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Lingering Injury, Declining Velocity Make Colon a Second Half Gamble

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on July 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Entering the season, many Yankee fans probably anticipated that Bartolo Colon would have his fair share of blowups. However, after such a strong first half, his effort in the Yankees’ 16-7 loss to the Blue Jays was more than just a little […]

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Colon Records Rare Yankees’ Shutout; Accomplishes Feat with Fourth Different Team

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on May 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »

By holding the Oakland Athletics scoreless over nine innings, Bartolo Colon became the first Yankees’ pitcher to throw a shutout since C.C. Sabathia accomplished the feat in 2009 against the Baltimore Orioles. Colon also became the Yankees’ first right hander to throw a shutout since Chien-Ming Wang blanked the Devil Rays in 2006, as well […]

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Garcia Wins Rotation Battle with Colon; Nova Set to Join Rare Company as Rookie Starter

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on March 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) The Yankees rounded out their rotation this morning by naming Ivan Nova and Freddy Garcia as the team’s fourth and fifth starters, respectively. It was also announced that Bartolo Colon would serves as a swing man in the bullpen, similar […]

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Arod Weeps as Yanks Turn Back the Clock with Additions of Colon, Garcia

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on February 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The Yankees off season additions of Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia probably would have elicited a passionate reaction back in 1999, when both pitchers finished in the top-10 for the A.L. Cy Young award. However, with each hurler well past his prime and only signed to a minor league deal, both announcements were met with deserved indifference…that is, everywhere except for […]

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