Phil Hughes threw three scoreless innings today in a 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins.In his three innings of work, Hughes allowed one hit, one walk and struck out one batter.After a dreadful, injury-filled 2011, Hughes is battling with Ivan Nova, Freddy Garcia and Michael Pineda for the one of the final three spots in manager Joe Girardi's starting rotation.He bounced back nicely from his first start of the spring when he struggled against the Pirates, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits in 1 1/3 innings pitched.Girardi has ...
The Yankees’ rotation was the biggest weakness on the team last season. Phil Hughes fell victim to a dead arm and A.J. Burnett floundered through another sporadic season. Players like Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia came back from the dead to perform well far beyond their prime. The same success could not be counted on going into another year. The Yankees were able to fix that hole in the offseason. With the additions of Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda to tighten the rotation, one of the Yankees’ biggest weaknesses has ...
The New York Yankees were busy bees this offseason, and as a result, they look considerably stronger at the start of the 2012 season than they did at the end of the 2011 season.The most important thing the Bombers did this offseason was upgrade their starting rotation. They traded for young fireballer Michael Pineda and signed innings-eater Hiroki Kuroda. They also traded A.J. Burnett, which is addition by subtraction.Whereas in recent seasons it was all too easy to complain about the Yankees' starting pitching, there's very little about this rendition ...
Roger Maris looked straight into baseball writer Joe Reichler's eyes. With what Reichler described as a slight sneer, Maris told him, "I was born surly and I'm going to stay that way. Everything is tough in life." In 1961, Maris was referred to as an angry young man. On occasions, even some New York Yankees' players called him "the red-necked Roger." Maris admitted that he sometimes was not easy to get along with. New York is unfair, uncaring, brutal, demanding, dictatorial and detached.Maris made the mistake of being a young ...
We will dive into the American League East for our next set of predictions, given that ESPN’s coverage will largely focus on them.The story of the East has been well documented: The Yankees and Red Sox use their tremendous resources to dominate the division, combining to win 12 division championships, eight wild cards and six world championships in the first 13 years of the wild card era. But, in recent years, the payroll-impaired Rays have made runs, winning two of the last four division crowns and snagging the 2011 Wild ...
On Aug. 15, 1991, the New York Yankees were in fifth place in the seven-team American League East Division. Their 51-62 record put them 10.5 games behind the first place Toronto Blue Jays. The last time the Yankees won anything had been 1981. The last time the Yankees won the World Series was in 1978. Although their chances of winning the division in 1991 were slim to none, Yankees management was concerned more with discipline and image than with winning. The Yankees wanted Don Mattingly to get a haircut.. They were ...
The New York Yankees have some depth in their starting rotation as they head into the 2012 season.Manager Joe Girardi has said that he will narrow the rotation down to a five-man rotation, and it is going to be an open competition for the final three spots. With C.C Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda already locked in the rotation, that leaves Ivan Nova, Phil Hughes, Michael Pineda and Freddy Garcia fighting for the remaining spots.But is there really a fight? Are the spots already filled in the mind of the Yankees? Do ...
Throughout the history of sports and specifically the New York Yankees, many athletes have abandoned the health of their own bodies for the sake of winning.However, there have been some who have injured themselves in some of the most asinine ways possible.Recently, Yankees' setup man David Robertson added himself to the illustrious history of dumb injuries. Here's his story, as well as some other notable players who have done the same.Begin Slideshow
In his second start of spring training 2012, Michael Pineda of the New York Yankees showed some control issues against the Atlanta Braves but still made some progress. However, his issues were ones we didn't see in his first start against the Philadelphia Phillies. Pineda didn't make it out of the third inning, and in 2.3 innings pitched, the Yanks' newest acquisition allowed one run on four hits and handed out three free passes to Atlanta. Control was the major problem in Pineda's second start. After not allowing a single walk ...
George Frazier attempted to put his three World Series losses into perspective. After being charged with losses in the third, fourth and sixth games of the 1981 World Series, the New York Yankees relief pitcher spoke to the media. "How many guys get to pitch in a World Series?" Frazier asked reporters. Then he took it down a notch. "How many guys even get to play in the big leagues? I did my best. I'm not ashamed. If I was with St. Louis, I'd have been fishing instead of pitching in ...