Robinson Cano gives back
riveraveblues.com 3/1/2009 — Kat O’Brien just got back from a trip down to the Dominican , and aside from all the talk about steroids and the various development academies comes this gem (emphasis mine): Probably the best part of the trip was getting to talk to a lot of ...

Fielding Bible: The strange case of Robinson Cano
riveraveblues.com 4/1/2009 — We’ll continue the Fielding Bible series today with a bit on Derek Jeter ’s double play partner, Robinson Cano . The 26-year-old has been a strange case during his tenure with the Yanks. Sometimes he looks like a Top 5 defender at ...

Cano on a mission
lennysyankees.blogspot.com 3/31/2009 — Kevin Kernan of the New York Post reported today that a new and improved Robinson Cano is in camp this spring, and that he has high hopes for this upcoming season. Of course, I'd love to agree with Kernan here, but I'm not sold just yet. The article mentions that hitting coach Kevin Long ...

Winter has been busy for Yankees' Cano | lohud.com | The Journal News
lohud.com 1/25/2009 — NEW ROCHELLE - People always said baseball came easily to Robinson Cano. Before last year, they might have been right, but Cano's 2008 turned sour long before the Yankees' second baseman realized it. On June 1, his average sat at .219; his on-base ...

He May Be Stupid, But At Least He Has A Conscience
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 3/16/2009 — Apparently, after thinking about it for a while Cano realized he should have told the Yankees about his injury. Here's some more from George A. King III : Given a second chance Robinson Cano would have told the Yankees his right shoulder was barking in the beginning of the month. Even if it ...

Yanks say Cano has a new stance, attitude in 2009
sports.yahoo.com 3/26/2009 — The New York Yankees say there is a new Robinson Cano in camp. The player who batted .151 last April and then was benched at the end of the season for a lack of hustle is gone, according to the New York Daily News. "You have to keep playing hard ...

The Curious Case of Robinson Cano
310tojoba.blogspot.com 1/28/2009 — "I still need that hug." No I didn't see the movie I allude to in the title because I don't have close to three hours of my life to spare, but I digress. I was trolling Fangraphs (SURPRISE!) and looking at advanced statistics for hack-happy Cano ...

Robbie on the Spot
nyyankeesrumors.com 3/12/2009 — Forget Jorge Posada. Forget Hideki Matsui. Now that the Yankees are without A-Rod for the next month-and-a-half, the X-factor for the Yankees in staying afloat offensively is Robinson Cano. The fact is, given a healthy Posada and Matsui, at best they will give the Yankees what’s ...

Boorstein: Cano Has To Draw More Walks
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 11/22/2008 — Cano's rough 2008 has been talked about a lot, and it's left many fans wondering whether Cano will be as good as we all thought he was going to be. And it's left others wanting the Yankees to ship him out of town. I wouldn't worry so much. Yes, it was a down year, but it's no reason to give up ...

Cano Plans To Learn From His Rocky '08
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 12/4/2008 — From Bryan Hoch : Robinson Cano's first cracks at a renewed 2009 are taking shape in the Dominican Winter League, where the Yankees second baseman is incorporating adjustments to his approach and finding success. Cano was dissatisfied with the way his '08 campaign played out. He finished ...

WBC has made a world of difference to Ichiro and Hideki Matsui — L.A. Times - Baseball News 3/5/2009
The Mariners outfielder was viewed as stoic, and the Yankees slugger was beloved, in their home country until Ichiro represented Japan at the first WBC, while Matsui stayed with the Yankees. >  ...

Mariano Rivera Scheduled for Bullpen Session — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/5/2009
(The Voice of Yankees Universe) Mariano Rivera is scheduled to have a bullpen session tomorrow for the first time this Spring.  Rivera is coming off an off-season in which he had shoulder surgery. He usually starts late, but this year ...

COUNTDOWN TO HOME OPENERS — Newsday.com - Yankees 3/5/2009
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Jeter, Wright class acts for New York — Newsday.com - Yankees 3/5/2009
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Bronx Bombers' News & Notes — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/5/2009
(The Voice of Yankees Universe) Peter Abraham says there has been no updates on A-Rod’s current situation. I’m not really concerned about the injury, as he was playing in a game and the Yankees allowed him to do his normal physical ...