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Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 19, 2010 »
Brett Gardner did everything he could have possibly done to help the New York Yankees sweep the Texas Rangers in their weekend series. On Friday night, Gardner did not start the game. He came in as a pinch runner and immediately stole second base and then scored a run. On Saturday. Gardner started in left field and went 3-4 hitting in the nine [...]
Phil Hughes Makes His Debut for the 2010 New York »
After two starts for every other New York Yankee starting pitcher, 23-year-old Phil Hughes made his first start of the 2010 season last night against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Hughes got the win, pitching into the sixth inning. He was good, at times overpowering, and also inconsistent. Hughes struck out six but also walked five. He gave [...]
Robinson Cano: “The Best Hitter on the New York »
Is Robinson Cano hot? SCALDIN'! In last night's 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim Cano hit two home runs, had three RBI, and finished the night hitting .395. In the first nine games Cano has four home runs and nine RBI and is a major reason the Yanks have won three straight series and sport a 6-3 record. From the time [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 15, 2010 »
Brett Gardner was 0-3 for the New York Yankees. Not zero for three at bats in yesterday's loss to the Angels. Gardner is zero for the last three games. In a total of 10 at bats in the last three Yankee games, Gardner has not gotten a hit. He did get one walk yesterday and scored one of the Yankee runs. Gardner is not the only Yankee struggling [...]
Javier Vazquez: On What Were the Hopes Based? »
Javy Vazquez started his second game in his second stint for the New York Yankees yesterday. Pitching against the Angels, Vazquez was just as abysmal as he had been against the Rays last Friday night. Vazquez threw 100 pitches and 59 strikes in 5.1 innings against the Angels, giving up six hits and four earned runs while striking out [...]
Treasure Mariano Rivera Because You Will Never See »
Perfection is a word that must be used cautiously. And perfection in the sense intended here does not mean always perfect. Every fan of the New York Yankees can remember a base hit in the bottom half of a ninth inning of a seventh game of a World Series in 2001 when we all felt our team would win because Mo was closing. We can also remember [...]
New York Yankees: After Seven Games, Who’s Hot »
The World Champion New York Yankees hung their 27th banner yesterday and passed out some very large rings. But now we leave '09 in the rear view and look to what the new season holds in store. After seven games in an odd 10 days that saw a forgiving schedule with three off days, the Yankees hold a 5-2 record. Derek Jeter has started as hot as he [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 14, 2010 »
The New York Yankees started the season with two road series against their biggest rivals in the American League East. They won both series, after dropping the first game in each series, and opened at home yesterday with a 4-2 record. Brett Gardner was key in some of the Yankee wins in this first road trip of the year. But in the [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 11th, 2010 »
Brett Gardner had another great game in the New York Yankees' 10-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday. The only thing Gardner could not do was catch Kelly Shoppach's base hit to left field with two outs in the eighth inning that broke up C.C. Sabathia's bid for his first career no hitter. It may have been academic anyway, since manager [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 10, 2010 »
Brett Gardner did not start last night in the New York Yankees' fourth game of the season. Brett Gardner did not play in the game. Apparently Gardner was sore. As best as can be determined, his derriere was sore from sitting on the bench. It is inexplicable that Gardner, who was declared the starting left fielder, has now been benched in half [...]