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New York Yankees Starting Lineup Vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Righty Brandon McCarthy
April 16th, 2013 at 5:16 PM
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In what figures to be an emotional Tuesday night, as the Yankees will be honoring both baseball icon Jackie Robinson and the city of Boston, affected by the tragic events of Monday afternoon at the Boston Marathon, there will be nine innings (at least) of baseball to bring a little normalcy back into our realms.
For...
New York Yankees Starting Lineup Vs. Cleveland Indians Right-hander Corey Kluber
April 10th, 2013 at 4:58 PM
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The Yankees will look to improve to 5-4 on the young season Wednesday night, when the Bombers take on the Cleveland Indians in game three of this four-game set, with a 7:00 first pitch anticipated.
Following the ejection of Indians starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco in Tuesday night's 14-1 Yankees victory, Terry Francona's rotation was...
New York Yankees Starting Lineup Vs. Detroit Tigers Righty Doug Fister
April 5th, 2013 at 12:48 PM
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Coming off of their first win of the season Thursday night, a 4-2 victory over AL East rival Boston Red Sox, the Yankees open a three-game tilt on Friday afternoon in Detroit.
For the Tigers, right-hander Doug Fister gets the ball, as the defending American League champions get set to host their...
New York Yankees Starting Lineup Vs. Boston Red Sox Righty Clay Buchholz
April 3rd, 2013 at 3:55 PM
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Coming off of an 8-2 defeat against the Boston Red Sox on Opening Day, the Yankees will look to bounce back on Tuesday night against Red Sox right-hander Clay Buchholz.
Slated for a 7:00 first pitch, here is Yankees manager Joe Girardi's starting lineup:
Brett Gardner, CF
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Robinson Cano, 2B
Kevin Youkilis, 3B
Travis...
New York Yankees Catcher Francisco Cervelli Flourishes in Opening Day Start
April 2nd, 2013 at 10:18 AM
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While the Monday afternoon opener at Yankee Stadium was a one-sided showing, as the visiting Boston Red Sox essentially controlled the afternoon in their 8-2 victory, the Yankees got their lone offensive contribution from an unlikely source.
Following an offseason where the organization made the puzzling decision of letting All-Star catcher Russell...
Former New York Yankees Catcher Russell Martin was Willing to Sign One-Year Deal
March 27th, 2013 at 8:06 AM
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In the midst of the discovery of newfound cash, exemplified by the latest acquisition of former Los Angeles Angels outfielder Vernon Wells, is some curiosity. While there's no question that with the anticipated absences of first baseman Mark Teixeira, center fielder Curtis Granderson, and shortstop Derek Jeter, adding Wells this close to Opening Day was a sensible...
New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi Meets with Media for First Session of 2013
February 12th, 2013 at 2:52 PM
On Tuesday morning, as pitchers and catchers begun to assemble in Tampa for the commencement of spring training, Yankees manager Joe Girardi conducted his annual "State of the Yankees" address with the media. As reported by Lou DiPietro of YESNetwork.com, Girardi addressed all prominent offseason fodder, from the expectations of third baseman...
New York Yankees Catcher Chris Stewart Ready for Chance to Start
February 10th, 2013 at 4:43 PM
Following last season's disappointing ALCS loss to the Detroit Tigers, nobody expected the usually free-spending New York Yankees to watch starting catcher Russell Martin leave via free agency without acquiring a viable replacement. However, with spring training approaching quickly and no quality catchers available to acquire, veteran Chris Stewart will...
Could a Trade for Recent DFA Catcher George Kottaras Make Sense for the Yankees?
January 17th, 2013 at 3:26 PM
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As noted last night by CBSSports.com MLB insider Danny Knobler, the odd man out in the three-way trade that sent first baseman/outfielder Michael Morse to the Seattle Mariners and catcher John Jaso to the Oakland Athletics was catcher George Kottaras. A 29-year-old backstop who split time between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Athletics...
The Yankees Offseason: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
January 2nd, 2013 at 9:18 PM
While division titles and pennants aren't clinched between the months of November and February (see 2012 Miami Marlins and 2011 Boston Red Sox), reasons to get giddy about this offseason have been few and far between. In a little over a month, The New York Yankees will make their way down...
New York Yankees Hesitant to Pursue Free Agent AJ Pierzynski
December 9th, 2012 at 6:59 AM
Once Russell Martin opted to sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates in November, the New York Yankees were left without a starting catcher. Despite the hole in New York's roster, the Yankees are hesitant to pursue the market's best available free agent catcher, AJ Pierzynski.
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Though Pierzynski could replace Martin's offensive production...
New York Yankees’ Bench Getting Comparison to ’90′s Dynasty Group
July 23rd, 2012 at 6:00 AM
This season New York Yankees' manager Joe Girardi has had the luxury of plugging in bench players that have excelled in their role.
Girardi has likened this group to the bench back when he played with the Yankees in the late '90's drawing comparisons to Darryl Strawberry, Tim Raines, Cecil Fielder,...
New York Yankees Acquire Chris Stewart, Option Francisco Cervelli to Triple-A
April 4th, 2012 at 5:19 PM
The New York Yankees have traded pitcher George Kontos to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for catcher Chris Stewart, tweeted Bryan Hoch . To make room for Stewart, the Yankees have sent catcher Francisco Cervelli to their Triple-A affiliate, Empire State.
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Stewart, 30, batted .204 with 10 RBI in 67 games...
