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"I'm loving being back," the 40-year-old said. "I'm excited about the season and this organization and trying to help us win another championship. If I stay healthy, I feel like I can pitch for a long time. It doesn't mean I want to, but I feel like I could."
Girardi feels as if making the outfield switch might be asking too much, and wants to give Granderson a better comfort level when he returns.
New York beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 Sunday in a game likely to be very different from the teams' opening-day.
Ichiro Suzuki is fine and has no soreness one day after being involved in a traffic accident.
Hiroki Kuroda allowed four runs — one earned — and three hits over 1 2/3 innings in his initial exhibition-game start for the Yankees. The Yankees had four errors and gave up six unearned runs. New York has 13 errors in eight games.
Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano says his contract status is on his mind, though not a distraction. Cano is due $15 million in the final season of what became a $57 million, six-year deal and is eligible for free agency after the World Series.
Whether as a starter or a reliever, David Phelps will likely be an integral part of the Yankees.
Yankees GM Brian Cashman admitted on WFAN radio Thursday that a "significant" contract extension was offered to Cano. Apparently it wasn't significant enough.
The Phil Hughes situation may well prove how nice it is to have some experienced depth in the rotation.
Jeter discussed how he's feeling coming off surgery, CC talked about how he's preparing for Opening Day and Pettitte compared his ability as a pitcher now to when he was younger. Mark Teixeira and Brian Cashman also stopped by to chat.
"We're not commenting any further than acknowledging that we made a significant offer and had some dialogue with his agent, Scott Boras," Cashman said. "But other than that, there's not much really to say."
Soon the Big East will be a carcass, an empty vessel inside which will grow the weeds of recollections, snapshots and video tape. Some things evolve, other devolve.
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was all smiles after throwing 18 pitches Thursday in his first simulated game since knee surgery last spring.
"If guys are going to cheat, they're going to cheat," Youkilis said. "They're also going to get caught now more than ever."
Henson should still be in the middle of his professional playing career. Instead he's the new hitting coach for one of two Yankees teams in the Gulf Coast League.
Robinson Cano talked briefly about his contract situation, while manager Joe Girardi discussed, well, pretty much everything. Check out all the audio.
Brett Gardner had a three-run triple in the New York Yankees' 10-7 loss to a Baltimore Orioles' split squad on Wednesday.
"He's just not going to fit our needs," Cashman said. "It's the same reason we didn't bring him in last year. We need somebody who can play the outfield every day."
Melky Mesa, Juan Rivera, Matt Diaz, Zoilo Almonte, Ronnier Mustelier. Not exactly Murderer's Row, right? But that's what losing Curtis Granderson for 10 weeks with a busted forearm has wrought for Joe Girardi's outfield situation.
Ichiro Suzuki went 3-for-3 to lead the Yankees. He legged out an infield single, stole second and scored on Mark Teixeira's double in the first inning off Kyle Kendrick.
"This is probably going to spark a bunch of stuff, and (Yankees PR director Jason) Zillo is going to be mad at me, but it's one of those things where it's like, do you think you have the capability to start? Yes," Chamberlain said.
Yankees ace CC Sabathia has taken part in the latest internet sensation. The jovial left-hander tweeted on Tuesday, "You Ready? Me & friends made a Harlem Shake video. Give me your rating 1-10 & give it a RT if you like it #HarlemShake."
So what should Brian Cashman do? Should he call Theo Epstein of the Chicago Cubs so he can work a deal for Alfonso Soriano?
Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis was scratched from New York's lineup for Tuesday's game against the Phillies for precautionary reasons. The 33-year-old said that he feels a cramp above his left hip, but the team is calling it a sore left oblique.
There's yet another headache surrounding Yankees star Alex Rodriguez -- and this one has nothing do to with allegations of doping.
