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Derek Jeter’s Quest for 4,000 Hits
Derek Jeter was overrated, which isn't all that shocking considering he was a New York Yankee and he won a lot of baseball games.Yankee players that win a lot have been overrated for years, from Yogi Berra to Roger Maris to Whitey Ford and Jorge Posada.Derek Jeter was no different. He hit over .300 and won the World Series four times in his first five full seasons in the Bronx...
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Pettitte’s and Swisher’s return brings excitement back to Yankees
Last weekend, the Yankees got back two players who should help inject life and fight back into the team.
Andy Pettitte, with his glare of steel and nerves of the same, roused the Bronx in a way I don’t believe I’ve heard in years. When it was over, The House That George Built shook with a roar the way The House That Ruth Built used to. He didn’t pitch great and it didn’t...
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New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi Fails Creative Thinking 101
The New York Yankees lineup is failing miserably with runners on base this season. In fact, Robinson Cano, Alex Rodriguez, and Mark Teixeira are hitting a combined .192 with runners in scoring position (RISP). Those three players represent the heart of the batting order (3rd, 4th, and 5th in the lineup). As a result, the team often finds itself on the wrong end of games they...
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Girardi says Phelps could be used as 1-inning reliever
David Phelps did a good job in his first couple of Major League starts, but was taken out of the rotation for no fault of his own when Andy Pettitte returned to the Bronx. He returned to his earlier role as long-man out of the bullpen, but Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that he may be forced to use Phelps in a one-inning role to make sure the young pitcher gets work.
“I think...
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David Robertson Injury Means An Average Bullpen
If David Robertson hadn't been so mediocre in the two save attempts he made last week, I'd be way more upset about his injury. I had been in the Robertson As Closer Camp before he started closing and was willing to keep camping out after he blew his second save opportunity. But now that he has gone on the 15-day DL for that strained left oblique, it's easy for me to admit...
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New York Yankees: Are the bats the problem?
Cano - Cano - Cano don't you know?
After watching CC Sabathia struggle and the Yankees lose pathetically, 5-2, to the Baltimore Orioles last night I realized that the pitching was not the problem here.
Even with a bad start, Sabathia allowed four runs to score but the Yankee hitters can easily beat that number; and this reminded me of a something MLB veteran Andy Van Slyke once...
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Minors Wrap-up: Betances Struggles Again; Hall Lights Out for Thunder
Toledo 8, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2
Dellin Betances’ season-long control problems continued tonight, as he lasted just 3.2 innings while allowing six walks. Betances also allowed three runs on five hits. There was a silver lining though, as Betances struck out seven batters tonight. The Yankee bats were unable to get much going tonight – only 3B Brandon Laird was able to...
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New York Yankees: Houdini to DL
Talk about some bad luck as the New York Yankees have placed another on the ever-growing DL (disabled list).
David Robertson on April 24, 2011 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This time it is reliever/interim-closer David Robertson who has a strained left oblique and will be out for 15 days at least.
It is not surprising that the Yankees did not acknowledge that Robertson was hurt publicly...
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Segedin and Austin Making Shift to Outfield Look Easy
Tyler Austin's hot start has him shooting up prospect lists (Photo Credit: Yankees Fans Unite)
Coming into this season, only those who had extensively followed the Yankees minor league system had likely heard of Rob Segedin and Tyler Austin. Both were mediocre defensive third basemen in an organization where Alex Rodriguez was the present, and former 1st round pick Dante Bichette...
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The Importance of Mark Teixeira
For two-plus seasons the Yankees have been waiting for Mark Teixeira to return to his 2009 form—the form they deemed worthy of an 8 year, $180M contract. In the two seasons after his first in pinstripes, the Yankees saw Teixeira’s batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage all drop to career lows. His productivity and swing was inconsistent from the left...
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Mark Teixeira: The Definition Of Insanity
Because of the night Mark Teixeira had, the injuries (Nova, Robertson, Ibanez) and the illness (Rapada) that surfaced before the end of last night's game in Baltimore were a little bit easier to take. Teixeira went 2-4 with a homerun, leading the Yankees to an 8-5 victory over (and, I'm getting sick of saying this) the first place Orioles. Teixeira hopes that what he did...
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Nova and 2 others leave Yankees game with injuries
The Yankees won yesterday, but that didn’t necessarily make it a good night as the talk after the game was all about injuries to Ivan Nova, Raul Ibanez, and Clay Rapada.
The most significant injury was to Nova, who left the game after he injured his ankle fielding a ground ball in the 6th. They are calling it a sprained ankle and while they don’t know if a trip to the...
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New York Yankees: Trusting Hughes too soon
Other than the New York Yankees winning their second series in a row over the weekend vs. the Mariners, once again it seems that pitcher Phil Hughes has managed to keep his spot in the starting rotation.
I will be the first to admit that Hughes pitched better in his last two starts, which were against the Royals and the Mariners.
Just so you know all the facts, here are the stats...
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Pettitte upbeat, but realistic after start
With one out in the seventh inning Sunday afternoon, many among the Yankee Stadium crowd of 41,631 rose to their feet. On a day Andy Pettitte received a heartfelt ovation for just about everything he did -- warm up, take the field, throw his first pitch -- it was time for one more.
The applause crackled even before manager Joe Girardi reached the mound. By the time Girardi beckoned...
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Derek Jeter gives pink bat to little girl
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon during the Yankees-Mariners game at Yankee Stadium. While all eyes were focused on the return engagement of Andy Pettitte, a small gesture by Derek Jeter didn't go unnoticed by the sold out Mother's Day crowd. While walking back to the bench after his first at-bat, Jeter slid the traditional pink bat players use to promote breast cancer...
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