Rapada pitched to a 2.82 ERA, 8.9 K/9, and 4.0 BB/9 in 70 games (38 1/3 innings) out of the bullpen for the Yankees in 2012. He dealt with shoulder bursitis throughout Spring Training, which limited him to just two innings of David Ross and Ryan Dempster will make their Red Sox debuts Thursday night [...]
Read More...The Yankees played Army at West Point on Saturday, a day that included a tour of the campus and its history and lunch with the cadets. These are not your grandfather's Yankees of Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. In fact, these aren't even your older brother's Yankees, with the first three names on that list [...]
Read More...But not even they deserve to be locked in Yankee Stadium for four hours, with the only unconventional option being this dinky and confused beer stand with four drinks on tap, all behemoth-brewed by the MillerCoors But not even they deserve to be locked in Yankee Stadium for four hours, with the only unconventional option [...]
Read More...Cano has enjoyed tremendous success against Clay Buchholz heading into Wednesday night's home meeting with the Boston Red Sox. Boston cruised to an 8-2 victory over New York in Monday's season opener. The Yankees finished with six hits as they Cano has enjoyed tremendous success against Clay Buchholz heading into Wednesday night's home meeting with [...]
Read More...If it is possible to hurt for Scott Boras, baseball's real-life Gordon Gekko, hurt for him today. He has been fired so often by the New York Yankees, he must feel like another Billy Martin, or another one of George Steinbrenner's old PR guys. Alex I do not say this lightly: beer snobs might be [...]
Read More...The New York Yankees, the franchise that brought us the Babe and the Mick, Joltin' Joe and Jeter, Gehrig and even Granderson, have a decidedly different look for Opening Day today. Forget Hall of Fame legends. Today, against the Boston Red Sox, fans All players will wear this patch on their jerseys to honor the [...]
Read More...Times reporters and editors at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field offer live analysis and updates on the Yankees' and Mets' opening day games. The lasting impression from the Yankees' recent spring training will surely be that of Brian Cashman, the general manager, sitting in a wheelchair, leaning on a scooter or trudging about on crutches [...]
Read More...Not since 1976, in fact, when they were outclassed in the World Series by Cincinnati's Big Red Machine. But at least those Yankees were on the verge of crossing the championship threshold under the ascendant ownership of George Steinbrenner. Reggie Joy, now that I think of it, was what was conspicuously absent from the Yankees [...]
Read More...Led by home runs from Jhonny Peralta and Miguel Cabrera, the Detroit Tigers beat the Yankees in Game 4 to advance to the World Series. Delmon Young earns ALCS MVP as Detroit buries the Yankees. Behind some of the most spectacular starting pitching ever produced by a playoff team, the Tigers closed out their sweep [...]
Read More...Yankees at Tigers. Series: ALCS, Game 4, Tigers lead 3-0. Time: 8:00 p.m. EST. TV: TBS. Starters: CC Sabathia (2-0, 1.53 ERA) vs. Max Scherzer (0-0, 0.00 ERA). The Yankees collected one run and five hits in their 2-1 Game Alex Rodriguez was supposed to be benched for a second straight game — this time [...]
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