Alex Rodriguez feels great. But the doctor is still telling him that he’s not ready to hit the field quite yet. This is not the news that Joe Girardi was hoping for, but one that they must accept.

The Yankees have gone 5-8 without the big slugger at bat. Which means that they’d like him back on the offense as soon as possible. But they certainly don’t want him back before he’s truly ready, risking his presence for the long term.

They learned this lesson the hard way. The injury occurred back on April 20th. He sat out of for 3 games, returning for 4, aggravating the injury and making it worse. They’re not bound to make the same mistake twice, erring on the side of extra caution.

The injury was initially diagnosed as a Grade 2 tear. It’s now being called a Grade 1 injury, which means it’s an improvement. It’s healing and moving in the right direction. Just not nearly as fast as everyone except the Yankee opponents would hope for.

The Daily News quotes Rodriguez:

“I don’t feel it. I think it’s more precaution now than anything else. It’s frustrating, but everything happens for a reason.”

It’s looking like he may be able to play in a pair of rehab games this weekend, with the hope to see him back in the lineup on Tuesday next week against the Orioles.

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Here at SelectATicket we sell a lot of NY Yankee tickets. It’s one of our top selling sports tickets, and this year will be no different. In fact, it should be better for one reason. What makes this year especially unique is that it’s the last time fans can see the Yankees play in the famous and historic Yankee stadium. The stadium is being torn down and a new Yankee stadium is being built nearby.

Talk about nostalgia. There are so many memories at the stadium, so many famous games played were played there. The Yankee Stadium in New York city (the Bronx to be specific) has been host to NY Yankees home games since the year 1923. It can hold 57,545 fans. Not only for baseball, Yankee stadium has been the home of the New York Giants football team, and once hosted dozens of boxing’s most famous fights.

There have been more World Series championships there than anywhere. The stadium is affectionately nicknamed, “The House that Ruth Built”, because superstar Babe Ruth had a winning history there.

Construction on the new stadium began in 2006 and cost $1.3 billion. The tickets to see the New York Yankees play for the last time at their original home will go fast. Read about this season and NY Yankees tickets in our most recent press release.

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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