Chris Stewart (baseball)
Andruw Jones gets the Yankees on the board with a solo homer in the second inning.
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He just got a little rushed ... He was trying to force pitches instead of throwing them, and I just wanted it calm him down, let him know he doesn’t have to try to overdo anything, just trust his stuff and let it do what it’s going to do like he did in the beginning of the game. Once he was able to take a breath and realize his stuff was good enough he made some really big pitches and got out of a big jam.
I think (Nunez) put pressure on him ... We started to see some pitches, he started elevating some, and we took advantage of it.
The hitting’s always been a bonus. My goal is to get the pitchers deep in the gameMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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David Robertson seems capable of filling Mo's big spikes
or worst friend in this role."A fastball that confounds opponents and scouts alike -- and even teammates.Catcher Chris Stewart , who caught CC Sabathia and then Robertson on Friday, said the reliever's fastball seems to come in straight but gets on hitters Read more »
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A-Rod's 3-run HR, Jeter's 4 hits back CC against Rangers
in, on a comebacker.Holland was roughed up in a four-run fifth highlighted by A-Rod's third homer of the season. Chris Stewart walked to start the inning and went to second on first baseman Mike Napoli 's error on a pickoff attempt. Jeter singled and Swisher's Read more »
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Yankees' win like Close Encounters of Third Kind
in the shuffle to cover for Teixeira) struck the first of three consecutive Yankees singles.And by the time No. 9 hitter Chris Stewart stepped to the plate, one run had scored on a single by Eduardo Nuez (playing shortstop because Derek Jeter was DHing for Read more »
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Brian Cashman understands why Francisco Cervelli was angry
to Triple-A the last day of camp when Cashman traded righthander George Kontos to the Giants for backup catcher Chris Stewart , a standout behind the plate but not much of a hitter."I think he's one of the best 60 catchers in the game, without a doubt," Cashman Read more »
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Yankees option Francisco Cervelli to minors, trade for Chris Stewart
Francisco.Francisco Cervelli was sent to the minors after the Yankees completed a trade for San Francisco catcher Chris Stewart on Wednesday. The Yankees sent pitcher George Kontos to the Giants in the deal.Stewart, who played one game with the Yankees in Read more »
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Kuroda lifts Yanks to 5th straight win
OAKLAND — Having taken full advantage of a Memorial Day weekend gift from the schedule maker, the Yankees vacated the Bay Area last night headed back to the big leagues. Starting tonight in Southern California, the Yankees open a three-game series agains from New York Post Read more »
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CC ‘fast’ to fix location issues
OAKLAND — Having given the worst hitting team in baseball four innings to hurt him, CC Sabathia listened to advice from pitching coach Larry Rothschild and catcher Chris Stewart. “It was something Larry said and something Stew said,’’ Sabathia said about from New York Post Read more »
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Postgame notes: “It’s strange to watch what we’ve watched”
The Yankees expect better than this from CC Sabathia. He’s their ace, and in his hands, a 2-0 lead in the seventh should be safe. It shouldn’t be coughed up on a pair of home runs — one of them on an 0-2 pitch to a guy who hadn’t homered all year — and o from The LoHude Yankees Blog Read more »
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Cueto's arm, Ludwick's bat lift Reds over Yankees
BEN WALKER, AP Baseball Writer | Cincinnati Reds' Ryan Hanigan (29) runs the bases after hitting a seventh-inning solo home run off New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia during their interleague baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday from San Diego Union-Tribune Read more »
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Yankees drop two of three to Cincinnati, lose, 5-2
William Perlman/The Star-LedgerReds second baseman Brandon Phillips turns the double play despite Chris Stewart's slide in Yankees-Reds interleague series finale. NEW YORK -- Joe Girardi said before the game the prospect of a C.C. Sabathia-Johnny Cueto p from NJ.com Read more »
