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New York Yankees Video: Don’t Miss »
Yesterday was indeed a weird day for the Yankees. First there was Alex Rodriguez ’s run-in with Oakland pitcher Dallas Braden after he stepped on the mound returning to first after a foul ball, then there was a triple play, and all of this happened in just barely over two hours. Yes, a Yankee game lasted only two hours and seven minutes. Oh, [...]
Alex Rodriguez Vs. Dallas Braden: Who Can Be the King »
Alex Rodriguez: Age 34, 585 career home runs, .305 career batting average, three-time MVP Dallas Braden: Age 26, 14-21 career, 4.68 career ERA Rodriguez off Braden career: 3-for-6, HR On Thursday, Alex Rodriguez hit a single off Dallas Braden. Robinson Cano followed and fouled off a ball during the at-bat. On the foul ball, Rodriguez went from [...]
The Sad Case of Ex-New York Yankee Eric Duncan »
Most astute baseball fans can list several first-round draft picks that failed to live up to expectations. Their careers could have been derailed by drugs, alcohol or sex addiction. In some cases, their style of play may not have worked at the minor league level. Other times, they are just mismanaged. One case will always stick out to Yankee fans, [...]
Can Nick Johnson Ever Really Slump? »
I think I’ve probably visited Nick Johnson ’s baseball reference page 100 times already this season. It’s really a thing of beauty. We all knew he would walk a lot, but I’m not sure anyone predicted what he’s done so far. Going into Thursday’s game, he had a league-leading 18 walks. We’re nearing the end [...]
Notes and Quotes: More on Hughes, the Bullpen, and the »
Things are going as well as you could ever hope for the Yankees this season. They have won each of their first five series this season, the first time they’ve done that since 1926, and are sitting in first place with an 11-3 record. They also have their ace, CC Sabathia , on the mound today as they try to go for their seventh win in a [...]
New York Yankees Pitcher Phil Hughes Tosses Seven »
New York Yankees starting pitcher Phil Hughes took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Oakland Athletics Wednesday night, but his no-hit bid was spoiled by the A’s leadoff hitter Eric Chavez who reached on an infield single. Hughes struck out the next batter for his career high 10th strikeout of the game and the Yankees went [...]
Brian Cashman Gives Xavier Nady World Series Ring »
Earlier in the day I wrote about former Yankee pitchers Edwar Ramirez and Chad Gaudin getting their rings yesterday and I wrote that the Yankees really haven’t let everyone know when they’ll be getting their rings. I certainly wasn’t foreshadowing anything, but earlier today Xavier Nady got a nice surprise when the Yankees [...]
Notes and Quotes: Javier Vazquez, Joba Chamberlain, »
Good evening Bronx Baseball Daily readers. Some of you might have noticed our lack of updates this morning. First, we didn’t have a game recap because the Yankees' West Coast trip is hard to stay awake for and, in an effort to stay up late last night, I accidentally caused myself to sleep in today. Also, we had some server issues this [...]
Edwar Ramirez and Chad Gaudin Presented with World »
Not all of the former Yankees could fly in during opening day’s ring ceremony to be with the team like Jerry Hairston Jr. did, but the Yankees have made an effort to reach out to a couple of former Yankees. Before yesterday’s game, the Yankees presented right handed pitchers Chad Gaudin and Edwar Ramirez, both now with the Oakland [...]
Yankees Notes: PED’s, Oakland’s Tough »
The Yankees are back in action as they start off a West Coast road trip tonight. That means late games. It also means that Javier Vazquez is back in action. Luckily for him he is on the road so he will get a chance to get away from the fans whose expectations have gone through the roof. Apparently, he tweaked his mechanics this week, so [...]