Yanks resume winning ways: dismantle Rockies 8-3

By Matt Warden On June 25, 2011 · 6 Comments · In Game Recaps, Open Threads

The title pretty much says it all as the Yanks were in control from moment one. Of course, today’s success all started with ’s dominant performance. CC came into the game throwing heat; seriously, both the YES radar and PitchFX were clocking his fastball at 95-97 miles per hour all game!

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Jairo Heredia on the rise

By Eric Schultz On June 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Prospects

Jairo Heredia has largely been lost in the shuffle among the Yankee pitching prospects, but his recent numbers may be putting him back on the prospect map.  Signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2006 for a 6-figure bonus, Heredia made a great debut on the Gulf Coast League at 17, posting a 2.98 FIP, [...]

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Game 75-Roll the Rockies

By Steve S. On June 25, 2011 · 10 Comments · In Game Thread

I don’t know about you, but the first 5 innings of yesterday’s game were almost unwatchable. When AJ is struggling to throw strikes, is all over the place, and allows 12 baserunners in 5 innings (5 via the Walk) plus a wild pitch, that is just ugly baseball. And it’s not as if he [...]

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Recap of Phil Hughes’ second rehab start

By Matt Warden On June 25, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Game Recaps, Injuries, News and notes, Player Analysis

Last night, pitched for the Trenton Thunder against the New Britain Rock Cats (AA affiliate of the Minnesota Twins). The results were generally mixed. In four innings of work, Hughes’ final line ended at 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, and 3 SO. Heading into the night he [...]

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Ubaldo ubaldozes Yankees to sleep in 4-2 Rockies victory

By Larry Koestler On June 25, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Game Recaps

settled down after a slightly wild first inning Friday night, ultimately throwing seven strong innings and yielding only two runs on four hits as the Rockies beat the Yankees 4-2. A.J.Burnett got touched up for one run in each of the 2nd through 5th innings, and that picket fence wound [...]

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Looking back at Giambi’s contract

By Steve S. On June 25, 2011 · 7 Comments · In Former Players

On December 13th, 2001 the Yankees announced the signing of Jason Giambi to a 7 year contract worth a reported 120 million. Giambi was at the time one of the premier sluggers in the game, leading the AL in OBP (.477) and SLG (.660) the prior year. He came in 2nd in MVP voting [...]

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