The New York Yankees have placed left-hander CC Sabathia on the 15-day disabled list with a right adductor strain, reports Marc Carig of the Newark Star-Ledger.He reportedly first felt pain in the area in the fourth inning of Sunday's start against the New York Mets. After going for an MRI, it was revealed that he indeed had a Grade 1 strain in the region.Thankfully for the Yankees, Sabathia is expected to miss just two starts. This would put him in line to start right after the All-Star break.In his place, ...
June seems to be the month when the New York Yankees put it all together. Their offense is blasting home runs, the bullpen is holding down leads, and the starting pitching is dominating opposing teams.In the month of June, the Yankees have only lost five games out of 23 games so far. Some may think this hot streak is a fluke and that the Yankees can't keep it up throughout the summer. I believe otherwise.Going into June, the Yankees didn't know what to expect.Hiroki Kuroda had as many good games ...
With the mid-point of the season close at hand and trades already being made (Kevin Youkilis), the watch is on as to who the New York Yankees may attempt to acquire for the second half run.It has been no secret that GM Brian Cashman's philosophy is that a team can never have too much pitching. The 2012 Yankees certainly reflect that strategy as they entered the season with at least six legitimate starters.Now that we have completed nearly three months of the campaign and pitchers have settled into their roles, ...
As we near the midpoint of the MLB season, the New York Yankees sit in their familiar spot atop the AL East standings, with a mark of 45-28, four games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles.While the Yanks have been red hot as of late, and much of the credit needs to go to their pitchers. Their starters have been great and a bullpen that has lost Mariano Rivera for the season and his apparent replacement, David Robertson, for stretches, has been outstanding. The lineup has been hit hard by age and ...
The hidden ball trick has gone to the ultimate level. When New York Yankee outfielder Dewayne Wise did not catch the ball after going over the short wall in an effort, the umpire Mike DiMuro ruled it was a fair catch. The Wise guy faked the notion that the ball was in his glove and quickly trotted off the field, having ended the inning. It was Yankee chutzpah at its most Bronx cheering best. Alas, a fan had the ball, not Mr. Wise guy. The umpire, to his chagrin, threw ...
The New York Yankees are the most successful baseball team in history, and the franchise's all-time All-Star squad could take on any grouping of Hall of Famers in a Field of Dreams fantasy scenario.At almost every position on the field, they had one of the all-time greats, from Babe Ruth to Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio to Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford to Mariano Rivera.Go ahead, take your pick from this lineup.C: Yogi Berra, Bill Dickey1B: Lou Gehrig, Don Mattingly2B: Tony Lazzeri, Robinson Cano3B: Alex Rodriguez, Graig NettlesSS: Derek Jeter, Phil RizzutoLF: ...
In yet the latest call that will undoubtedly reignite the instant-replay debate, an umpire has missed—nay, blown—a call whose level of clarity and obviousness rivals that of Tim Welke's missed call in Colorado for the biggest missed call of the 2012 MLB season.To say that third-base umpire Mike DiMuro's missed call in New York Tuesday night was incorrect may be a bit of an understatement. After all, according to The Star-Ledger, DiMuro admitted not actually seeing the full play before signaling out on a Dewayne Wise running catch attempt as ...
Ever since I started writing the Retired Numbers Series, I have simultaneously been looking forward to and dreading covering the Yankees.I’ve been looking forward to them because of their interesting history and their long list of candidates to see numbers honored.I’ve been dreading it because of the sheer volume of players to cover. Even then, there are good things about their volume; a small part of me would like to see them run out of numbers below 100 in my lifetime, just to see a player eventually wearing 100. Begin Slideshow
You can credit the Yankees' recent surge to interleague play. You might argue that the long ball has paved the way to the team's rise to the top of the American League East and the best overall record in the league.And you have to tip your cap to the pitching staff, where the starters have been consistent and pitching deep into games while the bullpen has thrived despite the loss of Mariano Rivera.For our money, however, the biggest reason the Yankees are streaking is Robinson Cano. He is the their ...
The New York Yankees stand atop the American League East as July is right around the corner and although it's still early in the season with the second half yet to be played, the Bombers aren't going to get knocked off their first place pedestal anytime soon. It's true the Bombers are living and dying by the home run in 2012, but that's something that isn't likely to affect them until October. The same goes for the Yanks' horrid average with runners in scoring position as a team. There's no ...