thebiglead.com - 6/22/2009
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Although the New York media reported that all’s well between Joe Girardi and Alex Rodriguez after The $203,740 Per Game Man rode the bench in Friday’s loss to the Marlins (”fatigue”), we’re hearing that the discussion was anything but amicable. Linda Robertson of ...
Reading Joe Girardi’s tea leaves
riveraveblues.com 6/24/2009 — Over the weekend, a crack appeared in the Yanks’ Front Office façade. It wasn’t an outburst from Hank or a strongly-worded press release from Howard Rubenstein. No one was fire, and no one was put on notice.
The crack was this public ...
A-Rod, Cashman, Girardi & “The Conference Call”
waswatching.com 6/22/2009 — When I first read the Jon Heyman report this weekend, about the conference call between Alex Rodriguez, Brian Cashman, and Hal Steinbrenner where A-Rod was told that he was going to sit for two games, where Joe Girardi was not on the call, I just ...
That Didn't Take Long
fackyouk.blogspot.com 6/26/2009 — After Alex Rodriguez was taken out of the line up for two days in Florida last weekend, the Yankees' plan was to rest him once a week. How quickly things change : Alex Rodriguez should be in the lineup this weekend when the Yankees play their first games at the Mets' new Citi Field. "It's our ...
The Plan For A-Rod
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 6/22/2009 — From Bryan Hoch : Alex Rodriguez, who did not start on Friday and Saturday due to fatigue six weeks after returning from surgery on his right hip, will get one day of rest each week through next month's All-Star break. The Yankees will follow a plan created by Dr. Marc Philippon, the surgeon who ...
Two days off for A-Rod
eatdrinksleepbaseball.blogspot.com 6/20/2009 — Citing "fatigue," Yankee skipper Joe Girardi and GM Brian Cashman decided to give third baseman Alex Rodriguez two days of rest, per Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News . A-Rod sat Friday and will sit Saturday as well. " We just feel that he's fatigued and that he could use a little blow ," ...
The media misses the real questions to ask about the 'A-Rod' book
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 5/4/2009 — So there's a whole to-do today in the media over the fact that after being asked question after question after question about Alex Rodriguez and the new book about him, Joe Girardi finally spoke out in defense of his third baseman: "I have some issues with it, that it's interesting how the book ...
A-Rod Could Be Back on Friday
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 5/5/2009 — According to Bryan Hoch , there is a chance Alex Rodriguez could return to the Yankees by Friday. After going 1-for-6 with a walk and a homer against Phillies minor leaguers yesterday, Joe Girardi feels that A-Rod could make his return Friday. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that it was ...
Finding a way to manage injuries
riveraveblues.com 6/21/2009 — Baseball players are seemingly a stubborn lot. They like to play, and most of them outside of Carl Pavano will play through just about anything. Sore ankles, sore knees, sore arms, sore backs. If it ain’t broken, pencil ‘em in.
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More rest planned for A-Rod
riveraveblues.com 6/22/2009 — The more I think about this weekend’s A-Rod injury flap, the more I wonder how the Yankees could get this one so wrong. Just two months removed from a major labrum procedure, Joe Girardi penciled A-Rod into the lineup for 38 straight games. He ...
MJ, A-Rod’s Hip, and the Subway Series
yanksgoyard.com 6/27/2009 — What’s up Yanks Go Yard faithful? I have a lot to get to so I’m just going to dive into some news and notes:
First, let me say that I am not superstitious and I don’t believe in things like fate and destiny, but it is an awful coincidence that we lost Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, and Michael ...
A-Rod to Get Much Needed Rest —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/22/2009
The New York Yankees are starting to run into some issues. Entering Sunday, the Yankees had the major leagues best record since May 7, going 24-16. The past week has been difficult, losing two out of three to the Washington Nationals at home, then ...
Joe Girardi Firmly on Hot Seat—Or is He? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/23/2009
Joe Girardi doesn't need to be told how important this upcoming six-game road trip is for his team—the events of the last two weeks have made things exceedingly clear. The Yankees have lost five games in the standings to the Red Sox since June ...
