Ivan Nova had one of his most dominant starts of his career last night. He turned a huge hitters park into a pitchers park.Nova didn't look like himself giving up one run over eight innings. He threw down seven strike outs to shut down the Reds. He didn't even give up a walk—an obvious sign of improvement. Russell Martin told the AP, "It looked like he felt confident even though he had to battle in the first inning. After that, it looked like a piece of cake for him. Even after ...
Rookie Mickey Mantle started the game against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park on May 1st, 1951, as the New York Yankees leadoff hitter and right fielder. Jackie Jensen started in center field for the injured Joe DiMaggio. In the seventh inning, manager Casey Stengel replaced Mantle with No. 7 Cliff Mapes for defensive purposes. The game turned out to be one of the most significant games in Mantle's career. It was something that he realized as soon as ...
As the trade deadline for the 2011 season approaches, the New York Yankees "are watching everyone, focused on no one," according to Marc Carig of The Star-Ledger. Still, it's no secret that general manager Brian Cashman and the rest of the organization are looking to add pitching.More specifically, the Yankees seem to be looking for left-handed pitchers who are only signed through 2011. Cashman is, according to Daniel Barbarisi at The Wall Street Journal, "up for the incremental upgrades, or the significant upgrades." He also goes on to say, "I'm not afraid ...
Over the weekend the Yankees answered this question with a resounding, unequivocal yes. Although Jeter will surely be a first-ballot Hall of Fame shortstop, he is no longer a crucial piece of the Yankee puzzle. Although it is impossible to measure the effect of losing a big name like Jeter on a team’s psyche, the Yankees seem to have been unaffected by Jeter’s absence. Since the captain was placed on the DL last Tuesday, the Yanks have won six of their last seven games, bringing their recent total to nine ...
After two months of recovery from dead arm, Yankees starting pitcher Phil Hughes pitched his first rehab start at Single-A on Sunday. His impending return could not have come at a better time for New York, as it sits 1.5 games behind the Red Sox for the AL East lead.The Yankees staff has performed admirably since Hughes' injury, with all five starters holding an ERA below 4.15. That includes spring training experiments Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia, who have combined for 10 wins, while each has an ERA below 3.65.A.J. ...
Game 33: June 20, 1941 On June 20, 1941, the U.S. Air Corps was folded into the Army Air Forces (as infantry or artillery divisions were). It was another presidential step in the preparation for our nation’s entry into World War II. “The Germans are getting their asses kicked in Russia,” Vic Ruppone told childhood friend Earle Lewis. “We’ve got to go.” Lewis and Ruppone, both of whom attended Lincoln High in Jersey City, N.J., had tried to join the Marine Corps a month before. Both men were strapping—each standing ...
The most overrated player in baseball as proclaimed by his peers, Derek Jeter is about to reach a milestone that no other player who has been fortunate enough to wear a Yankees uniform has ever done before.Not Ruth, Berra or Mantle. Not even Gehrig, Dimaggio or Mattingly. Of the 20 Hall of Famers who represent the New York Yankees in Cooperstown, not one of them has reached the 3,000 hit plateau.In the 142-year history of Major League Baseball, 27 players have at least 3,000 hits in their careers; 24 of ...
After a brilliant 2010 season that saw Swisher hit .288 with 29 home runs and 89 RBI Swisher was a hot commodity heading into the year.He began the year hitting .204 through May 25th, making his dreadful 2008 season (.219 average) look decent. At least he was hitting a home run every 20.7 at bats that season. He only had two in his first 152 at bats (76 AB/HR).Since then, Swisher has gone 22-for-72 (.306) with five home runs, which is good for a HR every 14.4 at bats. His ...
Ah, Wrigley Field. One of the great places to watch a Major League Baseball game. The hand-turned scoreboard. The rooftop seats. Day games. Ivy. Beautiful Wrigley Field. Really?I've never been to Wrigley Field. I've never seen the scoreboard or the seats or the ivy, except on television, and on television it looks just like any other ballpark. Nothing special at all.Hopefully that will change for me in the near future. But right now, the only beauty I see is the series win for the Yankees this past weekend.The Cubs played ...
When Derek Jeter takes himself out of a game, you know it has to be serious.The captain was one step closer to reaching his 3,000th hit in Monday's game against the Cleveland Indians. Reaching his 2,994th hit, many believed Jeter would reach his long-awaited milestone during a home game before the Yankees leave for their six-day road trip.Unfortunately, Jeter injured his right calf in the fifth inning during Monday's game, forcing the shortstop to be placed on the disabled list and worsening his chances of reaching his 3,000th hit at ...