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NOTE TO RAYS: HARDBALL GOES BOTH WAYS! 2008-03-08 20:13:00 In the 9th inning of a meaningless game Elliot Johnson of the Rays dropped a shoulder to Yank catcher Francisco Cervelli on a play at the plate. Cervelli has a fractured wrist. (See video at end of story)What a scumbag.To make matters worse, this is not the 1st time this spring the Rays have had an unnecessary collision at the plate. On Wednesday, Carl Crawford plowed over Houston catcher Humberto Quintero.Joe Girardi: “I think it’s uncalled for in spring training. You get people hurt and that’s what we got, we got Cervelli hurt. I’ve always known that you don’t do it. I know kids play aggressive and play hard. That’s how you want them to play. But maybe if it happens too much you should mention something. It’s one thing to get hit by a pitch that gets away or twist an ankle
WHAT'S WITH WANG? 2008-03-07 08:14:00 I understand that it's only spring training, but he's been throwing for almost 4 weeks.“His sinker was up, his slider was flat,” Manager Joe Girardi said. “He was in bad counts."Note to Joe: he was in bad counts because “His sinker was up, his slider was flat.”!He should have had better command of his pitches by now.Pitching coach Dave Eiland says: “It’s early, so he’s feeling strong. He was just under some pitches, so they were staying up and he wasn’t getting that late movement on his sinker."Why not Dave? It's not "early" for pitchers. They started Feb. 14 and there is 3 weeks left until opening day. Not a lot of time for starters. Thats why they report earlier.Eiland again: "He did throw some good changeups."How many did he throw in 2/3 of an inning!? And why so many
MURCER: NO CANCER!! 2008-03-05 12:24:00 Bobby Murcer released a statement this morning saying that the area of concern is scar tissue and NOT cancer.He says he will be getting ready for opening day at the stadium.Thank God and God bless Bobby Murcer...what an inspiration!
1984: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? 2008-03-05 07:54:00 The good folks at River Ave. Blues did 2 "where are they now" posts recently and inspired me to look up a few myself.From the 1984 Yankees (87-75, Finished 3rd in AL Eastern Division). Manged by Yogi Berra:Vic Mata, OF, #55 & 17. Signed as an amateur free agent on March 16, 1978. Vic's Career lasted 2 seasons ('84 & '85), both with the Yankees. Today, Mata is now the Yankees Latin American Field Coordinator.Scott Bradley, C-OF-DH, #34. Drafted in the 3rd round of the 1981 amateur draft. Played in 28 games from '84 to '85, then traded with Glen Braxton and Neil Allen to the White Sox for Ron Hassey, Matt Winters, Chris Alvarez and Eric Schmidt on February 13, 1986. Bradley played 9 seasons in the Majors, mostly with Seattle. Today, Scott is the head coach at Princeton. One of his
YANKEE STADIUM IN THE BOOKS 2008-03-04 21:37:00 The New York Yankees announced today that in a partnership with Pocket Books, they have published, Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective.Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective, which was authored by Mark Vancil and Alfred Santasiere III, is the only book about Yankee Stadium that is licensed by the New York Yankees. It features an introduction by George M. Steinbrenner III, a foreword by Rudy Giuliani, and more than 150 photographs, many never before published.The keepsake also features more than 80 first-person accounts including those by former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, as well as Paul McCartney, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Mario Cuomo, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera and Yogi Berra."As we move the tradition of the Yankees across the street to the ne
CECIL FIELDER: SURF'S UP! 2008-03-04 20:57:00 Ex-Yank Cecil Fielder has been named the new manager of the Atlantic City Surf of the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball.“I’m excited to join the Surf organization,” Fielder said. “This is a great opportunity, and we’re putting together a team that will give one hundred percent every night. I’m looking forward to managing in such a strong baseball area, and we’re working to bring another championship to Atlantic City.”The Atlantic City Surf open their 2008 Can-Am League home schedule on May 26 against the league’s newest member, the Ottawa Rapids. (Tickets Here) Fielder managed the Charlotte County Redfish of the independent South Coast League last year. Cecil was a member of the New York Yankees' 1996 World Series champions.He was traded to the Yankee
MILESTONES FOR 2008 2008-03-02 20:35:00 Look for these milestones during the 2008 season:MIKE MUSSINA: Mussina is currently 22nd on the all-time strikeout list. He needs 6 to pass David Cone, 105 to pass Frank Tanana, 141 to pass Cy Young, 170 to pass Mickey Lolich, and 193 to pass Jim Bunning at #17. Moose has 250 career wins, 45th all-time. He needs 2 to pass Bob Gibson, 4 to pass Carl Hubble and 5 to pass Jack Morris. If Mussina can roll off 16, he will be tied with Bob Feller at #35.ANDY PETTITTE: Pettitte needs 156 strikeouts for 2000.MARIANO RIVERA: With 443 saves, Mo needs 36 to pass Lee Smith for 2nd on the all-time list.DEREK JETER: The Captain needs 144 hits for 2500, 5 homers for 200 and 67 RBI for 1000.ALEX RODRIGUEZ: "A" needs 5 doubles to hit the 400 mark. With 518 HR's he sits at #17 on the all-time list. He need
LEVINE PALS TO SECURE NEW STADIUM 2008-02-28 12:17:00 Yank president Randy Levine , ex-NYC deputy mayor, has paid back his old boss by hiring Giuliani Security & Safety, a division of Giuliani Partners as a security consultant for the new stadium.Levine left his position as deputy mayor to take the Yankees president post. His main job was to lobby the city to chip in for the new stadium.Levine has also brought in ol' pal Howard Safir, NYC's top cop under Rudy. SafirRosetti will also serve as a security consultant.Fed records show that Yankee officials have contributed $16,300 to Giuliani’s failed presidential run.
Money For Nothing? 2008-02-28 07:51:00 Its time for my annual look at the top 5 payrolls for the previous season and the bottom 5 owners who are so poor that they need the "luxury Tax" money from MLB to stay afloat.TOP 5Team Pay ($Millions)NY Yankees 218.3Boston Red Sox 155.4LA Dodgers 125.6NY Mets 120.9Chicago Cubs 115.9BOTTOM FEEDERS (and their "POOR" owners)COL 61.3m (Peter Hanson Coors, Chairman of Coors Brewing Company and Adolph Coors Company. Linda G. Alvarado, sole owner of Alvarado Construction, a large commercial and industrial general contracting/site management, and design/build firm in Denver, CO, President of Palo Alto, Inc. Restaurant Company.)PIT 51.4m (Robert Nutting. Nutting's fathe Read more:Money
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WAX ON THE TAKE FROM MITCH, BUD & MLB 2008-02-18 10:37:00 Boy, that Henry Waxman, he was really tough on ol' Rocket. What could possibly motivate the Democrat from California to be so concerned over the steroid/HGH issue?It must be "the children".Waxman, and other congressional blow-hards on the committee, are concerned that our children might follow the lead of their sports idols.OR...could it be these other factors?Waxman has received over $10,000, since 2000, in campaign contributions from George Mitchell, Mitchell's law firm (Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand) and executives at baseball partner FOX Sports.A political action committee operated by the MLB commissioner’s (Bud Selig) office has given cogressional Democrats more than $300,000 since 2002. (Ummm...thats your ticket, cable and caps/shirts money, folks)Selig's PAC has
CASHMAN: "WE ARE HIGH" 2008-02-16 23:29:00 No, this is not another drug story or how much the Yankees are enjoying spring camp.Cash was talking payroll with ESPN 1050 New York's Andrew Marchand. "We are high. If I could get our payroll lower I would. It is not going to happen -- not this year. But we have, at the end of the year, a lot of numbers coming off. The combination of building our farm system and getting our salary lines back to where they probably need to be. That's a process, too, and that takes some time. I'm not particularly proud that we have the highest payroll in the game."NYYU Reporter George Seeber
CASHMAN: IGAWA IS O-KEI 2008-02-16 22:59:00 After closely watching Kei Igawa's 30-pitch bullpen session Saturday, Joe Girardi, Brian Cashman and Dave Eiland met for 30 minutes with the former Japanese Central League all-star.NYYU Reporter Nikki Rivers"It's such a huge adjustment to try to come over to this country and, you know, just change everything that you do," Girardi said. "I mean, you're talking about day is night, night is day, food is different, travel is different."
FARNSWORTH: UNEFFECTED BY INFECTION 2008-02-16 19:38:00 Kyle Farnsworth told MLB.com on Saturday that he was immobilized for three weeks with a staph infection in his right leg that required hospitalization."It was my push-off leg, so I was concerned," Farnsworth continued. "I looked down and it was red all the way from my thigh to my kneecap. It was pretty scary."NYYU reporter Nikki Rivers
ITS THE PITTS FOR MAN-K 2008-02-11 22:40:00 Ex-Yank Doug Mientkiewicz agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Mientkiewicz, 33, would get a $750,000, one-year contract if added to the 40-man roster. The deal also includes $750,000 in performance bonuses.
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LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN! 2008-02-08 14:53:00 Our favorite whipping boy made an appearance today!He was under the watchful eyes of Billy Connors and Dave Eiland. Eiland said that the ball came out of his hand real well and he feels great.It is unknown if he will pitch in 2008 at this point. He had rotator cuff surgery on June 5th.
THE NAME IS: YANKEE STADIUM 2008-02-08 12:12:00 Yanks COO Lonn Trost says the name is not for sale.Get a Voki now!
TAX FREE JETER 2008-02-06 07:13:00 New York state tax officials have settled their case against Derek Jeter. Tax officials had claimed that Jeter should have paid three years of taxes as a New York state resident. The New York Daily News says the case has been settled.Terms of the settlement aren't being disclosed. NY officials claimed Jeter maintained a residence in Manhattan and should have been taxed as a state resident from 2001 to 2003. Jeter said he was a Florida resident and didn't owe New York taxes. A judge said it was up to the state to prove that Tampa was no longer Jeter's home.
RIVERA: TOP CHRISTIAN 2008-02-03 15:14:00 The christian website beliefnet.com has named Mariano Rivera as one of the "Top 12 Evangelical Christians in Sports Today."Quoting the website:"The popular Panamanian relief pitcher for the New York Yankees has helped the team win four World Series titles throughout his career. The devoutly Christian Rivera--who is often seen reading the Bible before and after games--finds inspiration in the verse Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." He even has it inscribed on his pitching glove. He is deeply involved in philanthropy and financed the building of a school and church in Panama City. Rivera has also gone public with his intention of becoming an evangelical minister at the end of his baseball career and is devoted to a variety of charities that focus on ch
CANO & YANKS CLOSE TO A DEAL 2008-01-24 13:23:00 New NYYU correspondent Nikki Rivers reports that the 2 sides are closing in on an agreement.Get a Voki now!This is is a new policy for the new Yankees regime. Traditionally the Yankees did not give multi year contracts to their arbitration eligible players.
LeBRON GIVES YANKEE FANS THE BOOT 2008-01-18 11:53:00 Nike will be releasing a special version of LeBron James' Air Zoom V shoe in New York that's dedicated to his love of the New York Yankees.The shoe will be in Yankees colors complete with pinstripes and includes his No. 23 on the tongue in the block lettering used for Yankee uniforms.It will be sold only in the New York area.I wonder if Don Mattingly was consulted?
QUESTIONABLE ITEMS FOUND IN LEYRITZ CAR 2008-01-18 00:07:00 The Miami Herald has published a list of items found by police while executing a search warrant on the car that Jim Leyritz was driving when he allegedly ran a red light and killed 30 year old Fredia Veitch."...condoms, cologne, Visine eye drops, a Leyritz baseball card and a 9-by-11-inch photo of him... Tylenol, Motrin, Afrin, Nasacort AQ, Lamisil athlete's-foot cream, Preparation H hemorrhoid suppositories, Alka Seltzer, Claritin and Vicks Liquid Caps.Three prescription bottles for other people were in the vehicle.One was for Leyritz's 11-year-old son. The two other bottles contained 35 unspecified pills that belonged to someone named Todd Watson, according to the police inventory report.Police were still investigating the items they found in the car, including the prescription pills and
BRACK TO THE FUTURE 2008-01-14 16:02:00 Yank farm hand Andrew Brackman late of "Tommy John Surgery" will begin throwing next week.Brackman was the Yankees' first round pick in the 2007 amateur draft.Humberto Sanchez, who also had TJ surgery expects to throw off a mound by late next month.Get a Voki now!
BRAWL GAME! YANKS & RAYS CLEAR BENCHES! 2008-03-12 13:07:00 Top of first inning: Heath Phillips was ejected by home-plate umpire Chad Fairchild for throwing an "up-and-in" to Rays third baseman Evan Longoria, grazing him. Joe Girardi protested the ejection. Right-hander Steven Jackson relieved Phillips. In the bottom of the first: Shelley Duncan slid hard into second base, spikes high. Rays' Jonny Gomes sprinted in from RF to mix it up with Duncan resulting in the clearing of both benches. EJECTED: Duncan, Bobby Meacham, Kevin Long and Gomes.STATS: Duncan: 28, 6'5", 225 vs Gomes: 28, 6'1", 225
CRYSTAL CLEAR: BILLY SIGNS WITH YANKS 2008-03-11 06:21:00 Billy Crystal will sign a minor league contract with the Yanks and play in Thursday's exhibition game against the Pirates.Crystal will work out with the team on Wednesday and will wear uniform No. 60 to reflect his upcoming 60th birthday.Crystal hit .348 and was team captain his senior year at Long Beach High School in New York."I've been waiting 50 years for this call," Crystal said, "Oops, I have to go, Scott Boras is on the phone."
ZIMMER: JOE IS WRONG 2008-03-09 22:00:00 .The man who says that Joe Girardi is "like a son to me", thinks that Joe G. is wrong for complaining about Elliot Johnson plowing over Francisco Cervelli, breaking is right wrist.Ex-Yank bench coach Don Zimmer says: "I can't believe that he went after it the way he did. That's not Joe Girardi. Girardi was a catcher in the big leagues and should know better. You block the plate. If I slide into him and break a leg, nothing is said. Instead of breaking my leg I bowl him over and it's not the right play? Well, to me it's the right play, spring training or no spring training. Play the game the right way. To me, our kid played it the way he thought it was right, and I think it was right."Dirtbag Rays manager Joe Maddon added: "Just like I said Saturday, it was a good, hard baseball play. We ha
GOMES LIKES IT FROM BEHIND! 2008-03-14 21:51:00 Thanks to some great photos by Al Messerschmidt of Getty Images, we get to clearly see how Jonny Gomes assaulted Shelley Duncan from behind.Obviously Boob Watson didn't notice this when he handed out the suspensions.This attack from behind is almost as cowardly as a catcher in full gear attacking a batter wearing only a batting helmet.
IT'S A CONSPIRACY, I TELL YA! 2008-03-14 19:18:00 Nobody loves a good conspiracy theory more than me, so here it goes.THE FACTS:March 8th: Rays' Elliot Johnson plows over Yank catcher Francisco Cervelli breaking his wrist. Girardi is angry, saying the collision could have been avoided. Gutless worm Ray's manager Maddon will not talk to NY press after the game.March 9th: War of words in the media begins in the papers starting with Buddha Zimmer saying that Girardi shouldn't be angry, "he should know better." When asked if there would be retribution when the teams play on Wednesday, Shelley Duncan says "thats a decision I'll make between third and home."March 11: Yanks announce that Andy Pettitte will not start Wednesday vs the Rays due to "tendinitis" in his elbow. Someone by the name of Heath Phillips will get the start.March 12: Phillips
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