The New York Yankees will welcome Johan Santana and the New York Mets on Friday to Yankee Stadium for the first game of the Subway Series, and it will be Santana's first start since his no-hitter on Friday, according to Wallace Matthews of ESPN.com.
Johan Santana to make first start after no-hitter vs. Yanks Friday night— wallace matthews (@ESPNNYYankees) June 4, 2012
So can Santana have a repeat performance of his no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals?It's doubtful. In fact, the best Santana could possibly hope for would be to make a ...
UPDATE (6:13 PM ET): The New York Yankees have selected Matthew Snyder, 1B, Ole Miss, with the 10th Round, 337th pick of the MLB First-Year Player Draft. It's been 20 years since the New York Yankees drafted a skinny, unassuming shortstop out of Kalamazoo (Mich) Central High School.That shortstop, Derek Jeter, would become the face of the Yankees' franchise and lead them to five World Championships.When the 2012 First-Year Player Draft opens up at 7 p.m., ET Monday, the Yankees will undoubtedly be looking towards Jeter as an ideal archetype for ...
We are a little over two months into the 2012 baseball season, and it has already been a very up and down year for the boys in pinstripes.Although the team is 29-24 and just 1.5 games behind the first place Tampa Bay Rays, I think most Yankees fans would consider this year to be a disappointment so far.The offense is just now starting to come around behind the sudden resurgence of Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira, and who knows where the Bronx Bombers would be if Derek Jeter wasn't having ...
New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera did not envision the end of his career hauled off on a stretcher at Kauffman Stadium Kansas City. It would be a closing completely unworthy of the greatest relief pitcher in baseball history. The road back from rehabilitation will be arduous if Rivera is to toe the rubber again and resume his dominance in the American League. It would be understandable if the 42-year-old Rivera chose not to put his body and mind through the rigors of training. Maybe he is more justified in ...
So far in 2012, Phil Hughes has been the biggest question mark in the New York Yankees' starting rotation. Sure, every arm has struggled in the Bombers' starting five, but Hughes has been the worst. It's been so bad that New York is even picking their preferences as far as potential trade targets, and according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com, one of the names that has popped up is Chicago Cubs starter, Matt Garza. Of course, there wouldn't be a need for general manager Brian Cashman to make such a deal—one which would cost the Yankees quite ...
Earlier this week, we all found out that the Yankees are targeting Matt Garza of the Chicago Cubs.With the pitching staff having some questions hanging over it, Yankees GM Brian Cashman would prefer to trade for Garza over Milwaukee Brewers starters Zack Greinke and Shaun Marcum, which was reported by CBS Sports Jon Heyman.In my last story about this situation, I had stated that I think it would be a great move to land Garza, as it wouldn't be just a rental; by landing Garza, the Yankees would have control ...
Lou Gehrig passed away 71 years ago today, June 2, 1941. A study released on Aug. 17, 2010 created speculation about the cause of Gehrig’s death. 12 athletes that suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) comprised the study's sample. It was discovered that three of the 12 had symptoms similar to those of Gehrig, who died from amyotophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS is rare. About 6,000 individuals in the U.S. are diagnosed with it each year. Individuals that suffer from trauma to the head and brain develop symptoms similar to ...
The New York Yankees and Washington Nationals reportedly had talks earlier in the season regarding one of the Nationals' starting pitchers, says Josh Norris of the Trentonian Blogs.The deal would have involved infielder Eduardo Nunez, Single-A left-hander Nik Turley and an outfielder from Charleston. The outfielder would likely have been either Ben Gamel or Kelvin DeLeon, as Mason Williams and Tyler Austin appear to be untouchable at this point.In return, the Yankees likely would have received Edwin Jackson.Although there are no reports confirming that exchange, it makes sense logically.The package ...
Left-hander Casey Crosby made his major league debut on Friday night against the Yankees and, unfortunately for him, it didn't go as planned.Crosby, who was trying to become the fourth lefty in the last 30 years to beat the Yankees in his major league debut, fell victim to the Yankees big bats.Crosby lasted just 3.1 innings, allowing six runs on four hits and four walks.After a bases-loaded walk to Derek Jeter in the second inning, Curtis Granderson touched up Crosby with a grand slam deep into the right field seats.The ...
One of the most beautiful things about baseball is watching undrafted ballplayers emerge from relative anonymity to help their big clubs to victory.If Yankees second base prospect Ronnier Mustelier keeps hitting the way he has been, he may very well achieve the same. A late-bloomer by big-league prospect standards, this 27-year-old has excelled at every minor league level since defecting from Cuba in the summer of 2011. At 5'10", 210 lbs., Mustelier has displayed a smooth compact swing and patient approach at the plate in making his march toward ...