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Sherman: Yanks Farm System Needs to Produce Pitchers »
Just one year ago, the crop of pitchers expected to hit the free agent market was pretty impressive: Roy Halladay, Josh Beckett, Cliff Lee, Brandon Webb, among others. But elite starting pitchers are a rare commodity, and teams have been aggressive in locking these guys up. Now that list is just down to Cliff Lee and Brandon Webb. But Webb is a [...]
New York Yankees: Prospect Manny Banuelos Missed Start »
This might be nothing or it might be big, according to Josh Norris of the Trentonian, Yankees top pitching prospect 19-year-old left handed pitcher Manny Banuelos was scratched from his scheduled start yesterday. That could mean he has the flu or it could mean that he needs elbow surgery. Some people were guessing that it could have been a [...]
Game Six: Yankees Improve to 2-for-2 in Rubber Games, »
Game six did not have the same feel early as game five, which had CC Sabathia going into the eighth inning with a no-hitter. This time the Rays got on the board rather quickly, as they scored two runs in the first inning. The Yankees responded in the top of the second with a run of their own after a Curtis Granderson double. After his shaky [...]
CC Sabathia’s Importance to the Yankees: No »
Remember CC Sabathia’s almost no-hitter? Just kidding—of course you do. It was one of the better pitching performances the Yankees have been on the right side of in a while. Well, I found this article by Joe Henderson of The Tampa Tribune that says that good old Joe Girardi would have pulled the Yankees ace after Kelly Shoppach hit [...]
New York Yankees Giving Fans Reasons to Get Excited »
The Yankees have gotten off to a good start so far this season, as they opened up against two tough opponents, the Red Sox and Rays, but still managed to win two of three games from each team to open the season with a 4-2 record. You try to win every series,” manager Joe Girardi said. “That’s our goal going in. I don’t [...]
C.C. Sabathia Flirts With the No-No; New York Yankees »
If you were a Yankee fan watching this game, chances are you didn’t move for a good two or three innings while C.C. Sabathia put together a great rebound performance after his shaky first start against Boston. Actually "great" is probably an understatement, since he went 7.2 innings before allowing a single to Kelly Shoppach (who is now [...]
Sabathia Threw No-Hitter Through 7.2 Innings »
Update : With two outs in the eighth inning, Sabathia lost his no-hit bid on a base hit to left field by Tampa catcher Kelly Shoppach. I know some people might blast me for posting this, but I’m not overly superstitious and I know that nothing I do here in New York is going to change anything going on in Tampa. But if you are not [...]
Phil Hughes Makes Final Extended Spring Training Start »
CC Sabathia is on the mound for the Yankees fifth game of the season today. It is a spot where the Yankees could have gone with their fifth starter, but instead left him, Phil Hughes, down in Tampa to participate in extended spring training. Today was Hughes’ final extended start, and he went six innings striking out “five or [...]
Yankees Notes: Javier Vazquez, Marcus Thames, and an »
Well last night’s game was a debacle, but the Yankees have their ace, CC Sabathia (0-0, 8.44 ERA), out there today trying to right the ship against rookie RHP Wade Davis (0-0, no ERA) and the Tampa Bay Rays. Sabathia was strong in his last start until he fell apart in the sixth inning giving up three runs on two hits and a walk before he was [...]
West versus Rivera: Yankee/Red Sox games too long? »
Recently, umpire Joe West spoke out against the Yankees and Red Sox organizations, saying they play too slow. The comments followed a 10-inning affair that lasted just less than three and a half hours. Some words West used to describe the teams included “embarrassing” and “pathetic.” “They’re the two clubs that [...]