Tag Archives: Ivan Nova

Nova expects to pitch Saturday after ankle sprain

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Ivan Nova's ankle took a beating in his last start. He took a line drive off it and then later twisted it fielding a ground ball before he left the game suddenly. After the game nobody knew if the injury would cause him to miss a start or even land on the DL. A few ...

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Ivan Nova optimistic he can make his next start

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Ivan Nova is walking around the clubhouse with a limp after he hurt his ankle on Monday, but he still thinks that he might be able to make his next start and even his manager agrees it's a possibility. “We really probably don’t have to make a decision until Saturday game time,” Girardi told Marc Carig ...

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Nova and 2 others leave Yankees game with injuries

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees won yesterday, but that didn't necessarily make it a good night as the talk after the game was all about injuries to Ivan Nova, Raul Ibanez, and Clay Rapada. The most significant injury was to Nova, who left the game after he injured his ankle fielding a ground ball in the 6th. They are ...

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Yankee rotation rebounding in May

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Yankees rotation was brutal in April as it posted a 5.80 ERA, the second worst in all of the American League, but it has rebounded nicely in the month of May and now has the second best ERA in the AL at 3.21 - a swing of more than two and a half runs ...

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Ivan Nova uses slider to bounce back from rough patch

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Ivan Nova's winning streak ended last week against Baltimore after he barely avoided ending it against Detroit in the previous start. He had a nice bounce back on Tuesday against the Rays though, holding them to just two innings over seven innings. He was especially strong early on, retiring 13 batters in a row after a ...

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Andy Pettitte will return to the Bronx on Sunday

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

If you took a look at this week's game thread you might have noticed something really cool, Andy Pettitte is coming back on Sunday against the Mariners. That's probably a good match up for him considering he hasn't been doing so well in his last few minor league starts and their offense is about the worst ...

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Grading the Yankees first 16 games

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Michael Augustine

After 16 games (roughly 10 percent of the season) gone, let's take a look at the progress report for the 2012 Yankees.  Each batter must have at least 10 games played to qualify for a grade.  All stats present are as of 24 April. Derek Jeter- A+ ‘El Capi-tan’ is hitting .411 with a 1.080 OPS, scored ...

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Nova: I’m the best pitcher in the world

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

When Ivan Nova was a prospect coming up through the Yankees system, he was never highly touted. A lot of that was due to his not so spectacular stats through the minors and his lack of a plus pitch. However, he was always praised by scouts who loved the poise he showed out on the ...

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Teixeira latest Yankee to suffer from the flu

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira, who has been struggling yet again this April, sat out of the lineup in Tuesday night's game with flu symptoms, according to Erik Boland of Newsday. Teixeira is just the latest Yankee who has suffered flu like symptoms in a little more than a week. Brett Gardner sat out a game ...

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Yankees are excellent at developing pitchers

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Greg Corcoran

Over the years the Yankees have received endless criticism for their development of pitchers. This criticism is based on the assumption that other teams are better at it, and that they fail to develop as many pitchers as other teams. Looking at the 150 starting pitchers in the MLB today paints a different picture. The ...

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