Hughes Encouraged By Throwing Session
Phil Hughes, sidelined since April 15 because of shoulder inflammation, threw 22 pitches to batters in a side session on Saturday and was encouraged by the way it went.
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Phil Hughes, sidelined since April 15 because of shoulder inflammation, threw 22 pitches to batters in a side session on Saturday and was encouraged by the way it went.
Sabathia hasn't fared as well in his recent regular-season matchups with Los Angeles, dropping consecutive decisions and six of 10, but beat the Angels twice in the 2009 AL championship series.
Alex Rodriguez defended having the cousin who supplied him with performance-enhancing drugs visit while the New York Yankees were on road trips.
Even at 31-23, through the first third of the season, the Yankees haven't felt like a first-place team. But that's exactly what they are.
Alex Rodriguez's relationship with his former steroid "mule" is again raising eyebrows. A-Rod's cousin, Yuri Sucart, is "traveling with Rodriguez on some road trips, despite being banned by the Yankees," the Daily News reported on Thursday.
The MLB All-Star Game will take place on July 12 at Arizona's Chase Field, but if the voting were to end today MLB may want to think about relocating the game to the New York -- more specifically, the Bronx.
Alex Rodriguez is batting a robust .391 over his last 11 games and the Yankees are 8-3 over that span. Coincidentally, A-Rod's cousin Yuri Sucart has resurfaced. You remember him, yes?
Jerry "Rello" Recco began with a recap of the Mets' comical loss last night against the Pirates and we heard from an angry Terry Collins, who seems to be at a loss these days as the woes continue both on and off the field. Then he got to A-Rod...
Once Nick Swisher got the signs down, he delivered the big hit that helped the New York Yankees complete a three-game sweep.
When it comes to the Yankees' starting pitching staff, you keep waiting for this big "I told you so" to come from the crowd or the media and it just doesn't materialize.
The American League All-Star team is dominated by Yankees players at the first checkpoint of balloting, with six players in line for starting nods.
Consistency and longevity have been hallmarks Derek Jeter's career. As he marches closer to the 3,000th hit mark, Jeter is again reminding his critics just how special of a career he's maintained for 17 seasons.
Alex Rodriguez is the player other major leaguers think is the most overrated? Makes me wonder why we bother asking them anything at all sometimes.
Instead of being benched against southpaws, Curtis Granderson is thriving against them this season. Granderson became the first left-handed hitter to homer off Brett Anderson in nearly two years to help the Yankees beat the Athletics for the ninth straight time, 10-3 on Tuesday night.
185 major leaguers have spoken: The Yankees are overrated. Alex Rodriguez (18%), Joba Chamberlain (12%) and Derek Jeter (7%) were voted No. 1, 2 and 3 in this year's "Most Overrated Player" poll by Sports Illustrated.
