nytimes.com - 11/25/2008
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Yankees’ hitting coach Kevin Long says he expects both Robinson Canó and Alex Rodriguez to improve by April. >
fannation.com - 11/20/2008
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The Indians are among teams interested in star
free-agent second Orlando Hudson , SI.com has learned. The...
Mets and Yankees are among other teams to have shown interest in Hudson, who is said to be seeking $50 million over five years. The ...
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Indians interested in Hudson
blog.ingamenow.com - 12/1/2008
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What’s weirder: 1. Alex Rodriguez’s outfit 2. Alex
Rodriguez sat front row at a Maddona concert… but...
won’t publicly say he’s dating Madonna 3. ARod is wearing a freaking scarf?
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Alex Rodriguez Follows Madonna to Mexico
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 11/25/2008
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From Tyler Kepner : Joe Girardi will not
be filling out the first lineup card of the...
new Yankees ’ season for more than four months. But Kevin Long, the hitting coach, can peek ahead to April and tell which two hitters will be difference makers. He has already visited them both this winter. ...
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Long Expects Big Things From A-Rod and Cano
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BASEBALL HOT CORNER —
... could bat directly ahead of Rodriguez, who hits cleanup, or directly behind him." I know Kevin is a nice guy, who works hard and is popular with the players. He must be a negotiating genius, somehow signing a three-year deal after morphing from Royals' career minor leaguer to Bomber savant. The fact that the juggernaut offense went belly-up on his watch has been described as a statistical fluke by the guy who signed him to the excessive deal. Now the pretzel logic trail leads us to the notion that a brief Dominican sojourn has transformed ...
Thinking About Robbie Cano
Pinstripe Alley —
An article by Tyler Kepner in the Times got me thinking about Robinson Cano.
Canó also made an important mechanical adjustment, scrapping the open stance he had lapsed into and reducing the movement before his swing. Long said he knew the swing would be in order when he visited Canó for six days during the week of Nov. 9, but he had no idea Canó would be in such good shape.
“He’s got a personal trainer, and he’s probably down to 10 or 11 percent body fat,” ...
..."in the best shape of his life"
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog —
For some reason, I am skeptical hearing that about players during the off-season. Over the past decade and a half, it often had some PED-binge undertones. Sometimes it spoke to a player's previous lack of dedication to his craft (i.e.: his body). As for Robinson Cano, I think it's more the latter than the former ...
Yankees think the runs will be there
The LoHud Yankees Blog —
... Those waiting for Mark Teixeira to show up under the Christmas tree might be disappointed. As Tyler Kepner of The Times explains today, the Yankees are banking on comeback seasons from Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez along with the return to health of Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui to provide their offense. ...
Now batting third for the Yankees... Robinson Cano?
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... 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 management. If nothing else, this news is evidence toward how motivated Cano is to prove the naysayers wrong. Tyler Kepner delves into the details behind why Long expects big things from both Cano and A-Rod next season. Long is ...
Long Expects Big Things From A-Rod and Cano
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
From Tyler Kepner: Joe Girardi will not be filling out the first lineup card of the new Yankees’ season for more than four months. But Kevin Long, the hitting coach, can peek ahead to April and tell which two hitters will be difference makers. He has already visited them both this winter. Long, who lives in Arizona, has returned from his tutorials with Robinson Canó in the Dominican Republic and with Alex Rodriguez in Miami. The way Long figures, Canó could bat directly ahead of Rodriguez, who hits cleanup, or directly behind him. Either way, Long expects both to improve. Canó, Long said, has dedicated himself to ...
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