Author Archives: Rob Abruzzese

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

Eric+Chavez

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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Help is on the way for the Yankees as Teixeira is cleared to swing a bat

New York Yankees Mark Teixeira

Mark Teixeira took a big step in his return to the field yesterday when he swung a bat for the first time since he tore the tendon sheath in his wrist during Spring Training. He actually took swings on Tuesday in a pool underwater, but yesterday was the first day that he was cleared to take ...

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Late rally leads Yankees to 4-3 over DBacks

C+C+Sabathia

The Yankees were trailing 3-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh, but they rallied to tie it at 3-3 that inning and then took a the lead in the bottom of the eighth on a Travis Hafner pinch-hit home run to beat the Diamondbacks 4-3 at the stadium Thursday night. The Diamondbacks jumped out to ...

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Yankees taking it easy with Derek Jeter to avoid another setback

Derek+Jeter

Derek Jeter is not going to be back by May 1st. That much is sure. Anything other than that is a mystery right now as he and the Yankees are taking things very slow to try to avoid another setback during his rehab from a broken ankle. Jeet took a full two days off over the ...

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Yankees beat the DBacks 4-2 on a night they all wore No. 42

Robinson+Cano

With the entire team wearing No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson, Robinson Cano provided the big blast and Ivan Nova and the bullpen handled the rest as the Yankees beat the Diamondbacks 4-2 in the Bronx Tuesday night. The Yankees loaded the bases in the first two innings, but failed to score until they were trailing ...

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Bronx Baseball Daily has moved to the YES Network

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As of today, Bronx Baseball Daily has left the ESPN SweetSpot Network and has joined on with the YES Network as an affiliate. This ends a 16 month run over at ESPN that was an absolutely wonderful experience the entire time. The people there are great at what they do and I have no doubt that ...

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A-Rod allegedly tried to purchase and destroy Biogenesis documents, and notes from the weekend

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More news from the Biogenesis scandal and more bad news for Alex Rodriguez. Investigators were told by ex-Biogenesis employees that documents had been put up for sale by people connected to the clinic and that Alex Rodriguez, through an intermediary, had attempted to purchase them in order to destroy them, according to Michael Schmidt of the ...

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BBD is giving away some Yankees books for free

core four

I have some books to giveaway to Bronx Baseball Daily readers. The first is Core Four: The Heart and Soul of the Yankees Dynasty by Phil Pepe and Lefty: An American Odyssey by Vernona Gome and Lawrence Goldstone. I might even have a copy of Driving Mr. Yogi: Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, and Baseball's Greatest ...

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