Author Archives: Rob Abruzzese

Elite Yankees prospect Mason Williams arrested on DUI charges

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Yankees outfield prospect Mason Williams was arrested in Tampa on DUI charges early Thursday morning, according to Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times. Williams was reportedly driving 10-13 mph over the speed limit and showing "clues of impairment" when he was pulled over. He failed a field sobriety test and was charged with a misdemeanor DUI. Williams ...

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Brian Cashman is smart not to take credit for Yankees strong start, and other notes

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The Yankees had some big holes in the lineup going into the season and most weren't afraid to point them out. There was the drop-off behind the plate, in right field, and forget about plugging any hole with Vernon Wells as he was done and that was a horrible trade. Almost a month later and the ...

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Ichiro leads Yankees to comeback win over the Rays

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Behind Ichiro Suzuki and a little bit of small ball, the Yankees tied the game in the eighth and then took the lead in the ninth inning as they came from behind to beat the Rays 4-3 at the Trop Tuesday. Ichiro started things in the top of the eighth with a one out single. He ...

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Yankees Robinson Cano has weak ties to PED-clinic with notes

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Major League Baseball is apparently investigating Robinson Cano for potential ties to Biogenesis, the anti-aging clinic suspected of providing PEDs to players, although any links to Cano and the clinic seem very weak at best, according to T.J. Quinn and Mike Fish of ESPN. Where other players had their names on Biogenesis documents, Cano did not. Instead ...

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Bad start by CC Sabathia leads to Yankees loss to Rays

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CC Sabathia allowed four runs in the first and another in the third as the Yankees offense failed to show up in their 5-1 loss to the Rays in Tampa on Monday. CC's command was atrocious early on and the Rays made him pay. Ryan Roberts homered to get it started followed by an Evan Longoria ...

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Is it time to start getting excited for a Michael Pineda return? Plus notes

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There has been a lot of injury updates recently, some good and some bad, but they've mostly been focused on the Yankees bats -- Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Curtis Granderson, and even occasionally Alex Rodriguez. One of the bigger names on the DL that is quietly working his way back is Michael Pineda, who is recovering ...

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Yankees take 2 of 3 from the Blue Jays

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The Yankees took two of three from the highly touted Blue Jays over the weekend as they won Friday and Saturday and failed to finish off the sweep with a loss on Sunday. FRIDAY (9-4 win) Friday's win was all about Andy Pettitte. His line: 7.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, ...

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Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain could be in their final season in Pinstripes

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Phil Hughes rebounded from a couple of bad starts earlier in the season when he probably wasn't quite ready to pitch and looked great last night as he held the Diamondbacks to just two runs over seven innings. Joba Chamberlain also looked solid, pumping in 95 mph fastballs and was even able to locate them well ...

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Yankees rally but fail to take care of business in extra-innings loss

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The Yankees rallied in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game and send it to extra innings, but they failed to finish the job as they lost 6-2 in 12 innings against the Diamondbacks on Thursday. Trailing 2-1 heading into the bottom of the ninth, Francisco Cervelli hit one just over the left field ...

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Major setback will keep Derek Jeter out until after the All-Star Break

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Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will be out until at least the All-Star Break after a CT scan revealed a small crack in the same area where he broke his ankle last October. This latest setback will not require surgery, but expect him to be out 2-3 months minimum. "We have to back off and let that ...

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