Curtis Granderson of the New York Yankees has been in a slump ever since the All-Star break concluded.The Yankees sit on top of the AL East with a record of 67-46, but if they want to maintain their six-game lead, Granderson is going to have to return to his prior form. He's going to have to pick up his plate production, average and defense if the Yankees want to remain in first place during the chase for No. 28. Begin Slideshow
According to ESPN New York, the New York Yankees are finalizing a deal with right-hander Derek Lowe. With ace CC Sabathia heading for the disabled list, the Yankees need some depth for the rest of August. They will now hand the ball to a pitcher who could not keep his job in Cleveland.At age 39, Lowe is having his second straight season with an ERA above five and mediocre-to-bad numbers across the board.But he has another element attractive to the Yankees. He was a member of the 2004 Boston Red ...
After all these years of spending whatever it took to reach the World Series, the Steinbrenner family is acting as if they had invested with Bernie Madoff.And now their postseason hopes have been jolted by CC Sabathia's elbow injury. We have heard how the Yankees want to reduce payroll to a more modest $185 million, which is fool's gold for most major league teams but represents austerity for them. We have been told that Hal and Hank Steinbrenner do not want to pay millions in luxury tax, which means the days of George ...
The New York Yankees have battled injuries to their starting rotation the entire season, and now their ace, CC Sabathia, is the latest pitcher to fall victim.
Updated on August 12 at 10:00 p.m. EDT
Sabathia is expecting his stay on the DL to be short, per Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com. Here's what the report is saying about the Yankees' ace.
"August 24," he said. "That's the day I'm pitching."
The Yankees ace didn't say "maybe," or "hopefully" or "if all goes well."
Sabathia said he is sure that whatever is ailing his $191 million left elbow ...
**** UPDATE (8:25 p.m.)*****The Yankees will use Derek Lowe out of the bullpen when he arrives to New York on Monday, according to Marc Carig of the Newark-Star Ledger. David Phelps is expected to start in place of CC Sabathia when the Yankees start their series with the Texas Rangers.
Sources: Phelps starts Monday. Lowe expected to be in the bullpen by Monday— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) August 11, 2012
Remember when the Yankees passed on Derek Lowe to sign A.J. Burnett in December of 2008?It's funny how things change in just four ...
Derek Jeter has been writing his name in the history books for a while now, and after a RBI ground-rule double today against the Blue Jays, he found himself there once again. The two-bagger was The Captain's second hit of the game, and it put him at exactly 150 on the year. This was the 17th straight season in which Jeter has reached the 150-hit plateau, tying him with Hall of Famer Hank Aaron for the most all time. Jeter's streak started in 1996, in which he brought home Rookie of the ...
With an American League-best record of 66-46 headed into Saturday’s game against the Blue Jays, the New York Yankees sit atop the American League East with a five-and-a-half game lead over the Baltimore Orioles. As always, with an active roster comprised of All-Stars and experienced veterans, the Yankees seldom rely on young talent during the final stretch of the season. But when the rosters expand on September 1, they will be able to offer their starters extra rest before the playoffs and bolster their bullpen with several promising young arms. ...
Not too many eight-hole hitters are known as run producers. Then again, not too many future Hall of Famers find themselves that low in the batting order. For the Yankees, and Ichiro more specifically, that just happens to be the case. Though he is more accustomed to the leadoff spot in Seattle, the 38-year-old is adjusting rather nicely to his new surroundings, and Friday night's RBI outburst proved just that. Ichiro's big night started in the top of the second with the bases loaded. On a 1-2 count, Blue Jay starter Ricky Romero rared ...
Ever since June 27, when Andy Pettitte suffered a fractured fibula on his left ankle, we've all wondered two things.One: Are the Yankees going to trade for another starting pitcher?Even in fellow Featured Columnist Michael Moraitis' story, he speculated on pitchers that the Yankees could get if Pettitte's injury doesn't heal properly.Well, I think I can safely say that Yankees GM Brian Cashman isn't making any deals this month to pick up another starter.I think he'd rather solve the problem in-house first, which means guys like Freddy Garcia and David ...
On Thursday, Joe Girardi had a meltdown of epic proportions on the field that resulted in the New York Yankees manager being ejected from the game against the Detroit Tigers.In case you missed it, the video of the ejection is below.Say what you want about the call, whether right or wrong, the tirade was just the latest example of what Girardi does so well.The ejection was his third of the season—all coming against the Tigers. I'm not really sure what it is that boils Joe's blood when the Bombers play ...