The 1981 strike resulted in a strange situation in which the season was split into two halves. The teams that won the first half of the season would meet the team that won the second half in a best-of-five playoff series with the winners playing another best-of-five series for the pennant. The New York Yankees, under Gene Michael, won the first half to qualify for the playoffs. They played poorly in the second half, which did not please George Steinbrenner, who summarily told Michael that his services would no longer ...
Yankee fans were holding their breath when they heard the news on setup man David Robertson.Robertson hurt his foot while unloading boxes at his spring training home in Florida and the New York Yankees were awaiting the news of his MRI.On Friday, the organization could breathe a major sigh of relief, as David Waldstein of The New York Times reported through his Twitter account that Robertson's injury was not a serious one, being a bone bruise.
Girardi says David Robertson has a bone bruise on top of his foot. In boot ...
What do Lefty Gomez and Whitey Ford have in common besides being left-handed pitchers?
They are the only pitchers originally signed by the Yankees who are in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
As difficult as it might be to believe given that the franchise has 27 World Series titles, more than double the 11 won by the second-place St. Louis Cardinals, the Yankees have had mixed success with developing their own pitchers.
Maybe that's to be expected when they are known as Murderer's Row and the Bronx Bombers.
The Yankees have had some top flight pitchers ...
Let me backtrack for a second and tell you I must admit guilt when I said Joba Chamberlain has no role on the 2012 version of the New York Yankees. I also said that nobody should be that excited for his return.For that, I might have been wrong.Chamberlain is recovering from Tommy John surgery at the moment and although he is making progress during spring training, the Yanks' young right-hander is still not slated to return until June at the earliest.Certainly Joba will be back before the MLB trade deadline on July 31st, provided his recovery goes ...
Jack Curry reported on twitter today that David Robertson had been diagnosed with a bone bruise. Robertson had fallen at his home, which caused the injury to his foot. Initially, the Yankees were concerned about what the MRI had shown. Now that the diagnosis is in, and Robertson will likely be ready to play on opening day. What is a bone bruise? Bone is a type of tissue that is in our body. Like all tissues, it has blood vessels that provide it with oxygen and other nutrients. When the ...
With the official announcement supposed to be coming around the upcoming All-Star break, it's assumed across the baseball world that future Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera will announce that he will retire after the 2012 season.Nobody in Yankee-Land wants him to go, but he most definitely deserves a happy retirement. Coming into the season, he has a Major League record 603 saves, a 2.21 ERA and 42 postseason saves.The man has been the Yankees' full-time closer since 1997, and he's one of the most crucial parts to the teams' World ...
JusAfter a tough 2011 season that was full of ups and downs, Rafael Soriano may get another chance to take the role he lost, and was originally signed for, last season as the setup man.The New York Yankees' current eighth-inning guy, David Robertson, might not be ready to start the season, and that could mean a second chance for Soriano.Soriano was the Yanks' original setup man last season and was one of the more expensive signings the Bombers made during that offseason.But after an ineffective beginning to his pinstripe career ...
The New York Yankees have been, and continue to be, the most historic major league team in organized baseball.Yankee history is filled with legends who played at every position on the field, stars who made mesmerizing plays and hits and home runs that left opponents standing in shock and awe.Every team has a minor-league system loaded with young prospects battling for a shot to play in the big leagues.Signing on to a minor league team in the Yankees' system is a different experience for these young players. The pressure is ...
Earlier today, David Robertson was seen at George M. Steinbrenner Field with a walking boot on his right foot and on crutches. This was not the sight Yankee fans want to see from their All-Star set-up man.It turns out Robertson was injured by stumbling down a flight of steps while carrying boxes.David Robertson downplayed the injury, but any type of injury for the young pitcher is serious because of his importance to the Yankees."It's just a little sore right now," Robertson said. "I actually just slipped. I misjudged a step ...
Sophomore starter Ivan Nova was rocked today for five runs in the Yankees' 6-1 loss to the Blue Jays. He threw 2 2/3 innings while allowing six hits in the contest. Nova also walked one and served up a two-run homer to Toronto catcher J.P. Arencibia.After taking the loss in Thursday's game, Nova now sits at 0-1 this spring. In 4 2/3 innings, he has posted an unimpressive 11.57 ERA (six earned runs) and allowed seven hits. Opposing batters are hitting at a .304 clip against him.Sure, it's still early ...