Twenty-six players have hit at least 50 home runs in a season, but only Babe Ruth, Hack Wilson, Jimmy Foxx and Mickey Mantle batted at least .350 while reaching the 50 mark. Yes, Mantle, not Willie Mays, Hank Aaron or Barry Bonds is in that group. PLAYER HR AVRRuth 54 .376Ruth 59 .378Ruth 60 .356Foxx 58 .364Wilson 56 .356Mantle 52 .353 Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial, Ted Williams, Alex Rodriguez and Albert Pujols never accomplished the feat. Many modern ...
The New York Yankees have suffered injuries to their top-two relievers—Mariano Rivera and David Robertson—and are now left with Rafael Soriano as the closer and an undetermined bridge to get to him.Rivera is lost for the season, but Marc Carig of the Star-Ledger reports that Robertson could be back in late May or early June.While the team will be getting back Robertson in the near future, they are still a little under-manned in the bullpen.Brian Cashman knows there are plenty of trade options available should he wish to pursue them, ...
What on Earth did the Yankees do to enrage the baseball Gods?Did Babe Ruth do something ungodly in the afterlife that warranted the unleashing of ill spirits towards the Yankees? Did Billy Martin fly off the handle once again? Did the great George Steinbrenner break some rules he shouldn't have? I ask because this is the only way I can explain the dog pile of injuries plaguing the Yankees this season. It's not just the rash of injuries that are utterly confusing, it's more how these injuries are occurring. Brett ...
Before the 2012 season, nobody was worried about the bullpen for the Yankees.Now entering the middle of May, it's gone from bad to worse and they might need a little help.Joba Chamberlain suffered a severe dislocation of his ankle, which pushed back his return time.Mariano Rivera tore his ACL two weeks ago and is out for the entire 2012 season.Plus, Pedro Feliciano and David Aardsma are on the disabled list as well, and who knows if either one will pitch in 2012.Now to add to the list, as it was ...
Andy Pettitte took the mound for the New York Yankees on Mother's Day and from that one start alone, it's safe to say Pettitte has a great shot to be this rotation's savior for 2012. After a year off, Pettitte got back on the bump and not only gave Yankees fans a great sense of nostalgia, but hope as well. Here are five reasons why it's already clear Pettitte will be a huge boost for this rotation the rest of the season.Begin Slideshow
2012 has been an up-and-down season for the New York Yankees thus far. Some players have been surprisingly hot, while some have been uncharacteristically cold. The team as a whole has gone on hot streaks and cold streaks as well, usually coinciding with the offense.Players like Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson, Nick Swisher and Raul Ibanez have been red-hot to start the 2012 campaign, and are really the only reason that the Yankees have managed a 20-15 record at this point in the season. The heart of the order has stumbled ...
Matt Snyder of CBSSports.com reports that the New York Yankees announced Tuesday afternoon that reliever David Robertson is being placed on the DL with a strained left oblique muscle.Right-hander Cody Eppley has been recalled, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News.This is just the latest item of bad news for the Yankees, who have been plagued by the injury bug for the past two weeks. Not only did it end the season of the greatest closer of all time, it delayed the return of speedy outfielder Brett ...
The Yankees bullpen is not looking too good right now.First, Joba Chamberlain with the dislocated ankle. Then, Mariano Rivera with the torn ACL,Now, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, David Robertson will be put on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain.Cody Eppley will be recalled from Class AAA-Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in place of Robertson.Robertson was having a great start to the 2012 season with an 0-1 record and a 2.51 ERA in 14.1 innings with 24 strikeouts.After Rivera was shelved for the entire season, Yankees manager Joe Girardi decided ...
The New York Yankees may have left spring training with questions about their starting rotation, but the bullpen was considered a strength.How many teams could afford to have Rafael Soriano, who saved 45 games for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2010, as their seventh-inning go-to guy?With David Robertson in the setup role and Mariano Rivera closing, all the Yankees were hoping for were six good innings from everyone in the rotation not named CC Sabathia.That was then—this is now. Losing Rivera to a torn ACL when he caught his spikes ...
As April has turned into May, the New York Yankees have been hit with a rash of injuries which have forced manager Joe Girardi into piecing together the starting lineup on an almost-daily basis.In spite of those setbacks, the "Bronx Bombers" have managed to remain within one and a half games of the American League East Division-leading Baltimore Orioles. Part of the reason for their success has been the team's bullpen. In riding superb starts to the young season by David Robertson, Cory Wade, Rafael Soriano, and Boone Logan the team ...