Notes from Friday
While Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes were throwing their first official bullpen of the spring, Andy Pettitte followed the lead of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Javier Vazquez. He stayed off the...
View ArticleSwisher endorses Robertson for the eighth
After his 1-2-3, two-K eighth to get the game to Mariano Rivera for a 1-2-3 ninth in Sunday’s 6-4 win over the Rockies, David Robertson had given up only one earned run over his last 18 appearances....
View ArticleYankees postgame: Colon strong again
Bartolo Colon again eased concerns about whether he’s going to hold up. The 38-year-old righty has followed two straight bad starts with two straight strong starts. This time, he gave up two runs,...
View ArticleRobertson a worthy heir
David Robertson is looking like a worthy heir to Mariano Rivera’s closing throne. If Rivera retires after this season, wouldn’t you want to see Robertson in the ninth? He’s sure doing a wonderful job...
View ArticleYankees pregame: Tex bats third; Robertson role in question
Brian Heyman back here at Yankee Stadium for the series finale. After batting seventh the last two nights, Mark Teixeira is in the three hole with Kansas City switching to lefty Will Smith, who will...
View ArticleYankees pregame: Teixeira still iffy on playoff opener
Brian Heyman here for Chad today. So Mark Teixeira fielded grounders, did light jogging and took outdoor batting practice for the first time since aggravating his calf strain in Baltimore. “Everything...
View ArticleYankees pregame: Grandy off center?
The Yankees had seemed to have passed on moving Curtis Granderson from center to left after he broke his right forearm in his first at-bat of his first exhibition game and missed spring training. But...
View ArticleYankees postgame: Girardi frustrated
Joe Girardi wasn’t thrilled over these last two games. The Yankees had beaten Toronto 17 straight times at Yankee Stadium, but they lost 6-4 Saturday and then 5-4 Sunday. “It’s a team we’re fighting...
View ArticleYankees postgame: McCarthy outpitches Scherzer
Brandon McCarthy has started five times since coming over from Arizona and he’s now 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA after this 2-1 win over the Central-leading Tigers. This is the first time in his career that he...
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