slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 8/2/2008
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From The Daily News : Darrell Rasner was surprised Thursday, during all the commotion following the Yankees ' latest trade, to see Ivan Rodriguez trotting out to the bullpen. The veteran catcher put aside his pregame preparations to catch Rasner's bullpen session. "He showed up, he threw on some gear and he took the time to come out and catch my bullpen," Rasner said. "That was a classy ...
Yanks Sign Zambrano To Minor League Deal
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 8/2/2008 — In case you missed it yesterday, according to Peter Abraham the Yankees signed former Met and Devil Ray Victor Zambrano to a minor league deal. I believe Zambrano had been working out in Tampa these past few weeks to show the Yankees that he was healthy, apparently the Yankees liked what they saw. Anyway, I doubt he will throw one inning in Pinstripe
Wang's Comeback Becoming Unlikely
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 8/2/2008 — From Lisa Kennelly : When Chien-Ming Wang suffered his foot injury last month, the Yankees held out hope he could return in September. That's looking nearly impossible. Wang, who sprained the Lisfranc ligament and partially tore a tendon in his right foot while running the bases on June 15, had his cast removed Tuesday. But he still expects to be on crutches for a week, when he will be ...
Yanks Want To Honor Bernie
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 8/2/2008 — A few weeks ago I posted this regarding the possibility that the Yanks might have a "Bernie Williams Day" at Yankee Stadium this season. Well now it appears that Bernie will definitely get his tribute this season. From Ken Davidoff : The Yankees are working with Bernie Williams to ensure that the centerfielder, who left the team with hard feelings after the 2006 season, says a public goodbye ...
Wang has cast removed | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 8/2/2008 — NEW YORK -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi laughed when he said he offered to cut pitcher Chien-Ming Wang's cast off. The right-hander didn't take him up on the offer, but he did have his cast removed on Tuesday afternoon, and Girardi wasn't the only ...