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Rosenthal: Nick Johnson Will Have Surgery »
This tweet comes from Ken Rosenthal : "Sources: Yankees' Nick Johnson to undergo surgery on right wrist Tuesday. Likely out until July." Here's a little more from Ben Shpigel : “This is not a quick fix,” Manager Joe Girardi said. “This is going to be a while.” Johnson said he would have the surgery “probably [...]
New York Yankees-Minnesota Twins: Joba and Mo »
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Minnesota « 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 9 0 N.Y. Yankees 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 WP: N. Blackburn (4-1) LP: J. Chamberlain (1-2) SV: J. Rauch (10) Well, that was quite a shock, wasn't it? With the Yankees winning 3-1, this game headed to the eighth, and the [...]
Pettitte Dominates In Return, Yankees Win 7-1 »
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) WP: A. Pettitte (5-0) LP: F. Liriano (4-2) After missing a start due to inflammation in his left elbow, Andy Pettitte returned to the mound Saturday and shut down the Twins for his fifth win of the season. Andy held the Twins to just two [...]
Nick Johnson May Be Headed for Surgery »
Since the Yankees signed Nick Johnson this offseason, the main concern on everybody's mind was his health. Now, with the season six weeks old, we've already seen how fragile he is. He's already missed over 10 games due to injury, and now we find out he may be headed for surgery. Here's more from Joe Lapointe : Nick Johnson, the Yankees’ [...]
A-Rod Slams New York Yankees Past the Minnesota Twins »
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Minnesota 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 9 0 N.Y. Yankees « 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 1 x 8 14 1 WP: J. Chamberlain (1-1) LP: S. Baker (4-3) Nice win for the Yankees in the Bronx last night as they came back to beat the Twins 8-4. Including last year's ALDS, the win was the Yankees 11th in a row [...]
Yankees-Tigers: Embarrassing 6-0 Loss Concludes New »
I was busy all day and missed today's game. In fact, when I left the house I assumed it would be rained out so I didn't even know what happened till I got home around 6 p.m. If they had won I would have watched the replay, but there's nothing about a 6-0 loss that makes me want to see it, so I'm not going to get too much into a game I didn't see. [...]
Yankees Sign Tim Redding »
The Yankees have signed Tim Redding to a minor league contract. Redding, 32, who was pitching for the Colorado Rockies's Triple-A affiliate but was released yesterday morning. So far this season for Colorado Springs he is 1-1 with a 4.32 ERA with 7.6 K/9 and 1.8 BB/9 in 25 innings. He's now headed to Scranton. This is obviously a depth move for [...]
Hughes Baffles Tigers To Get Yanks Back in Win Column »
(AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N.Y. Yankees « 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 10 0 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 WP: P. Hughes (5-0) LP: J. Bonderman (1-2) Phil Hughes improved to 5-0 on the season with another fantastic start. This time he threw seven innings of scoreless ball, allowing [...]
Yanks Bats Waste Javy’s Strong Start »
Here's a short game 1 summary while we wait for the nightcap.... Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N.Y. Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Detroit « 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 2 5 1 WP: R. Porcello (3-3) LP: J. Vazquez (1-4) SV: J. Valverde (10) Many fans, including this one, didn't expect much [...]
Minor League News and Notes: May 11th »
==== ==== ==== ==== A few notes before we get to the games: Graham Stoneburner was promoted to Tampa and Jario Heredia was sent down to Charleston. Walter Ibarra was activated from the DL and placed on the Tampa roster. Kevin Mahoney transferred to the Staten Island Yankees . Josh Schmidt was sent back to [...]