Minnesota - - yankees right - hander mike mussina left wednesday ' s start against the twins in the third inning with a strained left hamstring
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The right - hander had a 2 2 / 3 - inning relief stint against the yankees in that september 12 game and was rocked for five runs on five hits
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The major tipping point in the yankees ' favor was their immediate need for clemens , said the right - hander ' s agent , randy hendricks
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When the yankees bid $ 32 million or so for matsuzaka , i think they honestly believed that would be enough to land the talented right - hander
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Torre said the right - hander is unique in that he ' s primarily a sinkerball pitcher with greater velocity than most sinker specialists
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The right - hander also needed to provide innings of work to rest a bullpen whose collective rotator cuff is hanging by a thread due to overuse
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The yankees have a potent offense of their own , and rays right - hander jason hammel will be charged with keeping those bats in check
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Let ' s get personal : depending on the results of mike mussina ' s start saturday against the red sox , the veteran right - hander may have a new personal catcher
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The right - hander said he isn ' t concerned after experiencing minor tightness in his right wrist , which he attributed to throwing more pitches
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" everybody wants tickets , " the yankees ' right - hander said before the yankees ' 3 - 1 loss to the rockies . " a lot of people are calling me .
