‘NY Yankees’ Archives
MLB: American League April All-Star Team »
Through the first month of the 2012 Major League Baseball season, there have been many pleasant surprises and great disappointments.In both leagues there is a player with realistic shots at the triple crown: the Dodgers' Matt Kemp and the Rangers' Josh Hamilton. The biggest off-season signing, Albert Pujols, is having one of his worst hitting [...]
New York Yankees: What Yankees Hitters Are on Pace for »
The month of April is officially over and the Yankees have had an interesting start to their season.They are among the top teams in baseball as expected, but most players are not playing as expected. Some hitters had a better April than projected, while some have done worse.Here is a look at the Yankees' hitters statistics in April and what their [...]
Joe Pepitone Caused the Biggest Brawl in Yankee »
Joe Pepitone was blamed for starting one of the most violent brawls in Yankee Stadium history when he charged toward Cleveland Indians' pitcher Gary Bell on Aug. 22, 1963. It wasn't completely his fault. The New York Yankees had defeated the Indians in the opener of a twi-night double header. Pepitone led the way to the 3-1 victory with three [...]
New York Yankees: Hiroki Kuroda Saves the Game to Beat »
The New York Yankees improved their record to 4-0 against the Baltimore Orioles this season, thanks to the effort of starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda.Kuroda pitched well and deep into the game. After throwing a splitter in the seventh that got away from catcher Russell Martin, Nick Markakis broke from third base to capitalize on the error, but [...]
Only 1 More Start Necessary Before Andy Pettitte Can »
Andy Pettitte had his longest start in his comeback attempt on Monday, tossing 96 pitches over 5.2 innings with Double-A Trenton.He didn't see many positive results, though, as he allowed six runs on 10 hits. He did strike out eight in the contest.This is not the first bad outing for Pettitte in his comeback attempt, which isn't necessarily a good [...]
New York Yankees: Andy Pettitte Up and Down in Latest »
On Monday afternoon, Andy Pettitte made his latest extended spring training start in preparation for getting called up to the Yankees in 2012.It wasn't the most memorable start that Pettitte has made while in the minors.Pettitte pitched again for Class A Tampa because his original destination of pitching for Class AA Trenton had inclement weather [...]
New York Yankees: Keep an Eye on Top Prospect Ravel »
The New York Yankees have a good number of solid prospects in development in their farm system, and outfielder Ravel Santana is one to watch.The Yankees signed Santana in 2009 for $145,000, and they got a great deal on an up-and-coming kid with tremendous talent.He is a strong and solid outfielder in the Gulf Coast League who shows potential to [...]
New York Yankees: 5 Predictions for Their 3-Game Set »
The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles will be begin a three-game series on Monday night that will end on Wednesday night.Surprisingly, the Orioles are tied with the Tampa Bay Rays atop the competitive AL East at 14-8. The Yankees, on the other hand, have struggled to pitch well and sit in third place at 12-9.The teams will battle it out [...]
Nine Things We Learned from the Tigers-Yankees Weekend »
Game 1: Yankees 7, Tigers 6 We learned that Justin Verlander is fallible, particularly when pitching in a ballpark which loves being tickled by baseballs that have been hit to right-center field—both Alex Rodriguez and Russell Martin’s shots were heading in that direction when last seen.We also learned that the Yankees bullpen can [...]
Alex Rodriguez Demonstrated Professionalism with the »
Near the end of the 2002 season, Mel Antonen and Cesar Brioso of USA Today evaluated Alex Rodriguez's second season with the Texas Rangers. Rodriguez became only the fifth player to hit at least 50 home runs in consecutive seasons, joining Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Ken Griffey Jr. A-Rod led the league with 57 home runs, 142 RBI and [...]