The Yankees concluded a four game series against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, winning 11-5, and thus winning their first series in the month of August.
Phil Hughes looked shaky early on, surrendering a two run home run to Miguel Cabrera in the first inning, but that would be all the damage he would allow, retiring 11 straight batters to end his day.
Sergio Mitre was not as effective as he has been recently, allowing three runs in his three innings to close out the game, but he did earn his first career ...
After only scoring one run in the series opener on Monday, New York had no problem scoring against Detroit pitching in the final three games. The Yankees used a nine-run sixth inning Thursday afternoon to break open a close game en route to an 11-5 win over the Tigers at Yankee Stadium.
New York took three of four from the Tigers and improved to a season-high 29 games over .500. Detroit pitching allowed 27 runs in the four-game series.
Miguel Cabrera continued his assault on Yankee pitching in the ...
For years the measure of a really good pitcher was how many wins he was able to rack up.
Last season, though, something happened: Zack Greinke of the Royals won the Cy Young Award despite only racking up 16 wins.
CC Sabathia currently leads the American League with 16 wins and has been the Yankees' most dominant pitcher this season. This has some fans beginning to include his name in the conversation for the Cy Young Award.
The problem is, when you look at the numbers, CC isn’t really close at ...
The New York Times is reporting on its website today that federal authorities have decided to indict Roger Clemens on charges of perjury on the basis of statements he made to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs.
The Times is reporting that a formal indictment is expected in the near future according to two people who were briefed on the matter.
Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, testified under oath at a hearing before a House committee in February 2008 and contradicted each other about whether Clemens had used the ...
Via The Star-Ledger:
"The Yankees placed designated hitter Lance Berkman on the disabled list before Thursday’s game with the Tigers and called up infielder Eduardo Nunez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
"'There’s only so long you can feel comfortable going without a backup infielder,' Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said.
"The Yankees have essentially been playing short, with catcher Francisco Cervelli as the only backup infielder since Berkman sprained his right ankle on Sunday and third baseman Alex Rodriguez strained his calf on Monday."
With two guys, Berkman and A-Rod, on the ...
Via ESPN New York:
New York Yankees starting pitcher Andy Pettitte will not be ready to return to the mound until the first week of September at the earliest, and more likely the middle of the month, which could compromise his ability to be at his best for the postseason.
“I think if you get into the third week of September, and we haven’t gotten him back, you’d be somewhat concerned,” manager Joe Girardi said before Wednesday night’s Yankees-Tigers game at Yankee Stadium.
Pettitte’s rehab of the left groin muscle he strained July ...
The New York Times said Thursday that Roger Clemens, one of the best pitchers of all time, will be indicted on charges of making false statements to the U.S. Congress during the investigation involving steroids.Two people briefed on the matter said the charges came from testimonies that Clemens and his former trainer Brian McNamee had given under oath to a panel at the House of Representatives. They had contradicted each other on whether Clemens used banned substances. Clemens faces charges of obstruction of Congress, making false statements and perjury.You can lie ...
The Yankees offense has struggled a bit of late but Jeremy Bonderman helped out with that as they broke out with three home runs, topping Miguel Cabrera‘s pair, to win 9-5 at home last night.
Here are some notes:
Things got a little heated in this one. Brett Gardner got thrown at in the first inning. Then in the 8th Chad Gaudin threw at Cabrera before Jeter was thrown behind in the bottom of the inning. Tiger’s manager Jim Leyland was ejected.
The HBP against Gardner was apparently in ...
The New York Yankees’ 2010 payroll is $206,333,389 with the average player making over $8.25 million this season. New York has more than double the payroll of 22 of the remaining 29 ballclubs and more than triple the payroll of seven other teams. Not one of the other seven clubs who has a salary of over $100 million currently sits atop their division.
The Minnesota Twins are the biggest spenders, besides the Yankees, that lead their division. How much are the Twins spending this season you ask? $97 million which ranks them eleventh ...
New York Yankee fans have been waiting patiently for Curtis Granderson to figure himself out and it was well worth the wait.
Presently, the hardest stretch of the regular season is well underway for teams in contention, making the Yankees timing for heading into crisis-mode a serious concern.
The worrying began after the Bombers lost two of four games to the Kansas City Royals. Winning games against sub-.500 teams gives teams in a divisional race some cushioning down the stretch.
With the Yankees schedule only getting harder, the added insurance wins are essential, ...