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Andy Pettitte Back in Form in the New York Yankees 3-2 Victory Over Kansas City Royals
May 12th, 2013 at 12:46 PM
New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals, 3-2 at Kauffman Stadium for the second straight day behind the solid pitching of Andy Pettitte. No need to worry Yankees' fans the veteran lefty found his cutter and threw seven solid innings giving him his 10th straight decision over the Royals. Pettitte struck...

New York Yankees Win 3-2 Over the Colorado Rockies
May 9th, 2013 at 12:41 PM
This season for the New York Yankees took another bizarre turn in their 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies. Manager Joe Girardi's lineup included a pitcher batting eighth and his starting left fielder finish at third base. Girardi has been mixing and matching lineups all season due to the massive amount of injuries the Yankees...

New York Yankees Support NBA’s Jason Collins After Announcement
April 30th, 2013 at 6:00 AM
News was made on Monday after NBA player Jason Collins became the first active player of the four major American sports to announce that he is gay. Following the decision to come out publicly, Collins has received support from many teams and athletes of all professional sports, including the New...

New York Yankees Starting Lineup Vs. Tampa Bay Rays Southpaw Matt Moore
April 22nd, 2013 at 4:37 PM
***PHOTO1*** On Sunday, the New York Yankees were not able to complete the series sweep, as a lackluster pitching performance from starter Ivan Nova doomed the Yankees, with an 8-4 defeat to the host Toronto Blue Jays. Keeping it in the American League East, the Yankees continue their road trip on Monday night,...

New York Yankees Defeat Toronto Blue Jays in Extra Innings, 5-3
April 20th, 2013 at 5:28 PM
  FINAL/11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E NYY 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 11 0 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 2 W: S. Kelley (1-0) L: A. Loup (1-1) S: M. Rivera (5)   Despite relinquishing a three-run lead in the eighth inning, and squandering an outstanding performance by starter Hiroki Kuroda, shoddy defense by the host Toronto Blue Jays helped the Yankees escape with a 5-3 victory, in 11 innings, on Saturday afternoon. ***PHOTO1*** Kuroda, who...

New York Yankees Starting Lineup Vs. Toronto Blue Jays Left-hander Mark Buehrle
April 20th, 2013 at 12:11 PM
 ***PHOTO1*** On Friday night, the New York Yankees opened their weekend tilt, versus American League East rivals Toronto Blue Jays, with a 9-4 drubbing of the host. Behind over seven innings of strong work by Yankees stalwart Andy Pettitte, and the team-leading fifth home run of the season by designated hitter Travis Hafner, the...

Despite Back Spasms, New York Yankees Starter Andy Pettitte a Model of Consistency
April 20th, 2013 at 11:56 AM
***PHOTO1*** While Friday night was Andy Pettitte's first start since April 9, with lingering back spasms rightfully making his activity very conservative, the 40-year-old southpaw worked over seven effective innings in garnering his third win of 2013. However, as Pettitte was mostly effective, against a newly-revamped Toronto Blue Jays offense, featuring the...

Seven Strong Innings by Andy Pettitte Lead New York Yankees to 9-4 Win in Toronto
April 19th, 2013 at 10:58 PM
  FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NYY 2 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 9 13 0 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 7 1 W: A. Pettitte (3-0) L. B. Morrow (0-2) Following a late night in the Bronx on Thursday night, as the Yankees fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks in extra innings, manager Joe Girardi's team entered Friday night's game in Toronto with a chance to get a first-hand look at the new Blue Jays.   While...

New York Yankees Starting Lineup Vs. Toronto Blue Jays Right-hander Brandon Morrow
April 19th, 2013 at 6:25 PM
***PHOTO1*** On the same day the New York Yankees received word that they would be without their captain, shortstop Derek Jeter, until after the All-Star break, their three-game winning streak would also be snapped on Thursday night, as they fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks in extra innings, 6-2. Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of...

New York Yankees Starting Lineup Vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Southpaw Patrick Corbin
April 18th, 2013 at 4:44 PM
***PHOTO1*** The New York Yankees will look to break the brooms out Thursday night, and make it four wins in a row, with the third and final game of the three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks.  First pitch is slated for 7:05. For the Yankees, following Wednesday night's come-from-behind 4-3 victory, thanks to...

“Pronk” Enjoying the Moment, as His Bat Helps Carry New York Yankees
April 18th, 2013 at 9:43 AM
***PHOTO1*** After an offseason where the New York Yankees let the likes of outfielders Nick Swisher and Raul Ibanez walk, without putting up much of a battle to retain their services, the initial response was concern of a potential "power outage" in the Bronx. Moreover, up until the acquisition of former All-Star...

New York Yankees Starting Lineup Vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Left-hander Wade Miley
April 17th, 2013 at 4:48 PM
***PHOTO1*** Coming off of a 4-2 victory on Tuesday night, in game one of a three-game set with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Yankees will look to make it three-in-a-row on Wednesday night, as Yankees manager Joe Girardi sends ace C.C. Sabathia (2-1, 3.00 ERA) to the hill for the 7:05 first pitch. On...

New York Yankees Starting Lineup Vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Righty Brandon McCarthy
April 16th, 2013 at 5:16 PM
***PHOTO1*** 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. Baltimore Orioles Right-hander Miguel Gonzalez
April 12th, 2013 at 4:45 PM
***PHOTO1*** The Yankees will again try to play, well, some baseball on Friday night, following two straight rain outs in Cleveland.  After two convincing victories on Monday and Tuesday night, the Yankees will look to remain hot, despite the lay-off, and to get over .500 for the first time in this...

New York Yankees Starting Lineup Vs. Cleveland Indians Right-hander Corey Kluber
April 10th, 2013 at 4:58 PM
***PHOTO1*** 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. Cleveland Indians Right-hander Carlos Carrasco
April 9th, 2013 at 6:53 PM
***PHOTO1*** On Tuesday night, the Yankees look to make it three-in-a-row, as they embark on game two of a four-game set with Terry Francona's Cleveland Indians. Following Monday night's 11-6 victory, Yankees manager Joe Girardi will send veteran left-hander Andy Pettitte (1-0, 1.13 ERA) to the hill to face the Indians' Carlos Carrasco. The...

New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman Remains Committed to Granderson in CF
April 9th, 2013 at 6:03 PM
While the anticipated timetable for Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson, recovering from a fractured forearm, calls for an early-May return, Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com reports that general manager Brian Cashman has no plans on having Granderson return anywhere other than his customary position in center field. ***PHOTO1*** At the inception of spring training, Cashman...

New York Yankees, Everything Old is New Again
April 9th, 2013 at 12:25 PM
When the New York Yankees got hit by the injury bug this spring many experts criticized them for getting older veterans to fill the void. The Bombers added Travis Hafner (36), Kevin Youkilis (35) and Vernon Wells (35) to an all ready aging roster. Hafner played in only 66 games last...

Four-RBI Day by Travis Hafner Powers New York Yankees to 11-6 Win Over Cleveland
April 8th, 2013 at 9:34 PM
  FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NYY 3 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 11 13 0 CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 9 1 W: H. Kuroda (1-1) L: U. Jimenez (0-1) On a day when the Cleveland Indians opened their season in their home confines, Progressive Field, with a new look in new manager Terry Francona and prized offseason additions, outfielder Michael Bourn and first baseman Nick Swisher, it was a former Cleveland Indian who...

New York Yankees Starting Lineup Vs. Cleveland Indians Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez
April 8th, 2013 at 2:45 PM
***PHOTO1*** Following a 7-0 victory over Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon, the Yankees improved to 2-4 on the young season, with both of their victories coming on the rubber matches of their first two series' of 2013. On Monday afternoon, with a 4:05 first pitch, the Bombers continue their...