2009 New York Yankees

min0 lee · 02-17-2009, 06:32 AM

Well.... let's see if we get this right this year.

min0 lee · 02-17-2009, 06:39 AM

Mark Teixeira can be real positive for Yankees

TAMPA - Steroids have made us suspicious of everybody, all the more so since Alex Rodriguez has been outed. And yet I have to admit that after 15 minutes of listening to Mark Teixeira, I came away willing to bet he's cleaner than Derek Jeter, if that's possible.

In fact, if it's hip to be square in baseball these days, Major League Baseball should be thrilled that Teixeira is now a Yankee, likely to raise his profile as one of the game's best players. The squeaky-clean slugger, if you will.

Or call him the anti-A-Rod. Upon arriving here Monday, Teixeira said he would attend Tuesday's highly anticipated press conference in support of A-Rod, saying it was important for teammates to rally around one another, yet he obviously has strong feelings about steroids, the result of a strict upbringing in a military family.

"I grew up in a family where there was zero tolerance," Teixeira said. "No drugs, no alcohol, that kind of stuff didn't fly. If I ever got caught doing drugs my parents would kill me before any media could.

"That's just how I was raised. My dad was a military man who went to the Naval Academy, my mom was a teacher. My sister and I grew up knowing drugs weren't an option. People look at steroids as though (they were OK years ago) because they weren't tested for, they were semi-legal, but they're drugs in my mind.

"I never messed with them. That's something I thank my parents for, and as I got older I realized it wasn't the right thing to do anyway."

If that sounds preachy, it's not really the way Teixeira came off in person. It just seems to be his personality. If this were the 1986 Mets, he'd be Gary Carter, a bit too wholesome for his notoriously hard-drinking teammates' liking but respected for the way he played the game. In this day and age, however, for a team that has been lacking championship chemistry in recent years, perhaps Teixeira can be a unifying force instead. Baseball people say that he cares about all the right things on the field, putting winning ahead of individual statistics in the manner of the late '90s Yankees.

In the clubhouse, he oozes such sincerity as to sound the cynic's alarm. Before he'd unpacked his bag Monday Teixeira made a point of going around to shake the hand of every player in the room at the time, and then did the same with each of about 15 reporters who converged on him, promising to memorize all the names within a few days.

It's not typical of Yankee players' practiced aloofness, and you automatically wonder if it's phony, but people who have covered him in the past say he's just genuinely pleasant for the most part.

We'll see if the New York experience changes him, but for now at least, he seems like exactly the kind of player baseball can use hitting cleanup for the Yankees.

Put it this way: Unless he's the biggest liar ever, Teixeira is not going to feel the pressure to cheat the system to live up to the expectations of his $180 million contract the way A-Rod says he did upon going to Texas in 2001.

For that matter, Texieira was a teammate of A-Rod's with the Rangers in 2003, his rookie year, and Monday he scoffed at talk that surviving the brutal heat of those Texas summers was one reason that several players on that team apparently did steroids.

Again he credited his strict upbringing for making steroids a non-issue to him, and said, "For me it'd be more of a reason not to do drugs. When I got to the big leagues I realized that eating well, drinking water and getting your sleep, that's what you need to do to get through those Texas summers."

Teixeira admitted he was aware that steroids were an issue in baseball when he reached the big leagues in 2003, but he said he had no idea that A-Rod or anyone else on the Rangers might have been involved.

"I never heard anyone talk about it," he said.

Strongly as he seems to feel about steroids, Teixeira said he wouldn't judge A-Rod or anybody else who used steroids but said he has pushed to rid the game of them.

"It may be disappointing," he said of steroids users, "but as part of the union, we've made big strides, making every effort possible to clean up the game."

Teixeira also dismissed stories that he and A-Rod didn't get along in Texas, saying that he sought out A-Rod during their one season together to ask about pitchers and what they would throw him.

"I learned a lot from him," he said, "And I'm definitely going to try to have a relationship with him here."

A-Rod and the anti-A-Rod. Teixeira may never hit 800 home runs and be the clean home run champ everyone wanted A-Rod to be, but the new guy sounded like someone you could believe in, even if it's hard to believe anybody in baseball these days.

min0 lee · 02-17-2009, 06:40 AM

I hope he doesn't change to be a jerk, the NY media are like hyenas when they get a fresh new face.

min0 lee · 02-17-2009, 06:45 AM

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/yankees/February 14, 2009

A few notes from the first workout at Steinbrenner Field:

• CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Joba Chamberlain each threw side sessions in the bullpen, giving the Yankees a good look at their three power arms. The last time the Yanks had three guys in their rotation with this kind of power was 2003, when Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Mike Mussina each topped the 180-strikeout mark.

"With so many good pitchers in the rotation, it will be a friendly competition where everybody is trying to out-do each other," Sabathia said. "That just makes our team better."

Incidentally, Sabathia is still sporting a close-cropped beard - a Yankees no-no. He said nobody had said anything to him about it, but I'm guessing that will change as early as tomorrow.

• Hideki Matsui took batting practice for the first time since his knee surgery, reporting no problems.

"In terms of hitting, I don't have any concerns," Matsui said. "Running at 100 percent is more the concern."

• Girardi won't use his regular five starting pitchers in the first four spring games, since that would give them an extra start because of the longer spring schedule. Some combination of Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy, Alfredo Aceves and Phil Coke could be used to start those games. Expect to see one of the primary starters take the ball for the first time on March 1.

• The regular-season rotation hasn't been announced, but it should look something like this - Sabathia, Wang, Burnett, Pettitte, Chamberlain. Girardi said he wanted to split the lefties and not have Burnett and Chamberlain back-to-back.

• The arrival of Sabathia and Burnett have pushed Wang's return far under the radar. For a guy who won 19 games in both 2006 and '07, Wang has been largely unnoticed.

"That's okay - let him fly under the radar," Girardi said. "That's not always a bad thing. His return is vital to our staff. We missed him a lot last year. We missed his innings, we missed his leadership on the mound, what he brought to the table."

• Brett Tomko, signed to a minor-league deal on Friday, will compete for a long-relief/spot starter role. Girardi caught Tomko in 2003 with the Cardinals and seems to like him, which could be bad news for the likes of Aceves and Dan Giese.

min0 lee · 02-17-2009, 06:48 AM

C.C. shaved his beard, Hideki Matsui looks shot to me.

min0 lee · 02-17-2009, 06:53 AM

TAMPA - Phil Hughes is only 22, yet he’s endured seismic shifts in his career, from the night he was injured while working on a no-hitter in his second big-league start to dangling last winter in a potential trade for Johan Santana to being given a rotation spot last year and losing it.
After the Yankees’ winter pitching binge in which they signed CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett and re-signed Andy Pettitte, Hughes’ career has taken another twist. He’s not considered one of their five starters heading into camp and is likely to start the season in the minors, quite as change from last spring, when he was a jewel of the Yanks’ new commitment to young pitching and started the third game of the season.
Where does Hughes go from here? He has shown incredible potential, but also struggled with injuries and he longs to last a full season to show what he can do. The Yankees value him highly, yet unless there is a spring injury to one of the starters, Hughes is only another name on a list of possible rotation replacements, alongside pitchers such as Ian Kennedy, who was also assured a starting spot last spring, Alfredo Aceves and Phil Coke. Hughes’ best chance for big-league starts may come if the Yankees need to skip Joba Chamberlain’s turn to limit Chamberlain’s innings.
For his part, Hughes was saying all the right things at the Yankees’ minor-league complex in a recent interview, the sun glinting in his eyes during a break from a workout in preparation for spring training. Pitchers and catchers report tomorrow.
“It is what it is,” Hughes said of his situation. “It’s the Yankees and we’re going to put the best team on the field. Last year was obviously a different situation than this year. But I’ve been in spring training before where there wasn’t a spot open for me and that’s the way it goes.
“If I pitch really well in spring and I still start the year in Triple-A, there’s nothing you can do about it. You just go out and pitch well and let things fall how they will. It’s one thing to complain about the guys we signed, but on the other hand, we’ve got a pretty good team. There’s no lack of effort by the front office to put a good team on the field. I look at that as a good thing.
“I think there’ll be opportunities. You don’t often hear about guys who are lights out at Triple A and never get an opportunity. I look at it from that aspect. I don’t look at it in any sort of a bitter way or anything like that.”
Still, it once seemed as if Hughes would be further along in his career by now, perhaps even a star. He made his debut at 20 and one start later took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in Texas, but hurt his hamstring.
He started 2008 as the youngest pitcher in the majors, but his year was wrecked by a fractured rib and he finished 0-4 with a 6.62 ERA - he and Kennedy combined to go 0-8. Hughes did pitch well in two late September starts, though, allowing three runs in 12 innings.
Hughes had a memorable relief outing against the Indians in the 2007 playoffs, but he won’t be a reliever. “That’s not something in our minds,” GM Brian Cashman said. “There just aren’t enough quality starters in the game, in the system, to do that. You can always find relievers, but we believe Phil is a quality starting pitcher.”
Hughes added 10 pounds over the winter to get to 240 - he’s 6-5 - because he felt he was too light last season at 230. “I’m trying to keep myself where I can be durable and be able to get through a whole year,” Hughes said. “For once, right?
- Anthony McCarron

**IainDaniel** · 03-05-2009, 05:11 PM

A-rod. Cyst and torn Labrum on hip

If he has surgery he will be gone for 6 months.

As much as he is hated.... that is a huge blow to the lineup

**I Are Baboon** · 03-05-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by IainDaniel

A-rod. Cyst and torn Labrum on hip

If he has surgery he will be gone for 6 months.

As much as he is hated.... that is a huge blow to the lineup

soxmuscle · 03-05-2009, 06:34 PM

Cashman says no surgery.

He'll play through it.

Man oh man.. if A-Rod comes out and is effected by the injury, there are going to be a lot of people blaming steroids and not his Cyst/torn labrum.

**I Are Baboon** · 03-05-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by soxmuscle

Cashman says no surgery.

He'll play through it.

It worked well for Mike Lowell last year.

**IainDaniel** · 03-06-2009, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

It worked well for Mike Lowell last year.

And Chase Utley.

LAbrum repair using those two as an example would mean 6 months.

**IainDaniel** · 03-06-2009, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by soxmuscle

Cashman says no surgery.

He'll play through it.

Man oh man.. if A-Rod comes out and is effected by the injury, there are going to be a lot of people blaming steroids and not his Cyst/torn labrum.

Guess it will depend on how much pain he is in.

If it is me I would shut him down get surgery and hopefully have him back for the later half of the season.

Catcher mentioned A-rod and Chase have a very similar swing, where they lock out there hips during the follow through. Hip Labrum to me would be more a mechanical problem

**IainDaniel** · 03-06-2009, 07:31 AM

There was a little gossip, that this was the sneaky way of disciplining A-rod by MLB. LOL

**I Are Baboon** · 03-06-2009, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by IainDaniel

There was a little gossip, that this was the sneaky way of disciplining A-rod by MLB. LOL

LOL...conspiracy theories.

If A-Rod does need surgery, he's probably best off getting it done now and, like you said, be ready for the second half of the season. If he plays for a month or two and then decides on surgery, the Yankees will be even more screwed.

**IainDaniel** · 03-09-2009, 11:41 AM

6-9 weeks for the Labrum repair.... hahaha good luck with that.

gone at least 4 months. more then likely 6.

soxmuscle · 03-09-2009, 02:00 PM

I agree, Iain.

6-9 weeks is laughable.

Typical Yankees - Originally the Yankees came out and said that it was a cyst that Rodriguez would be able to play through before having surgery next offseason. Two weeks later and he's out for 6-9 weeks? I don't buy it.

**I Are Baboon** · 03-09-2009, 04:29 PM

It was just a quick fix to get him through the season. From what I understand, getting the full surgery is what would keep him out 4-6 months.

chiquita6683 · 03-09-2009, 08:49 PM

This is off the subject but has to do with the Yankees....
What's the name of the team captain/shortstop???

min0 lee · 03-09-2009, 09:03 PM

Derek Jeter

chiquita6683 · 03-09-2009, 09:11 PM

Oh yea yea! I have a story about him

but I dont tell stories all that well

min0 lee · 03-09-2009, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by chiquita6683

Oh yea yea! I have a story about him

but I dont tell stories all that well

Do tell!

soxmuscle · 03-09-2009, 10:12 PM

Haha - you must tell.

natural^ · 03-09-2009, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by chiquita6683

This is off the subject but has to do with the Yankees....
What's the name of the team captain/shortstop???

i lol'd.

What about him?

**I Are Baboon** · 03-10-2009, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by chiquita6683

Oh yea yea! I have a story about him

but I dont tell stories all that well

Is the story that's he gay? We all know that already.

min0 lee · 03-10-2009, 06:19 AM

Brett Gardner is now center of attention for Yankees

Brett Gardner is now center of attention for Yankees

Monday, March 9th 2009, 9:40 PM

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TAMPA - The snickering is beginning to subside already. Maybe the idea of Brett Gardner as the Yankees' everyday center fielder is not so crazy, after all.

Actually, the way he's going, maybe Gardner will hit cleanup during Alex Rodriguez's absence.

OK, so that was just a cheap way to get the mandatory A-Rod reference out of the way. But it is rather stunning the way Gardner is pounding the ball, spring training or no spring training.

This is a guy who looked mostly overmatched at the plate as a rookie last season, seemingly doing all he could to slap the ball to the opposite field while hitting .228. This spring Gardner has three home runs in 21 at-bats, including a laser shot that he pulled over the wall in right Monday against Blue Jays lefty Brad Mills.

Any power Gardner offers is purely a bonus to the Yankees, but it's significant because it is a sign he is swinging the bat with confidence, perhaps blossoming into a legitimate threat.

He's hitting .381, and what you really had to like Monday was that he followed his home run by dropping a bunt single down the third-base line in his next at-bat, using his blazing speed to beat out a hit. Just in case anyone was worried that the home runs were going to his head.

"I figured I'd go back to my real approach," he said with a laugh afterward.

Gardner laughed off any suggestion that he'll fill the power void while A-Rod is out and said he's not trying to hit home runs.

"It seems like guys are pitching me inside and I'm getting the bat to it," said Gardner. "If I was doing a scouting report on myself, I'd try to pound me inside too. In the past I've taken those pitches and looked for something to hit the other way.

"But the biggest thing I learned from last year is that I took too many pitches and got behind in the counts, and you can't hit like that. So I'm being more aggressive now."

The Yankees say this is more like the real Gardner than what fans saw last season. After all, he has put up at least decent numbers at every level of the minor leagues, not to mention the .447 he hit at the College of Charleston that convinced the Yankees to use a third-round draft choice on him in 2005.

His speed alone gives him a chance to be a force. The Yankees say he's the fastest player in the organization, and hitting coach Kevin Long says it's hard to think of anyone in the majors who is definitely faster.

"Compare him to anybody out there," said Long, "and Brett is just as fast."

That speed is the reason the Yankees love the idea of him playing center field, the reason they didn't trade for Mike Cameron or another veteran to fill the position. GM Brian Cashman said all winter that the job would be up for grabs between Gardner and Melky Cabrera, and for a long time it seemed hard to believe the Yankees wouldn't go get a proven center fielder instead, but at this point there is no reason to think otherwise.

And since it seems pretty clear by now that Cabrera is more of a fourth outfielder than an everyday center fielder, based on his offense, the question is whether Gardner can take the job and run with it.

So far, so good, but Joe Girardi said nothing has been decided between Gardner and Cabrera, who is hitting .278 this spring.

"It's too early to expect guys to be at the top of their game," Girardi said. "We'll continue to rotate those guys in the outfield for now."

Long, for one, seems certain that Gardner's early show with the bat is no fluke. He says the lefty is more comfortable since going to a no-stride style of hitting that keeps him from jumping at the ball. Together with the experience that Gardner gained from last year, Long believes he's here to stay.

"He's had terrific at-bats," said Long. "He looks like a big-league hitter. The thing is, I want him to hit the ball on the ground to the non-pull side and use his speed, but he's got power to his pull side."

There is a lot of spring training remaining, of course, a lot of time to determine whether this is more than a hot streak for Gardner that will fade as April approaches.

The Yankees believe he can be the real thing. Girardi noted that they began to see these types of signs late last season, the second time Gardner was called up from the minors. Long took it a step further.

"I know one thing," he said. "There are 29 other teams that would love to have him."

What's important is how such a declaration sounds in, say, July. But there was no arguing with it Monday.

min0 lee · 03-10-2009, 06:20 AM

I love his speed and his play in the outfield.

I would take him over Melky any day.

min0 lee · 03-10-2009, 06:28 AM

Hughs is pitching better than he is, I still say Joba should be a middle reliever.

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JOBA JOLT: Joba Chamberlain makes his third start of the spring tonight, looking for his first good performance. Chamberlain has allowed seven runs over two starts while retiring just three batters, struggling against Team Canada five days ago as he gave up a hit and walked four without getting an out.
"We want to see progress," Girardi said. "We need him throwing strikes."

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Mariano Rivera tosses off concerns

TAMPA - Mariano Rivera's return to the mound is now just a week away after the closer threw another incident-free bullpen session Monday.
Rivera, who had shoulder surgery at the end of last season, tossed 30 pitches at what appeared to be full strength, reporting no problems. He will throw batting practice Wednesday and should make his spring debut on Sunday or Monday.
"Everything will depend how the arm feels," Rivera said. "So far it feels good."
Said Joe Girardi: "He really hasn't had any setbacks, so we'll keep our fingers crossed."

min0 lee · 03-10-2009, 07:19 AM

A-Rod's Surgery Goes as Planned
BY KAT O'BRIEN | newday.com
March 9, 2009

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TAMPA, Fla. - The surgery to repair Alex Rodriguez's torn right hip labrum went as planned, said Marc Philippon, the doctor who performed the operation.

Philippon, in a conference call with reporters, said: "The surgery went exactly as we planned. We will start him on his rehab [Monday] afternoon. There were no surprises -- exactly what we prepared for."

Philippon said the rehab time would be six to nine weeks, as he had stated on Sunday when the Yankees announced Rodriguez would undergo the procedure. In the operation, Philippon removed the "pincer" impingement, stabilized cartilage, repaired the labrum tear and debraided the lining of the cyst.

"There is no doubt in our mind this was the best option," Philippon said. "There is absolutely no doubt in our minds, after doing the operation, that this was the best option for Alex and for the Yankees."
The operation was performed this morning at Vail Valley Surgery Center in Vail, Colo. It took one hour, 20 minutes. Rodriguez will remain in Vail for the foreseeable future, but is checking out of the hospital Monday.

Philippon has Rodriguez on a fast track to return to action as the Yankees third baseman. He said that Rodriguez would begin doing light range of motion exercises Monday afternoon and even ride the stationary bicycle. By the weekend, he will add isometric exercises and things to work on muscle memory. Rodriguez is expected to be back to games for the Yankees in late April or early May.

Rodriguez will need a second operation after the season to take care of the "cam" impingement. However, Philippon said the timeframe needed to recover from the second operation would be much reduced thanks to this surgery. If Rodriguez had had everything taken care of at once, he would have likely missed 12 to 16 weeks. But Philippon said Rodriguez might now need even less than the six to nine weeks to recover from the second surgery.

Asked if Rodriguez would be able to return from the offseason operation in time for spring training 2010, Philippon said: "Absolutely."

soxmuscle · 03-10-2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

I love his speed and his play in the outfield.

I would take him over Melky any day.

Come on, Mino - He's a fourth or fifth outfielder at best.

min0 lee · 03-10-2009, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by soxmuscle

Come on, Mino - He's a fourth or fifth outfielder at best.

He is the second coming of Mantle.

Right......but who is he competing against.

Damon has no arm, Melky is OK but I prefer Gardner.

02-17-2009, 06:32 AM	#1
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	2009 New York Yankees Well.... let's see if we get this right this year. How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

02-17-2009, 06:39 AM	#2
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	We will start with Tex....he needs a nickname....something short for Teixeira Mark Teixeira can be real positive for Yankees TAMPA - Steroids have made us suspicious of everybody, all the more so since Alex Rodriguez has been outed. And yet I have to admit that after 15 minutes of listening to Mark Teixeira, I came away willing to bet he's cleaner than Derek Jeter, if that's possible. In fact, if it's hip to be square in baseball these days, Major League Baseball should be thrilled that Teixeira is now a Yankee, likely to raise his profile as one of the game's best players. The squeaky-clean slugger, if you will. Or call him the anti-A-Rod. Upon arriving here Monday, Teixeira said he would attend Tuesday's highly anticipated press conference in support of A-Rod, saying it was important for teammates to rally around one another, yet he obviously has strong feelings about steroids, the result of a strict upbringing in a military family. "I grew up in a family where there was zero tolerance," Teixeira said. "No drugs, no alcohol, that kind of stuff didn't fly. If I ever got caught doing drugs my parents would kill me before any media could. "That's just how I was raised. My dad was a military man who went to the Naval Academy, my mom was a teacher. My sister and I grew up knowing drugs weren't an option. People look at steroids as though (they were OK years ago) because they weren't tested for, they were semi-legal, but they're drugs in my mind. "I never messed with them. That's something I thank my parents for, and as I got older I realized it wasn't the right thing to do anyway." If that sounds preachy, it's not really the way Teixeira came off in person. It just seems to be his personality. If this were the 1986 Mets, he'd be Gary Carter, a bit too wholesome for his notoriously hard-drinking teammates' liking but respected for the way he played the game. In this day and age, however, for a team that has been lacking championship chemistry in recent years, perhaps Teixeira can be a unifying force instead. Baseball people say that he cares about all the right things on the field, putting winning ahead of individual statistics in the manner of the late '90s Yankees. In the clubhouse, he oozes such sincerity as to sound the cynic's alarm. Before he'd unpacked his bag Monday Teixeira made a point of going around to shake the hand of every player in the room at the time, and then did the same with each of about 15 reporters who converged on him, promising to memorize all the names within a few days. It's not typical of Yankee players' practiced aloofness, and you automatically wonder if it's phony, but people who have covered him in the past say he's just genuinely pleasant for the most part. We'll see if the New York experience changes him, but for now at least, he seems like exactly the kind of player baseball can use hitting cleanup for the Yankees. Put it this way: Unless he's the biggest liar ever, Teixeira is not going to feel the pressure to cheat the system to live up to the expectations of his $180 million contract the way A-Rod says he did upon going to Texas in 2001. For that matter, Texieira was a teammate of A-Rod's with the Rangers in 2003, his rookie year, and Monday he scoffed at talk that surviving the brutal heat of those Texas summers was one reason that several players on that team apparently did steroids. Again he credited his strict upbringing for making steroids a non-issue to him, and said, "For me it'd be more of a reason not to do drugs. When I got to the big leagues I realized that eating well, drinking water and getting your sleep, that's what you need to do to get through those Texas summers." Teixeira admitted he was aware that steroids were an issue in baseball when he reached the big leagues in 2003, but he said he had no idea that A-Rod or anyone else on the Rangers might have been involved. "I never heard anyone talk about it," he said. Strongly as he seems to feel about steroids, Teixeira said he wouldn't judge A-Rod or anybody else who used steroids but said he has pushed to rid the game of them. "It may be disappointing," he said of steroids users, "but as part of the union, we've made big strides, making every effort possible to clean up the game." Teixeira also dismissed stories that he and A-Rod didn't get along in Texas, saying that he sought out A-Rod during their one season together to ask about pitchers and what they would throw him. "I learned a lot from him," he said, "And I'm definitely going to try to have a relationship with him here." A-Rod and the anti-A-Rod. Teixeira may never hit 800 home runs and be the clean home run champ everyone wanted A-Rod to be, but the new guy sounded like someone you could believe in, even if it's hard to believe anybody in baseball these days. How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

02-17-2009, 06:40 AM	#3
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	I hope he doesn't change to be a jerk, the NY media are like hyenas when they get a fresh new face. How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

02-17-2009, 06:45 AM	#4
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	Yanks get look at their power arms http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/yankees/February 14, 2009 A few notes from the first workout at Steinbrenner Field: • CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Joba Chamberlain each threw side sessions in the bullpen, giving the Yankees a good look at their three power arms. The last time the Yanks had three guys in their rotation with this kind of power was 2003, when Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Mike Mussina each topped the 180-strikeout mark. "With so many good pitchers in the rotation, it will be a friendly competition where everybody is trying to out-do each other," Sabathia said. "That just makes our team better." Incidentally, Sabathia is still sporting a close-cropped beard - a Yankees no-no. He said nobody had said anything to him about it, but I'm guessing that will change as early as tomorrow. • Hideki Matsui took batting practice for the first time since his knee surgery, reporting no problems. "In terms of hitting, I don't have any concerns," Matsui said. "Running at 100 percent is more the concern." • Girardi won't use his regular five starting pitchers in the first four spring games, since that would give them an extra start because of the longer spring schedule. Some combination of Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy, Alfredo Aceves and Phil Coke could be used to start those games. Expect to see one of the primary starters take the ball for the first time on March 1. • The regular-season rotation hasn't been announced, but it should look something like this - Sabathia, Wang, Burnett, Pettitte, Chamberlain. Girardi said he wanted to split the lefties and not have Burnett and Chamberlain back-to-back. • The arrival of Sabathia and Burnett have pushed Wang's return far under the radar. For a guy who won 19 games in both 2006 and '07, Wang has been largely unnoticed. "That's okay - let him fly under the radar," Girardi said. "That's not always a bad thing. His return is vital to our staff. We missed him a lot last year. We missed his innings, we missed his leadership on the mound, what he brought to the table." • Brett Tomko, signed to a minor-league deal on Friday, will compete for a long-relief/spot starter role. Girardi caught Tomko in 2003 with the Cardinals and seems to like him, which could be bad news for the likes of Aceves and Dan Giese. How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

02-17-2009, 06:48 AM	#5
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	C.C. shaved his beard, Hideki Matsui looks shot to me. How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

02-17-2009, 06:53 AM	#6
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	What's next for Phil Hughes? TAMPA - Phil Hughes is only 22, yet he’s endured seismic shifts in his career, from the night he was injured while working on a no-hitter in his second big-league start to dangling last winter in a potential trade for Johan Santana to being given a rotation spot last year and losing it. After the Yankees’ winter pitching binge in which they signed CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett and re-signed Andy Pettitte, Hughes’ career has taken another twist. He’s not considered one of their five starters heading into camp and is likely to start the season in the minors, quite as change from last spring, when he was a jewel of the Yanks’ new commitment to young pitching and started the third game of the season. Where does Hughes go from here? He has shown incredible potential, but also struggled with injuries and he longs to last a full season to show what he can do. The Yankees value him highly, yet unless there is a spring injury to one of the starters, Hughes is only another name on a list of possible rotation replacements, alongside pitchers such as Ian Kennedy, who was also assured a starting spot last spring, Alfredo Aceves and Phil Coke. Hughes’ best chance for big-league starts may come if the Yankees need to skip Joba Chamberlain’s turn to limit Chamberlain’s innings. For his part, Hughes was saying all the right things at the Yankees’ minor-league complex in a recent interview, the sun glinting in his eyes during a break from a workout in preparation for spring training. Pitchers and catchers report tomorrow. “It is what it is,” Hughes said of his situation. “It’s the Yankees and we’re going to put the best team on the field. Last year was obviously a different situation than this year. But I’ve been in spring training before where there wasn’t a spot open for me and that’s the way it goes. “If I pitch really well in spring and I still start the year in Triple-A, there’s nothing you can do about it. You just go out and pitch well and let things fall how they will. It’s one thing to complain about the guys we signed, but on the other hand, we’ve got a pretty good team. There’s no lack of effort by the front office to put a good team on the field. I look at that as a good thing. “I think there’ll be opportunities. You don’t often hear about guys who are lights out at Triple A and never get an opportunity. I look at it from that aspect. I don’t look at it in any sort of a bitter way or anything like that.” Still, it once seemed as if Hughes would be further along in his career by now, perhaps even a star. He made his debut at 20 and one start later took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in Texas, but hurt his hamstring. He started 2008 as the youngest pitcher in the majors, but his year was wrecked by a fractured rib and he finished 0-4 with a 6.62 ERA - he and Kennedy combined to go 0-8. Hughes did pitch well in two late September starts, though, allowing three runs in 12 innings. Hughes had a memorable relief outing against the Indians in the 2007 playoffs, but he won’t be a reliever. “That’s not something in our minds,” GM Brian Cashman said. “There just aren’t enough quality starters in the game, in the system, to do that. You can always find relievers, but we believe Phil is a quality starting pitcher.” Hughes added 10 pounds over the winter to get to 240 - he’s 6-5 - because he felt he was too light last season at 230. “I’m trying to keep myself where I can be durable and be able to get through a whole year,” Hughes said. “For once, right? - Anthony McCarron How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

03-05-2009, 05:11 PM	#7
IainDaniel My Role Model Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 17,545	A-rod. Cyst and torn Labrum on hip If he has surgery he will be gone for 6 months. As much as he is hated.... that is a huge blow to the lineup Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan

03-05-2009, 06:34 PM	#9
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	Cashman says no surgery. He'll play through it. Man oh man.. if A-Rod comes out and is effected by the injury, there are going to be a lot of people blaming steroids and not his Cyst/torn labrum. Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis: 12 inches

03-06-2009, 07:31 AM	#13
IainDaniel My Role Model Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 17,545	There was a little gossip, that this was the sneaky way of disciplining A-rod by MLB. LOL Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan

03-09-2009, 11:41 AM	#15
IainDaniel My Role Model Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 17,545	6-9 weeks for the Labrum repair.... hahaha good luck with that. gone at least 4 months. more then likely 6. Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan

03-09-2009, 02:00 PM	#16
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	I agree, Iain. 6-9 weeks is laughable. Typical Yankees - Originally the Yankees came out and said that it was a cyst that Rodriguez would be able to play through before having surgery next offseason. Two weeks later and he's out for 6-9 weeks? I don't buy it. Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis: 12 inches

03-09-2009, 04:29 PM	#17
I Are Baboon pedal pedal pedal Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Beerville Posts: 11,941 Photos: 4	It was just a quick fix to get him through the season. From what I understand, getting the full surgery is what would keep him out 4-6 months.

03-09-2009, 08:49 PM	#18
chiquita6683 Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 1,005 Photos: 2	This is off the subject but has to do with the Yankees.... What's the name of the team captain/shortstop??? We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit. [Aristotle] What lies behind us, and what lies before us, are small matters compared to WHAT LIES WITHIN US [Emerson]

03-09-2009, 09:03 PM	#19
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	Derek Jeter How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

03-09-2009, 09:11 PM	#20
chiquita6683 Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 1,005 Photos: 2	Oh yea yea! I have a story about him but I dont tell stories all that well We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit. [Aristotle] What lies behind us, and what lies before us, are small matters compared to WHAT LIES WITHIN US [Emerson]

03-09-2009, 10:12 PM	#22
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	Haha - you must tell. Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis: 12 inches

03-10-2009, 06:20 AM	#26
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	I love his speed and his play in the outfield. I would take him over Melky any day. How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

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