Before his big left-hander threw a pitch, manager Joe Girardi already had named CC Sabathia his opening day starter. Michael Pineda wowed in his first bullpen session. The Yankees signed the slugging outfielder they wanted, former Phillies lefty Raul...

Adrian Gonzalez is a four-time Padres team Most Valuable Player and was traded to the Boston Red Sox before entering the final year of his contract during the 2010 offseason. Baseball fans know there is a serious, but healthy rivalry between the...

This included “sticking their fingers down their throat” to induce vomiting, said Cashman, illustrating why the Yankees don’t insert weight clauses into contracts. Models are not the only creatures who cringe at public pressure. In his first spring...

Sometimes a rotation has a way of just ironing itself out, as ours kind of did last year."There were too few starters in spring training last year, leaving the door open for Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia to grab spots. This year, Garcia is joined by...

The money raised went to the foundation which benefits underprivileged children an access to a higher education. Jay-Z played at Carnegie Hall on February 6 and February 7, 2012. The show was sold out. 2,800 fans filled the seats of Carnegie Hall to...

That’s what happened with him sometimes; he was over-critical of himself instead of just simplifying the game. He would listen to everybody trying to help him out, and when you do that, it becomes chaotic. I think that’s what was happening in his mind.”

But instead, CC just tacked on another year to his existing deal and the Yanks avoided multiple disasters at one time. Submit Vote vote to see results Now, Yankees' fans might have gotten the best of both worlds with their best pitcher: 2. Sabathia is...

Girardi craned his neck to take in the impressive sight of 6-foot-7 hurlers CC Sabathia and Michael Pineda firing pitches from bullpens behind the ballpark, then paused to note how pleasant baseballs sounded cracking off bats on the main field. "It was...

Tonight, host Russ Thaler welcomes a variety of guests, including Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated , Pete Najarian of CNBC (he’s a former NFL player), Kurt Helin of our sister site PBT, Charlie Rymer of The Golf Channel, Tiffany Simons interviewing...

Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia reported to spring training weighing ONLY 290 pounds, down about 15 pounds from the end of last season. The rotund, 6-foot-7 left-hander went 19-8 last season with a 3.00 ERA but was only 6-4 in the second half with a 3.44...

Despite the way it affects official payroll numbers, the Yankees will have paid Burnett an average of $23.167 million for each season he pitched for them. An average annual value of $23.167 million is the 9th highest in baseball history. CC Sabathia...

CC Sabathia was the first to finish, and after his final pitch, the Yankees ace gave Francisco Cervelli a familiar handshake. But there was something different about the way Michael Pineda finished. It was Russell Martin’s first time catching the new...

And while Girardi acknowledges the American League East will be very tough again, he likes the group he has, with decisions to make in the rotation and potentially a new DH in Raul Ibanez. Girardi, in a 30-minute spring-opening news conference, said...

And while Girardi acknowledges the American League East will be very tough again, he likes the group he has, with decisions to make in the rotation and potentially a new DH in Raul Ibanez. Girardi, in a 30-minute spring-opening news conference, said...

They need to stay diligent philosophically, because more big deals go poorly like Burnett's than successfully like CC Sabathia 's."I got my ring there," Burnett said. "I got to play with a lot of great people, Hall of Famers. I played for a great manager.

For a typical pitcher, the out-hit ratio is going to be something like 3-to-1. For the elite pitcher, like Pineda’s ex-teammate, Felix Hernandez , that pitch is a weapon. Pineda has a bit of refining to do to get it to that point. On CC Sabathia’s...

Many thought it was an error — I thought it was an error — but the official scorer at PNC ruled it a clean base hit. Ultimately, the trade allowed the Brewers to upgrade from Seth McClung to CC Sabathia in the starting rotation. McClung held his own as...

Don’t laugh; there are enough people who believe the Yankees would’ve been cooked had Burnett not beaten the Phillies, 3-1. Remember, Cliff Lee had just dominated CC Sabathia in Game 1, which meant that all that separated the NL champs from taking a...

Blue Jays' pitchers throw in practice before the start of baseball spring training, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Dunedin, Fla. New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia loosens up during an informal workout after reporting for physicals at the team's spring...