CHICAGO — The most comforting day of the Yankees’ week will come on Saturday. That is when C. C. Sabathia is scheduled to throw, and for those few hours, Andy Pettitte’s absence will be minimized, and their rotation troubles will appear to be overstated. Sabathia emboldens the Yankees every fifth day, but that is all he can pitch. A. J. Burnett started Friday, [Read More]
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Baseball’s Arm of the Future, Headed for Surgery
No baseball player has generated as much interest or excitement this season as Stephen Strasburg, the hard-throwing rookie pitcher for the Washington Nationals. Only 22 years old and with a fastball that routinely reaches 100 miles an hour, Strasburg has been watched and monitored and scrutinized — right down to the number of pitches he was allowed to throw in a [Read More]
Can’t Make Your Child’s Game? Break Out the Laptop
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — This week, after notching its only victory at the Little League World Series, the team representing Europe went to an interview room under Lamade Stadium. Only a few reporters turned out to speak with the manager, Gary Harrington, and two of his players.
Still, thousands probably saw Harrington’s grin [Read More]
Even as Clouds Darken for the Mets, Brightness Prevails in the Clubhouse
At first, the postgame comments of Mets Manager Jerry Manuel on Wednesday night sounded like wishful thinking, bordering on delusional.
After his team lost, 5-4, to the Florida Marlins at Citi Field to fall back to .500, Manuel said: “We fought back. We had a good shot at it. I think we’re going to be O.K.”
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Innings Aren’t Problem, but Inefficiency Is, in an Early Exit for Hughes
TORONTO — Details of the Yankees’ preservation plan for Phil Hughes will emerge in the coming weeks. Every inning he pitches is precious, and the Yankees may skip a start to ensure he does not exceed his limit. There are many factors involved, but one situation the team certainly has not discussed played out Wednesday night at Rogers Centre.
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