlfriend actress Joanna Garcia. Here is more from the Daily News: Nick Swisher told reporters Friday he’s been engaged to “Privileged” actress Joanna Garcia since May 19. The news came just before Swisher hit a [...]