Archive for April, 2008
Polanco leads Detroit to win over Yankees (AP)
The Detroit Tigers are well on their way to putting their terrible start behind them. Placido Polanco homered twice and Marcus Thames also went deep to help Detroit beat New York 6-2 Wednesday night in the Yankees’ first game with Alex Rodriguez on the disabled list. Jeremy Bonderman pitched into the eighth inning after getting […]
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Yankees place RHP Hughes on DL (PA SportsTicker)
Phil Hughes is the latest member of New York Yankees to be sidelined.
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Hughes placed on disabled list (AP)
Yankees starter Phil Hughes was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday night with a strained right oblique muscle. Hughes lasted just 3 2-3 innings in a 6-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. He allowed six runs and eight hits to drop to 0-4 with a 9.00 ERA after six starts. Both […]
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Yankees sign Moeller, designate Stewart (PA SportsTicker)
The New York Yankees on Wednesday signed catcher Chad Moeller and assigned catcher Chris Stewart to Scranton-Wilkes-Barre of the International League.
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Rodriguez goes on DL for first time since 2000 (AP)
Alex Rodriguez was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained right quadriceps, leaving another major hole in the New York Yankees lineup. Rodriguez hurt his leg April 20 in Baltimore and missed three games last week before returning for a four-game series at Cleveland. But he was removed for a pinch-hitter in […]
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Darryl Strawberry is writing `Straw’ memoir (AP)
Former baseball slugger Darryl Strawberry, whose achievements on the field often were overshadowed by his struggles with cancer and substance abuse, is writing a memoir, “Straw,” that will come out in 2009, publisher Ecco announced Wednesday According to Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins, Strawberry’s book “details his life growing up in Crenshaw, Los Angeles, his […]
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Darryl Strawberry writing book (AP)
Former baseball slugger Darryl Strawberry, whose achievements on the field often were overshadowed by his struggles with cancer and substance abuse, is writing a memoir, “Straw,” that will come out in 2009, publisher Ecco announced Wednesday According to Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins, Strawberry’s book “details his life growing up in Crenshaw, Los Angeles, his […]
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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A-Rod ailing as Yankees lose to Detroit (AP)
The $139 million Detroit Tigers are suddenly in a lot better shape than the $209 million New York Yankees. Alex Rodriguez is headed to the disabled list, joining catcher Jorge Posada, in the latest round of bad news to strike the Yankees. Combined with a 6-4 loss to the Tigers, Tuesday night wound up […]
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Rodriguez going on disabled list for injury-depleted Yankees (AP)
Alex Rodriguez is out for 15 days, Jorge Posada maybe more. The New York Yankees are about to find out if they’re good enough to win without a pair of crucial players. A-Rod is sidelined because of strained right quadriceps, joining Posada on the 15-day disabled list in a double shot of pivotal injuries that […]
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Yankees star Alex Rodriguez going on 15-day DL (AP)
Alex Rodriguez is going on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right quadriceps, leaving the New York Yankees without two of their most important players. Rodriguez joins injured catcher Jorge Posada on the DL. The Yankees are waiting for additional opinions on Posada’s ailing throwing shoulder before determining whether he needs surgery.
Posted: April 29th, 2008.
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