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Yankees Injury Updates: Johnson, Aceves, Thames, Mitre

A lot of teams have been dealing with injuries and fortunately the Yankees injuries have been relatively mild. Here is a rundown of a couple of players and how they've been doing: Nick Johnson - Out with a wrist injury, he has been hitting off a tee this week with hitting coach Kevin Long. No ETA ...

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Yankees Notes: Gardner, Moseley, Thames, Aceves, Mitre, Rivera, and Outfield Grass

The Yankees have played back-to-back games against the Mariners and have not faced one reliever. A night after Cliff Lee went the distance and beat the Yankees, Felix Hernandez got a complete game shutout and won 7-0. Javier Vazquez didn't pitch especially well or bad, but he is on hook for the loss. Here are some ...

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Yankees Notes: Hughes, Jeter, Burnett, Aceves, Thames

Yesterday was a showdown between two young starters with 9-1 records and the Yankees Phil Hughes came out on top of the Mets Mike Pelfrey as the Yanks beat the Mets 5-3. Now 10-1 Hughes looks like a strong candidate for the All-Star game. Here are some notes: Unfortunately for Hughes he may not be able to ...

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Yankees Notes: 1st Place, Hughes Rules, A-Rod, Aceves, Thames

The Yankees are back in 1st place after they beat the Astros 9-5 yesterday behind a mostly strong performance by Phil Hughes, another Jorge Posada grand slam. Here are some notes: The Yankees record is now 40-23, tied for the best in baseball. Posada is the first Yankee to hit Grannies in back-to-back games since Bill Dickey in ...

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Yankees Notes: Hughes, Cano, Sanit, Posada, Aceves, Duncan, Single-A All-Stars

Phil Hughes and Robinson Cano lead the Yankees to a 8-2 victory over the Indians. Here are some notes: Hughes (6-1, 2.70) started off the game by striking out 5 batters. His line: 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 K. Cano went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and a walk. His average: .351. 30-year-old Amaury Sanit (1-2, 8.69), who ...

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Yankees Notes: Jeter, Aceves, and More

The Yankees won a pair of games yesterday, both by a single run, against the Minnesota Twins. It's amazing how good the Twins have been over the years, but despite that the Yankees never have a problem beating them. The games are always close, but like yesterday, the Yankees always prevail. Here are some notes: Derek Jeter ...

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Yankees Sign Chad Gaudin, Updated

There is an old saying in baseball about never having enough pitching depth. The Yankees just got another lesson in that. The Yankees released reliever Chad Gaudin in spring training this year because they thought his price tag was not worth his depth. That's when they thought they had plenty of depth. Then they got bad ...

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More Injury Updates: Vazquez, Thames, and Aceves

The Yankees got a much needed off-day yesterday that more than everything else gave some of their walking wounded a chance to heal. We already heard this morning that Curtis Granderson is on track to come back this Friday. Now we have a couple more updates. Javier Vazquez Vazquez was in the middle of a dominant outing ...

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The Yankees Long List of Injuries, Updated

If you haven't read it already, be sure to check out Brian's article on the Yankees' lack of roster flexibility and how it has hurt them recently. For an explanation on why they have so little flexibility right now, I thought I'd run down the list of injuries the Yankees have been dealing with so ...

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Yankees Notes: Jeter, Sunday's Starter, Other Injury Notes

Make sure you don't miss my article on Phil Hughes and the importance patience plays when producing young pitchers. Here are a few other notes for today: Derek Jeter was hit on the elbow and left pinky finger by Justin Verlander in the 5th inning yesterday. After the game Jeter said he was fine and doesn't ...

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