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Yankees Game 70: Ichiro shines in first game
Ichiro Suzuki brought in three of the Yankees’ six runs including two in the eighth on a bloop single. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 — New York Yankees 6
The Yankees take the first game of a doubleheader in today’s 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In a pitching matchup with an Asian feel, Japanese Hiroki Kuroda pitched for the Yankees took...
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Did A-Rod, Bosch meet during ALCS?
Biogenesis whistle blower Porter Fischer says that Alex Rodriguez met with Anthony Bosch while in the midst of a 1-9 slump during the 2012 ALCS.
Report: Suspensions likely in Biogenesis case
Reports leaked a few weeks ago that the “guilty” parties in the Biogenesis PED scandal would be receiving suspensions. These include household names like Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun, along with other solid plays such as Jhonny Peralta, Bartolo Colon, and Nelson Cruz. “Reports” (using the term loosely, and you’ll see why in a second) are now saying those suspensions are...
Yankees acquire former Met phenom Fernando Martinez
Tuesday was a great day for top Met prospects, but as Met fans know all too well, the results haven't always been quite so spectacular. Fernando Martinez, the great hope just a few years ago, was finally waived by the Mets last year. This year, he was DFA'd by the Astros on the same day they DFA'd Rick Ankiel.Just as the Mets learned with Ankiel that when you're not...
The New York Yankees Are Fading Fast
This has been a season of ups and downs so far for the New York Yankees. They were not expected to contend however they were in first for 14 days in May and as I type are still only 3 back however that doesn’t tell the whole story.
Early in the season it appeared the fountain of youth was discover on the east coast. A bevy of names that were good 7 years ago were raking for...
Updated on Tex, Youk, and Tonight's Game
Here's an update on both injured Yankees via Bryan Hoch:The Yankees placed first baseman Mark Teixeira on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with inflammation in his right wrist, and are hopeful that the minimum 15 days will be enough for Teixeira to calm his wrist down. He said that it affects him most when hitting left-handed, and that allowing it time to heal should help him...
Youkilis back to the DL
Kevin Youkilis has a herniated disc in his back and will undergo surgery to repair it on Thursday. He is expected to need about 10-12 weeks of rest and rehab, which puts the rest of his season in jeopardy.
Youkilis was batting .219/.305/.343 with two home runs and eight RBIs in 28 games as A-Rod’s fill in. It’s another blow to the Yankees as Mark Teixeira was placed back on...
Brian Cashman Finds Hitting Coach Kevin Long’s Comment About Mark Teixeira’s Wrist ‘Alarming’
Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long said what other people were thinking on Saturday. General manager Brian Cashman would prefer if he hadn’t.
Long said Saturday that he wasn’t sure Mark Teixeira’s wrist “has been right” since the slugger came off the disabled list on May 31. That drew the ire of Cashman, who didn’t like that his hitting coach came out and said such to a...
Three Thoughts on One Vernon Wells
It could have worked out so perfectly. The Yankees’ acquisition of Vernon Wells appeared to be unwise at the time, but they’d be looking to him as a backup, who needed only to fake it as a starter while Curtis Granderson was hurt. Pretty bad gamble, sure, but we’re given only one reality, and when Granderson debuted on May 14, Wells had an .875 OPS. It was up in four-digit...
Yankees rumors: Active trade deadline likely for New York
The New York Yankees had to get active on the trade and free
agent markets earlier than expected this season, as spring training injuries
caused the team to make multiple transactions before the regular season even
began. General manager Brian Cashman told Bryan Hoch of MLB.com that he doesn’t
expect that level of busyness to change with the summer trade season approaching...
Shocker: Kevin Youkilis is on DL and Brian Cashman is all aflutter
I had to laugh to keep from cringing when my Red Sox friend Johnny pointed out to me Brian Cashman's latest pontificating on the state of the Yankees. Specifically, my friend cited Cashman telling the media yesterday this shocking news about Kevin Youkilis: that "back issues usually don’t get better." Gee, you think? Next thing you know, Cash will figure out that...
Yankees' Michael Pineda progressing on rehab assignment
New York Yankees' pitcher Michael Pineda continues to make strides on his rehab assignment and will make his next Minor League start on Thursday for Class A Advanced Tampa.
As reported by Bryan Hoch of MLB.com,
"Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that the 24-year-old is
expected to throw about 80 pitches in the outing against the Blue Jays'
Florida...
Yankees: Bomb has dropped on the Bombers
How do you feel about the current stats of the New York Yankees?
New York Yankees (Photo credit: Keith Allison)
After going 4-6 and falling to third place in the AL East, you’d be hard pressed to find a Yankees fan distraught to have the team back home after this West Coast road trip.
Getting swept by the Athletics and losing two of three to the Halos, the Yankees are now 8-11...
Yankees’ Jayson Nix succeeding in a thankless situation
Jayson Nix, the do-it-all infielder for the New York Yankees, is in an unenviable position. He has been charged with filling in for the injured Derek Jeter, a task as impossible as…taking the place of Dumbledore at Hogwarts.
With Jeter out, Jayson Nix has stepped up
Fans in the Bronx don’t want to see anyone other than Derek Jeter at shortstop. First, because he is good. Because...
Yankees bring Neal up, Adams sent down
The Yankees have called up outfielder Thomas Neal from Triple-A Scranton prior to tonight’s game with the Angels. Infielder David Adams has been sent down to make room on the roster.
Adams started off on the right foot with the Yankees but has since cooled off, picking up just two hits in his last 25 at-bats. Neal, 25, put up a batting line of .339/.426/.446 with two homers and...
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