Tag Archives: Bartolo Colon

Why Bartolo Colon is Just Not the Same Anymore

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The last time Bartolo Colon was effective was way back in 2005, so when he showed up to the Yankees and surrendered four runs in his first two innings this season most of us wondered how he could possibly help the Yankees in 2011. A funny thing happened though. After that first game against those first ...

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A Look at the Yankees Potential Playoff Roster

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees have the luxury of being able to carry 40 players on their active roster for the entire month of September, but come October they are going to have to cut that back to 25. Now the ALDS and potential ALCS rosters are going to be different. For one there could be injuries, but most ...

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Catching Up with the Yankees After Hurricane Irene

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese
Swisher, Granderson, Gardner

Had a busy weekend thanks at least in part to Hurricane Irene, or Tropical Storm Irene, so I thought I would put up a quick post today to try to catch us up on everything that happened over the weekend. The Yankees were scheduled to play 5 games over the weekend and actually played 3, dropping ...

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Bartolo Colon Abandoned His 2-Seamer Last Night

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Nobody expected what the Yankees got out of Bartolo Colon in the first half of the season, nobody not even the Yankees. What they got out of him was two full months of brilliance. No he was not ace-like, but he was a phenomenal no. 2 starter. He did that mostly with a two-seam fastball ...

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Yankees Once Again Facing Rotation Decision

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees foolishly sent Ivan Nova down to the minors in July only to recall him a few weeks later when they realized that he needed to be in their starting rotation. Since the end of July when he was recalled the Yankees have mostly gone with a 6-man rotation. They don't want to stick ...

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Yankees Worried About Colon’s Durability

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Via Chad Jenning of the Journal News: “Obviously we’re trying to take precautions and give him extra rest,” Girardi said [when asked if he was concerned with Bartolo Colon's durablity]. “That is something that we’re trying to do. He had the one bad inning that really cost us (last night), but it’s something ...

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Bartolo Colon to Make Regular Start on Tuesday

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees feel that Bartolo Colon's hamstring is not a problem and expect him to pitch again on Tuesday the next time his spot comes around, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News. Yankees manager Joe Girardi spoke with Colon about the issue and was told that he felt no pain in the ...

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Bartolo Colon Doesn’t Trust Injured Leg

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Via Chad Jennings of the Journal News: [Bartolo Colon] has told the Yankees that he has recovered from a strained left hamstring, and he’s told them he’s healthy enough to pitch, but tonight he admitted that he doesn’t trust the muscle to hold up on every movement and every pitch. He’s tentative ...

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Cause for Concern in Colon’s Terrible Start

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Bartolo Colon made the worst start of the season by any Yankee starter Thursday night as he allowed eight runs, only three earned, on six hits, two walks, and no strikeouts as he got just two outs before he left the game. The Yankees went on to lose the game 16-7 in the first ...

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Yankees Get Colon Back Before Subway Series

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

After the Yankees continued to embarrass the National League tonight, manager Joe Girardi announced the Bartolo Colon will be starting on Saturday against the Mets. Colon went on the DL a little over two weeks ago for a strained left hamstring making this a fairly quick recovery. The Yankees apparently put him through a series ...

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