DAVID ROBERTSON RUMORS
Yankees' David Robertson will succeed as closer
The New York Yankees lost the greatest closer of all time when Mariano Rivera retired from the game at the end of the 2013 season. The team spent more than $500 million on free agents this offseason and not one player was signed with the intention of replacing Rivera.The Yankees decided potentially long before the offseason began that they would be best served to have Rivera’s...
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Free Agent Spotlight: David Robertson
David Robertson, better known these days as Mariano Rivera’s replacement, is set to be a free agent following the 2014 season. Just like Brett Gardner, he is a young, homegrown fan favorite and has thrived in the pinstripes. He has been absolutely shut down in his previous role as Mo’s set up man, but his pay day relies on how he performs as the closer in 2014.
DRob blossomed...
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Yankees: What song do you want David Robertson to enter too?
David Robertson (Photo credit: Keith Allison)
With Spring Training right around the corner, baseball fanatics, like myself, tend to over-analyze possibilities for the forthcoming season.
Last night, instead of going forward I got a tad nostalgic. I found myself glued to YouTube watching videos of the newly retired New York Yankees closer Marino Rivera.
From last season’s All-Star...
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February 07, 2014
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Robertson not overanalyzing role of Yanks' closer
New York Yankees reliever David Robertson is not overanalyzing his role as Mariano Rivera's replacement.
Robertson is moving from an eighth-inning setup man to closer following Rivera's retirement.
''It's the same deal,'' Robertson said Tuesday after a pre-spring training workout at the Yankees' minor league complex. ''Throwing the eighth...
Via AP on Fox
February 04, 2014
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David Robertson Says He's "Got the Stuff" To Be Closer
Joe Girardi and Brian Cashman remain unconvinced that David Robertson can assume the high-pressure role of being the New York Yankees closer come 2014. But one guy is confident, and he’s the one that matters most: Robertson himself.
While out helping Staten Island families that had been hurt by Superstorm Sandy, Robertson said,
“I think I’ve got the stuff to do...
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December 23, 2013
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David Robertson is Ready to be the Yankees Next Closer
Replacing one of the game’s all-time greats is no enviable task. Most people wouldn’t have the courage to do it, let alone to embrace it in the process.
Thankfully for Yankees fans, David Roberston is not “most people.” Robertson – whose last appearance was received by Houston fans with boos because he was not Mariano Rivera – is already embracing the opportunity...
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October 25, 2013
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David Robertson named New York Yankees nominee for the 2013 Roberto Clemente Award
David Robertson was announced as the New York Yankees nominee for the 2013 Roberto Clemente Award.
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Named after the 15-time All-Star and Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente; the award is in recognition of a player who best represents the game of baseball in positive ways on and off the field. This includes sportsmanship and community involvement.
David...
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September 16, 2013
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New York Yankees trade rumors
As the baseball world finds itself at the All-Star break, the New York Yankees find themselves on the top of the baseball world. After starting 0-3 and having an abysmal April, the Yankees got hot right at the end of May and have tore through the AL East like nobody’s business. Right now the Yankees have a 52-33 record, tops in the majors. But even the best team in Major League...
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July 10, 2012
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Robertson's Return Put on Hold
From George A. King III:There was a time last week when it appeared David Robertson had a chance to come off the disabled list next weekend against the Tigers.
However, with the right-handed reliever reporting to the Yankees’ minor league complex in Tampa on Thursday to start a throwing program that will be followed by minor league rehab games, Detroit isn’t a destination...
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May 28, 2012
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New York Yankees: Bad news from Bombers camp
David Robertson steps (Photo credit: Dinur)
The first bad news out of New York Yankees camp came today, as it seems that All-Star pitcher David Robertson is scheduled to have an MRI on his foot.
This is the last thing any Yankee fan wants to hear, as Robertson was virtually indispensable in the team’s success last season.
Yankees beat writer Bryan Hoch broke the news...
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March 08, 2012
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