After numerous vague injury reports, Yankee outfielder Brett Gardner was scheduled to for elbow surgery in late July, which would effectively end his season. With the appearance of team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad's surgical kit, the 2012 Yankees would have to deal with even less speed on an aging team.However, manager Joe Girardi and his trusty binder told reporters Gardner’s campaign might not be just over. Apparently, they are considering bringing back the 29-year-old strictly as a pinch-runner. “We need to get him on the field in some spikes in ...
Last night's 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays could not only be pinned on an ineffective start by C.C. Sabathia, but one can also look no further than the manager as to who was responsible for the key setback.This season has been a series of high peaks (a 20-7 June record) and deep valleys (5-7 in September so far) for the "Bombers." In each case, manager Joe Girardi has been a responsible leader in either giving credit to those contributing wins, or accepting blame for the frustrating losses.Yesterday's game ...
FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal listed the managers who might be in trouble come the end of the season in a column posted this morning. Among the managers on his list were Jim Leyland of the Detroit Tigers (in the last year of his contract), Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels, embattled Bobby Valentine of the Boston Red Sox, underachieving Ozzie Guillen of the Miami Marlins, Manny Acta of the swooning Cleveland Indians and Fredi Gonzalez of the Atlanta Braves. But at the top of Rosenthal’s list? The New York Yankees’ ...
The New York Yankees have lost the last four games that CC Sabathia has started. Of all the stats that can be broken down during the Yankees' slide, none illustrates why they have dropped 10 games in the standings more than that.The Yankees need to be able to hand the ball to Sabathia and get a win. Instead, Sabathia has not shut down the opposition and is not the stable arm that manager Joe Girardi can count on to give the bullpen the night off.He has not been terrible in ...
Friday night's game did not go according to plan for the Yankees.Coming off a series where they took two out of three against the Boston Red Sox, the Bombers had their ace on the mound in CC Sabathia pitching against the Tampa Bay Rays.The Yankees needed to get their homestand off on the right foot with the Baltimore Orioles, who they are tied with in the A.L. East for first place, off playing the Oakland A's.Luckily for the Yankees, the Orioles lost, because they were no better, losing 6-4 in ...
The New York Yankees have experienced their fair share of vitriol during their long and illustrious history. But now a controversial Taiwanese anime website called Next Media Animation (NMA.tv) has taken the term “Yankee hater” to a whole new level. In a recent YouTube video, "2012 New York Yankees Season Headed off the Rails" NMA used brutally vivid imagery to describe the Yankees' difficult second half. From NMA: Last year the Boston Red Sox suffered an epic meltdown, dropping 20 of 27 September games and losing out on a Wild ...
What's going to happen with the New York Yankees if they don't make the playoffs?That's not a question that has to be answered yet, of course. It might not have to be answered at all. The Yankees are tied for first place in the AL East with the Baltimore Orioles. Consequently, they're also tied for one of the AL wild-card playoff spots.However, that cluster atop the AL East and wild-card standings also means that the Yankees could get squeezed out of the postseason picture. That's not a universe we're accustomed ...
Up until last night's game, the New York Yankees had the longest stretch of games (26) without a winning streak of any first place team in MLB history. Truly unbelievable. The tendency in New York is to feel that the sky is falling— though lately, it's hard to blame Yankee fans for being a bit down on their team. The Yankees inconsistent play has left many wondering if they're going to the postseason or playing themselves out of it. Two straight victories in Boston help to calm some fears, but ...
It’s official: There’s a serious race for the American League East pennant. Surprised? After having a commanding hold on the division throughout much of the summer, the Yankees have entered a downward spiral. But their fall from the top wasn’t fast and wasn’t quite expected. With a tumultuous second half full of injuries and losses, the Yankees have found themselves trying to squeeze out of this tight race. But how did they get there? It seems like only weeks ago, the home run derby was on television and the Yankees ...
During this week, the landscape of the New York Yankees starting rotation changed.Ivan Nova returned off the DL, taking Freddy Garcia's spot. Andy Pettitte will return from a two-month ankle injury and will take David Phelps' spot.However, on Thursday night at Fenway Park, Phil Hughes took the ball for the Yankees, who needed to win to stay tied atop the A.L. East with the Baltimore Orioles, and gave them a magnificent performance.In fact, given the circumstances of where we are in the season, I'd be willing to say Thursday night may ...