Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The Daily News is reporting that Hideki Matsui has opted to rehab his chronically ailing knee rather than have season-ending surgery. Read more The report says he's had the knee drained 4 times since the start of the season. I've talked with an orthopedic surgeon buddy of mine who believes because the decision to rehab the knee will not be successful. He pointed to the constant draining of fluid as...
New York Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE Yankees have won 10 of their last 13 games, all but two of them without Johnny Damon, all of them without Hideki Matsui, and none of them without starting pitching that has held opponents to three runs or less in every one of those victories...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
George A. King III / New York Post : ‘LAST CALL’ FOR AILING GODZILLA — If Hideki Matsui's left knee fills with fluid again, GM Brian Cashman believes it will be impossible for the Yankee DH to avoid a second knee surgery. — “If the knee swells up we are dealing with last call,” Cashman said last night after Dr. Scott Rodeo recommended …
http://riveraveblues.com/feed (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
While Monday’s news of the day was Jorge Posada and his injured shoulder, the other injured Yankee cog made a decision about his immediate future. According to the four-letter, Hideki Matsui will not undergo surgery yet and will attempt another rehab on his keen. More important, however, is this news that doctors have recommended that [...]
YanksBlog.com (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
MLB.com's Willie Bans reports that Hideki Matsui was advised to have surgery on his knee, by the orthopedic surgeon who examined him on Monday, Dr. Scott Rodeo. However, as reported, Matsui refused and will attempt a comeback one more time.
Yankees baseball blog (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
If Hideki Matsui's left knee fills with fluid again, GM Brian Cashman believes it will be impossible for the Yankee DH to avoid a second knee surgery. "If the knee swells up we are dealing with last call," Cashman said...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
On a day when Jorge Posada went back on the DL and the news was almost as bad about Hideki Matsui, it was a good sign that the Yankees banged out 16 hits in a 12-4 victory Monday night. Posada will probably be unable to catch for the rest of the season at best and is more likely gone for the year. Matsui is rejecting the advice of doctors and trying one last time to rehab a knee that needs surgery....
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Hideki Matsui decided to make one final attempt at rehab for his ailing left knee rather than submit to season-ending surgery, a move that Brian Cashman believes unlikely to work after doctors yesterday recommended operating.
New York Post (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Hideki Matsui is clinging to the hope his season will continue, but the situation hardly looks promising. The injured DH/left fielder had his swollen left knee examined by team physician Stuart Hershon yesterday and was told to curtail baseball...
MLB Rumors by MLBnewsonline.com (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is in the process or has completed a proposed contract offer for free agent slugger Barry Bonds , an offer that hinges on the medical condition of left fielder Hideki Matsui , a confidential source within the Yankees organization told MLBnewsonline.com. Having signed former Seattle first baseman Richie Sexson , the Yankees remain perhaps the most logical destination...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
SI.com's Jon Heyman has a new column up. Given Richie Sexson's expected part-time role, the Yankees are in the market for an everyday outfielder to replace Hideki Matsui's bat. Barry Bonds is not under consideration. Heyman tosses out names such as Matt Holliday, Xavier Nady, Jason Bay, and Adam Dunn, while noting that the price on most is too high (the Pirates deny this). The Yanks are also looking...
Yankees baseball blog (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Will Hideki Matsui's bum knee cause the Yankees to hit the Bonds market? Should Matsui require surgery and be lost for the year - a realistic possibility after he suffered a setback Tuesday - the Yankees would almost certainly need...
http://riveraveblues.com/feed (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Yesterday afternoon, as I noted then, Hideki Matsui called his setback “short-term.” Today, we find out that the news may be worse. Matsui’s knee has swelled up again, and the AP reports that he will likely need surgery. Within the same report comes speculation that the Yanks could turn to Barry Bonds to fill the [...]
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Uh-oh! Hideki Matsui might be facing-season ending knee surgery. Johnny Damon has also had a setback in his recovery from a shoulder injury. And New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman isn’t denying that Barry Bonds might look better in the New York lineup than Brett Gardner or Justin Christian. Here is what Cashman said Tuesday about Bonds. “I would [...]
New York Post (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
If the Yankees are going to extend their October appearances to 14 straight, it appears they aren't going to be aided by Hideki Matsui. And it didn't sound like general manager Brian Cashman views Barry Bonds as a replacement for Matsui...
