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The Choice For The Yankees Player Of The Month

Now that the New York Yankees are thirty games into the 2013 season, let’s take a breath and choose our first “Player Of The Month!” Of course, it is not a calendar month, but it is 30 games.  The…Read More

Should Hiroki Kuroda be the number one starter in the Yankees’ 2013 rotation?

In the long-term no, but in the short-term, why not? Hiroki Kuroda did in 2012 what not a lot of people expected of him. Coming from the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kuroda had been an NL pitcher for his professional…Read More

Grading the Yankees: Hiroki Kuroda

After four seasons of average to above average pitching in Los Angeles, Hiroki Kuroda made his way over to the East Coast. Many Yankees fans were excited with the prospect of Kuroda’s propensity to induce…Read More

Yankees come to an agreement with Hiroki Kuroda

According to a tweet from ESPN’s Buster Olney, the New York Yankees have come to agreement with starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda on one year deal worth $15 million to return to the Bronx in 2013. Read…Read More

Yankees News: Kuroda expresses desire to return to SoCal

In a bit of news that really shouldn’t’ be all that shocking, Hiroki Kuroda, through one of his friends has indicated that he is leaning toward either the Los Angeles Dodgers or Los Angeles…Read More

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Is Hiroki Kuroda the Cog to the Yankees 2013 Pitching Rotation?

In 2012, Hiroki Kuroda finished his best overall season of his career. In his one season in pinstripes…Read More

Should the Yankees offer Hiroki Kuroda a qualifying contract?

One of the decisions the New York Yankees will need to make this offseason is whether they should try…Read More

Despite recent struggles, Hiroki Kuroda should remain a Yankee in 2013

Perhaps the number one in the rotation next year should be Hiroki Kuroda instead of CC Sabathia. In 2012,…Read More

Sabermetric Outlook: Hiroki Kuroda

Who saw this coming from Hiroki Kuroda? Before he joined the Yankees, I always thought the Japanese right-hander…Read More

Ichiro’s two homers back Kuroda’s dominant effort in Yankees 4-1 win over Red Sox

Hiroki Kuroda continued his blazing hot second-half and Ichiro Suzuki showed he has some pop in that…Read More

A few players that could impress the Yankees in September

With September being two weeks away, the rosters for every team expand from 25 players to 40. With those…Read More

Lester cools off Yankees’ bats as Bombers lose to Red Sox 4-1

The New York Yankees were on the unfortunate side of Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester‘s…Read More

Hiroki’s Gem: Picture Post

Although we didn’t get a no-hitter, it was about as close as you can get. Hiroki Kuroda silenced…Read More

Hiroki Kuroda: The Staff Savior

He’s never been counted on as an ace of any staff while playing in America. Nor has he ever been…Read More

Kuroda puts Rangers’ bats to sleep in two-hit shutout

When the New York Yankees signed Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year deal over the winter, it was looked at as…Read More

Binder Joe’s Dream: Yankees’ bullpen will be loaded and a major asset in September

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi couldn’t have been happier with Derek Lowe‘s first performance…Read More

Yankees’ Trifecta: Swisher’s slam, Lowe’s relief aid Phelps’ first victory as starter

New York Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher blasted a go-ahead grand slam and Derek Lowe pitched four…Read More

Teixeira and Chavez homer on consecutive pitches to rally Yankees over Tigers

The New York Yankees took a step in the right direction yesterday winning their second straight game,…Read More

Yankees swing big sticks, hold off Tigers 12-8

The New York Yankees ended a two-game losing streak by rapping out 18 hits in a 12-8 victory over the…Read More

Have the Yankees mishandled David Phelps?

You would think by now the New York Yankees would know how to handle a young starting pitcher. Yes, every…Read More