Jim Leyland had a story to tell, and so he sat at the podium before today’s decisive Game 5 and began speaking before anyone asked a question. “I have an announcement to make,” he said. “This will explain why you think I’m so old and grumpy and messed up. I got a telegram today from [...]
Read More...Freddy Garcia will start tomorrow’s rescheduled Game 2, and it sounds like there was never much chance of CC Sabathia getting the ball. In fact, Joe Girardi hasn’t committed to Sabathia pitching on Monday. It’s still possible, he said, the he’ll wait until Tuesday to pitch his ace again. “You’re asking a guy to pitch [...]
Read More...Is it possible for one of the best hitters in baseball to sneak under the radar? Miguel Cabrera leads the Majors in batting average and on-base percentage. He ranks fourth in slugging, and his OPS is second only to Jose Bautista. But he’s a secondary focus on this Tigers team, where Justin Verlander gets so [...]
Read More...It’s been a few days since Joe Girardi approached Mark Teixeira with the idea of moving Robinson Cano up to the third spot in the batting order. The move would have happened sooner, but it’s been a while since Cano, Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez were in the same lineup together. “I told Joe, not only [...]
Read More...Not directly connected to the Yankees, but people have asked about this scenario and Major League Baseball just sent a press release explaining what would happen if there were a three-way tie for the American League wild card. If the Boston Red Sox, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim finish [...]
Read More...The rain has slowed a little bit, but it’s still coming down here at Yankee Stadium, and the tarp is still on the field. Nothing about the scene suggests a baseball game is remotely close to happening. “All I know is when I look at the radar there’s a big, green blob out there coming [...]
Read More...Mariano Rivera said he has been receiving congratulations from family, friends and a couple of other people of note after posting record-breaking save No. 6o2 Monday. Trevor Hoffman, the former record holder, texted him. And the president of his native Panana phoned him. “It’s an honor,” Rivera said. “It’s a pleasure. It’s a privilege that the president calls you and [...]
Read More...Two days ago, Joe Girardi said he would put Alex Rodriguez’s name in tonight’s lineup, and adjust only if Rodriguez struggled in batting practice. Today, Girardi changed his mind. “He took swings in the cage, (and) he felt pretty good,” Girardi said. “We just decided he probably wasn’t going to play both of these games, [...]
Read More...It’s pouring right now at 5. Joe Girardi said that the rain is supposed to lighten after 7, but that he just doesn’t know if they’ll get this game in. He said the choices for a makeup include a day/night doubleheader tomorrow or a single game Sept. 29, the day after the regular season ends. The night side [...]
Read More...Alex Rodriguez just talked to the media a few minutes before the clubhouse closed, so I’ll make these brief. After hitting in the cage yesterday, Rodriguez took full batting practice on the field today. He said he still feels some discomfort in his thumb, but he doesn’t expect that to completely go away any time [...]
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