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Rosenthal: Will Torre be part of All-Star Game @ YS? 2008-03-08 02:14:00 From Ken Rosenthal:SURPRISE, Ariz. - This year's All-Star Game will be more a celebration of Yankee Stadium than a salute to the game's best players. Major League Baseball needs to take every possible step to acknowledge the ballpark's storied history, right down to the selection of coaches, if necessary.The two National League managers on Clint Hurdle's coaching staff should be former Yankees Lou Piniella and Willie Randolph — assuming, of course, that Randolph is still the Mets manager in July. And while the Dodgers' Joe Torre
already has indicated that he probably would not be a coach, he could still make an electrifying return to the stadium in another capacity.Tommy Lasorda coached third base as Bobby Valentine's honorary manager in 2001. Al Kaline was a special guest of Jim Leyland
From One Stadium to Another 2008-03-07 21:55:00 I think this is the first look we're getting of the progress of the new stadium from inside the current one. By the way, these photos were taken on February 22nd.(click to enlarge)Here are some newer overhead shots from WCBS-AM 880:(for the main updates page click here)
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A-Rod: "I Love New York" 2008-03-07 16:47:00 In a recent interview with SI.com's Jon Heyman, Alex Rodriguez discusses his love for New York, how he desperately wanted to remain a Yankee, and how he never believed he would end up signing elsewhere.Heyman mentions that six teams were all ready lined up to start the bidding war for A-Rod had he remained on the market. The teams include the Giants, Dodgers, Angels, Mets, Red Sox, and Tigers. Also in the article is a description of the negotiation process that went on between Rodriguez and the Yankees that included Rodriguez, his wife Cynthia, and her brother Constantine Scurtis. The negotiations concluded with a meeting between Rodriguez and the Steinbrenner brothers, where he professed his love for the Yankees. "This time, it was no negotiating strategy," writes Heyman. "He meant every
Yankees Lose 9-5 2008-03-07 15:00:00 The Yankees
lost 9-5 to the Astros today at Steinbrenner Field, falling to 3-3 for the spring.Andy Pettitte started today's game and looked OK, giving up 2 ER on 3 hits in 2.2 innings of work. The two runs came on a 2-run homer by Victor Diaz in the 2nd inning. Pettitte was pleased with his start, “from the first pitch of the game everything felt good,” he said. “I really feel good about everything.”... Mariano Rivera made his first appearance of the spring and did not disappoint. He pitched one inning and struck out two batters, the other batter grounded out weakly to 2nd. His fastball had nice movement, and he was consistently throwing 93-94 MPH. “I feel good,” Rivera said. “I was able to throw all my pitches in the strike zone.” And apparently, he didn't even need his c
ST Game 7: Yankees vs. Astros 2008-03-07 10:59:00 Yankees vs. Astros
@ Steinbrenner FieldFirst pitch: 1:15 p.m.tv/radio: YES - MLB.TVHere are the lineups:YANKEESLineupMelky Cabrera CFDerek Jeter SSRobinson Cano 2BAlex Rodriguez DHShelley Duncan 1BWilson Betemit 3BJason Lane RFJose Molina CBrett Gardner LF PitchingAndy Pettitte (2-3 innings, 40 pitches)Mariano RiveraSteven White (1-2 innings)LaTroy HawkinsBrian BruneyJose Veras ASTROSLineupBourn DHCruz Jr. CFPence RFBlum 3BDiaz LFNiekro 1BNewhan 2BPerez SSQuintero C PitchingRHP Shawn ChaconRHP Chris SampsonRHP Geoff GearyRHP Carlos HinesNotes:- Alex Rodriguez, and Jorge Posada are both suffering from sore right shoulders. A-Rod will ware a heat patch during today's game to ease the pain, it also effects his ability to throw, which is why he will be the DH today. But, don't worry it's nothin Read more:Yankees
Should the Yankees sign a starting pitcher? 2008-03-06 23:40:00 I don't think it would be a bad idea if they did. With all the what ifs surrounding the Yankees
staff this year it couldn't hurt to have some insurance.Here's what Jon Heyman had to say on the topic:YankeesPotential need: Starting pitcher. Mike Mussina said his recent spring pasting is no cause for alarm. But scouts aren't so sure. They saw a fastball in name only, down from the high 80s to the mid or even low 80s and a continuing belief that he's nearing the end. The Yankees would be better off keeping Joba Chamberlain in the pen, which would keep their fantastic late-game combo intact. But to do that, they'll need not only youngsters Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy to come through, but also Mussina to remain viable. Or they'll need to look into the free-agent market, which is a lot better th
Yankees Lose 12-8 to the Reds 2008-03-06 15:28:00 The Yankees
got very little pitching today, by the time the game reached 7th inning it was 12-0 Reds. Chien-Ming Wang gave up 6 runs on 6 hits in 2/3 of an inning. Darrell Rasner also got knocked around, giving up 4 runs on 4 hits with 3 walks in 2 innings of work. All the runs charged to Rasner came when Edwin Encarnacion hit a 4th inning grand slam. Sean Henn didn't do much better giving up 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits in his inning of work. Henn did strike out two batters, though.On the bright-side, Billy Traber continues to make his case for being the lefty out of the pen, he threw a perfect inning and struck out a batter. Kyle Farnsworth, Scott Patterson, and Dan Giese, also pitched a scoreless inning each. For the first six innings the Yankees offense consisted of two doubles by Johnn
Fox's Saturday Baseball Schedule 2008-03-06 13:20:00 Earlier today I posted the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Schedule
, here is Fox's with a hat tip to Pete Dougherty.Saturday
, April 5, 2008New York Mets at Atlanta BravesChicago White Sox at Detroit TigersLos Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Saturday, April 12, 2008 New York Yankees at Boston Red SoxColorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday, April 19, 2008New York Mets at Philadelphia PhilliesCleveland Indians at Minnesota TwinsLos Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves Saturday, April 26, 2008 New York Yankees at Cleveland IndiansLos Angeles Angels at Detroit TigersArizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres Saturday, May 3, 2008Chicago Cubs at St. Louis CardinalsNew York Mets at Arizona DiamondbacksBaltimore Orioles at Los Angeles Angels Saturday, May 10, 2008 New York Yankees at Detroit
Wang Takes A Beating 2008-03-06 12:51:00 Chien-Ming Wang lasting just two-thirds of an inning in today's spring training game vs the Cincinnati Reds. He faced 10 batters giving up five singles, one double, and walking two. The only outs he recorded were on a hard-hit ball and a sac fly. He threw 32 pitches, 19 of them for strikes. All in all, a terrible day for Wang.His line for the day: 0.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO
ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball Schedule 2008-03-06 03:42:00 This is only the schedule for the first four months of the season. (A tip of the hat to Awful Announcing)March 30- Atlanta at WashingtonApril 6- Chicago White Sox at Detroit (ESPN2, ESPN2 HD)April 13- New York Yankees at BostonApril 20- New York Mets at PhiladelphiaApril 27- Los Angeles Angels at DetroitMay 4- Chicago Cubs at St. LouisMay 11- Boston at MinnesotaMay 18- New York Mets at New York YankeesMay 25- Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White SoxJune 1 - *July 6- TBDJuly 13- Colorado at New York MetsJuly 20- Boston at Los Angeles Angels (6 p.m. ET)* On July 6th the Yankees are playing the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, I am almost certain that game will end up on ESPN as well. -- The Yankees will also be on ESPN for their final regular season game at Yankee Stadium on September 21st vs. t Read more:Night
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Joba talks about today's game and his contract 2008-03-05 20:10:00 Here's what he had to say about today's rough outing: “I was just trying to get the thing over the plate,” Chamberlain said. “It was just one of those days. You live and learn. It’s bound to happen.” “You learn from your successes, but you learn more from your failures.”"It's bound to happen," Chamberlain said. "The sun will come up tomorrow. I've got a lot of stuff to work on in Spring Training; that's what it's for. You're going to get your butt handed to you, and you know that. You learn more from these."Most kids Joba's age would begin to panic at the first signs of a struggle, but not Joba.When Joba was asked him about the Yankees renewing his contract
for the league minimum $390,000, he had this gem:"I don’t play the game to get paid. I play the game to enjoy
Clemens/McNamee Case Updates 2008-03-05 17:22:00 The AP is reporting that Brian McNamee has asked that Roger Clemens
' defamation suit be thrown out, and that Rusty Harden, Clemens' lead attorney be removed from the case.Major League Baseball star Clemens claims he was defamed when McNamee, his former trainer, said Clemens used steroids and human growth hormone from 1998-2001.McNamee's lawyers filed motions in U.S. District Court in Houston on Tuesday saying that because McNamee's statements to baseball investigator George Mitchell were part of an agreement with federal prosecutors, anything McNamee said to Mitchell was covered by "absolute immunity.""Rather than acknowledging the truth of Mr. McNamee's allegations, Mr. Clemens has chosen to wage a public-relations battle against Mr. McNamee in the media and the Halls of Congress," the m
Yankees Lose 7-5 2008-03-05 15:11:00 Final123456789RHEMinnesota «0100201307112NY Yankees
0310000015110The Yankees picked up their first loss of the spring today, falling to the Minnesota Twins 7-5.The Yankees did not pitch very well today, giving up 7 runs and 10 hits to a weak-hitting Twins team. Ian Kennedy pitched OK in his two innings of work, giving up 2 hits and 1 run. The run came on a long 2nd inning home run to dead-center by Delmon Young... Joba Chamberlain wasn't sharp either, giving up 2 runs on 2 hits, and he walked a batter. Chamberlain also gave up a 2-run HR to Garrett Jones in the 5th. Neither Chamberlain or Kennedy had great command of their pitches today, which is expected at this stage of the spring, so no big deal ... Edwar Ramirez was also hit pretty hard today, he gave up 3 runs on 2 hits with a walk i
ST Game 5: Yankees vs. Twins Game Thread 2008-03-05 12:00:00 Yankees
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1:15 p.m.@ Steinbrenner Fieldtv/radio: ESPN - YES YANKEESLineupJohnny Damon LFDerek Jeter SSBobby Abreu RFAlex Rodriguez DHJason Giambi 1BJorge Posada CRobinson Cano 2BWilson Betemit 3BMelky Cabrera CF PitchingIan Kennedy (2-3)Joba Chamberlain (2-3)Jon AlbaladejoRoss Ohlendorf TWINSLineupCarlos Gomez CFBrendan Harris 2BJoe Mauer CJustin MorneauDelmon Young LFBrian Buscher 3BJon Knott DHGarrett Jones RFMatt Tolbert SS PitchingMatt SloweyRandy KeislerDennys ReyesPat NeshekJulio DePaula
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Murcer's Biopsy Negative 2008-03-05 11:34:00 From Ed Price:According to the YES Network's Michael Kay, tests undergone on Bobby Murcer's brain showed a form of necrosis, or scar tissue from radiation treatments and not another cancerous tumor. The Yankees broadcaster underwent a brain biopsy at a Houston hospital on Monday.And here's a statement from Bobby Murcer:"We received great news this morning. The biopsy revealed scar tissue. It showed no signs of cancer. We are very excited about this news. It's what we had hoped for all along. We are checking out today (from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston) and are flying back to Oklahoma. I plan on resting at home over the next few weeks and focusing my energy on returning to the Stadium for its final Opening Day. My family and I thank everyone for their prayers, e-mails, cards and t Read more:Biopsy
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Some Mid-Week News & Notes 2008-03-05 11:05:00 -- Mariano Rivera faced hitters for the first time this spring Tuesday when he threw a 36-pitch BP session on Tuesday. He is set to make his first appearance in a game on Friday against the Astros. -- Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui, who has been suffering some neck stiffness, said today that he fells "much better now," and is hoping to take some BP on Wednesday or Thursday. Manager Joe Girardi said he expects Matsui to make his spring training debut sometime early next week, but Matsui thinks it will be a little longer, maybe a week to ten days.-- Some of the young pitchers, including Hughes, Chamberlain, and Kennedy, have been working extra hard this spring. They've even been included in Andy Pettitte's rigorous workout routines. But don't worry, nobody is doing any HGH, at least I hope Read more:Notes
Red Sox Scout Caught With Pants Down 2008-03-04 19:22:00 From WPTV-TV:A scout for the Boston Red Sox
accused of committing a lewd act in a hotel room that overlooked the pool where at least two teenage girls saw him was arrested Monday, police said Tuesday.Jesse Levis, 39, faces two felony counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts in the precense of children less than 16.This is not the first time something like this has happened to a member of Red Sox Nation. In January of 2000 former Red Sox player and manager Dick Williams was arrested after "police were called to Williams' hotel after several guests reported that the 70-year-old was walking naked and masturbating outside of his room in Fort Myers, Florida, where he was attending a Fantasy Baseball camp."It's been quite a week for The Nation: First it was Papelbon's shirt, then yesterday Read more:Caught
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Yankees Win 2-0, Hold Jays Hitless 2008-03-04 15:13:00 Phil Hughes, Scott Patterson, Kei Igawa, and Billy Traber combined to throw a rain-shortened, 5-inning perfect game vs. the Blue Jays today. Pitching TotalsIPH R ERBBSOHRERA Hughes (W, 1-0)1.00000000.00 Patterson (H, 2)1.00000100.00 Igawa (H, 1)2.00000200.00 Traber (S, 1)1.00000300.00 Not that I expect anything from him, but I'm glad Igawa was able to bounce back from his rough outing vs. USF. He did face mostly minor leaguers today, but then again, facing college kids the other day didn't seem to help him much.Billy Traber was also impressive striking out the side in the bottom of the 5th. Offensively the Yankees
were again led by Shelley Ducan, who was 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Duncan is now batting .667 for the spring. The second Yankees run was driven in by Melky Cabr
ST Game 4: Yankees at Jays, 1:05 p.m. 2008-03-04 10:28:00 Here are the lineups: Yankees
J. Damon LFD. Jeter SSB. Abreu DHA. Rodriguez 3BJ. Giambi 1BJ. Posada CS. Duncan RFM. Cabrera CFB. Castro 2B Pitchers:P. Hughes (2-3 innings), K. Igawa (2-3 innings), C. Wright, J. Marquez, B. Traber, H. PhillipsBlue JaysDavid Eckstein SSScott Rolen 3BReed Johnson RFVernon Wells CFFrank Thomas DHLyle Overbay 1BAaron Hill 2BShannon Stewart LFGregg Zaun C Pitchers:RHP Jesse Litsch, LHP Scott Downs, LHP Ricky Romero, LHP Mike Gosling, RHP Shawn Camp Lineups courtesy of Peter Abraham. Peter and Mark Feinsand will both be live-blogging the game.Robinson Cano will miss today's game because he has a dentist appointment.For anyone listening to the game on MLB.com please feel free to post updates/or discuss the game in the comments section. I will be posting
Gotta Love Those Classy Red Sox Fans 2008-03-03 20:13:00 Apparently there are a certain number of Massholes who think it's cool to beat someone up for wearing a certain baseball cap.From The Cambridge Chronicle:Cambridge - The official start to the 2008 baseball season is about a month away, but the age-old rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox
is already getting ugly.A group of men — some with Irish accents — beat up a 23-year-old Cambridge man and sent him to the hospital after they spotted him sporting a Yankees baseball cap.Witnesses told police the group of apparent diehard Red Sox fans beat up the victims after an argument inside a Central Square bar. The group then ran away on Mass. Ave. towards Harvard Square.The Yankees fan was transported to the hospital March 2 at 1:41 a.m. for medical treatment for head injuries, including swel Read more:Classy
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Murcer Resting Comfortably After Biopsy 2008-03-03 16:34:00 From MLB.com:KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- New York Yankees broadcaster Bobby Murcer was resting in a Houston hospital after undergoing a brain biopsy on Monday. Results weren't expected until later in the week. "Bobby is doing great and is resting comfortably after this morning's biopsy," his wife, Kay, said in a statement on Monday through Yankees spokesman Jason Zillo. "He could be released as early as tomorrow. Results won't be available until later this week."
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Yanks Defeat Astros 7-6 2008-03-03 15:34:00 The Yankees defeated the Houston Astros
7-6 today at Osceoloa County Stadium in Kissimmee. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Yankees 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 14 4 Astros 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 10 1 The offensive stars of the game for the Yankees were Robinson Cano(3-for-4, 2 RBI) and Shelley Duncan(2-for-4, 2 RBI). Morgan Ensberg (2-for-4, RBI) and Melky Cabrera (2-for-3, 2 R) also had good games.As I mentioned in my previous post Mussina got hit pretty hard today, but Read more:Yanks
Moose Roughed Up in First Spring Outing 2008-03-03 15:14:00 Here is his line: 2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 HR ... pretty ugly.Even though he got hit hard Mussina didn't seem too upset about his performance today. He said he "felt good," but that he's "not in pitching shape," and "wasn't able to get the ball where [he] wanted it with two strikes." Which is something you would expect in the first week or two of spring training, when a pitcher's command isn't quite there yet. He also complained that he doesn't have an out pitch at the moment, which worries me a bit, as that seemed to be his problem for much of last year -- he was unable to put hitters away. But it is only his first game of the spring so I'm not ready to panic yet. Here's Peter Abraham's take on the matter: I’m sure the many members if the Yankee Panic Society will proclaim th Read more:First
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News & Notes from the Weekend 2008-03-03 08:32:00 -- Jason Giambi is excited to have a good season in 2008. If he can stay away of becoming "short-porch" happy, and stay healthy, that may be a real possibility.- Tyler Kepner writes about how Robinson Cano was almost traded three times.-- Pending Pinstripes has a great list of PECOTA comparisons of current Yankees and some prospects. "PECOTA weighs everything from age, performance, injuries, and minor league level to create a list of similar players." The one that stood out the most to me was Melky Cabrera: Carlos Beltran sits at #1, with Coco Crisp and Pete Rose immediately following, and Carl Yastrzemski, Nick Markakis, Reggie Smith, and Bernie Williams also coming up. Lesson: Wait 1 more year before knocking him off.-- Mr. October is already a big fan of Austin Jackson. "He moves like Read more:Notes
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Video of the Yanks-Rays Brawl 2008-03-12 17:59:00 From everything that has been said today, I expected the slide to be much worse than that.
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Yankees Lose 7-6 2008-03-12 15:46:00 The main story of the today's game is the brawl, but I've already discussed that, so let's get to the actual game:The Yanks fell to 6-5 on the spring with a 7-6 loss to the Rays. Heath Phillips got the start and got knocked around. He gave up 2 runs on 3 hits in his 2/3 of an inning. He also walked 1 and was ejected for hitting Evan Longoria. ... Scott Patterson followed with a scoreless inning and a third. ... Latroy Hawkins pitched 2 scoreless innings, giving up 3 hits and striking out 2. ... Ross Ohlendorf and Sean Henn both pitched a scoreless inning. ... Jonathan Albaladejo and Dan Giese both got hit hard. Giese gave up 2 runs and 2 hits in an inning, and Albaladejo gave up 3 runs on 3 hits and took the loss.IP H RERBB SO HR ERA Phillips 0.23221104.50 Patterson 1.11000200.00 Ha Read more:Yankees
Let's Get Ready to Rumble! 2008-03-12 14:53:00 (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)In the first inning of the game Yankees pitcher Heath Phillips was ejected for hitting Rays third baseman Evan Longoria, but there were two men on and the ball barely nicked him across the chest, but the ump ejected Phillips anyway. Then things got a little crazy.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)From Peter Abraham:Shelley Duncan (of course) started the top of the second with a single. He tried to go to second as the ball rolled behind third base and was out by five feet. Duncan slid in with his spikes exceedingly high at Akinori Iwamura and was tagged out. He was immediately ejected. Tampa Bay right fielder Jonny Gomes raced over and tackled Duncan and the benches cleared. There didn’t seem to be any punches thrown. Gomes has been ejected as well. So were Bobby Meacham a
Yankees at Rays 2008-03-12 11:48:00 Spring Training Game 11Yankees
(6-4) @ Rays (8-3)Game Time: 1:05 p.m.TV/radio: NoneHere are the lineups (hat tip to Peter Abraham)YANKEESCabrera CFCano 2BAbreu RFDuncan 1BPosada CMatsui DHEnsberg 3BBetemit SSPorter LF Pitching - Phillips, Britton, Hawkins, Veras RAYSIwamura 2BCrawford LFPena 1BUpton CFFloyd DHGomes RFLongoria 3BDiFelice CBartlett SS Pitching - Sonnanstine, Anderson, Glover, Percival, WheelerNOTES:-- As reported below Pettitte was scratched from the start because of elbow soreness, the team doesn't feel it's serious.-- Jason Giambi will also sit this one out, with a "lower back issue," he also doesn't consider it to be serious.-- Peter Abraham informs us that former Yankee manager and current spring training instructor Stump Merrill was hit in the mouth by a thrown ball dur
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