Kuroda Is Hurt, Along With Yanks' Pride

After a rough showing in the home opener on Monday, the Yankees were pinning their hopes on Hiroki Kuroda and his ability to give them another quality start as he did so often in 2012. KurodaTimes reporters and editors at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field offer live analysis and updates on the Yankees' and Mets' opening day games.By DAVID WALDSTEIN. Published: April 1, 2013. Yankees fans waited five cold months for their team to come back to the Bronx and play baseball again, ever since a humiliating loss to the Detroit Tigers in the playoffs last October.He will undergo more testing and an X-ray tonight. The Yankees' pitcher was hit on his right hand by a ball hit back up the middle by Red Sox right fielder Shane Victorino. Kuroda continued to pitch but ineffectively. He followed by hitting JackieThese are not your grandfather's Yankees of Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. In

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