Cano Shaping Up To Be Main Cog For Yanks?
WasWatching.com —
Via George King -
While they wait for CC Sabathia to decide if $140 million is worth the headaches created by the spotlight that always scorches the Yankees, the club is jazzed about Robinson Cano’s new body.
“I was as impressed with what he looks like as I have ever been in my whole life,” hitting coach Kevin Long said of Cano yesterday after spending six days last week in the Dominican Republic with the second baseman who led the list of Yankees disappointments last season.
“He hired a personal trainer from New ...
Now batting third for the Yankees... Robinson Cano?
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
Kevin Long recently returned from a trip to the Dominican Republic, where he spent six days visiting and working with Robinson Cano. Long told GAKIII : "I was as impressed with what he looks like as I have ever been in my whole life. He hired a personal trainer from New Jersey who is kicking his [butt], and he looks great. His body fat is at 11 percent, his stomach is cut... He works on hitting and doing agility drills for two hours, rests and goes to the weight room for three hours." As King alludes to in the piece, Cano's physical fitness has been of some concern to Yankee ...
Long Expects Big Things From A-Rod and Cano
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
... injury A-Rod had a pretty solid year. He hit .303/.392/.573 with 35 HR, 103 RBI, 104 R, 18 SB in 138 games. The only thing I wish he'd have done more was hit with RISP. It wouldn't surprise me to see A-Rod put up another monster year next year, something like his 2007 MVP season. That does seem to be the trend since joining the Yanks; one below average year (for A-Rod) followed by a monster MVP season the next year. Before I comment on Cano, here's a little more about him from George A. King III: "I was as impressed with what he looks like as I have ...
CANO WORKING HARD, DROPPING WEIGHT
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
As I have said before..Cano will have a big year in 2009 . If he doesn’t..I would be very suprised. The Yankees are very impressed with what Robbie Cano is doing so far this off-season. The Yankees were concerned with Cano’s body weight, but Kevin Long has told them not to worry. Cano’s body fat is at 11 percent, and he is slimming down. He even hired a personal trainer to get him going. I guess thats exactly what he needs. A kick in the butt..kind of like what Larry Bowa did to him. Now Kevin Long hopes to teach Robbie more plate discipline.“I was as impressed with what he ...
The Daily Yankeeland - 11/25
My Pinstripes —
Robinson Cano's season was one of the biggest disappointments of 2007. It came on the heels of a bad 1st half in 2006 and has Yankees management concerned. Apparently it has Cano worried too. Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long recently spent time in the Dominican Republic with the inconsistent basemen and came away impressed. Here's what he told the NY Post. ...
Cano: Toned so that he can A-Tone
The Sommer Frieze —
... Hitting coach Kevin Long went to the Dominican Republic, and according to King, George A. III, he and the rest of the Yanks are “jazzed about Robbie Cano’s new body.” ...
Yankee fans have a lot to be thankful for
Bugs & Cranks —
... in the history of the franchise, perform.
The Yankees did not win in 2008, but neither did the Boston Red Sox or the newly-hated Tampa Bay Rays.
At least we don’t have to spend this entire off-season complaining about midges.
The New York Giants have taken some of the heat off the Yankees — and probably the Mets — by showing that at least one team in New York remembers how to win.
Robinson Cano appears serious about overcoming his disappointing 2008 season.
The ...
In-Depth: Can anyone help Cano except himself?
N/A —
... In the meantime, Cano continues to work on his game. Word out of the Dominican is he’s lost weight, toned down and will enter Spring Training in better shape than last year. In comments from late November 2008, Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long knows better than anyone what Cano needed to work on this winter: ...
Robbie Cano is a charitable chap
N/A —
... bought two ambulances for the town. So he is really beloved there, the coach said even more so than fellow natives Sammy Sosa and Alfonso Soriano. What people like best is that Cano still comes back in winter, often sitting and watching kids play baseball on Saturdays. He bought the town two ambulances and is more famous than Sosa and Soriano? Wow! Cano may have had his troubles with the Yankees last season, but maybe he just needed to grow up a bit. He spent much of this offseason toning down and working on his game . The personal touch on what he’s doing for his town is ...
Kevin Long Featured Yankee Card of the Week
lenNY's Yankees —
... Long may not be fully responsible for one of the best offensive clubs in baseball, but he may have played a big role in Robinson Cano’s turnaround season. As a team, the Yankees rank either first or second in the majors in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, home runs and runs. Sounds like Long’s job is safe, for now. ...
