After speaking to the Reds team doctor, Jorge Posada is going to attempt to rehab his shoulder with rest. Posada will rest his shoulder for 10 more days of doing nothing before testing it again by throwing and hitting.
If everything goes as planned, Posada will continue to build up the strength in his shoulder […]
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Philip Hughes was initially placed on the disabled list with a strained oblique muscle. Turns out to be much worse for the young Yankees, right hander. Hughes will be sidelined until at least July with a stress fracture of the ninth rib on his right side.
It appears that Hughes was initially hurt last […]
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Jorge Posada’s recurring shoulder problems are going to land him on the disabled list for the first time in his career.
A few weeks ago, Posada had an MRI done on his shoulder which revealed a small tear in the subscapularis muscle in his shoulder. Dr. James Andrews and two other doctors reviewed the MRI […]
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Following Sunday night’s loss to the Red Sox, Joba Chamberlain left the Yankees to be with his ailing father in Nebraska. Chamberlain’s sister called the Yankees during the eighth inning of last night’s game to tell them of the incident with their father.
The Yankees placed Chamberlain on the bereavement list, meaning he’ll have to […]
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After having the Royals run wild on him yesterday, Jorge Posada will undergo an MRI on his shoulder today to see if there is anything seriously wrong with his throwing arm. Right now the Yankees are calling it a dead arm that should be healed with rest, however, they want to be on the […]
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Andy Pettitte’s back may keep him from making his first start of the season. He says his back was well enough to play catch on Saturday, but didn’t, and then couldn’t throw on Sunday.
He is scheduled to start for the Yankees on Thursday, which would mark his first time pitching since March 17. […]
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The Yankees have “expressed interest” in Rich Harden, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
She says that regardless of the fact that Harden has been hurt for most of the last two seasons, the A’s aren’t likely to give much of a discount should teams come calling for him. In reality, why […]
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Earlier last week, Hank Steinbrenner had this to say about Red Sox Nation:
Red Sox Nation? What a bunch of [expletive] that is. That was a creation of the Red Sox and ESPN, which is filled with Red Sox fans.
Go anywhere in America and you won’t see Red Sox hats and jackets, you’ll see Yankee hats […]
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Going against what Donald Fehr, the leader of the MLB Players’ Union, stands for, Derek Jeter doesn’t fear blood testing. Fehr has long been opposed to blood testing of baseball players for performance enhancing drugs, such as steroids and human growth hormone.
Jeter, not so much.
“You can test for whatever you want to test for,” […]
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During the off-season, new Yankees’ manager Joe Girardi called Jason Giambi and told him he needed him at first base this year.
If Giambi is able to remain healthy and play first base for the Yankees, it will allow them to play Johnny Damon in left field and Hideki Matsui in the designated hitter spot, seemingly […]
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