New York Yankees starting pitcher Phil Hughes had another frustrating outing, going just 2.2 innings against the Rangers on Wednesday.The Rangers gave Hughes a solid beating early in the game, from which he was not able to recover.Hughes gave up three runs early in the third inning, and he hit two batters in that inning. He had hit just four batters in the last two seasons, indicating that he has lost control of his pitches.Yankees manager Joe Girardi plans to give Hughes more opportunities on the mound in an attempt ...
Wow. . .can you believe we are only a month into the 2012 MLB season? There have been ups and downs…Numerous injuries to pitchers…The witnessing of historical feats, both good and bad…And the too old playing like they are too young.It has been insane.Can’t think of a greater time to be a baseball fan.
RANKING TEAM COMMENTS
1 Texas Rangers Keep on winning; took a series from Yankees.
2 Los Angeles Dodgers Proving themselves, but real test this weekend.
3 St. Louis Cardinals
World Champs still ...
Who has had enough of Phil Hughes?Well, the New York Yankees certainly haven't had enough, which is a real concern.Hughes proved once again against the Rangers to be a liability on the mound, but this doesn’t seem to faze skipper Joe Girardi as he told Mark Feinstein of the NY Daily News this after the game:“We believe he can do it and I know he believes he can do it. But right now, sometimes the ball’s running back a little, he’s leaving the curveball up, the cutter’s sometimes not getting to where he wants to ...
With the 22nd pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, the Cleveland Browns chose quarterback 28-year-old Brandon Weeden from Oklahoma State.Weedon posted a ridiculous senior season at Oklahoma State, leading the team to an 11-1 record and a trip to the 2012 BCS Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.He broke school records in total attempts, completions, yardage and touchdowns. In 12 games, he completed 379 of 522 passes for 4,328 yards.He even led the team to victory in the Fiesta Bowl over Stanford and No. 1 overall pick Andrew Luck.With Colt McCoy's ...
Before the start of the 2012 season, the New York Yankees traded catcher Jesus Montero to the Seattle Mariners for pitcher Michael Pineda. I expected the Yankees to make a significant push for Yu Darvish after he was posted, but that didn't happen.Pineda struggled to find his velocity in spring training and showed up overweight. Now he's been shut down for a while.Still, acquiring the 23-year-old was the Yankees' most significant move in a long time. Whether the trade proves to be good or bad is still up in ...
Mickey Mantle won the Triple Crown in 1956, batting .353 with 52 home runs and 130 RBIs. My brother and I often heard some of our friends that didn't exactly root for Mantle or the New York Yankees claim that Mantle usually hit home runs when the Yankees were well ahead or far behind. Baseball-Reference has posted data that allow us to discover if that claim is true. The Yankees opened the 1956 season in Washington. In his first at-bat of the season, Mantle hit a two-out home run against ...
If you're a fan of the New York Yankees, the best way to show your allegiance is to wear a Yankees cap.If you must, you can also boast about the team's 27 world championships. Just don't be surprised when your audience responds by rolling his/her/their eyes.Maybe these things aren't enough for you. Maybe you don't want people to just see that you're a Yankees fan. Maybe you want people to be able to smell your Yankees fanhood.Wait, what?Yup. You can now smell like a Yankees fan. According to the New ...
On Tuesday night in Texas, two natives of Japan will match up when the Yankees’ Hiroki Kuroda takes the mound against the Rangers’ Yu Darvish. Here’s Kuroda (via The LoHud Yankees Blog): “This is not a one-on-one game,” he said. “It’s the Rangers against the Yankees. I’m going to do as much as possible so that our team is going to win. … I try not to think about (the hype in Japan). I don’t want to make it any bigger than it is.” And it’s not that big. It ...
New York Yankees prospect Jose Campos had been nearly unhittable in his three starts prior to Sunday's start against West Virginia.Campos did not factor in the decision—the River Dogs came back from a 3-0 deficit in the bottom of the ninth—but he still pitched very well.In six innings of work, Campos allowed two runs on eight hits and one walk. He struck out five.Sixty-one of his 88 pitches went for strikes.In 22 innings this season, Campos owns a K/BB ratio of 23/5. That's something you like to see from a ...
As we’re now nearly 20 games into the minor league baseball season, there are a slew of notable players who are on fire at various levels. Earlier today, I identified some of the hottest pitchers throughout the minor leagues. But for every pitching prospect off to a blistering start, there's one who has struggled mightily to begin the 2012 season. So, here's a look at some of the more disappointing pitching performances at Double-A, High-A and Low-A to open the 2012 season. Triple-A Dellin Betances, RHP, New York Yankees 4 ...