Former Mariner first baseman Richie Sexson looks to be headed to the New York Yankees. And if you’re Sexson, there couldn’t be a worse place to land.The fact alone that he won’t be able to sit around and collect his paychecks for doing nothing is a bummer. But if he thought the Seattle fans and media were hard on him, he’s in store for a world of pain.I wonder if Yanks fans boo him before
From Mark Feinsand with a hat tip to Steve Lombardi:Scott Kazmir is pitching at Yankee Stadium Tuesday night. Can Victor Zambrano be far behind?In their never-ending quest to find starting pitching, the Yankees plan to send a scout to watch the free-agent righty throw sometime this week, according to a source. Zambrano is infamous for being the pitcher the Mets got when they shipped highly touted
Excerpts Of Barry M. Bloom's Interview With Hal Steinbrenner on MLB.Com:• The Stadium Will Still Be Affordable:To waylay any misconception, Steinbrenner said that going to the new ballpark will be affordable for the typical fan. He expects approximately 35 percent of the 53,000 seats to be priced at $25 or less, 50 percent at $45 or less and 80 percent at $100 or less. "I see in the papers all
Josh Hamilton plated his major league-leading 80th run of the season to help the Rangers clip the Yankees 2-1 in the Bronx. Chris Davis drove in the other run for Texas, which has won two straight and the first of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium. Scott Feldman tossed five-and-two-thirds innings of one-run ball to improve to 2-and-3 on the year. C.J. Wilson closed it out with a perfect ninth
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Joba Chamberlain pitched six-and-two-thirds scoreless innings as the Yankees rolled the Pirates 10-0 at PNC Park. Chamberlain struck out seven and walked only one en route to capturing his first win as a starter this season. Bobby Abreu clubbed a three-run homer, drove in four and scored two runs for the Yankees in the victory. Jason Giambi added two RBI, and Robinson Cano hit a solo shot in th
Here is the synopsis of the season premiere of Bones. This episode will air on September 3, 2008.
Grayson “Birimbau” Barasa, aka Angela’s husband, finally surfaces. He doesn’t want to sign the divorce papers, claiming that he still loves Angela. She told him that she now loves Hodgins but Birimbau doesn’t want to listen. He [...]
Yankees - Pirates@ PNC Park(3 games)After facing the Reds at Yankee Stadium for the first time since the 1976 World Series the Yankees will now face the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh for the first time since another horrible World Series, the 1960 Fall Classic. Bill Mazeroski walk-off homer ended that series, and he will be throwing out the first pitch before tomorrow night's game.Both teams di
According to Michael Kay on his radio show, the Yankees have just claimed Sidney Ponson off waivers and he will report to AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ponson was 4-1 with a 3.88 ERA in 9 starts for the Texas Rangers this year.Ponson made three starts for the Yankees in 2006 and was 0-1 with a 10.47 ERA.Here's a link about Ponson's signing from NJ.com.
From Mark Hale: There's a chance Willie Randolph could end up getting a Yankee reunion.Hal Steinbrenner said yesterday the Yanks could potentially bring back Randolph in some role in The Bronx, saying, "Anything's a possibility."Randolph played for the Yankees from 1976-1988, served as assistant GM in 1993 and coached for them from 1994-2004. If they brought him back either permanently or temporar
Yankees - Padres@ Yankee Stadium(3 games)The interleague schedule continues as the San Diego Padres visit the Yanks at Yankee Stadium for a three game series beginning tonight. This will be the first time these two teams meet in the regular season since June 11-13 of 2004, a series that saw the Yankees take two of three.Chien-Ming Wang is done for at least 10 weeks, but that doesn't change the fac
From Joel Sherman:The Yanks are working hardest at finding a lefty specialist for their bullpen, with Pittsburgh's Damaso Marte remaining the top priority from the winter until now. Nevertheless, Pittsburgh continues to believe the Yanks are not valuing Marte highly enough in their trade offers. The Pirates want to make sure they get a greater value than the two draft picks they would receive in c
Yankees - Astros@ Minute Maid Park(3 games)Interleague play starts up again this weekend as the Yankees travel to Houston to start a three-game series with the Astros. The last time these two teams met in the regular season was in 2003 when the Yanks took two out of three, the one game the Yanks lost was that no-hitter pitched by 6 Astros pitchers. This is the first time the Yanks will play a regu
From Tyler Kepner:OAKLAND, Calif. — A painful swing by the Cleveland Indians’ Víctor Martínez on Wednesday could have significant ramifications for the Yankees. An elbow injury to Martínez all but ended the Indians’ flickering playoff hopes, and will probably lead to a trade of the ace left-hander C. C. Sabathia. If Sabathia is on the trade market, the Yankees will have strong interest. T
From Peter Abraham: Melky Cabrera has been told to stop sliding into first base."That's an aggressive move as a player. In your mind you think, 'I'm going to hustle, hustle, hustle and get there quick.' But you don't," Girardi said. "In a sense, it's over-hustling. Bernie (Williams) did it for a long time and we used to get on him."Cabrera was broken of the habit last season but reverted to slidin
Regular Season Game 67Yankees (33-33) @ A's (35-30)McAfee Coliseum - Oakland, CAGame Time: 10:05 p.mTV: YES - MLB.TV | Radio: WCBS 880Here are the lineups: (I'm going to be out again until at least 10:00 PM, I'll try to get the lineups up before the game.)YANKEESAndy Pettitte LHP (5-5, 4.99 ERA)ATHLETICSJoe Blanton RHP (3-8, 4.15 ERA)Yanks vs. BlantonABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS J. Molina 11 2 0 0
Regular Season Game 66Yankees (33-32) @ A's (34-30)McAfee Coliseum - Oakland, CAGame Time: 10:05 p.mTV: YES - MLB.TV | Radio: WCBS 880Here are the lineups: (I'm going to be out until at least 9:30 - 10:00, I'll try to get the lineups up before the game.)YANKEESDarrell Rasner RHP (3-3, 2.58 ERA)ATHLETICSJustin Duchscherer (5-4, 2.32 ERA)Yanks vs. DuchschererABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS J. Damon 9 3
From Ken Rosenthal (hat tip to River Ave. Blues):The Yankees are aggressively shopping right-hander LaTroy Hawkins, two rival executives say, intending to clear a spot for a reliever who currently is at Class AAA. Righty J.B. Cox, who missed all of last season after undergoing elbow-ligament transplant surgery, is one candidate; he began the season at Class A, but has since moved to AAA, where he
From George A. King III: OAKLAND - The Yankees haven't had much success with the Cuban third basemen they've signed, but the club isn't shying away from Dayan Viciedo. "We will certainly take a look at it," minor-league head Mark Newman said of the 18-year-old Viciedo, who defected from Cuba in May and is believed to be staying in Miami while waiting to establish residency in another country so
Yankees - A's@ McAfee Coliseum(3 games)The Yanks visit Oakland for their first and only series of the season at McAfee Coliseum. Last season the Yanks dropped four of six games to the A's, and hope to do much better this time around.The A's have been one of the surprise teams this season. They currently trail the first place Angels by just four games in the AL West, and are second in the Wild Card
From M.A. Mehta: NEW YORK -- Mike Mussina isn't ready to panic just yet, but the veteran pitcher certainly feels a sense of urgency for the Yankees to put together a few good weeks of wining baseball. "We've been saying that for a month, that it's inevitable (that we'll go on a long winning streak)," Mussina said. "And we're still a .500 team. If it's inevitable, it better start soon. We did som
Joba Chamberlain was better in his second start for the Yankees, but didn't factor in the team's 6-3 win over the Royals in The Bronx. The pitcher threw 78 pitches as he went four and-a-third innings. He gave up three runs, two earned, on five hits and struck out five. Dan Geise got the win while Mariano Rivera picked up his 16th save. Jason Giambi's solo homer broke a three-all tie in the six
From MLB Trade Rumors, 19 year old Dayan Viciendo (pictured left) has defected from Cuba and may be available to sign as an MLB free agent. (Agent Jaime) Torres said that Viciedo is in Miami with him. In fact, he asserts that Viciedo was in the U.S. before the 2008 draft, coming into the country in late May. "He was processed at the end of May. To me, he was not drafted and should be a undrafted
A couple of artiles about Venditte:Pat Venditte: the Switch PitcherThrowing Batters Curves Before Throwing a PitchThe Yanks drafted ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte in the '07 draft, but he did not sign. When Venditte was available after his senior season in round 20 (pick # 620) the Yanks picked him again.A natural righty, Venditte began throwing lefty as well at the age of 3. From the right sid
So tonight the Yankees get shut down by Kyle Davies, fail numerous times to get the runner in from third and loose another game. This loss is really disappointing after the jubilation of yesterday it really felt like the Yankees might finally start rolling but a really bad call and another(!) lackluster offensive performance wasted a solid outing from Rasner. At this point it doesn't matter how,
Yankees - Royals@ Yankee Stadium(4 games)The Yanks look to ride the momentum of Jason Giambi's dramatic walk-off yesterday as they begin a four-game series with the Kansas City Royals. The two teams met in KC in early April and the Royals took two out of three.KC enters this series losers of 15 of their last 17 ball games, and 11 in a row on the road. They're currently 23-37, and in last place in
From SNY.TV:The New York Yankees selected right-hander Gerrit Cole with their first-round pick in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, using the 28th overall pick on the hard-throwing hurler from Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, Calif. Cole, 18, has been clocked upwards of 97 mph with his four-seam fastball and has drawn comparisons to current Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes -- also a product
From Bryan Hoch:NEW YORK -- A potential contract extension for Yankees general manager Brian Cashman will be discussed this week while the club holds a summit in Florida, according to a report published on Thursday by the Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger."We're going to be talking about it," Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner was quoted as saying.Cashman was present at the First-Year Player Draft in O
Regular Season Game 60Yankees (29-30) vs. Blue Jays (32-29)Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NYGame Time: 1:05 p.mTV: YES - MLB.TV | Radio: WCBS 880Here are the lineups:YANKEESJohnny Damon DHDerek Jeter SSBobby Abreu RFAlex Rodriguez 3BHideki Matsui LF Jorge Posada CRobinson Cano 2BWilson Betemit 1BMelky Cabrera CF Chien-Ming Wang RHP (6-2, 4.14 ERA)BLUE JAYSShannon Stewart LF David Eckstein SS Alex Rio
Mike Mussina pitched six innings of one-run ball to lead the Yankees to a 5-1 win over the Blue Jays in the middle tilt of a three-game series in the Bronx. Mussina struck out six and walked one to improve to 9-and-4 on the season. Wilson Betemit hit a solo shot in the fourth, and Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui all had RBI singles, as the Yanks snapped a three-game skid. Jeter's si
Girl Skateboards has been really making things pop over at their official website and in general. They've been doing a lot of great skateboarding videos for a long time, and here is another example of how they are continuing to push skateboarding for the better. Yanks on Planks, not bad not bad at all.Skate Dvd's and other crap, now available through Amazon.comSirj Skateboard Shop - All your skate
The Canadian government has agreed to drop its three hour test on English for new immigrants in light of the reaction it elicited from Americans. The language test was designed by British language experts and included a British interpretation as to what is proper or improper English. For example, immigrants were asked to explain what [...]
Yankees - Blue Jays@ Yankee Stadium(3 games)The Yanks and Jays meet for a second time this season, starting tonight with the highly anticipated first MLB start of Joba Chamberlain. The Yanks took two out of three the first time these two team met up during opening week in April at The Stadium.Both teams had been playing well prior to their last two games; the Jays had won 7 out of 8 until they los
From the Denver Post:Keep an eye on the Yankees' interest in Brian Fuentes, whom they have liked for years. New York needs a reliable late-inning setup man to replace Joba Chamberlain, who joins the rotation Tuesday.Then there was this from MLB Trade Rumors:Keep in mind that Renck is not saying discussions have occurred recently. But Fuentes would certainly be a nice addition for the Yanks. He h
From George A. King III:MINNEAPOLIS - Unable to get cell-phone reception in the Yankee clubhouse, manager Joe Girardi made the long walk to the Metrodome playing field so he could make the call and find out what minor-league reliever or two could make it to the big leagues in time for today's game against the Twins. "We are depleted," said Girardi, who used five relievers in last night's 7-6, 12-
Yankees - Twins@ The Metrodome(4 games)Last season the Yankees took five of the seven games between the two teams, and this is the first time these two teams will meet this season.The Twins have been surprising some people so far this year, they enter this weekend series with a 28 and 25 record, and are just two games behind the first place White Sox -another surprise - in the AL Central. They've
Here are the results so far for American League All Star Voting from MLB.com:2008 MLB All-Star Balloting: American League First Base RANKPLAYER NAMEAL TEAMTOTAL VOTES 1.Youkilis, K.Red Sox419,813 2.Morneau, J.Twins217,956 3.Giambi, J.Yankees168,185 4.Guillen, C.Tigers134,338 5.Pena, C.Rays117,065 Second Base RANKPLAYER NAMEAL TEAMTOTAL VOTES 1.Pedroia, D.Red Sox384,648 2.Cano, R
*Not a surprise but Bocanegra was released by Fulham. It will be interesting to see where he ends up.*Luis Bueno does his usual update of our Yanks Down South.*Another article about Fulham's fight for relegation.*Dempsey says he is tired of the relegation battle.Califf with Aab*He played the full 90 in a 2-0 win over Odense BK.*They won the league several games ago.White with AGF*He played 75 minu
Yankees - Orioles@ Camden Yards(3 games)After taking two of three from the Orioles at The Stadium last week the Yankees travel t0 Baltimore for another three game series between the two teams. So far this season they have split the 6 games that they've played against each other.Both teams come into this series moving in the opposite direction, the Orioles have lost 5 in a row, and yesterday fell i
Anthony McCarron/New York Daily News:After the game, Run DMC boomed from a clubhouse stereo as players dressed to leave. The rap duo's greatest hits have quickly become a tradition for the Yankees, who have listened to them after each of their last four games, Mussina said. "It's all we play," Mussina said.Girardi’s policy on tunes, by the way, is that he’s all for a little music, as long as n
Yankees - Mariners@ Yankee Stadium(3 games)For the second time and final time this season the Mariners visit Yankee Stadium for a 3-game series. The first time these teams met the Yanks swept the series.The Mariners have been struggling all month, they're just 5-15 in May, and 18-30 overall, and they're coming off a 3-game sweep at the hands of the Detroit Tigers.The Yankees have also been struggl
Robinson Cano singled in the Hideki Matsui with the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Orioles in the finale of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium. Matsui had had two hits and scored both runs for the Yanks, who took the final two games of the series. Starter Ian Kennedy allowed just one run over six innings. Mariano Rivera pitched a scorel
Anthony Dicomo/MLB.com:From the comforts of his manager's office, with its wide desk and leather couch, Joe Girardi sat on Thursday night and watched about five minutes of baseball. Perhaps still simmering a bit from his ejection only moments earlier, Girardi watched as Robinson Cano laced a walk-off single through the left side of the infield, and as Hideki Matsui motored around from second base
Kevin Millar killed them as a member of the Red Sox, and he’s still killing them as a Baltimore Oriole.
On Tuesday, Millar kept a 2-out, first-inning rally alive against struggling NYY pitcher Mike Mussina by lining a single into centerfield. The Orioles put up 7 runs in the first inning, en route [...]
Sorry for the lack of posts but I have been out of town and away from the computer. Hopefully this post takes care of what I missed.*Onyewu discusses his summer plans.*Luis Bueno takes a look at Fulhamerica.*Brandon Ludtke signs with Serie B team Messina.*In Denmark, Danny Califf went the full 90 with Aab in a 2-0 win over Lyngby Nguyen went 55 minutes for Randers FC in a 1-0 win over Viborg FF. (
Yankees - Orioles@ Yankee Stadium(3 games)The Yanks and O's meet for the second time this year, Baltimore took 2 out of 3 the first time they met in Baltimore.Baltimore enters the series play very good baseball, winners of 7 of their last 9 games. They have a 23-20 record and are 3 games out of first. The Yankees, on the other hand, stumble into the series after being swept over the weekend by the
Anyone who thought Hank was going to flip his lid after this weekend's 2-game sweep at the hands of the crosstown rival Mets (I did) was wrong. He is surprisingly calm, even after the embarrassing loss on Sunday. So calm I'm starting to wonder if he's actually a Steinbrenner."You can't be mad at this point," Steinbrenner told the AP Monday night after watching the Class-A Tampa Yankees play Vero B
THE BRONX — Oliver Perez was the good Oliver Perez tonight.He pitched 7 2/3 innings of three-hit ball as the Mets beat the Yanks 11-2 Sunday night. Still, again, I just don't understand the need for this over-emphasis on pitch counts. In the 7 2/3 innings he pitched, Perez gave up 2 runs on 3 hits. Why pull him from the game? Let the guy have a chance to get a complete game! Those are more rare
From Mark Feinsand:Hank Steinbrenner watched Johan Santana beat his Yankees Saturday, and while one might think that sight would have sent the new Boss into a fit of rage, he actually came away from the game feeling good about his team. "Everyone knows he's one of the better pitchers in baseball," Steinbrenner told the Daily News after the Yankees' 7-4 loss to the Mets. "We got four runs off him w
