Yankees lineup vs. Red Sox; Alex Rodriguez vs. the Yankees rages on
The rubber match of the weekend series between the Yankees and Red Sox is the thrilling Sunday Night Baseball matchup between CC Sabathia and Ryan Dempster. Can the Yankees offense pick up were it left...
View ArticleAlex Rodriguez begins process of filing medical grievance against Yankees
According to Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York, Alex Rodriguez and his lawyers have begun the process of filing a medical grievance against the Yankees within the last two weeks. The third baseman...
View ArticleAlex Rodriguez plans medical grievance against Yankees, per report
Alex Rodriguez contacted the Major League Baseball Players Association earlier in August to begin the grievance process into claims that the New York Yankees intentionally hid an injury from Rodriguez...
View ArticleAlex Rodriguez beaned, Joe Girardi ejected in heated Yankees-Red Sox affair
The Alex Rodriguez saga has taken over Fenway Park for most of the weekend series between the Yankees and Red Sox, but mostly for things off the field. Sunday night, the focus was back on the field in...
View ArticleBrian Cashman 'not comfortable' talking to Rodriguez
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told reporters Sunday that he's "not comfortable" talking to third baseman Alex Rodriguez, reports Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.Cashman indicated that...
View ArticleDerek Jeter injury: Yankees SS will not return Tuesday
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will not be activated off the disabled list Tuesday when he is first eligible to return, reports Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.Jeter is recovering from a strained right...
View ArticleAlex Rodriguez's lawyer ambushed by Matt Lauer on the 'Today Show'
Alex Rodriguez's new lawyer, Joseph Tacopina, was caught off guard and ambushed by Matt Lauer on the "Today Show" Monday morning.The attorney talked with Lauer about how Rodriguez's camp would love to...
View ArticlePhil Hughes open to signing as a reliever
New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes is open to signing with a team as a reliever this offseason, reports Andy Martino of the New York Daily News.Hughes has struggled in the Yankees starting rotation...
View ArticleWould MLB risk labor peace just to nail A-Rod?
When it comes to the statements made by Alex Rodriguez's attorney, Joseph Tacopina, in the New York Times this weekend, the key passage referred to Tony Bosch: "They are stuck with a witness, to put it...
View ArticleMunenori Kawasaki activated from paternity list, Thad Weber optioned until...
Since three days is more than enough time for a father to spend with his newborn son, Munenori Kawasaki has been re-activated from the paternity list and will be re-joining his team in New York...
View ArticleYankees off night open thread: AL East scoreboard watching and more Alex...
The Yankees are off tonight before taking on the Toronto Blue Jays in a doubleheader tomorrow afternoon. The Jays are a prime example of a team the Yankees must beat to keep their streak of...
View ArticleMLB willing to reveal all evidence against Alex Rodriguez
Major League Baseball could publicly release all evidence against New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez regarding the Biogenesis investigation, MLB executive VP Robert Manfred wrote in a...
View ArticleMarlins 6, Dodgers 2: Jose Fernandez lives up to the hype
Nothing can slow the Dodgers down, but Jose Fernandez proved to be an exception, helping the Marlins defeat the Dodgers 6-2. Fernandez appeared fired up to face one of baseball's elite teams, providing...
View ArticleDodgers reportedly won't pursue Yankees 2B Robinson Cano
The Los Angeles Dodgers aren't expected to make a run at New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano, who will be a free agent after this season, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.For more on...
View ArticleYankees rumors: Derek Jeter may hold leverage in contract talks
The New York Yankees held the "negotiating hammer" the last time they opened contract talks with Derek Jeter, but this time the veteran shortstop may be the one wielding Mjölnir if he decides to pass...
View ArticleJose Bautista leaves game with 'left hip soreness'
Jose Bautista came out of the first game of today's double header with the Yankees in the bottom of the 4th inning. He apparently has 'left hip soreness'. I hope it isn't serious but it seems like all...
View ArticleRyan Dempster suspended, Joe Girardi fined for A-Rod plunking incident
MLB has announced that Red Sox pitcher Ryan Dempster will be fined and suspended five games with pay for his intentional plunking of Alex Rodriguez during Sunday night's series finale at Fenway Park....
View ArticleThe meaning of Ichiro Suzuki's 4,000 hits
In the first game of Tuesday night's day-night doubleheader, Ichiro Suzuki went 2 for 5 against the Blue Jays. This left him with 3,999 hits as a professional baseball player: 2,721 in Major League...
View ArticleBlue Jays 4 Yankees 8: the grey jerseys strike again
Blue Jays 4 Yankees 8Let's blame it on the Jerseys. Can't win in grey.The game started well enough. We scored 4 runs in the second inning, batting around, from 4 hits, a walk and a hit batter. The rest...
View ArticleWho Are Ya: Phil Hughes (Not An Ace)
Phil Hughes goes against Mark Buehrle in the second part of this depressing doubleheader with the Yankees. Like Nova this afternoon, Hughes faced the Blue Jays earlier in April (preview here), but...
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