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Johnny Damon Gets His World Series Ring »
The Yankees were presented with their World Series rings on Opening Day with former Bombers Jerry Hairston Jr. and Hideki Matsui on hand to get their rings. Melky Cabrera and Eric Hinske, now with the Braves, got theirs from Hairston; Chad Gaudin and Edwar Ramirez, now with the A’s, got theirs when the Yankees went to Oakland; and Xavier [...]
Yankees Notes: Park, Johnson, Betances, and an IFA »
The Yankees lost a tough one yesterday as their bullpen blew a close lead given to them by Phil Hughes who held the Orioles to just one run despite not having his best stuff. It’s a tough way to watch a team lose, but that’s baseball. Here are some news items: Nick Johnson didn’t start yesterday even though he was expected to, [...]
Game 19: Seriously? Yanks’ Lose to MLB-Worst »
Thought this first series against the Baltimore Orioles would be a breeze? Perhaps not. The Yankees fell short to the O’s 5-4, behind staff ace Kevin Millwood and to the dismay of a shaky Yankee bullpen. The first inning and a half went quickly. Luke Scott led off the O’s second with a single to left, followed by a Ty Wiggington [...]
Yankees’ Core Four Gets Sports »
The “Core Four” of the Yankees, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, and Andy Pettitte (as if I needed to tell you) got on the cover of Sports Illustrated and let me be the first to say, that is a sweet ass cover. That being said, I don’t have much else to say about the cover. Sure it’s cool, but after about 30 [...]
Curt Schilling Blasts Javier Vazquez on ESPN Radio »
Curt Schilling, former Red Sox ace, current ESPNBoston analyst went on ESPN Radio’s “The Herd with Colin Cowheard” and blasted Yankees starter Javier Vazquez as somebody who can’t pitch in New York or the American League. Schilling on Vazquez not being good enough for the AL: “I never ever thought the move to New York [...]
Video of the New York Yankees at the White House »
Here is a video of the Yankees meeting President Barack Obama at the White House in front of an absolutely packed house yesterday. The video starts with a speech from Obama, in which he said nothing but great things about the team. The Yankees manager Joe Girardi then presented Obama with a signed no. 27 jersey. They didn’t give him no. 44 [...]
Yankees-Orioles Series Preview: New York Road Trip »
The New York Yankees will wrap up their nine-game road trip with a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles. It’s been a start to forget for Baltimore so far this season, as they sport a 3-16 record after their first 19 games. Baltimore’s offense is mostly to blame, as they’ve averaged only a measly 3.26 runs per game, [...]
New York Yankees, Javier Vazquez: Next Start Might Be »
Yesterday I wrote that New York Yankees hurler Javier Vazquez could turn around the fans that weren’t on his side with a pair of strong performances this week. He needed a win Sunday to soften the home fans leading up to his next home start this Saturday, but instead he’s only given the boo-birds more ammunition and probably even [...]
Joe Girardi Makes More Questionable Moves as Yankees »
It’s April 26, and the Yankees have dropped their first series of the season—not bad. The problem is that for the second time in a week the team’s manager, Joe Girardi, has made a couple of questionable moves that may have cost the Yankees the game. First Questionable Move The first one may be his insistence on using [...]
Yankees’ Prospect Christian Garcia Gets Tommy »
According to Josh Norris, Yankees prospect right handed pitcher Christian Garcia has undergone Tommy John surgery for the second time in the past four years. Garcia is actually one of the most talented pitchers the Yankees have in the minor leagues. He’s even been compared to Phil Hughes favorably. The problem is that he has suffered [...]