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Mark Teixeira hit two-run homers from each side of the plate and Curtis Granderson homered for the fifth time in seven games, powering the New York Yankees past the Texas Rangers 12-4 Wednesday night.
Brett Gardner must continue as the Yankees' lead-off man even after Derek Jeter returns from the disabled list. Joe Girardi must continue playing the 'hot hand' and allow the new one-two punch of Gardner and Curtis Granderson to flourish at the top of the order.
LeBron James' fourth-quarter struggles in the NBA finals are still a talking point, even with the series now over. Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez knows a little something about under performing in the postseason. A-Rod told The Post on Tuesday that fans should cool off on King James.
Derek Jeter and his teammates had hoped he would get the milestone hit - No. 3,000 -- at Yankee Stadium this week. That's not happening now that he's on the disabled list. But there's still a chance Jeter could get No. 3,000 at home -- or at least in New York.
Why is Derek Jeter's march toward 3,000 hits not getting New York nearly as juiced as we thought it would?
Calf strains can be nagging injuries that create ongoing vulnerability, but with proper precaution and the mildest grade of strain, hopefully Derek Jeter will be back in the lineup when his stint on the DL is up.
Just before Jerry "Rello" Recco's first update of the morning, Boomer & Craig played a little game we like to call, "You Make the Call," as a way of paying tribute to the Yankees' radio broadcast team.
As the baseball world waited with baited breath last night, just prior to the start of the Yankees-Rangers game, the announcement finally came down. Derek Jeter was going to be placed on the 15-day disabled list because of his ailing right calf.
Curtis Granderson homered and drove in four runs, Eduardo Nunez -- filling in for an injured Derek Jeter -- sparked a six-run second inning with an RBI single and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 12-4 on Tuesday night.
Derek Jeter will need at least a week to recover from his strained right calf, and the New York Yankees waited Tuesday to decide to put him on the disabled list and delay his pursuit of 3,000 hits.
Yankees starter Phil Hughes took another step forward in his rehabilitation program for a shoulder injury, throwing 50 pitches Tuesday against minor leaguers in a camp game.
There's a new #1 this week, I think you know who it is. Here's a hint: they've won nine straight games.
Yankees catcher Russell Martin was back in the lineup on Sunday after missing four straight games from a stiff back. "Feeling good," he said. Well, Martin must have felt something not-so-good on Monday.
It's ridiculous that Francisco Cervelli is still on the $200 million Yankees. It's even more ridiculous that he's starting games for them.
A few months ago, former Mets ballplayer, Rico Brogna, graciously agreed to address students taking my course on sabermetrics.
