Wednesday, October 17, 2012

New York Yankees' Derek Jeter to be sidelined 4-5 months

BRIAN CASHMAN
Derek Jeter might not be ready for the start of 2013 spring training.
But the New York Yankees do not know for sure about their shortstop's recovery from a broken left ankle.
"There is no new information," Brian Cashman, the Yankees general manager, said Wednesday at Comerica Park.
"I believe that Dr. (Robert) Anderson just put in a more conservative time frame on it. So there's no new information. Nothing seen worse than what our team doctor saw."
The Yankees said Jeter will be sidelined four to five months.
Jeter, 38, broke his ankle during Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the Tigers.
"My understanding," Cashman said, "is that it's possible he will be ready earlier than that time frame, but it is best to at least put out there four, five months as a safer bet."
Jeter is due to have surgery on the ankle Saturday. Anderson will perform the surgery.
Cashman said he expects Jeter to be ready to play at the end of the four-to-five-month time frame.



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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

CC Sabathia confident heading into Game 4 of ALCS

The New York Yankees have had a difficult time scoring runs in the post-season.
That won't compel CC Sabathia to approach Game 4 differently than he normally would.
"No, I always want to go out and try to shut the other team down and give us as many opportunities to score," Sabathia, the Yankees' veteran left-hander, said Tuesday before Game 3 of the ALCS at Comerica Park.
"As cold as we are, we can get just as hot, especially with our lineup and the veterans we have and the great players we have.
"We always had a faith that  if you go out there and do your job, you are going to score runs, and we have all year, really."
Sabathia is scheduled oppose Detroit Tigers right-hander Max Scherzer as New York tries to do well enough to get the series back to New York.
"I am definitely looking forward to getting a chance to pitch in this series," Sabathia said.
Sabathia is 2-0 with  a 1.53 ERA in this post-season.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Others' achievements put Rocky Colavito back in news

The Baltimore Orioles' Chris Davis and the Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton had not been born when Rocky Colavito played his last big-league baseball game, but they helped fans remember the former outfielder, whose career began in 1955, ended in 1968 and included a stint with the Detroit Tigers.
When Davis, a first baseman by trade, pitched two scoreless innings of relief Sunday and was the winning pitcher in Baltimore's 17-inning victory over Boston, he became the first position player to be the winning pitcher in an American League game since Colavito in 1968.
When Hamilton clubbed four home runs against the Orioles on Tuesday, he became the first player to hit four home runs in one game against the O's since Colavito in 1959.
Don't knock the Rock.
Colavito, known for the way he would limber up by stretching with his bat behind his back, was a fan favorite, especially in Cleveland, where he spent his most productive seasons, and Detroit, where he played from 1960-63.
As a Tiger, the 6-foot-3 Colavito batted .271 with 139 home runs and 430 RBI.
He won the AL home run championship in 1959 -- and then was traded to the Tigers prior to the start of the 1960 campaign for defending batting champion Harvey Kuenn.
Colavito slammed four home runs for Cleveland at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium in the Indians' 11-8 victory on June 10, 1959.
On Aug. 25, 1968, Colavito pitched 2.2 innings of relief against the Tigers, and he wound up the winning pitcher in the New York Yankees' 6-5 victory.
It was a bit of an embarrassment for the Tigers, but few cared that summer. In September, on a night when they defeated those same Yanks, the Tigers would clinch the American League pennant.

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