Tag Archives: CC Sabathia

The Five Most Memorable Yankees-Rays Games

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Mark Panuthos
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Rays-fans are an interesting species within the baseball world.  His hate for the Yankees is so great that he will pay premium prices to see them, then not show up at the “Trop” for the rest of the season. When the Yankees defeat his beloved Rays, its because of the Yankees' huge payroll. When the ...

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Yankees off to slow start, but it’s not time to panic

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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Before the season started the two things that we expected to be good from the Yankees were Robinson Cano and the pitching staff. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case the first week of the season and they have gotten off to a slow 2-4 start. That doesn't mean that it's time to panic or give up on ...

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Yankees set record with $230.4M payroll, money not well spent, plus notes

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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A lot of people, myself included, have accused the Yankees of caring more about profits than winning this offseason, but despite that they will set a record with their payroll at $230.4 million this offseason. While that is technically true it is how they've spent their money, with relatively little money committed after this season limiting ...

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Some thoughts on CC Sabathia’s velocity, A-Rod, the catchers, and injury updates

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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Even going back to his days with the Cleveland Indians, CC Sabathia has always an easy choice to tab as the Opening Day starter. He's a leader, a workhorse, and a damn good pitcher. Unfortunately he doesn't do well pitching on Opening Day. Look at these lines from the past few Opening Days: 2013: 5 IP, 8 H, ...

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Across the AL: Rangers, Astros Set to Meet on Opening Night of MLB

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Eric Favaloro
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With less than a week to go until the Texas Rangers visit Minute Maid Park on Sunday, March 31 to play the Houston Astros, the 2013 MLB season will be underway shortly.  The Rangers will be sending lefty Matt Harrison to the hill, while right-hander Bud Norris will start for the Astros in the team’s ...

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Thoughts on potentially trading Joba Chamberlain to the Texas Rangers, other notes

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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Last week we heard that the Texas Rangers were scouting Joba Chamberlain and considering the Yankees have a lot of needs in their lineup right now it is possible that a trade is brewing. The Yankees biggest needs right now are obviously at the corner infield positions. With Adrian Beltre firmly in place and Mitch Moreland ...

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What to do now that Derrek Lee is staying retired? Plus other notes

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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With the injuries piling up, Yankees GM Brian Cashman decided he would try to get a little creative to fill some spots so he called some retired players to gauge their interest. Chipper Jones and Scott Rolen quickly rejected any idea that they might come out of retirement, but Derrek Lee was at least considering it. Lee is ...

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Yankees considering pulling Derrek Lee out of retirement, and other notes

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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With Mark Teixeira out for at least 8-10 weeks and with Alex Rodriguez and Curtis Granderson already on the DL, the Yankees offense is in trouble. Apparently Brian Cashman thinks it's bad enough that he has contacted first baseman Derrek Lee to see if he has any interest in coming out of retirement, according to ...

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Yankees Morning Bits: Cano, Youkilis, Hughes, CC, Mo, and Adams

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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The Yankees lost 1-0 and 7-6 to the Jay and Astros respectively yesterday. • The Yankees have made "a significant offer" to Robinson Cano. • Kevin Youkilis is back in the lineup today. • Nothing new on Phil Hughes. He continues to workout in a pool. • CC Sabathia (elbow) and Mariano Rivera (knee) both pitched yesterday and felt fine. David Adams said his back ...

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Watch: CC Sabathia’s Harlem Shake Video

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese

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