Girardi Criticizes MLB Schedule-Makers After Another Yankees Rainout
Yankees manager Joe Girardi wasn't in a great mood after yet another game was postponed in Cleveland.
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Yankees manager Joe Girardi wasn't in a great mood after yet another game was postponed in Cleveland.
Teixeira, who turned 33 on Thursday, said his rehab program is on schedule. The two-time All-Star expects to progress from dry swings to fungo bats to soft tosses in the next week.
Mariano Rivera wanted to finally meet the man who has kept a steady sports beat in Cleveland for 40 years, the guy sitting at the top of the bleachers year after year pounding away to spark a rally.
Sure, Swisher's final postseason in pinstripes was rough. But he harbors no hard feelings.
While not going at full speed, Jeter looked smooth going three times from first to third and three times from third to first on the grass just behind the infield dirt.
So watching the Yankees the last few days I was suddenly reminded of the movie "Major League." That happens nearly every time I'm in Cleveland -- I mean, why wouldn't it? -- but this time it happened for another reason.
"He looked as good as at any point that I had seen him in spring training," said manager Joe Girardi, who has been watching videotapes of Jeter's workouts in Tampa, Fla.
Robinson Cano hit one of New York's five homers and drove in five runs, Andy Pettitte pitched seven solid innings and the Yankees romped to a 14-1 win Tuesday night over the Cleveland Indians.
Honduras will play an exhibition game against Israel at Citi Field on June 2 in preparation for three World Cup qualifiers that include a match against the United States.
Travis Hafner tipped his cap and soaked in the applause from Indians fans who spent 10 years pulling for him. The love ended after his first at-bat.
World and European champion Spain will play an exhibition game on June 11 at the Stadium, which also will host a postseason friendly between Manchester City and Chelsea on May 25.
Cleveland has caught "Indians fever" -- partially due to former Yankee Nick Swisher.
CC Sabathia put in a strong seven-inning outing as the Yankees shut out the Tigers at Comerica Park.
The Yankees are off to a 1-4 start to begin the season after failing to the Tigers 8-4 on Saturday.
Yankees have activated Phil Hughes from the DL. He will start Saturday night against the Tigers. To make room, the Yankees sent reliever Cody Eppley to Triple-A.
Curtis Granderson will soon resume throwing and could return to the lineup in May. If all goes well for the Yankees, they could have Granderson, Jeter and Teixeira back by May 1.
Eduardo Nunez, filling in for injured shortstop Derek Jeter, left the game in the fourth inning after being hit by a pitch as Ivan Nova and the Yankees fell to the Tigers in the opener of the three-game series.
Following two straight duds to start the season, the banged-up New York Yankees finally looked like themselves Thursday night.
Derek Jeter is taking part in long toss and undergoing therapy in Tampa, according to CBSSports.com/WFAN baseball insider Jon Heyman, so he doesn't exactly appear to be on the fast track back to the Bronx.
Cano said he's known Jay-Z since he was a rookie in 2005 and that he made the decision last weekend.
Hiroki Kuroda raised his pitching hand to block Shane Victorino's line drive. Four batters later, Kuroda was out of the game. Another injury for the Yankees. And another loss, too.
Back in the warmth of the clubhouse, Clay Buchholz took pride in how he chilled the Yankees' bats. For the first time since 1999, the Boston Red Sox are 2-0. For the first time since 1935, they began the season with two wins at the Yankees.
Though Cruz's affiliation with Roc Nation Sports is not official, his decision to be represented by CAA is. The third-year player recently hired CAA's Tom Condon to be his agent.
Former baseball star Jose Canseco said on Twitter that the second baseman "just gave the Yankees $100 million."
They are still the Yankees, so expectations are high. But those expectations will quickly dissolve into disaster. Baseball in the Bronx will be memorable this year, but for all the wrong reasons.
