Yankees Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:14:28 PST
The Yankees again enjoyed a day away from the ballpark as part of manager Joe Girardi's new tradition, and it was a hit with newcomers and veterans who enjoyed last season's pool hall tournament.
The trip's value was seen almost immediately as the club was hit with the first twinge of potential distraction that often requires as much stress-free bonding as possible.
While the team was enjoying its trip to an arcade, Alex Rodriguez was again watching his name hit the headlines in connection to a story involving performance-enhancing drugs.
This year's story so far is not about Rodriguez or his use of PEDs, which he acknowledged last season, and so the fallout is expected to be much smaller. |
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Yanks' Pettitte pitches another simulated game (AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:09:17 PST
Andy Pettitte peered over his raised black glove for a sign from the catcher, shook him off, nodded `OK,' then froze Jimmy Rollins with a changeup for strike three. Vintage Pettitte. Too bad the sequence took place in a batting cage under the stands at Steinbrenner Field -- and Philadelphia's Rollins was nowhere to be found. |
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Yankees-Nationals spring game washed out by rain (AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:20:25 PST
Heavy rains washed out Friday's scheduled exhibition game between the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals. A sellout crowd was expected at Space Coast Stadium for the defending World Series champions' only visit of the spring. The Yankees were already en route from Tampa when informed of the cancellation early Friday. |
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Baseball Calendar (AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:32:43 PST
March 17-- Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days. March 31 -- Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2010 salary. April 4 -- Opening day, New York Yankees at Boston, active rosters reduced to 25 players. |
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Yankees favorite to sign Cuban shortstop (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:07:21 PST
Cuban shortstop Adeiny Hechevarria defected from his home country back in July and has apparently gotten a ton... |
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Yanks catcher Cervelli to wear special helmet (AP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:49:30 PST
Francisco Cervelli is choosing safety over style. The Yankees' backup catcher will begin wearing a bulky batting helmet similar to one briefly worn last season by Mets star David Wright after he sustained a concussion. Cervelli talked about the change before Thursday night's game against the Atlanta Braves was canceled because of rain. |
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Blanton shuts down Tigers in Phillies' 4-0 victory (AP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:49:14 PST
Joe Blanton used a mix of fastballs and changeups to shut down the Detroit Tigers, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-0 victory Thursday. Blanton has focused solely on the fastball-changeup combination in his first two spring starts before he incorporates breaking pitches into his repertoire. So far the results have been promising: Blanton held the Tigers to three singles in four innings of...
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A-Rod: Lawyers are setting up interview with feds (AP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:29:22 PST
Alex Rodriguez may soon be talking to federal authorities, and he hopes it will happen close to spring training. Lawyers for the Yankees slugger are setting up an interview as part of an investigation into a Canadian doctor who is the focus of a cross-border drug smuggling case involving human growth hormone.
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4 minor leaguers suspended for positive drug tests (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:33:17 PST
Four Dominican Summer League players, including a pair of New York Yankees prospects, have been suspended for the first 50 games of the season following positive tests for steroids under baseball's minor league drug program. Yankees pitcher Israel Tolentino and catcher Josue Rodriguez were penalized along with New York Mets pitcher Melvin Colon and Cleveland Indians outfielder Steven Lebron. |
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Granderson gets 2 hits as Yankees top Tigers 9-8 (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:57:24 PST
Johnny Damon didn't get to play Wednesday, but Curtis Granderson made the play of the day in the first meeting between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers since their winter exchange of outfielders and pitchers. Granderson's catch against the center-field wall robbed Miguel Cabrera of at least an RBI double in the fourth inning, keeping the Yankees in the game before Greg Golson hit a...
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Yankees executive charged with DUI in Tampa (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:54:22 PST
A top New York Yankees executive was charged with driving under the influence in Tampa. Hillsborough County Jail reports show that Mark Newman, the Yankees' senior vice president of baseball operations, was arrested Monday night. He reportedly refused to take a blood-alcohol test. He was released several hours later on $500 bail. |
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Johnson homers twice, Sabathia rocked by Pirates (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:18:28 PST
Nick Johnson is working on a new hitting philosophy this spring. CC Sabathia is trying to refine his pitching motion. Their results couldn't have been more dissimilar Tuesday. Johnson pulled homers to right in each of his at-bats, while Sabathia was rocked for five runs in two-plus innings in the New York Yankees' 12-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
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Rangers acquire RHP Ramirez from Yankees (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:13:13 PST
The Texas Rangers have acquired right-hander Edwar Ramirez from the New York Yankees for cash. Ramirez was designated for assignment by the Yankees on Feb. 28 to make room for Chan Ho Park. In 20 relief appearances for the Yankees last season, Ramirez had 22 strikeouts in 22 innings. He was 5-1 with a 3.55 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 55 1-3 innings for New York in 2008, when his 10.3 strikeouts per nine... |
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Steinbrenner says no extensions for Jeter, Rivera (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:41:16 PST
Hal Steinbrenner says the New York Yankees won't alter their policy against contract extensions and will deal with Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Joe Girardi after the season. "Everybody does business in a different way," the team's managing general partner said Tuesday following a news conference to announce details of the first Pinstripe Bowl at new Yankee Stadium, "I... |
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APNewsBreak: Canadian doctor says HGH was for him (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:17:30 PST
A sports doctor at the center of drug investigations in Canada and the United States said Monday he treated Alex Rodriguez after the Yankees slugger had hip surgery last year and prescribed anti-inflammatories but not human growth hormone. Dr. Anthony Galea also told The Associated Press an assistant who was stopped at the U.S.-Canadian border in Buffalo, N.Y., last year was carrying only a... |
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