In 2011, New York Yankees’ shortstop Derek Jeter met the big mark—he reached 3,000 hits, punching his ticket as a first-ballot Hall of Famer. In 2012, Jeter has been padding his resume, reaching multiple less-heralded, but still notable, career milestones. With the season still nascent, he has reached 1,000 walks, 500 doubles and, most recently, 10,000 at-bats. It started on April 28 against Detroit Tigers’ rookie pitcher Drew Smyly. In the bottom of the third inning of that mid-afternoon matchup, the 37-year-old shortstop patiently waited as the count rose to ...
The New York Yankees were expecting to welcome back left fielder Brett Gardner sometime this week after spending time on the disabled list with a bruised elbow and a strained arm muscle, but Marc Carig of the Star-Ledger tweets that we won't see Gardner until the end of May:
Girardi says Gardner will miss 15-25 days.— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) May 11, 2012
Although we're not yet sure as to what the "little setback" entails, manager Joe Girardi told ESPN NewYork's Kieran Darcy that: "It's in the muscular part, it's not where the ...
It's just one blown save. Calm down. The New York Yankees had a one-run lead against the Tampa Bay Rays going into the ninth inning. On the mound was the team's closer. He was unable to close out the final inning, though, and the Yankees would go on to lose to the Rays. No, I'm not just referring Wednesday night's matchup between the two American League East teams, in which David Robertson was on the mound. It's also the exact same scenario that happened to Mariano Rivera on Opening Day this ...
The New York Yankees took a 1-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays into the top of the ninth at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night.In situations like those, we're used to seeing Mariano Rivera come in and shut the door without issue. But since he's on the disabled listed for the foreseeable future with a torn-up knee, David Robertson had to come in and do the honors.He failed.Robertson quickly coughed up the Bombers' 1-0 lead. He started by giving up back-to-back singles to Sean Rodriguez (.213 hitter) and Brandon Allen ...
The Tampa Bay Rays (20-11) and New York Yankees (16-14) will close out a three-game American League East series on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:05 ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers have established the Yankees as minus-145 home favorites, while the total is currently 8, but facing downward pressure in the market.New York certainly learned that life without closer Mariano Rivera is going to have its up and downs after suffering a 4-1 loss on Wednesday, with former setup man David Robertson allowing four earned runs ...
The news has gotten worse for Mariano Rivera, when it was discovered that, along with a torn ACL, he had a blood clot in his calf.That discovery has apparently made Rivera contemplative, and he has re-opened the possibility that he could retire after previously remaining adamant that he would return.And that's certainly troubling for the New York Yankees, who have lost the air of late-inning invincibility they've had for the past 16 years with Rivera as the closer.From Bill Madden of the New York Daily News:
Wednesday night was not so ...
We're just about two weeks away from Memorial Day weekend, which is typically a good time to step back and evaluate exactly where your baseball team is or where it's headed.Questions abound for New York Yankees fans.Do you like what you see in the Bronx? Do you like the team that Brian Cashman put together for 2012? Are you content with some of the moves or non-moves Joe Girardi makes in a typical ballgame?Are the Yankees getting too old? Or is all this concern and worry for nothing because in ...
It's interesting how fast things can change.Roughly two weeks ago, the New York Yankees were riding high from beating their hated rivals the Boston Red Sox. They were on a roll and things seemed like they were going to come together for the team.Now, the Yankees lost Mariano Rivera for the season, the offense depends on the 37-year-old Derek Jeter and the rotation is not as deep as it was supposed to be. Don't forget that they're third in their division. Even the Baltimore Orioles are ahead of them. Plus, ...
Tuesday was an exciting day for New York Yankees fans, as general manager Brian Cashman announced that Andy Pettitte was officially returning to the team after a year in retirement and would start Sunday's game against the Seattle Mariners.The anticipation for Pettitte is understandable. He's one of the "Core Four" that restored the Yankees to greatness during the past 15 years. He's one of the best pitchers the team has had in recent memory, winning 203 games over 13 seasons in pinstripes.But is putting Pettitte in the starting rotation at ...
Let the "the Yankees need to go outside of the organization for a closer" debates begin.David Robertson was shaky in his first save of the season on Tuesday night against the Rays, but he completely failed to record the save on Wednesday night.David Phelps, in the second start of his career, let up zero runs in five innings.The combination of Boone Logan, Cory Wade and Rafael Soriano then held the Rays scoreless until the top of the ninth, when Robertson entered with a 1-0 lead.Robertson proceeded to allow four runs, ...