As spring training begins to gain a head of steam and players continue to work toward getting into baseball shape, injuries also begin to pile up.It happens to every team in the sport at one point or another, but injuries, both major and minor, are as much a part of the game as pitching and hitting. It was the Yankees turn to be bitten by the injury bug on Tuesday night, as Nick Swisher was forced to leave a game against the Pirates after his third inning at-bat.The injury is ...
So, aside from a two-run shot against him in the second inning, Phil Hughes looked pretty impressive today. He had the breaking ball working, the velocity was pretty good and he put in five quality innings of work today against Tampa Bay. As things stand today, you have to imagine Hughes has the fourth or fifth spot in the rotation. After that, Freddy Garcia has probably ‘earned’ a spot as well, but it’s more likely Michael Pineda will get it. The reason I say this is because of what Pineda did ...
As long as there is a trade market, the New York Yankees will never be finished trying to perfect their roster as such a feat is nearly impossible in Major League Baseball. But with an abnormal amount of depth in their starting rotation and a few players on their contract years, New York has plenty of options should they find any player on the trading block attractive. Say, Matt Cain, Cole Hamels or perhaps a top prospect? Wishful thinking, of course, but it doesn't change the fact that the Yankees ...
Ralph Terry, relying primarily on a fast ball and slider, had retired the first 17 San Francisco Giants batters. Visions of Don Larsen, who had pitched a perfect game against the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956, danced in the minds of New York Yankees fans. But not for long.
Giants pitcher Jack Sanford, a right-handed batter who finished his career with a .158 batting average, stepped in to face Terry. He promptly lined a clean single into right-center field to end the dream.
The Yankees had scored a run in the top of ...
Most of the sports world was crushed when it was reported that reporting hottie Kim Jones was pursuing other opportunities outside of YES network...but those frowns quickly turned upside down when it became clear that another spark plug was set to grab the reins.SNY reporter Meredith Marakovits, an enticing beauty from Pennsylvania, has gotten the call and is set to bring her talents to the Big Apple, where she will cover the always entertaining Yankees clubhouse.But who is this glamorous new arrival? We have yet to be properly introduced, and ...
In 1952, Bobby Shantz won 24 games for the Philadelphia Athletics. He was voted the American League's MVP. The next few seasons, Shantz suffered arm problems, winning only 13 games from 1953-56. Then he was traded to the New York Yankees. On Feb. 19, 1957, in a 13-player trade with the now Kansas City Athletics, the Yankees acquired Shantz, Art Ditmar, Clete Boyer and others in exchange for Rip Coleman, Milt Graff, Billy Hunter, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, Irv Noren and Jack Urban. General manager George Weiss took a chance that paid ...
It is possible that the New York Yankees have the most complete team going into 2012. They are solid all-around, and it is World Series or bust.In order for the Yankees to succeed, each player on the roster must pull his own load.Here is a look at each player on the Yankees and the best and worst-case scenario for them in 2012.Begin Slideshow
Last week, we all learned the exciting news of New York Yankees starter Andy Pettitte coming out of retirement to pitch for the Yankees in 2012.It's caused a buzz in New York and down in Tampa, Fla., where the Yankees are in the middle of spring training, preparing for the upcoming season.We all have wondered who might get bumped from the rotation when the season gets going on April 6 against the Tampa Bay Rays.Will it be Freddy Garcia? Maybe Phil Hughes? Or maybe Michael Pineda begins the season in ...
How many times have we been told that Andy Pettitte used Human Growth Hormone? How many times have we been told that when Andy Pettitte used Human Growth Hormone it was not on baseball's list of banned substances? That's what I thought. The media are famous for telling part of the story. "In 2002 I was injured. I had heard that human growth hormone could promote faster healing for my elbow," Pettitte said. The year was 2002. HGH wasn't banned until 2005. Pettitte's use of a complex amino acid chain, ...
When Herb Pennock learned that the Boston Red Sox had traded him to the New York Yankees, he and his wife danced a jig. With the Yankees from 1923-33, Pennock was 162-90 (.643) with a 3.54 ERA, a 114 ERA+ and a 1.335 WHIP. Pennock was never an ace. He lacked a good fastball which forced him to develop three curve balls and to use "junk" and guile to win.He rarely was matched up against the opposition's best or even second-best pitcher. He and Walter Johnson were in the American ...