Morning Bits: Recap, A-Rod

Hey, folks! Let’s dive in here: Led by CC Sabathia, the Yankees beat the Twins last night, 8-4. A-Rod is with the Yankees, but won’t be in the lineup until at least Saturday. As you know, Alex had surgery on July 11 to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.

Coffee Bits: Jeter, Albaladejo, Burnett, Pavano, A-Rod/Diaz, Montero

After a long weekend, here are a few quick items on the morning: SI‘s Jon Heyman writes that the Yankees could up their offer for Derek Jeter to 3-years and $50M. Believe it or not, but the Yomiuri Giants reportedly paid the Yankees $1.2M for Jonathan Albaladejo. On the 24th, Brian Cashman visited A.J. Burnett [...]

Obsessed Cameron Diaz fan wanted to “choke” A-Rod

Remember the “fan” who took to the field during Game 3 on Monday? Turns out it wasn’t just a display of drunken idiocy. He actually had more sinister motives… Via FOX Sports: A baseball fan who ran onto Yankee Stadium during Monday night’s Game 3 of the American League Championship Series intended to confront star [...]

Morning Bits: A-Rod, Scouting Reports, Morneau

Here are a few noteworthy news items to start the day: A-Rod took home AL Player of the Month honors for September. He hit .305/.389/.667 with 9 HRs. Keith Law and Frankie Piliere offer their scouting reports on the Yankees (KL, FP) and the Twins (KL, FP). One player that won’t be a part of [...]

G137: Yankees VS Blue Jays

Alex Rodriguez is back. Here’s today’s lineup, courtesy of LoHud: YANKEES (86-50) Brett Gardner LF Derek Jeter SS Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Marcus Thames DH Jorge Posada C Curtis Granderson CF Greg Golson RF Ramiro Pena 2B RHP Phil Hughes (16-6, 4.10) Hughes vs. Blue Jays BLUE JAYS (69-66) DeWayne Wise RF Aaron [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, Aceves, Pettitte, Call-Ups, Teixeira

Here are a few quick items on the morning: Though Ivan Nova pitched well yesterday – 5.1 IP 6 H 2 ER 1 BB 3 K – the Yankees lost to Toronto, 3-2. The rehabbing Alfredo Aceves will make another start in the minors today, marking his 4th such outing. Speaking of injured hurlers, we [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, A-Rod, Nunez, Nova, Sabathia

Here are a few quick news items and notes to start the day: Led by CC Sabathia (6 IP 3 H 0 ER 0 BB 8 K) and Robbie Cano (6 RBI) the Yanks beat Seattle Sunday, 10-0. Missing from the beat-down was Alex Rodriguez, who has been placed on the 15-day DL with a [...]

G109: Yankees VS Red Sox

Wow, guys–all I can do is apologize for the lack of posts. I’m trying to get back into the swing of things. It has been difficult, however. Anyway, here’s the lineup for tonight’s game: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Jorge Posada C Lance Berkman DH [...]

G104: Yankees @ Rays

Here are the lineups, courtesy of LoHud: YANKEES (66-37) Derek Jeter SS Lance Berkman 1B Mark Teixeira DH Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Jorge Posada C Curtis Granderson CF Austin Kearns LF Ramiro Pena 3B LHP CC Sabathia (13-4, 3.15) Sabathia vs. Rays RAYS (64-39) B.J. Upton CF Carl Crawford LF Evan Longoria 3B [...]

A-Rod okay, in tonight’s lineup

Via the AP: CLEVELAND — Alex Rodriguez has returned to the lineup for the New York Yankees and once again will try to hit his 600th career home run. Rodriguez left Sunday’s game against Kansas City after being struck in the left hand by a pitch from Blake Wood. Rodriguez was in the starting lineup [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, A-Rod, Aceves, OF, Cano, Haren, Soria

After a brief hiatus – which I’ll discuss in length tomorrow – I’m back with bits, boys. Here are some notable news items to start the day: Led by Curtis Granderson’s two homerun performance, the Yankees beat the Royals yesterday, 12-6. Alex Rodriguez was plunked in the 8th inning of the game, taking a Blake [...]

A-Rod’s strange season a cause for concern?

On the season, Alex Rodriguez is hitting .272/.344/.479. He has been as streaky as anyone in the game, though there have been more lows than highs. Based on what we have seen, I wonder–is it possible A-Rod is suffering from some sort of injury? We know he has dealt with tendinitis in his hip flexor [...]

Quick Bits: Recap, A-Rod/Torre, Gardner

Here are a few quick items on the day (late start for me): The Yankees mounted a comeback against Jonathan Broxton last night. A Cano HR capped the 8-6 win. The relationship between A-Rod and Joe Torre was a big story over the weekend. They buried the hatchet. Brett Gardner will undergo X-Rays today after [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, Olney, Lee, Brackman

My apologies for the post scarcity this week. Work, man. Anyway, here are a few quick items on the morning: Thanks to Alex Rodriguez and CC Sabathia, the Yankees beat Joe Torre’s Dodgers last night, 2-1. How about A-Rod? After a few off days and a few days at DH, Alex has 2 HR and [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, A-Rod, Curtis

Here are a few quick items on the morning: Thanks to Andy Pettitte – 7 IP 2 HER 7 K – and Alex Rodriguez, the Yanks beat Arizona last night, 9-3. A-Rod went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI and a HR. He expects to rebound after his disappointing start to season. With his family in the [...]

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