Roberts: Tuesday's Top 10
After a short hiatus Tueday's Top 10 makes its return. Evan Roberts presents this week's edition of the MLB Power Rankings.
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After a short hiatus Tueday's Top 10 makes its return. Evan Roberts presents this week's edition of the MLB Power Rankings.
Yankees starter A.J. Burnett hasn't been doing himself any favors with the Yankees. From Cursegate to his latest bad outing, Burnett is on thin ice. "There are no guarantees," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said on Monday.
Ivan Nova's stellar performances has rocketed him toward AL Rookie of the Year consideration and he's a safe bet to be the Yankees' number two playoff starter.
A-Rod, under MLB's microscope for his alleged involvement in underground poker games, was spotted gambling last week at a high-stakes casino gaming room in the Poconos, reports the New York Post.
After Yankees manager Joe Girardi pulled A.J. Burnett in the second inning on Saturday, the erratic starter stalked off the mound and appeared on television to look to the side and yell "That's (bleeping) bulls---!" Girardi defended Burnett again for the outburst on Sunday, but not without delivering a small warning.
Granderson hit an inside-the-park home run to help the New York Yankees to a 3-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
Curtis Granderson hit an inside-the-park home run for the New York Yankees in the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.
Alex Rodriguez finally returned to the New York Yankees lineup on Sunday, more than a month and a half after he hit the disabled list with a knee injury that sapped the power from his swing.
Joe Girardi said he is far more concerned with getting embattled starter A.J. Burnett to control his fastball than he is with getting him to control his emotions.
A.J. Burnett lost his composure and failed to finish the second inning, when the Twins scored five times on their way to a 9-4 victory over the Yankees on Saturday.
Joe Girardi said he plans to play Rodriguez on Sunday against the Twins if the three-time AL MVP feels all right in the morning.
Phil Hughes allowed two hits in 7 2-3 innings and Russell Martin hit two home runs to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
With his $10.25M club option looming, Nick Swisher's early season struggles led to thoughts that this could be his last season in pinstripes. His second half charge has now made it a certainty that he'll remain with the Yankees through 2012.
The phantom home run should have been a double. Joe Torre, MLB's executive VP for baseball operations, said Dana DeMuth's crew, working the Yankees at Royals game Wednesday night made a mistake on a call on a home run by Billy Butler.
Alex Rodriguez is back with the Bombers - but he's not quite ready to play.
Steve Somers opened up a Thursday night schmooze with -- what else? -- the ground rule double heard 'round the world.
The New York Yankees need their ace CC Sabathia to deliver a statement tonight against the Twins. Though taking two out of three games to the Royals, the Yankees' rotation looked weak and was exposed during the series.
A-Rod's return on Thursday appeared to be a given. Even Yankees manager Joe Girardi hinted about the date this week. Well, it will have to wait.
Jerry began his update by providing us with John Sterling, calling Royals DH Billy Butler's controversial home run in the 3rd inning of Wednesday night's Yankees loss.
There were two topic that dominated the open of Thursday's Morning Extravaganza: Rex Ryan saying the Jets offense is "scary good" and the Yankees getting screwed (according to Craig) last night in Kansas City.
Alex Gordon hit a three-run home run, Billy Butler added a contested solo shot and the Kansas City Royals survived a harrowing ninth inning to beat the New York Yankees 5-4 Wednesday night.
Jorge Posada turns 40 years old today. It's not his best season -- he's had some highs and he's had some lows. But it's almost certainly his last season as a Yankee.
YES Network analyst Ken Singleton called in to be part of the Morning Extravaganza for the first time -- and he didn't disappoint.
Robinson Cano hit a three-run homer into the Kauffman Stadium fountains, Russell Martin and Derek Jeter each drove in a pair and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 9-7 on Tuesday night.
Derek Jeter put in a clutch performance both at the plate and in the field in Monday's 7-4 victory over the Royals. Along with his improved statistics, Jeter's overall play has been resurgent.
