Postgame notes: Warren makes an impression vs. Red Sox
Adam Warren was supposed to pitch yesterday, and it wasn’t until after the game — after he’d waited and waited for his turn to come — that he found out his turn would wait a little longer for a...
View ArticleSaturday notes: Garcia shows no rust in rotation return
Freddy Garcia could have made things easy for the Yankees this afternoon. Instead, he might have made things harder. Showing absolutely no rust in his first start back from a swollen right hand,...
View ArticleIbanez: “The feel today was much better”
Yesterday, Raul Ibanez went to the cage with Kevin Long to try to get this spring training straightened out. “I was definitely not feeling very good at all,” Ibanez said. “K-Long, he’s diligent, and...
View ArticleWednesday notes: Kuroda happy with spring adjustments
It was the first four innings that Hiroki Kuroda held the Braves scoreless. It was in his last three innings that he gave up a couple of runs. In spring training, though, results are only part of the...
View ArticleSaturday notes: Bichette’s big day with the big leaguers
When he looked into the stands, Joe Girardi saw his old friend Dante Bichette holding a video camera. When he looked onto the the field, Girardi saw Dante Bichette Jr. rounding the bases. Could he...
View ArticlePostgame notes: “When it doesn’t happen, you’re a little shocked”
A first-inning decision to intentionally load the bases had backfired, but the Yankees offense had rallied. CC Sabathia’s fastball command had been erratic, but he’d settled down. Dave Robertson had...
View ArticleYankees postgame: Homer-happy team; bullpen throws strikes
The Yankees may not be overwhelming with runners in scoring position, but Joe Girardi has to like his power potential. The majors’ leading home-run-hitting team scored all its runs on homers in the 4-3...
View ArticleYankees postgame: Garcia perseveres to milestone
Freddy Garcia struggled a bit in the heat and humidity, allowing five hits and four walks in five innings. But he only cracked for two runs in this 6-2 victory over the Mariners. “Freddy battled,”...
View ArticleYankees postgame: Winning the marathon
This was a marathon five-hour, 43-minute roller-coaster ride at Yankee Stadium. “It was like we played two games today,” Eduardo Nunez said. The Yankees’ 10-9 win in 14 marked the franchise’s...
View ArticleWinter Meetings Day 2 notes: “I’m prepared to drag this thing out”
One day after announcing the Alex Rodriguez injury, Brian Cashman was approached by various trade and free agent options. “I’ve had a few of maybe the names I wouldn’t have thought of – lesser names...
View ArticleMid-day notes and links: Player options and a coaching candidate
Just a few late afternoon notes on this first day of the offseason: • A source said this morning that the Yankees have been granted a fourth option year for outfielder Eury Perez, the 24-year-old...
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