Yankees Fire Strength Coach - New York Times

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Bronx Banter: Babies on Spikes
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... on long tension surrounding Alex Rodriguez, which had been rekindled by a back-biting Sports Illustrated article by Tom Verducci for which Torre had been a primary source, had culminated with Torre batting Rodriguez eighth in the elimination game. In response, Brian Cashman fired media relations director Rick Cerrone (well, technically he non-renewed him). This spring, fans and media have been calling for Joe Torre's head. The Yankees are languishing in last place after a dreadful April performance marked by a near complete collapse of the pitching staff. That collapse was touched off by poor performance by the starters, which lead to an increased strain on the bullpen, and has been perpetuated by a series of injuries to the rotation. Most curiously, three Yankee starting pitchers and Hideki Matsui have hit the disabled list with hamstring strains, the most recent being berprospect Phil Hughes, who went down in the midst of throwing a no-hitter. In response, Brian Cahsman has

Yankee Fire Strength Coach--NY Times
Published 5/2/2007 by susan mullen at XM MLB Chat