Tag Archives: Russell Martin

Girardi calls Martin a big reason for rotation turn around

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

These days the Yankees starting rotation is looking good, but after April they were second to worst in the American League only behind the horrible Twins. Yankees manager Joe Girardi felt that they had a good staff, but that part of the problem was that their catcher, Russell Martin, wasn't being aggressive enough with his pitch ...

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Frankie Cervelli should be promoted for the playoffs… now!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Greg Corcoran
Francisco Cervelli wins the game with a walkoff single 5-4

Francisco Cervelli did not respond well to being demoted. He was not shy about being confused and distraught over the whole debacle. His numbers in the early going embodied a player who was lacking confidence. A few weeks later, his family came for a visit, raised his spirits, and he's been hitting over .300 ever ...

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Russell Martin is hitting .300 over the last 13 games

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

Don't look now, but Russell Martin is proving that he isn't completely useless with the bat. Over the past 13 games he has been red hot and he has hit .300. Starting back when the Cincinnati Reds came to town in mid-May, Martin has hit exactly .300 with a .404 OBP, and a .550 slugging good for ...

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Yankees dealing with confrontational umpires

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

These umpires are getting out of control. First, Russell Martin has to deal with Laz Diaz, who refused to let him throw new balls back to the mound because he hadn't earned the right. Now, Joe Girardi and hitting coach Kevin Long have a run in with Bob Davidson, who Girardi accused of goading them ...

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No fines issued to Martin or Diaz

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

In a bizarre scene earlier in the week, Yankees catcher Russell Martin called out home plate umpire Laz Diaz after the umpire told him that he had to earn the privelidge to throw the ball back to the pitcher when a new ball was put into play. It certainly seemed odd and potentially something that Diaz ...

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Russell Martin calls out umpire Laz Diaz in a bizarre exchange

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

In one of the more bizarre things that I've seen happen on the baseball field, home plate umpire Laz Diaz wouldn't let Russell Martin throw the ball back to his own pitchers whenever a new ball was put into play last night. Naturally, Martin was a bit steamed after the game. "He told me I had ...

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Girardi willing to live with Martin’s poor numbers

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

At one point Russell Martin was one of the more promising young catchers in the game. Not only did he win a Gold Glove in just his second season in the bigs, but he was also one of the best hitting catchers in the game too, taking home a Silver Slugger that same year. These days ...

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Ranting about the struggling Russell Martin

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Chris Barca

Is it just me, or is anyone else getting really sick of Russell Martin? I don’t know about you, but I’m extremely tired of his steady diet of strikeouts and feeble at-bats in which he looks completely clueless, as well as his inability to hit with runners in scoring position.  He looks like me circa ...

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Yankees struggles continue with RISP

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Chris Barca

I don’t know about you, but it’s very hard to watch the Yankees right now. In April, I didn’t get too frustrated because, well, it’s April.  But now, we’re a fifth of the way through the season.  We shouldn’t still be waiting for this team to climb out of the offensive funk they started the season ...

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The Yankee beat: Martin, A-Rod, and a mock draft

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Rob Abruzzese

The Orioles actually have some pitchers and aren't going to be the pushovers that we've all become accustomed to. Rookie from Taiwan, Wei-Yin Chen, pitched a great game and then Buck Showalter showed off his setup-man and closer combo in Pedro Strop and Jim Johnson. Meanwhile, CC Sabathia just didn't have his good stuff tonight. Here ...

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