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By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com 08/26/09 7:48 PM ET NEW YORK -- Before Robinson Cano prepared to enjoy a brief respite at the All-Star break, the Yankees second baseman took a few moments to examine his offensive numbers for the first half. He was pleasantly surprised with the results, spotting 13 ...
Robinson Cano Somehow Escaping Ridicule for Failures in the Clutch
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — Yankees 2B Robinson Cano has been credited with having a very productive season—currently on pace for 28 HR, 99 RBI, 108 R, 200 hits, and a .300 batting average. The problem, however, is that many fans are overlooking the stark differences in Cano’s performance in the heart of a clutch ...
Breaking Down the Yankees for the Second Half--The Lineup, Part 2
puristbleedspinstripes.com 7/15/2009 — [So the All Star Game is officially over--and we can thus consider ourselves in the second half. This is where it gets fun. All of those days players got rested in the first half? Well, now they have to play. Now the pennant races start to heat up, and every move a team makes, be it a trade, a ...
Three for Three
baseballmusings.com 8/14/2009 — At the start of the season, one reason to believe the Yankees would be a better team than last year had nothing to do with free agent signings or trades. Three of their hitters played poorly in 2008, Posada and Matsui due to injury, Robinson Cano due to an off year. A return to anywhere near ...
Cano Gets His Just Desserts
baseballdigest.com 8/29/2009 — Home runs, strong pitching, walk off wins, and whipped cream facials have been the mark of ball games played at the new Yankee Stadium this season. Last night’s game with the Chicago White Sox was right out of the 2009 playbook. Robinson Cano ...
Cano must regain confidence he can hit | yankees.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 7/5/2009 — By Jared Diamond / MLB.com 07/04/09 7:09 PM ET NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez walked three times on Saturday afternoon. In his last two plate appearances, the Blue Jays chose to put him on intentionally, opting to face Robinson Cano in a key RBI spot in ...
Cano’s walk-off homer downs White Sox
lennysyankees.com 8/29/2009 — Robinson Cano ’s three-run homer in the 10th inning led the Yankees (80-48) past the White Sox (64-65). Quick ‘Cap: The White Sox squeaked across two runs off CC Sabathia in the seventh inning to tie the game at 2. The only offense for the Yankees came on Derek Jeter’s leadoff homer in ...
Evaluating Robinson Cano’s season
lennysyankees.com 9/30/2009 — Over at Bronx Baseball Daily , the other writers and I are compiling evaluations of the starting lineup and possibly rotation for the Yankees. First on my list is Robinson Cano . Cano might just be the most improved starter on the team from last year. His BA and SLG are up 50 points from ...
Yanks Outlast Jays 6-4
yanksblog.com 9/5/2009 — The Yankees, in a game that went went almost four hours and featured 12 walks, defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 Saturday afternoon behind Andy Pettitte's six innings and Phil Hughes' impressive four-out save.
Pettitte wasn't spectacular like ...
A Walk (Off) In The Rain
fackyouk.blogspot.com 8/29/2009 — For much of last night's game, it appeared to be frustratingly similar to Thursday afternoon's loss. The Yankees, behind an excellent pitching performance, put runner after runner on base, but could not put a big inning together. Fortunately for them, Friday night's result was better than that ...
How ESPN Will Help Derek Jeter Win AL MVP. —
Bleacher Report - MLB 8/28/2009
Just as they did last year with Dustin Pedroia, ESPN has begun their campaign for Derek Jeter for MVP; dropping his name any chance they get when discussing MVP candidates.
Baseball Tonight continues to talk more about Derek Jeter than more ...