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5 Role Players Who Will Impact the Yankees’ »
When you think about the New York Yankees and their history of greatness in Major League Baseball, you often think about the big names that led them to their success, but role players have always proven to be just as important.The Bombers have dealt with a ton of injuries this season and that makes the team's backups that much more vital down the [...]
Watch Yankees Manager Joe Girardi Lose His Cool with a »
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi is normally a mild-mannered guy, but lately the Bombers skipper has shown some instances where he can certainly lose his cool.The latest comes after the Yanks were swept out of Chicago by the White Sox. Girardi was doing a postgame press conference when a heckler began shouting about how the White Sox had just [...]
New York Yankees: David Phelps Has a Chance to Earn »
With all the pitching the New York Yankees had signed this season, it didn't seem likely we'd see much of David Phelps, but the rookie has certainly gotten an opportunity to prove he belongs in the MLB.Phelps has done much of his work out of the bullpen in 2012, but he's made some spot starts during this season and has clearly been getting better [...]
Ivan Nova vs. Phil Hughes: Which Starter Is More »
The New York Yankees are approaching the end of the regular season, and neither Phil Hughes nor Ivan Nova have really gotten it going this season. Both have struggled to find their stuff on a consistent basis during the 2012 campaign and they have little time left in the season to do just that. A decision will need to be made in regards to which [...]
Michael Pineda DUI: All Signs Point to Failure for »
Michael Pineda's arrest for DUI is just the latest misstep for the New York Yankees pitcher and is certainly the biggest one yet. Here's the details on Pineda's arrest, per Dan Mangan of the New York Post: Injured Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was busted for DUI in Tampa, Fla., on a busy road early this morning after a cop spotted his speeding, [...]
5 Things the New York Yankees Must Do to Clinch the AL »
The New York Yankees currently sit atop the American League East with a comfortable lead and only one month and a half left in the MLB season.But as the past few years in baseball have taught us, no lead is safe no matter how big and how late into the season it might be.The Yankees still need to play out the remainder of their schedule to finish [...]
New York Yankees: Hiroki Kuroda Proves Bombers Have »
Hiroki Kuroda's dominant performance against the American League West leading Texas Rangers helped the New York Yankees prove they have credible playoff pitching. Kuroda threw a complete game, two-hit shutout against the Rangers in what might have been his most important start as a Yankee. The Bombers are sorely missing two incredibly important [...]
New York Yankees: Is It Time to Worry About Phil »
Phil Hughes threw a stinker against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday and concerns are beginning to mount about his effectiveness, as the home stretch of the MLB season is right around the corner. Hughes allowed seven runs on nine hits in four innings of work in Toronto for his second consecutive loss in what has been a string of three bad starts to [...]
CC Sabathia Injury: Updates on Yankees Star’s »
The New York Yankees have battled injuries to their starting rotation the entire season, and now their ace, CC Sabathia, is the latest pitcher to fall victim. Updated on August 12 at 10:00 p.m. EDT Sabathia is expecting his stay on the DL to be short, per Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com. Here's what the report is saying about [...]
Joe Girardi: The Best Thing About the New York Yankees »
On Thursday, Joe Girardi had a meltdown of epic proportions on the field that resulted in the New York Yankees manager being ejected from the game against the Detroit Tigers.In case you missed it, the video of the ejection is below.Say what you want about the call, whether right or wrong, the tirade was just the latest example of what Girardi does [...]