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Does Brett Gardner have what it takes to usurp Derek Jeter as the Yankees' leadoff man? According to the Daily News, there "continues to be a push from some inside the organization" for Gardner to take over the leadoff spot from the Yankees' captain.
"Do I wish I had done it more in the past? Do I wish I was better at it? Absolutely." Brett Gardner asked those questions during a conversation I had with him late last week. What was he talking about? Bunting.
Quick, somebody buy Cameron Diaz season tickets. With Diaz cheering from a front-row seat near the Yankees dugout, Rodriguez hit his first home run of the exhibition season in New York's 10-8 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
Alex Rodriguez hit his first home run this spring and the New York Yankees outslugged the Houston Astros 10-8 Sunday.
New York ace CC Sabathia struggled in his second spring training start, allowing five runs and six hits over 2 2-3 innings.
Freddy Garcia is so confident about his chances to make the Yankees' rotation that he feels if he doesn't earn one of two openings behind CC Sabathia, Phil Hughes and A.J. Burnett that he will have no one to blame but himself.
A little quality time with Johnny Damon is always fun. While he'll always be remembered as a key member of the 2009 World Series Champs, he has also led a bit of an itinerant lifestyle as a baseball player.
It's already been a busy couple of weeks for new pitching coach Larry Rothschild. He's tweaked deliveries with both Joba Chamberlain and AJ Burnett. He's also given Phil Hughes a few pointers on his change-up.
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira has ended his relationship with longtime agent Scott Boras. "Sometimes I felt like I was Mark Teixeira, Scott Boras client, and not Mark Teixeira, baseball player," he said.
The Yankees know Jesus Montero, their blue-chip catching prospect, can swing the lumber. It's his prowess behind the plate that has heads turning at Yankees camp.
I remember talking to 19 year old Phil Hughes in the spring of 2006. He was determined to add a change-up to his repertoire. Now, it's five years later and he is still working on that darn change-up.
Derek Jeter will be doing extra work with hitting coach Kevin Long as the Yankees captain adjusts to a change in his stride at the plate. "I've got to get used to it," Jeter said. "I'm trying to get comfortable with it."
Dissecting Derek Jeter's at-bats will become a tedious exercise this spring, if it hasn't become so already. Jeter has played in just 2 games so far and his new swing is a big topic of discussion.
Curtis Granderson hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning and the New York Yankees never lost their lead in a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who died last July at the age of 80, was honored before New York's spring training home opener.
Yankees starter Bartolo Colon gave up one run and two hits in two innings. The right-hander threw 23 of 36 pitches for strikes.
The value of the Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez's special real estate tax break is just about priceless. He's paying the bargain basement price of less than 4 cents a day.
George Steinbrenner will be honored during a pregame ceremony at George Steinbrenner Field that will include his wife and daughters placing a rose on home plate.
Joe Torre may not stay retired much longer. According to Jon Heyman, Bud Selig will announce Torre's new position as executive vice president of operations.
If the walls of old Yankee Stadium could talk. One of the most bizarre stories in Bronx baseball history may be going Hollywood, and according to the NY Post, one ex-Yankee in the middle of the narrative is "desperate" to block it.
The Yankees will most likely have an Opening Day lineup that features 13 Gold Gloves. The amazing part is they could have another 16 sitting on the bench with Andruw Jones (10) and Eric Chavez (6).
Yankees ace CC Sabathia is feeling stronger after losing 25 pounds during the offseason. "My stamina, especially coming out of the bullpen and going straight to the mound, I feel good," Sabathia said Thursday.
Yankees general manager Cashman said Wednesday: "Why we fall short, how we fell short, the bottom line is we fell short."
Derek Jeter's new swing will get a lot of attention this year. With exhibition games only a few days away, watch as Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long describes the change in Jeter's swing.
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera threw 30 pitches Wednesday in his first bullpen session at spring training this year.
