After feasting on the Royals, and then sweeping an even weaker ball club in Oakland over this Memorial Day weekend, the New York Yankees headed to Anaheim to face the Angels with a five game winning streak. Well, the Yankees fought for eight innings but unfortunately there are nine innings in a baseball game. The [...]
Archive of posts tagged Rafael Soriano
Yankees skipper names Soriano the new Mariano
After Tuesday nights much-needed 3-2 win in the Bronx, New York Yankees skipper Joe Girardi said that Rafael Soriano will be his closer going forward according to Zach Schobrun of the New York Times. This makes complete sense as Soriano has a proven track record in the role, as he racked up 45 saves, the most saves in the [...]
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). 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 [...]
New York Yankees: Reintroducing Girardi’s binder
With the devastating loss of Mariano Rivera now sinking in, which not only physically handicaps the Yankees but also mentally, skipper Joe Girardi’s job just got much harder. The good ‘old comfort of the ninth inning now feels more like a Sergio Mitre start, and no one knows this better than pitcher David Robertson. In [...]
Not bad news yet but not music in New York Yankee fans ears either
The bad news is that New York Yankees slugger Curtis Grandersonis hurting. Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News reported that Yankees GM Brain Cashman confirmed that the reason Granderson was out of the line-up was due to a sore right elbow. So, why is this necessarily bad news? No not necessarily yet, but [...]
New York Yankees: Opting In Or Optioned Out
OPTING IN: Ben Nicholson-Smith at MLBTradeRumors.com has reported that New York Yankees reliever Rafael Soriano has no plans on using his contract’s opt-out clause. Not officially confirmed, according to ESPN New York, but there is no reservation that Soriano will play out the 2-years left on his contract, which earns him a $25 million paycheck. [...]
