Monthly Archives: August 2010

Despite Huge Season Cano Overshadowed for MVP

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Coming into the season one of the bigger questions was whether or not Robinson Cano was ready to hit out of the no. 5 spot in the Yankees lineup. Afterall, protecting Alex Rodriguez in the batting order is a big deal. If that question wasn't answered on opening day when Cano went 2-for-5 with ...

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Pettitte Feels Good After Latest Bullpen Session

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Via Chad Jennings of the Journal News: Andy Pettitte sounded much more encouraged today than he did on Friday. He threw 35 pitches in the bullpen, and despite a plan to throw with the same intensity as last time, Pettitte said the last 20 pitches or so were like a normal bullpen ...

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Yankees Notes: Recap, Nova, and Injury Updates

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Two things that have been going well for the Yankees lately, CC Sabathia and their bullpen, both struggled last night, but when your offense scores 12 runs those kind of things are forgiven. Here are some notes: Sabathia went 7 innings, but allowed 5 runs and David Robertson and Joba Chamberlain only managed to ...

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Yankees Win Slug Fest

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees had their ace, CC Sabathia, on the mound, but that didn't end their pitching troubles. They still managed to out slug the White Sox as they won 12-9 behind a four RBI night by rookie Eduardo Nunez.

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Getting Burnett on Track

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Brian Burkhart

Everyone knows by now that A.J. Burnett is pitching terribly, leading to speculation that he, like Javier Vazquez, will be skipped in the rotation. Perhaps this will be the case, but it doesn't seem like the solution for the Yankees or Burnett. First off, would skipping a turn actually benefit Burnett? Obviously I am ...

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Yankees Notes: Burnett, Pettitte, Aceves, Berkman, and Nova

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

A.J. Burnett allowed four runs in the first inning and never settled in as he gave up eight earned runs and the Yankees lost 9-4 in the first game of a three game series against the Chicago White Sox. Here are some notes: Since May 9th, the Yankees are 6-14 when Burnett starts. His numbers during ...

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Pettitte Throws Bullpen Without Pain

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Via the LoHud Yankees blog: Andy Pettitte felt good after a 25-pitch bullpen session, but he did not try to throw at 100 percent effort. That was at the urging of the training staff. The greater test will probably come in his next bullpen session — most likely Sunday or Monday — ...

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Read: NoMaas’ Interview w/Mark Newman

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

NoMaas.org had a great interview with the Yankees' Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations Mark Newman that was filled with great little tidbits of information about the minor league system. Since this has been a slow news day thanks to the off day yesterday, I figured I'd point it out and run down some of ...

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Yankees Notes: Girardi, Wood, Laird

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees had an off day yesterday so there really isn't a whole lot of news going on. Andy Pettitte is throwing a bullpen this afternoon that is critical to the Yankees season, but we haven't gotten an update on that yet. As soon as there is something, I'll let you know. Here are some ...

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Yankees Notes: Swisher, Marte, Aceves, Johnson, Pettitte

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Phil Hughes did not pitch well last night as he allowed five earned runs in just 3.2 innings. Javier Vazquez came on in relief and pitched pretty well with the exception of a solo-shot by Aaron Hill in the 5th. The Yankees' bats were silent for most of the night, although they ...

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