Saturday, May 4, 2013

Ivan Nova Triceps Injury Update


Ivan Nova played catch for the first time since his triceps inflammation that landed him on the disabled list last week. Nova still feels some tightness in the triceps but does not feel pain so I guess that can be considered as progress. The Yankees need Ivan Nova healthy right now and with all the reinforcements on the way, including Chien Ming Wang and Michael Pineda, Nova needs to get back on the mound to save his job.

Game Thread: NYY vs OAK 5/4


The Yankees look to bounce back after being shut out last night by AJ Griffin and the Oakland A's. This afternoon Phil Hughes will face off with former Yankee Bartolo Colon at the stadium. Chris Nelson will make his Yankees debut as he is starting at 3B and batting 6th. Feel free to use this thread to talk about the game or follow us on twitter @greedystripes and tweet with us there.

Here is the Yankees lineup


Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Travis Hafner DH
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Chris Nelson 3B
Lyle Overbay 1B
Eduardo Nunez SS
Chris Stewart C
RHP Phil Hughes

New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics 5/4


The New York Yankees will play the middle game of a three game series today with the Oakland Athetics. The Yankees will send Phil Hughes to the mound looking for his first win against former Yankee Bartolo Colon. The game will be televised at 1:05 pm ET on YES and MLB TV.

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This Day In Yankees History 5/4


On this day in 1981 Yankees reliever Ron Davis established a major league record by recording eight consecutive strike outs  by a relief pitcher. David entered the game against the California Angels in the bottom of the 7th inning and got Don Baylor to pop out and struck out the next eight batters to end the game. The Yankees would beat the Angels 4-2.


On this day in 2006 Forbes magazine came out and announced that the Yankees were the first baseball team ever to be valued at $1 billion. The Devil Rays were ranked 30th in the league and were valued at $209 million.


Game 31 Lineup: Athletics vs. Yankees

Yankees are facing their old teammate Bartolo Colon in Game 2. This is a must win game for the Yankees if they want to even the series! Here's the lineup.

Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Travis Hafner DH
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Chris Nelson 3B
Lyle Overbay 1B
Eduardo Nunez SS
Chris Stewart C

RHP Phil Hughes