New York Yankees fans are beginning to get fed up with two players—one because of his play and the other because of, well, himself.Phil Hughes is one of the most inconsistent pitchers in baseball. That alone makes him difficult to watch, as you never know what kind of performance he'll bring with him to the mound on any given night. When he's on, he's one of the more dominating pitchers in the American League East.When he's off, then you can get a performance like the shellacking he received at the ...
As Sports Illustrated boasted on the cover of their 2003 Major League Baseball preview issue, you can't have too much pitching.A full decade later, emboldened by the success of those American League championship seasons, the Yankees are taking the same approach to their current roster.If Michael Pineda continues his rehab path to the Bronx, the franchise will be staring at a surplus of young, cost-controlled starting pitching candidates like David Phelps and Ivan Nova. While either, especially the recently effective David Phelps, could slide into rotations around the sport or ...
By now, the New York Yankees' 2013 story is well-known. When the Yankees set foot into this season's campaign, many baseball experts predicted that the oldest team in the majors would not be able to overcome their numerous injuries and advancing years.
The face of the franchise—and arguably of baseball—Derek Jeter, could not recover in time from his devastating injury during the 2012 American League Championship Series.
First baseman and RBI machine (425 RBI in his first four seasons with the Yankees) Mark Teixeira suffered a partially torn sheath in his wrist while preparing ...
The New York Yankees came off their worst stretch of the season last week: The Rays lit up CC Sabathia, the Mets completely swept the Yankees in an embarrassing four-game set, and the Red Sox yet again took another series in the Bronx. On Monday night, it seemed their fortunes began to turn around. Longtime veteran Andy Pettitte made his return from the disabled list, and freshly returned first baseman Mark Teixeira made his statement.Teixeira lifted his first homer of the season in just his fourth game, a grand slam that ...
The first 63 games of the 2013 season have been a magic carpet ride for the New York Yankees. Despite only outscoring their opponents by a total of 16 runs, the team is 11 games over .500, just one game back of Boston in the loss column and riding a wave of clutch hitting to a 6-0 record against former Cy Young Award winners.Of course, there aren't any guarantees this success will continue over the next 99 contests, leading to another trip to October baseball. In fact, ESPN's current playoff ...
As the New York Yankees continue to grind on towards the All-Star break, their farm system is beginning to see some success.Four players, two of whom are in this top 10 list, were selected to all-star games for their first-half performances.Right-hander Rafael De Paula, who is a starter for the Charleston Riverdogs, and Gary Sanchez, who catches for the Tampa Yankees, were both selected to their leagues' all-star rosters.This kind of news gives the New York front office some peace of mind, knowing that some of their young players are ...
Every New York Yankees fan can agree on one thing: Alex Rodriguez needs to go.While that is the overwhelming opinion of most in the Bombers' universe, there isn't a chance it's going to happen anytime soon.With the exception of the 2009 playoffs in which A-Rod had a monstrous showing that led to a Yankee World Series run, the third baseman has been nothing short of a major headache for the organization, whether it be news about his numerous girlfriends or the ever-evolving case against him in the performance-enhancing drugs department.The ...
The New York Yankees are North America’s most successful team. With 27 World Series titles to their name, the Yankees are a perennial contender, which has drawn both love and hate from fans all over the world.However, for the first time in decades, the 2013 Yankees are being viewed as have-nots. Injuries have crippled a team that has been forced to field a lineup of less-than-marquee names such as David Adams, Chris Stewart and Jayson Nix. The team is missing their captain, their star center fielder and their annual steroid ...
Michael Pineda's tenure with the New York Yankees has been marred by bad decisions and bad luck, but things may finally be turning around for the 24-year-old starting pitcher.According to Andy McCullough of The Star-Ledger (via Twitter), Pineda made his first rehab start since undergoing shoulder surgery last season and it was nothing short of a success:
Final line on Pineda: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K. I believe the run scored after he left the game.— Andy McCullough (@McCulloughSL) June 9, 2013
Pineda's time ...
Make it 250 for Andy Pettitte.The New York Yankees left-hander finally got the 250th win of his career on Saturday, pitching 7.1 innings of one-run ball against the Seattle Mariners to lead the Bombers to a 3-1 victory.He can put that career milestone in the bag. While he's at it, the rest of us now have an excuse to discuss whether Pettitte's career will ultimately be given the most coveted validation baseball has to offer: a ticket to Cooperstown.It's not the simplest of discussions. Pettitte is more a borderline Hall of ...