Andy Pettitte threw a simulated game, three innings, this morning and came through feeling great. One of the three batters he faced was Alex Rodriguez, who said he also felt great and could play tomorrow afternoon.
Up next for Pettitte is likely to be a bullpen session on Monday and a minor league rehab start on Wednesday. He’s expected to throw 65 pitches in the minor league start. It’s possible he could make two starts, but it is more likely he’ll just make the one and be limited to ...
The Yankees have whittled their magic number down to 20 as they go for their eighth win in a row this afternoon against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Here are some notes:
Javier Vazquez gets his rotation spot back today. He was 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA in nine innings during his bullpen demotion.
Alex Rodriguez is expected back on Sunday, but Eduardo Nunez and to a lesser extent Ramiro Pena have filled in pretty well. Nunez hit .286 with a .724 OPS and Pena hit .286 with ...
The Yankees game was threatened because of Hurricane Earl, but they managed to get the game in as the Yankees won 7-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays for their seventh consecutive victory.
Here are some highlights:
Ivan Nova started and didn’t have the same stuff he had in his first two starts. His line: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HR.
The bullpen continues to be impressive, Boone Logan, David Robertson, Kerry Wood, and Mariano Rivera combined for 4.1 scoreless innings.
The ...
About a week into the 2010 season, Curtis Granderson looked like a terrific addition to the Yankees.
He homered in his first at-bat as a Yankee and then hit a game-winning home run against Boston two days later. He put up a .357/.419/.607 triple slash line with two homers, five RBI's, and three stolen bases in his first week in pinstripes.
Yankee fans everywhere celebrated. They had their first true center fielder since Bernie Williams' heyday.
But the exciting opening act quickly gave way to a less than appealing second one, and Granderson ...
As the title says, my question is, is it possible for Yankee fans to hate CC Sabathia?
He is in the midst of another fine season for the Yankees, standing at 19 wins, matching his win total from last season with a month to play. All the man does is win, winning 38 games in his two seasons with the Yankees, especially at Yankee Stadium. Since the All-Star break last season, he is 16-0 at Yankee Stadium, including 10-0 in the Bronx this year.
He also genuinely loves it in New ...
The Yankees have a tough series coming up this weekend, not only because they are facing the Blue Jays, but because they have Ivan Nova, Javier Vazquez, and Phil Hughes
on the mound. This will be a big test to see which one will be reliable for the playoffs.
Here are some notes:
Nick Swisher is day-to-day after leaving yesterday’s game with stiffness in his knee.
Alfredo Aceves suffered a setback yesterday and was scratched from his rehab appearance. This could be it for him this season.
Yankees amateur scouting director, Damon ...
One of the more annoying aspects of 21st century baseball fandom has come by way of the dreaded stat geek.You probably think I'm going down the route of "The RBI is the only stat that matters", "VORP is only for loners and dudes who really hate the Discovery Channel," or some other get-off-my-lawn type rant, but you'd be mistaken.I'm actually all in on much of the new statistical analysis that has taken baseball by storm in the past decade. Anything that helps you understand the game better has to be ...
In 2009, the Yankees had a magical season, with stories that could only be compared to Hollywood in order to describe them.15 walk-off wins. Over 50 come-from-behind wins. Over 250 home runs hit in the regular season. A new Stadium. A shift from being 0-8 against the Boston Red Sox to being 9-9. 41-18 in the final two months of the season. Derek Jeter passing Lou Gehrig. Alex Rodriguez's 30 home runs and 100 RBIs after hip surgery. CC Sabathia's 19 wins as a first-year Yankee. Mark Teixeira's monstrous second ...
The 2010 MLB season has not disappointed, as competition is fierce but so is disappointment. For playoff staples, like the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals, things could not have gone any worse. As they say, "When it rains, it pours" and both the above two ball clubs will be noticeably absent. The presence of the Red Sox and Cardinals will be deeply missed, a true heartbreak for all fans of baseball. So, which American League teams are in contention? Legitimately, no team has clinched anything just yet and ...
Nothing infuriates a fan base more than watching a young player—formerly a prospect within their team’s system—blossom into stardom in another uniform.
One would tend to think that when rooting for a team like the New York Yankees, this mindset would apply much less frequently—as they often demand a prospect fire sale to bring in the latest available superstar on the market.
That may have been the case when the best prospects to establish themselves in the big leagues outside of New York were Eric Milton, Christian Guzman, Ted Lilly, Jake Westbrook, ...