Yankees Preview: 11 For '11
With the regular season just one day away, here are Sweeny Murti's 11 key Yankees for 2011.
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With the regular season just one day away, here are Sweeny Murti's 11 key Yankees for 2011.
A seven-day disabled list for concussions wouldn't have done Jason Bay much good when the Mets outfielder missed the final two months of 2010 with the injury. Still, the move was another positive sign the sport is doing more and more to address head injuries.
The hard part is just about over. Heightened expectations and a demanding schedule created a draining month. The Knicks complained of too much fatigue and too little fun, strange timing for a franchise that was enjoying its best season in a decade.
Former Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi and his brother testified that Barry Bonds' personal trainer supplied them with performance-enhancing drugs. The two on Tuesday were the first athletes called to testify at the Bonds perjury trial.
Kyle Lowry had 16 points and 10 assists and the Houston Rockets moved within two games of the final playoff berth in the Western Conference with a 112-87 win over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night.
Carlos Beltran returned to the Mets' lineup with a hit and a sliding catch in right field as New York defeated the Washington Nationals 8-2 Tuesday.
Alex Rodriguez drove in his 15th run of the exhibition season with a base-loaded walk, Freddy Garcia allowed one run in 4 2-3 innings and the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 Tuesday.
Jason Bay was scratched from the Mets' lineup on Tuesday because of discomfort in his rib cage during batting practice, and the team acknowledged there was a chance he would start the season on the disabled list.
Devils left wing Zach Parise practiced again Tuesday without pain in his right knee, five months after surgery.
The Yankees will bat speedster Brett Gardner at leadoff on Opening Day, Jack Curry of the YES Network reports. The move will push Derek Jeter to No. 2.
Flushing's reunion with Jason Isringhausen will have to wait. The Mets have asked the 38-year-old to participate in extended spring training in order to build up his elbow strength.
Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson said "if it doesn't rain" he'll be tuning up for Opening Day. If the outfielder comes through it OK, he might be able to play in Thursday's season opener.
Frank Robinson knows what it's like to manage a team under financial turmoil. He believes the Mets will have "a difficult season" trying to deal with countless stories and speculation regarding the franchise's finances.
A strange thing happened to the Yankees this winter: They lost. Sure, the billion-dollar franchise occasionally loses in the postseason. What they never do is fail in the offseason. That is until now.
After six straight losses, the Knicks righted the ship, temporarily anyway, when they went to overtime with the Magic and came away with a 113-106 victory.
