The Pineda Problem: Should he be called-up?

We're about eight days away from finding out if the Yankees will call-up the big, talented prospect they gave up Jesus Montero for over a year ago. But after being roughed up today in his second rehab outing in Double-A Trenton, I have to ask, should the Yankees call him up next week or send him to Scranton (although I hear Scranton ain't a bad place to live compared to the Bronx). Of course it was...

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Kuroda tasked with avoiding a sweep.

They lost a heart breaker on Friday, were blown out on Saturday, now the Yankees will give the ball to Hiroki Kuroda, the most consistent of the Yankees starters this season, with the hopes that he can stop the four game losing skid and avoid a sweep at the hands of the Orioles. Tonight's lineup, 8:05 PM @ Camden Yards: Gardner CF Ichiro RF Cano 2B Hafner DH Almonte LF Overbay 1B Nix SS Stewart C Adams 3B Kuroda P Pitching preview: Sabathia took a no-hitter into the 6th inning on Friday,...

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Phelps takes the hill in Saturday showdown.

Taking a no-hitter into the 6th inning wasn't enough for CC Sabathia and the Yankees to overcome the Orioles Friday night in the series opener. Baltimore tied the game with three runs in the 6th, then took the lead on a solo homerun by Nate McLouth in the 7th. In the end, the Yankees weren't able to overcome an offensive shortage, falling to the O's 4-3. Tonight's lineup, 7:10 ET @ Camden Yards: Gardner CF Nix SS Cano 2B Wells DH Suzuki RF Almonte LF Adams 3B Overbay 1B Romine C Phelps P Pitching...

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Trade Deadline Needs: Third Base.

It's becoming more and more evident everyday that if the Yankees are going to have any chance at succeeding in the playoffs, they're going to need a offensively sound third baseman to held them achieve their goals. Last night's starting third baseman, Alberto Gonzalez, gave the Yankees very little to cheer about with his 0-for-4 performance, that included three strikeouts and an error in the field....

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CC takes the mound in Baltimore.

After being shutout for the 7th time this season, the look to finally put their offensive woes behind them as they begin a seven-game road trip that starts tonight in Baltimore for three games, then will head out to Minnesota for a four game set with the Twins. Tonight's lineup, 7:05 ET @ Camden Yards: Gardner CF Nix SS Cano 2B Wells DH Suzuki RF Almonte LF Stewart C Adams 1B Gonzalez 3B Sabathia P Big misunderstanding during the pregame gathering as we were all lead to believe that David...

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The pressure is now on Hughes.

Sunday in the Bronx, Ivan Nova made his first start in the majors since leaving with triceps inflammation on April 29th against the Blue Jays. It was only a spot start, but it may have been the beginning of something more. Nova's afternoon had a bumpy take-off, before he was able to settle in quite nicely against the Rays. Nova delivered one of his best starts of the season, tossing 6 2/3 innings,...

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Dodgers make a rare trip to the Bronx.

Donnie Baseball makes his long awaited return the the Bronx as his last place Dodgers will try to turn things around against the reeling Yankees. Rookie sensation will make his first trip to the big apple since coming up and Yankees fans will have a great chance to see what the hype is all about. Tonight's lineup, 7:05 ET at Yankee Stadium: Gardner 8 Nix 6 Cano 4 Wells 7 Neal DH Suzuki 9 Adams 5 Overbay 3 Stewart 2 Hughes 1 Phil Hughes (3-5, 4.89 ERA) has had his fair share of ups and downs this...

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Monday's notes: Mostly injury news.

Brain Cashman spoke to the media on Monday and he gave out information on many of the Yankees injured stars. Here's what he had to say: --On Mark Teixeira, Cashman said, "I'm leaning personally towards the disabled list there." Teixeira underwent an MRI in New York on Sunday that came back showing only inflammation in his right wrist, luckily no new tears. He received a cortisone shot and will be out for the next few days. "Not a player for seven days at a minimum" Cashman added. --Michael Pineda...

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Sunday's Win Pretty Much Sums Up The Yankees' Season

For eight innings on Sunday, all was going right for the Yankees. CC was dominating, the offense was finally producing more runs than a taco bell, and overall, everything just seemed to be going their way. But with just three outs left, all hell broke loose. A double by Mike Trout and a walk to Albert Pujols cut Sabathia's 9th inning short, keeping him from going to distance. It's OK, because David...

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CC takes the mound in search of a win.

Coming of another loss on Saturday, the Yankees lifeless bats will look to salvage what they can from this ten-game road trip before the club heads home to play the Dodgers on Tuesday. The Yankees have only scored two runs in each of their last four games and haven't been able to put anything together offensively. Today's lineup: Gardner 8 Ichiro 9 Cano 4 Hafner DH Wells 7 Overbay 3 Nix 5 Brignac 6 Stewart 2 Sabathia 1 On the edge of a six game losing streak the Yankees will send out their proven...

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Quick Pitch: Athletics 3, Yankees 2.

Hiroki Kuroda fired eight innings, allowing only two runs. The Yankees were also held to two runs over the first eight innings. In fact, both team would be held to two runs for over 17 innings. In a game that never seemed to end, the Yankees lost a 18 inning heart breaker at the hands of the Athletics, as the Bombers bats died off after the 1st inning. What it means: The Yankees bullpen was completely...

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Late run gives Yanks the series win.

Ichiro head to the dugout after scoring the winning run in the 9th inning. The true definition of a pitchers duel was on display Sunday in Seattle. Felix Hernandez and David Phelps managed to go toe to toe with both pitcher allowing only one run, but each would end up with the no-decisions as the Yankees were able to pull off a late win and take the series from the Mariners. The Yankees once again...

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Phelps takes the mound in the series finale.

Vintage Andy Pettitte was on display yesterday in Seattle as the 40-year old lefty tossed 7 1/3 innings of one run ball, all while only surrendering three singles to the Mariners. Today, David Phelps will take the mound for the Yankees as New York looks to win the series today in the rainy city. This afternoon's lineup: Gardner 8 Cano 4 Teixeira 3 Hafner DH Wells 7 Suzuki 9 Nix 5 Brignac 6 Stewart 2 Phelps 1 Phelps (4-3, 4.15 ERA) is coming off his last a start against the Indians on Tuesday...

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Pettitte get's his 250th win, Yanks win 3-1.

On the day Pettitte win's his 250th game,his son Josh is drafted by the Yankees. As Andy Pettitte would tell you he hasn't pitched up to his standards lately. Allowing four runs in 4 2/3 innings in his last start on Monday against the Indians, Pettitte was looking to deliver a better outing against the Mariners. On the day his son, Josh Pettitte, was drafted by the Yankees in the MLB Draft,...

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Day-time baseball in Seattle.

Hiroki Kuroda was at his best last night, allowing 4 runs and a few walks in the Yankees 4-1 loss at the hands of Jeremy Bonderman and the Mariners. Bonderman claimed his first big league win in almost three years. Andy Pettitte gets to ball this afternoon and here is the lineup backing him up at 4:10 pm ET: This afternoon's lineup: Gardner CF Nix SS Teixeira DH Cano 2B Wells LF Youkilis 1B Suzuki RF Adams 3B Stewart C Pettitte P Pettitte (4-3, 4.17 ERA) is hoping to improve on his last start...

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Kuroda is going through a rough patch.

Hiroki Kuroda was suppose to be the Yankees second best starter behind CC Sabathia. Through the first six weeks of the season, Kuroda was forced to pick up the slack from Sabathia's slow start. But as CC picks it up, it's actually Kuroda that's starting to fall off the wagon with his ERA climbing of late, to go along with losing three of his last four starts. Kuroda hasn't won a start since May 17th,...

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Will the real Phil Hughes please stand up.

Phil Hughes was once a Yankees 1st round draft pick. He was expected to the future ace of the Yankees pitching staff. So far in his 7 big league season, he's shown that he has the ability to be the big man in the club house, but he hasn't given enough consistency to show he can do it. In the midst of a contract season, Hughes has gone out in several starts and pitch like a man looking for a lot of...

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MLB Draft: The Yanks drafted well.

The MLB First-Year Player Draft kicked off on Thursday and the Yankees did themselves some good by selecting three times in the 1st round, thanks to some compensations help for losing Nick Swisher and Rafael Soriano. Here are all three 1st round picks: Pick #26: Eric Jagielo, 3rd baseman, Notre Dame. Jagielo is a 6-foot-3, left handed third baseman coming out of Notre Dame. Below is what ESPN's Draft Expert, Keith Law, had to say about him: Jagielo is one of the more polished college bats...

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Yanks start a 10-game trip in Seattle.

The Yankees finished off the previous homestand with a sweep of the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday, with a 6-4 win. CC Sabathia followed up with another fantastic start by striking out nine over the full nine innings. Now they'll hope to keep the winning trend in tact when facing an always challenging Mariners club. Tonight's lineup: Gardner CF Cano 2B Teixeira 1B Hafner DH Youkilis 3B Wells LF Ichiro RF Nix SS Romine C Hughes P Overbay will get the night off after starting the last three games...

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Good riddance, A-Rod.

A few days ago, the news broke that Major League Baseball is looking to suspending the Yankees rehabbing third baseman, Alex Rodriguez, for possibly 100 games. When I first heard of this, I thought that we might never see A-Rod in pinstripes again. Earlier in the year, when the story broke that Rodriguez needed hip surgery and his recovery time may not have prohibited him from even returning this...

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Thursday's notes: A-Rod, Jeter, and the draft.

Rodriguez issues a statement: Alex Rodriguez is still in Tampa rehabbing his surgically repaired hip, and mentioned on Thursday that he's not ready to discuss his connections with the South Miami Biogenesis clinic and the ongoing performance-enhancing drug scandal in Major League Baseball. A-Rod on Thursday released this statement: "Myself and others are being mentioned in a media report before the process is even concluded. I would hope this thing would follow the guidelines of our Basic Agreement....

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CC delivers a big complete game win.

The Yankees current homestand may not have been going great before the Indians came to town. Being swept by the Mets and losing two of three against Boston, the Yankees took advantage of having the Indians in town knowing how much they've beat up on Cleveland this season. CC Sabathia took the mound for the Yankees looking to build on best start of the season against the Red Sox last Friday. Sabathia...

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Phelps looks to rebound vs the Tribe.

David Phelps' last outing against the New York Mets is one that any starting pitcher would like to forget. The Mets drew a five-spot on the board, chasing Phelps from the game after recording only one out. Now he'll try to regain form facing a team that he's already pitched well against this season, the Cleveland Indians.Phelps allowed one run over 6.2 innings in a start against the Indians back in May. Tonight's lineup: Suzuki CF Nix SS Teixeira 1B Cano DH Wells LF Youkilis 3B Adams 2B Overbay...

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Overbay means more than we could imagine.

When the Yankees singed Lyle Overbay just days before departing Florida from to embark on their journey into the regular season, who would have thought that on June 4th Overbay would mean so much to the Yankees? Not many people thought that Overbay would even be on the team when June rolled around. He was suppose to be the fill-in for the regularly starting 1st baseman, Mark Teixeira, while he recovered...

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Teixeira and Hafner go deep in Yankees win.

Andy Pettitte's first start off the DL might not have gone the way he had hoped it would go. But thanks to the help of a Mark Teixeira grand slam and a two-run Brett Gardner single, the Yankee were able to make up for Pettitte's sluggish start and defeat the Indians, 7-4, Monday night at the Stadium. Scoreless though the first two innings, the Indians started off the 3rd inning with a couple of soft...

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Steinbrenner disappointed with A-Rod.

Speaking at a press conference to announce Yankee Stadium's new long-term deal to host college football's Pinstripe Bowl, Hal Steinbrenner was asked about Brain Cashman's comments to ESPN's Buster Onley that A-Rod "probably...couldn't live up to" the large 10-year, $275 million contract he signed in 2007. Though Steinbrenner hasn't herd any of Cashman's comments, he still has his own things...

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Overbay in the outfield, Pettitte starting.

Tonight's lineup: Gardner CF Cano 2B Teixeira 1B Hafner DH Overbay RF Ichiro LF Adams 3B Brignac SS Romine C Pettitte P Andy Pettitte (4-3, 3.83) makes his return from the DL against an Indians team that has been playing very well this season and can score a lot of runs. Opposing Pettitte on the mound will be Cleveland's ace, Justin Masterson (8-3, 3.07). *Lyle Overbay will be playing in the outfield for the first time in his major league career. Overbay played a few games in the outfield...

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Struggling Yanks play host to the Indians.

Pettitte will return from the DL on Monday. Home-field advantage hasn't exactly gone the Yankees way over the past seven games. After being swept by the Mets, the Red Sox came to town to win two of their three games in the Bronx. Now the Yankees will try to get back in stride facing a team they've already had success against this season, the Cleveland Indians. The Yankees are 3-1 against the Indians...

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