On the occasion of his first start at Camden Yards -- that's right, he has never pitched there in six major league seasons, four of which were in the National League -- let us take a moment to consider the brilliance of Hiroki Kuroda.
Vidal Nuno represents what Phil Hughes once did. The thing about a rookie is that the slate is completely clean and fans can let their imaginations loose to dream. Hughes was supposed to be a No. 1 and is now more a No.
WHAT IT MEANS: Phil Hughes bounced back, but the Vidal Nuno magic ended, at least for one night. BUCK-LE UP: The third pitch Nuno threw to Nate McLouth, McLouth drilled for the game-winning homer. It was remnants of the 2012 magic for Buck Showalter's team.
BALTIMORE -- Joe Girardi said he has yet to figure out how he will rotate his four outfielders in three spots. The decision seems relatively easy: Play the least productive one, Ichiro Suzuki, less. Girardi is not going to make any such declarations, but he does have Ichiro on the bench on Tuesday with Vernon Wells, Brett Gardner and Curtis Granderson from left to right in the outfield.
BALTIMORE -- Here is your Yankee lineup for Tuesday against Miguel Gonzalez Brett Gardner, CF Robinson Cano, 2B Vernon Wells, LF Travis Hafner, DH Lyle Overbay, 1B Curtis Granderson, RF David Ad ...
Next Monday, for Memorial Day, the New York Yankees will don special caps to honor the military. The interlocking white "NY" will be surrounded by camouflage when the Yankees play at Citi Field against the New York Mets.
I just got off a conference call with Yankees president Randy Levine, MLS commissioner Don Garber and Mancester City FC CEO Ferran Soriano. Here are the five things you need to know about the Yankees' involvement as MLS owners.
The New York Yankees are going into the soccer business. The Yankees are partnering with Manchester City to own Major League Soccer's 20th team, an expansion franchise, which will be called New York City Football Club and plans to start play in the 2015 season.
BALTIMORE -- Since lasting only two outs against Seattle last week, Phil Hughes has been awake in bed a lot trying to figure out what happened. It was the worst start of his career, so it was tough to push it out of his mind and fall asleep at night.
The miraculous 2013 Yankees formula displayed many of its unexplainable parts Monday. But, on final analysis, what separated the Yankees and the Orioles is the same thing that has been the difference between the Yankees and everyone else since the mid-'90s.
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