Archive for April, 2012
New York Yankees: Review of April 9-15 Predictions and »
We are about to start the second full week of the season, and most predictions have been spot on, but some have been way off. The New York Yankees bounced back from getting swept by the Tampa Bay Rays to start the season. They won five out of the six games last week and are looking more like the Yankees we expected. The Yankees will take [...]
Yanks Must Do More Than Wear No. 42 to Make Up »
On Sunday night, Connor Orr of New Jersey’s Star-Ledger wrote of how important the Jackie Robinson Day celebration is to Yankees players. Said Curtis Granderson: This day is the reason I get to play this great game of baseball, with Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier 65 years ago, and doing a lot of things not only for baseball [...]
Andy Pettitte: 10 Reasons the Yankees Need Him Back »
Andy Pettitte shocked the baseball world by coming out of retirement for one more go-around with the New York Yankees. Here's currently building his way back up to major-league status, but the Yankees kind of need him now.The starters aren't really doing their job all that well. The relief are getting overworked. Sure, the [...]
New York Yankees: Don’t Give Up on Phil Hughes »
New York Yankees right-handed starting pitcher Phil Hughes certainly got roughed up the other day in a 7-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.As expected, the fans have now begun to rough him up, as well.We all know that he had a solid 2010 season, and then lost it in 2011, much of which was due to injuries.Hughes then performed well in spring [...]
New York Yankees: Derek Jeter Is Not Done Yet and »
It cracked off the bat and cut through the warm air on a Sunday night in the Bronx, sailing over the right field fence in Yankee Stadium before settling five rows deep in the stands.Derek Jeter's three-run home run in the fourth inning of the New York Yankees' 11-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Sunday night was classic [...]
New York Yankees: Andy Pettitte Great in Latest Minors »
The Yankees took care of business on Sunday night by defeating the Los Angeles Angels 11-5 in New York to win the series.In Florida, Andy Pettitte took care of his own business by pitching well in another minor league start.Pettitte pitched in his second minor league start for the Class A Tampa Yankees, and it looked like vintage Pettitte on the [...]
Why Phil Hughes and David Phelps Should Swap Roles for »
Phil Hughes recorded his second straight poor outing on Saturday against the Angels en route to a 7-1 loss.It took Hughes 84 pitches to record just 10 outs, and he allowed six runs on eight hits and two walks. Two of the eight hits were home runs.Rookie David Phelps—making his Yankee Stadium debut—came on in relief of the struggling [...]
Yankees Report: Kendrick & Wilson Lead Angels Past »
Howie Kendrick finished with three hits and three RBI, and C.J. Wilson limited New York to one run over six innings as Los Angeles of Anaheim won 7-1 Saturday at Yankee Stadium. The Angels snapped a three-game losing streak while ending the Yankees' four-game winning streak. After stranding two runners in the first inning, the Angels [...]
Phil Hughes Is Pitching His Way out of New York »
In two starts this season, Phil Hughes has yet to show the New York Yankees that he belongs in the team's starting rotation and in turn, could be sent packing to the bullpen when Andy Pettitte returns. Hughes pitched worse than he did in his first start against the Tampa Bay Rays when he went 4.2 innings, allowing two runs on five hits while [...]
New York Yankees: CJ Wilson vs. Phil Hughes »
HIROKI KURODA vs. ERVIN SANTANA compared to C.J. WILSON vs. PHIL HUGHES: If you looked at Kuroda and Santana’s career stats vs. the active hitters prior to yesterday’s game, the Yankee win was already a lock. Not taking anything away from Kuroda, but no one foreseen a less than an inning away from a complete game [...]