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Yankees: Hughes can pitch who knew

Posted by on 24 April 2013, 3:38 am

It is no secret that I am always ready to pounce on New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes for a poor outing.

Photograph of Phil Hughes taken on April 29, 2...

Photograph of Phil Hughes taken on April 29, 2008 at Yankee Stadium. May 1, 2008 . (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Chalk it up to pure frustration as I still think Hughes has more potential that can only be found through very hard work.

Regardless, I always give credit when credit is due and last night Hughes threw a 7-inning gem vs. the Tampa Bay Rays, which definitely qualifies as praiseworthy.

The Yankees needed to avoid hitting a three game losing streak, and Hughes stepped in and set the momentum from the get-go.

Tampa had last season’s AL CY Young winner David Price on the bump no less, which is no easy task to begin with.

Hughes went seven full innings but got tagged for two earned runs, with six strikeouts and two walks. He threw 109 pitches in total and 78 were strikes but the best news is the ball stayed in the park, excuse me dome, all night. Continue reading ‘Yankees: Hughes can pitch who knew’ »

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Yankees: MLB determined to bust a Bronx Bomber

Posted by on 23 April 2013, 2:59 pm

Are MLB investigators out to get PED users, or the New York Yankees? 

Cartoon by artist Marvin Terry.

That question is getting harder to answer with Big League Stew’s recent article stating that MLB is now investigating whether Yankees Robinson Cano had ties to the Biogenesis Clinic and it’s owner Anthony Bosch.

Bosch and his clinic allegedly supplied performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) to dozens of major and minor league baseball players.

MLB investigators have not had much luck in proving this so they have resorted to paying ex-Biogenesis employees to talk with them, and for any documents implicating MLB players.

It is starting to seem pathetically obvious that MLB has their eyes on busting a Yankee; hence the Cano allegations, which are absolutely absurd.

ESPN’s Outside the Lines broke the news  that Sonia Cruz, a spokeswoman for Robinson Cano’s foundation, name was found on one of the clinics printed out documents to have received weight loss products totaling $300.

OTL also confirmed that, Two former Bosch associates said the $300 monthly tab was consistent with a weight-loss regimen, not performance-enhancing drugs. Continue reading ‘Yankees: MLB determined to bust a Bronx Bomber’ »

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Yankees: Tonight rests on CC Sabathia

Posted by on 22 April 2013, 4:31 pm

The New York Yankees (10-7) are down in Tampa Bay, Florida to face the pesky Rays (8-10) in a three game set.

English: Evan Longoria

English: Evan Longoria (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

It is the first the division rivals play each other this season, so you can bet the series will be a dogfight.

Tonight veteran ace CC Sabathia is on the bump at dumpy Tropicana Field, where he will face the Rays, 23-year-old rookie Matt Moore.

This pitching duel could go either way, as both Moore and Sabathia have experienced success and failure against each other’s respective bats.

Winning divisional series always carry’s a lot of weight, due to playoff implications, and this series is not different.

Since both teams staggered out of the gate this season, winning this series could be a real turning point. Continue reading ‘Yankees: Tonight rests on CC Sabathia’ »

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Yankees: Confessions from a Bronx Bombers fan

Posted by on 22 April 2013, 3:43 am

“Success is determined by those whom prove the impossible, possible.” – James W. Pence 

Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium

This past weekend the New York Yankees won two of three games in the Rogers Centre, the home/dome of the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Bronx Bombers are 7-3 in their last 10 games, and boost a 10-7 record in what is still considered very premature in the regular season.

With only 17-19 of the 162 regular season games complete, affirming any MLB team to be much of anything yet is just a fast track to disappointment.

Which explains my hesitation in declaring this makeshift Yankees team to be defying the odds just yet.

Still these castaways and fill-ins have been nothing short of a pleasant surprised, and it has left me with all sorts of emotions.

So if you ever wanted to get in the head of a Yankees fan, here is your chance….

Admittedly, I was one of those fans riding in the Yankees are in big trouble bandwagon at the start of the season.

Opening Day in the Bronx didn’t help, as it was depressing, I mean the Captain didn’t even show up in support. Continue reading ‘Yankees: Confessions from a Bronx Bombers fan’ »

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Yankees: Derek Jeter will not be seen until post All-Star Break

Posted by on 19 April 2013, 4:30 am

Yesterday morning in the Bronx, New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman revealed that a small crack had been found in captain Derek Jeter’s surgically repaired ankle.

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Photograph taken by Googie Man 17:44, 23 November 2007 . . Googie man . . 906×1,200 (928 KB) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Talk about a setback, as the earliest Yankee fans can expect to see Jeter is after the All-Star Break, and I mean literally not see him at all.

Earlier in the week, skipper Joe Girardi had confirmed that Jeter’s rehab workouts had been scaled back, and according to the New York Times Girardi’s reasoning, “Sometimes I think you can take too many ground balls.”

The Yankees skipper also said that no timetable in terms of Jeter making a rehab, so to hear about the new “crack” was not a shocking revelation.

By all means, I wish Jeter nothing but the speediest of recoveries, as surely this new ailment (according to Cashman) has to be very discouraging for Jeter, as I know he loves to play.

Speaking as a fan, Jeter’s injury has shown me a side of the Yankees Captain that I do not like very much.

Gasp…. how could any true Yankee fan say that?

Let me explain what I am talking about.

Back in high school, I was the captain of my basketball team.

A month into the season, I hurt my knee and was sidelined for three weeks.

My injury required two hours of daily rehab, which I could have scheduled during practices and on days when the team was playing away. Continue reading ‘Yankees: Derek Jeter will not be seen until post All-Star Break’ »

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Yankees: Hughes holds keys to sweep

Posted by on 18 April 2013, 3:12 am

The New York Yankees are looking for their first series sweep of the season after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks for the second night in a row.

English: goldschmidt, 2011

English: goldschmidt, 2011 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Following a gutsy performance by CC Sabathia, who gave up three earned runs and six hits but grinded it out eight innings, Travis Hafner was the game’s hero.

With two outs in the bottom of the eighth and a tied score of 3-3, Hafner was called in to pinch hit. And one pitch was all he needed, as Hafner hit a solo shot to put the Yankees ahead and on to win, 4-3.

I have fallen in a lot of like with this makeshift Yankees team, a far cry from my Spring Training anxieties just a month ago.

Now the question remains, will I still like them tomorrow?

Well that is up to Phil Hughes, who will be on the bump tonight.

Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows my frustration with Hughes, but it is not unwarranted like many Yankees fans believe.

Hughes’ win numbers masks his mediocrity, as he finished 18-8 in 2010, and 16-13 in 2012. Continue reading ‘Yankees: Hughes holds keys to sweep’ »

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Yankees: 3 reasons to start falling in like with this team

Posted by on 17 April 2013, 2:26 am
Robinson Cano holds a bat prior to a game betw...

Robinson Cano holds a bat prior to a game between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles on August 28, 2011 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Are the New York Yankees playing good baseball? 

Yes, but is it too premature into the 2013 season to judge?

Maybe but aren’t the Yankees making it darn hard not feel confident about this team right now?

Here are three reasons why this makeshift team is one I am really starting to fall in like with.

1) The Replacements.

Surviving sans Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira, who are all still on the DL did not seem possible. But boy was I wrong, as I am starting to fall in love with their replacements. Vernon Wells, Kevin Youkilis, Lyle Overbay, Travis Hafner and Brennan Boesch have come to New York to play. Maybe it is a vengeance, as minus Youkilis the other three were other team’s cast-offs. And doesn’t the greatest kind of motivation come when you have something to prove?

The reigning World Champions SF Giants should know there are some new misfits and cast-offs in baseball, and they play in the Bronx. Continue reading ‘Yankees: 3 reasons to start falling in like with this team’ »

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