New York Yankees star third baseman Alex Rodriguez had an injury-filled 2011 season in pinstripes which ended with him under-performing in the playoffs, batting a mere .211 in the post-season.

In hopes of speeding up his recovery and bouncing back to the level fans have grown accustomed to, “A Rod” has traveled to Germany for experimental medical treatment on his knee. The procedure is called Orthokine and basically involves removing blood, spinning it in a centrifuge and then injecting the blood into the injured area.

The theory is that the influx of blood to the area reduces irritation and pain in the area, which is what would hinder an athlete’s performance. Kobe Bryant is believed to be the one who recommended this treatment to A Rod, having undergone Orthokine treatment himself.

Yankees fans probably don’t really care what A Rod does, just as long as he returns to being the productive hitter he’s been throughout his career and earns his massive salary.

The New York Yankees open spring training camp soon enough, their first game is scheduled for March 2nd. The hope is that A Rod will be well on his way to recovery by then and be ready to start the season fresh and strong.

The New York Yankees home opener for the 2012 season will be held at 1:05pm on April 13 vs the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

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If you watched the Home Run Derby last night then you know how exciting an event that is, imagine being there in person with a chance to catch a home run ball! Tonight’s game will be even more exciting as the American League and National League All Stars face each other to determine who has home field advantage in the World Series this season. The American League has won 11 of the past 12 All Star Games (one ended in a tie), do you think this is finally the National League’s year to win?

After two weeks of international competition from Australia, to South Africa, to the Netherlands; we are now down to our final four in the World Baseball Classic. Either Japan, Korea, Venezuela, or Team USA will reign supreme when all is said and done and will be crowned BCS champion for 2009.

The semi finals pit Korea and Venezuela against each other, with the winner facing the winner between Japan and the USA. Despite a load of injuries (particularly to Team USA, it seems), there are still many high-profile Major Leaguers in the tournament.

Among them are:

Team Venezuela’s Magglio Ordonez, Felix Hernandez, Francisco Rodriquez, Miguel Cabrera, Marco Scutaro, and Bobby Abreu.

Team Japan’s: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Ichiro Suzuki, Kenji Jojima, Kouke Fukudome and, Akinori Iwamura.

Team Korea’s Shin-Soo Choo of the Cleveland Indians

Team USA’s: David Wright, Derek Jeter, Evan Longoria, Kevin Youkilis, Ryan Braun, Chipper Jones, Roy Oswalt, and Jake Peavy – among many others.

Grab some tickets and enjoy the WBC finals, or grab some baseball tickets and catch another MLB team in spring training. Opening Day is almost here!

The NY Yankees recently changed how much they are going to pay some of their key players. Due to the changes, some of these players are really going to have to step it up this season if they’re going to get the kind of pay that they think they deserve.

One of the biggest changes in pay went to infielder Wilson Betemit. Betemit is a switch-hitter who the team is expecting to handle backup duties at all four infield spots this season. His pay increased from $405,000 last season to a reported one-year contract for $1.165 million this year. Talk about a pay increase!

On the other hand, Chien-Ming Wang and Brian Bruney need to have a great year to make up for the pay cuts that both are getting from the team. Wang asked for $4.6 million but is only being offered $4 million, and Bruney asked for $845,000 and is only getting $640,000.

This really just goes to show that if players really want to get the kind of salary that they want, then they better be willing to play their best to deserve that kind of pay. I still think it’s a little ridiculous how much the spread can be between different players, but I guess that’s just the way the system works.

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