Tag Archives: Ivan Nova

Ivan Nova likely to miss start with shoulder tightness

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Ivan Nova is headed to the doctor after he felt something grab in his shoulder during his outing against the White Sox and will likely miss at least one start, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News. Nova has been in a slump lately to the tune of a 7.28 ERA over his last ...

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Thoughts on Ivan Nova

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Michael Augustine

The Detroit Tigers could get used to hitting against Ivan Nova. In his three starts against the Tigers (including his 2011 inaugural postseason start), Nova has gone 0-3 pitching 19 innings, given up 29 hits posting a WHIP of 1.90, and provided 17 earned runs while striking out 18. But there’s always a first time for everything, ...

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Nova’s up and down season continues

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

This is just Ivan Nova's second full season in the majors and like most young pitchers he has dealt with a fair amount of inconsistency this year. For most of April and May he was entirely too hittable as he posted a 5.60 ERA with a 8.3 K/9, a 2.9 BB/9 and batters hit a MVP-like ...

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Nova and Hughes the biggest surprises on the Yankees so far

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Chris Barca

There have been so many surprises in the Bronx this season.   The comeback, the return to form, and the injury to Andy Pettitte are three all rolled into one.  The bullpen has been chock-full of them so far, ranging from unheralded middle relievers like Cody Eppley to the closer-turned 7th inning guy-turned closer Rafael Soriano, ...

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A statistical look at the Yankees rotation’s great run

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees winning streak ended at 10 games last night, but the Yankees have still won 20 out of their last 25 and the starting pitching has been the biggest reason. Literally every one of them has been great lately and last night they reached a landmark that they haven't reached since 1981 - every starter ...

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Win propels Yankees to 1st place tie

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees shutout the Braves behind a seven-inning shutout performance by Ivan Nova to win 3-0 and move into a tie for first place in the American League East. The biggest difference that has raised the Yankees performance lately is how well the starting pitching staff has been. They are now ranked seventh in the AL ...

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Girardi: Nova was down in the zone

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Ivan Nova shutdown the Rays on Wednesday night as he pitched his best game of the season holding them to just one run over eight innings. And if anybody needed a game like that it was him. Nova had been getting absolutely lit up lately. Over his previous four starts to yesterday, Nova had a 6.48 ...

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Nova not so super these days

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Ivan Nova came into this season as one of the bright spots in the Yankees rotation and even got off to a decent start before declaring himself, "the greatest pitcher in the world." Lately though that hasn't been the case at all. In fact, he may actually be worse than Phil Hughes these days. Over Nova's ...

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Starting rotation will still prove to be a strength for the Yankees

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Greg Corcoran
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Any other team would be in trouble right now. The Yankees had exactly one pitcher they could rely on the first month of the season, and even he started slow out of the gate. One pitcher suffered a torn labrum. Another, an aging veteran one year rental, couldn't get an out. Another more expensive veteran ...

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Starting pitching woes: it’s not time to panic

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Curtis Clark

Through 26 percent of the season, the Yankees starting pitchers’ earned run average (ERA) sits at a whopping 4.88. That’s good for the 26th worst earned run average in the league. There are four teams with ERA's worse than that of the Yankees. The list, accompanied by their records, is: Kansas City (4.92, 17-25), Boston ...

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