Yankees infielder Eduardo Nunez was hit on the right hand by a pitch in today’s Grapefruit League exhibition against the Phillies. Nunez was sent for precautionary X-ray’s in Tampa this afternoon, which the results came back negative. Nunez was batting in the fifth inning against Philly right-hander Austin Hyatt when he was hit by an [...]
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March 05, 2012
Eduardo Nunez was hit by a pitch on the right hand during a game against the Phillies on Monday and immediately left the game. Afterwards he was diagnosed with a right hand contusion, according to Jack Curry of the YES Network.
Nunez said that he doesn’t think anything is broken, but he will go in for x-rays as a precaution.
This isn’t a huge deal if nothing is broken. He’s...
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March 04, 2012
This past week, New York Yankees General Partner Hal Steinbrenner announced that for the 2014 season, the Yankees would have a payroll of $189 million. This dollar amount will be $21 million less than the current $210 million and would bring the Yankees under the Major League Baseball luxury tax threshold. How will they do it? It is really not that hard when you look at the...
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March 06, 2012
New York Yankees 4 — Pittsburgh Pirates 7 CC Sabathia started today’s loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates and went 2 innings while striking out 1 and giving up 1 run on 3 hits. The pitcher who followed the ace of the staff is a starting pitcher competing for the 5th spot in the rotation, [...]
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March 04, 2012
Philadelphia Phillies 4 — New York Yankees 7 The Yankees maintain their winning ways in Spring Training with a 7-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the home opener of George M. Steinbrenner Field. Alex Rodriguez looks like he’s ready for the season too. After a 2 for 2 outing by Curtis Granderson in [...]
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March 05, 2012
Doubleheader. Back in the day, Yanks hurler Mike Kekich poses with both of his wives shortly after the swap.
TAMPA (Sportsman’s Daily Wire Service) It was thirty-nine years ago, just before the start of the 1973 season, when the baseball world was rocked with one of the strangest stories ever. That’s when New York Yankees pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson...
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March 06, 2012
If you follow the Yankees you know that Francisco Cervelli dances to the beat of a different drummer. That drummer may in fact be Justin Bieber. Hilarious video put together here. Maybe if he was singing something from Disturbed he’d have a little more POP.
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March 04, 2012
In the 1st of 3 games against the Yankees to start Spring Training, the Phillies dropped the game by a score of 8-5. Cole Hamels started the game and tossed 2 innings, allowing 1 run.
The Yankees and their fans were salivating as Hamels pitched because Hamels could be a free agent after this year. Hopefully, the Phillies will handle that issue before it comes down to a financial...
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March 05, 2012
The Major League Baseball Spring Training scene is finally abuzz. After 2+ months of a quiet and dormant off-season, (besides the Pineda/Campos-Montero/Noesi trade and the Kuroda signing), we fans finally have something to get excited about. Baseball is back. The feeling of baseball returning after a cold winter just gets better and better every year. The return of baseball also...
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March 06, 2012
New York Yankees (2-1)vs.Pittsburgh Pirates (1-2)LineupsYankeesPirates1. Derek Jeter, SS2. Robinson Cano, 2B3. Alex Rodriguez, 3B4. Mark Teixeira, 1B5. Andruw Jones, DH6. Francisco Cervelli, C7. Chris Dickerson, LF8. Dewayne Wise, CF9. Justin Maxwell, RF1. Jose Tabata, RF2. Clint Barmes, SS3. Andrew McCutchen, CF4. Casey McGehee, 1B5. Neil Walker, 2B6. Rod Barajas, C7. Yamaico Navarro...
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