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Giambi Needs To Go 2008-04-20 17:40:00 In 15 games played for the Yankees this season Jason Giambi
is five for forty-six, has ten strikeouts and is batting a very robust 1.09 (haha not). Now to be fair he has walked eleven times and hit two homeruns with 11 RBI's (yay!!!).On the other hand Shelley Duncan has been wasting away for 11 games with Scranton Wilkes/Barre going thirteen for forty with six doubles, four homeruns and 10 RBI's and batting an extremely healthy .345.Can anyone explain to me what Girardi is trying to accomplish here???
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Posada Will (Hopefully) Catch Next Week 2008-04-20 15:53:00 Pete Kerzel / Special to MLB.com:While Jorge Posada
wasn't in the Yankees' lineup at his customary position behind the plate on Sunday, manager Joe Girardi said he expects Posada to resume catching at some point this week, perhaps as early as the club's three-game series that begins at U.S. Cellular Park in Chicago on Tuesday night. "I'd be surprised if he doesn't catch next week," Girardi said of Posada, who has been hampered by a right shoulder strain that inhibits his ability to throw. Posada has spent time in the past week building up his arm strength by long-tossing, but he only lobbed on Friday and didn't throw on Saturday, playing first base instead. With pregame work at Camden Yards on Sunday limited by rain, Girardi said that Posada would test his arm next on Tuesday. "He won't Read more:Catch
A-Rod Joins The "Day To Day" Crew 2008-04-20 15:22:00 Ed Price/NJ.Com:Alex Rodriguez left today's game with a strained right quadriceps (go figure); the Yankees said he is day-to-day. Rodriguez let up while running to first base as Bobby Abreu was forced out at second on his sixth-inning grounder. A pitch later, manager Joe Girardi and assistant trainer Steve Donohue went to first base to check on A-Rod, and he was removed from the game. A strained left quadriceps recently forced teammate Derek Jeter to miss six games.
A-Rod Leaves Game Injured 2008-04-20 14:07:00 Hustling out a play at first base, A-Rod appeared to have pulled or strained some sort of muscle (I am guessing a quad). Girardi instantly trotted out to first base and within 20 seconds A-Rod was out of the game and walking into the dugout. Fantastic!!! What great news...AHHHHHH
Wang Is Gangster 2008-04-20 13:47:00 Steve Serby had his weekly Sunday Q&A with Chien-Ming Wang today. Wang is pretty funny actually. Here is some of my favorites...(hat-tip to Patrick at YanksBlog.com)Q: Worst habit?A: I was too nice to hitters.Q: How do you become not nice to hitters?A: I think I should pitch more inside and be more aggressive with the hitters.Q: If you weren't a baseball player, what would you have been?A: A gangster (smiles).Q: Favorite singer?A: Snoop Dogg.Q: Why is it so special pitching for the Yankees?A: The Yankees are the best team out of all the baseball teams, so to be able to pitch here is really fun for me.
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ESPN Releases Jeter DVD 2008-04-18 13:36:00 Tuesday marked the release of "ESPN Inside Access: Derek Jeter
" the first in a series of special DVD's put out by the network. The DVD offers rare footage of Jeter’s AAA All-Star Game (1995); his signature plays; extended interviews with family, teammates and broadcasters; MLB footage; and off-the-field appearances on shows such as “Saturday Night Live.” It also includes five special ESPN conversations with the Yankees captain, ranging from 1998-2007, and the network's "SportsCentury" profile of him.Buy it for 14.99 from Circuit City.
Chamberlain's Dad Off Ventilator 2008-04-18 13:23:00 Joba released this statement today:“After several difficult days, my father is feeling much better,” Chamberlain said in a statement issued be the team. “He is still in the critical care unit of the hospital and more tests await him, but he is off the ventilator and breathing on his own. Each day he’s acting more and more like himself, and he’s even giving people grief—myself included—because the hospital doesn’t carry Yankees games on television.” “When things like this occur in life, you certainly take notice of how much your teammates become more like family members,” Chamberlain said. “Their unconditional support, along with that of so many fans, has made a very tough time easier to deal with.” “Everyo
Mike Ashmore's Trenton Thunder YouTube Channel 2008-04-17 14:07:00 Mike Ashmore of Thunder
Thoughts (a blog on Yankees double-A affiliate, the Trenton Thunder) had a post this morning letting everyone know that he has uploaded a lot of videos of this year's Thunder team to his YouTubeChannel
. I checked it out and you should too. He has some good stuff on there.
Mo Ready To Mow Down Some Red Sux 2008-04-17 13:46:00 Justin Terranova of the New York Post:Mariano Rivera did not have to enter last night's 15-9 marathon win over the Red Sox, which means The Sandman will be available tonight if the Yankees need him. And with Joba in Nebraska and can't-quite-get-out-of-the-sixth-inning Mike Mussina starting, the Yankees could be in desperate need of Rivera tonight. Especially when a repeat offensive outburst is far-fetched with Red Sox ace Josh Beckett pitching."He is the top of the list of pitchers I have ever caught," fill-in catcher Chad Moeller said of Rivera. "It is no secret what is coming. He just executes it every time. You know what is coming and there is nothing you can do with it." Rivera has looked as dominant in 2008 at the age of 38 as he has been throughout his career. In 6 1/3 innings, h
Mussina-Beckett To Take The Hill Again 2008-04-17 13:35:00 NYY: RHP Mike Mussina (1-2, 4.15 ERA)Mussina's previous outing against the Red Sox will be remembered almost exclusively for his decision in the sixth inning, when he opted to pitch to Manny Ramirez instead of Kevin Youkilis with first base open. Mussina allowed a two-run double up the gap that helped the Red Sox post a 4-3 victory over the Yankees. Still, he has been consistent this season, lasting five innings or more in seven consecutive starts dating back to Sept. 12. Over that stretch, he is 4-2 with a 3.64 ERA, allowing 17 earned runs in 42 innings. BOS: RHP Josh Beckett
(1-1, 6.35 ERA)Beckett proved last weekend that his back woes are finally over. In a 4-3 victory over the Yankees at Fenway Park on Saturday, Beckett gave up five hits and three runs over 6 2/3 innings, walking one Read more:Again
Yankees Bury Bernie Under Stadium For Good Luck 2008-04-17 12:17:00 From The Onion, hat tip to Peter Abraham:Citing a need for physical and spiritual cleansing after a Boston Red Sox fan entombed a David Ortiz jersey in the floor of the new facility, the New York Yankees
buried former centerfielder Bernie
Williams under 4,650 pounds of concrete Wednesday in the foundation of the new Yankee Stadium
for good luck. According to team sources, the instant the 39-year-old Williams was completely submerged in the rapidly setting structural material, stopping his voice as his lungs and mouth filled with concrete, the sun broke through the clouds and shone on the yet-incomplete field. Yankees part-owner Hank Steinbrenner called the occurrence a sign indicating that the "Curse Of A Red Sox Fan's David Ortiz Jersey" had been reversed, and that God was once again o Read more:Good Luck
Rasner On Fire In Minor's 2008-04-17 12:05:00 Darell Rasner is 2-0 with a 1.06 ERA over 17 innings at Scranton Wilkes-Barre. He has allowed eleven hits with two earned runs, given up no homeruns, walked only four and has struck out 16. Not bad at all if you ask me!!!
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Chien-Ming Is A Super-Star 2008-04-17 11:46:00 He's just one man, one man with just one pitch. The ball comes at hitters on a flat plane, thigh-high, at somewhere between 90 and 95 mph, then it takes a sudden plunge, some seven to eight inches toward the dirt. It's a pitch that's won him more games over the last two years than any other hurler in major league baseball, a pitch that's turned him into the ace of the most famous sports franchise in the world. It's a pitch, his countrymen insist, that influences the stock market in the world's 19th-largest economy, a pitch that has made him the biggest sports star to come out of Asia since Yao Ming, a pitch that, on this sultry January afternoon in Tainan, Taiwan, is the reason why he can't have a piece of cake...If you haven't already...read the rest of Albert Chen's great piece on Yan Read more:Super
A-Rod, Santana To Be Neighbors 2008-04-17 11:38:00 Not really anything but a little gossip, but I thought I would pass it along:Mets ace Johan Santana
and Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, New York City's two richest baseball players, could soon be neighbors in the same posh upper East Side building. A-Rod is in contract to buy a $13.5 million penthouse on East End Ave. in the same glass tower where Santana is looking to put down at least $7.5 million for his own sprawling pad, real estate sources told the Daily News yesterday. "I don't see why A-Rod and Santana can't live in the same neighborhood," said Yankees fan Danny Dix, 47, who has an apartment near the building. "I have a couple of friends who live in the neighborhood who are Mets fans, and we're getting along." Santana was spotted at the not-quite-finished building recently with an int Read more:Neighbors
Yankees Clobber Red Sux 15-9 2008-04-17 11:16:00 Bryan Hoch/MLB.Com: The 24 combined runs in last nights game were the most scored by the Yankees
and Red Sox at Yankee Stadium since July 7, 1954, when New York defeated Boston, 17-9, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Here in the present day, the decisive point came in the bottom of the fifth inning, when 20 runs were scored in the first five frames alone. Trailing, 9-7, the Yankees took the lead with four runs off eventual losing pitcher Julian Tavarez, as Jorge Posada and Robinson Cano contributed RBI hits to tie the game and Melky Cabrera legged out a fielder's choice to give New York the lead. Neither starter fared well. The Yankees jumped on Buchholz for three runs in the first inning, including Rodriguez's homer, which moved him past Willie McCovey and Ted Williams for 15th plac
Wednesday's First Pitch Will Be Outta This World--Literally 2008-04-14 23:08:00 Hey Red Sox Nation and ESPN: Hank told you that it was a Yankee Universe. Why did you doubt him???The Yankees today announced that NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman will throw out the ceremonial first pitch from the International Space Station prior to Wednesday
's game vs. the Boston Red Sox. It will be the first ceremonial first pitch ever thrown from space in Yankee Stadium history. Reisman, 40, docked at the International Space Station on March 12, carrying dirt from the Yankee Stadium pitcher's mound, a Yankees banner, and a hat autographed by Yankees principal owner George M. Steinbrenner. "Launching on the space shuttle and living aboard the International Space Station is a once-in-a-lifetime experience," Reisman said. "But as a lifelong Yankees fan, throwing out the first pitch at Read more:First
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Cano HR Leads Yanks Over Rays 2008-04-14 21:35:00 Yankees beat the Rays, 8-7, WP: Brian Bruney(1-0), LP: Al Reyes(1-2)*Published Using Mobile Email
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Joba Makes Statement About Father 2008-04-14 20:22:00 “As many of you know, my family is dealing with a serious, personal medical condition involving my father Harlan. He is currently in critical but stable condition. We cannot express how much we appreciate the enormous amount of love and compassion that has been shown to my family by so many. “I also want to thank my teammates and my manager for giving me so much support when I have needed it most. Their actions are the reason I was able to reach my father’s side as quickly as I did. I ask that you please afford my family the privacy that it needs to deal with my father’s condition appropriately. In turn, I will provide updates through the Yankees as they become available to me. "
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Warm Weather Makes Bats Happy 2008-04-14 19:07:00 The Yankees are playing what seems like they're first warm weather game (even if is indoors) since spring training and boy when they are warm they can certainly hit. Damon has a solo homerun, A-Rod has a solo homerun, Ensberg has a solo homerun and the rest of the Yankees are doing what they haven't been able to do all season--bat in runners in scoring position. 7-1 Yankees top of the fourth.Back with more later.
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Chien-Ming's An Advertising Machine 2008-04-14 11:20:00 Peter Abraham put up this video on his blog, the LoHud Yankees Blog, of Chien-Ming Wang in an Acer computer commercial from Taiwan. But Chien-Ming is in all kinds of commercials there, not just the Acer one.I randomly chose the funniest one I could find to put up here but if you like Chien-Ming you should do a Youtube search for him because he actually has a ton of pretty cool commercials.
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Joba's Dad In Critical Condition After Collapsing At Home 2008-04-14 02:04:00 Bryan Hoch/Yankees.Com:Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain left the team after Sunday's game to tend to his ailing father, the New York Daily News reported. The newspaper said that Harlan Chamberlain collapsed at his home in Lincoln, Neb., and was listed in critical condition at St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center in Lincoln, citing a nursing supervisor at the facility. Chamberlain learned of his father's condition after the Yankees' 8-5 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Chamberlain returned a telephone call from his sister after the game and broke down in tears in the clubhouse as manager Joe Girardi consoled him, according to the report. Asked about the situation, Girardi told the Daily News, "Personal stuff stays in there," pointing to the clubhouse.
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Kennedy Ready For Revenge 2008-04-14 01:42:00 Bryan Hoch/MLB.Com:Right-hander Ian Kennedy
will have a second chance to show what he can do against Tampa Bay's lineup after the Rays punished him for six earned runs in 2 1/3 innings on April 4 at Yankee Stadium. It will be his third career start against the Rays, against whom he is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA.Kennedy's last appearance was actually his first Major League relief outing, as he was scratched on Wednesday at Kansas City due to threatening storms in the area, but Girardi said that Kennedy showcased his big league repertoire in the ninth inning of a three-inning, two-run effort against the Royals."The last inning was the best inning," Girardi said. "He kind of had the look in his eye that, 'I've got it.' It looked like it came back to him, and only time will tell. We felt good about h Read more:Revenge
Yankees-Mets-Others Join Forces To Help First Responder's Family 2008-04-21 13:09:00 Ned Thompson was a first responder for the New York Police Department on Sept. 11, 2001. He worked the bucket brigade for weeks at Ground Zero. Despite being a non-smoker, Ned died on March 9 at age 39 of lung cancer, almost certainly caused by his selfless work near the fallen towers.He was survived by a wife and four daughters, all eight years old or younger.I am telling you this because there is a fundraiser a week from tonight, April 28, for Ned Thompson. It is at the Gallway Hooker restaurant at 7 E. 36th Street in Manhattan between 6-10 p.m.Baseball New York is strongly supporting this effort. Brian Cashman had sent Ned a signed baseball and a letter in the weeks before his passing that was said to bring him great happiness in his final days, and the Yankees
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Yankees/Red Sux Fans And The Flying Dragon Puncher 2008-04-21 11:59:00 I debated for about an hour on whether or not to post this video. But in the end I thought it was a little too insane not too.It kinda pisses me off to see Yankee fans get tossed over a railing in our own stadium but from watching this video (and thats pretty much all I have to go on) it looks like they got what they deserved. If someone was there or knows more about how the fight started please comment below.This could have easily ended up really, really bad. Thank God it didn't.(courtesy DeadSpin)
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Sweeny's Got It Right 2008-04-21 02:15:00 Sweeny Murti of WFAN had a GREAT post after this afternoon's win in Baltimore that reminds you just how important a veteran like Andy Pettitte is to the Yankees young starting rotation.(I shortened the article for length so you will want to read all of it by clicking here or following the link above or you will miss a lot of good Pettitte quotes).____________________________________________________This could be worse.Last year after 20 games: 8-12. This year after 20 games: 10-10. And by this time last year the Yankees had already used these starting pitchers: Carl Pavano, Kei Igawa, Chase Wright, Jeff Karstens, and Darrell Rasner.In the 20th game last year, Phil Hughes made his major league debut…still 2 months shy of his 21st birthday. Maybe I don’t need to keep reminding you how you Read more:Right
A-Rod's Important Off Day Plans Interupted By Injury 2008-04-21 01:55:00 Pete Kerzel/MLB.Com:Alex Rodriguez's plans to spend the Yankees' off-day on Monday in Miami with his pregnant wife, Cynthia, were put on hold after the Yankees' third baseman sustained a right quadriceps strain in Sunday's 7-1 victory in Baltimore. Rodriguez had hoped to travel on Sunday to South Florida, where his wife is due to deliver the couple's second child by the end of this week. Instead, he will see how he feels upon waking up on Monday morning, though he refused to say whether he would accompany the Yankees to Chicago or return to New York. Next to Rodriguez, the Yankee most interested in the delivery schedule may be Morgan Ensberg, who will fill in for A-Rod if he has to leave the team for more than one day to be with his wife or recover from the injury. "It's something that's Read more:Injury
Hank Is Pissed...Want's Joba In Rotation 2008-04-21 00:03:00 Micheal S. Schmidt/New York Times (hat tip to RAB):“I want Joba Chamberlain as a starter and so does everyone else, including him, and that is what we are working toward and we need him there now,” Steinbrenner said Sunday by telephone.“There is no question about it, you don’t have a guy with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball and keep him as a setup guy. You just don’t do that. You have to be an idiot to do that.”Steinbrenner said the Yankees were working on easing Chamberlain into the rotation, but he would not be specific on a timetable. The Yankees’ brain trust had wanted to limit Chamberlain’s innings by having him spend at least part of the season in the bullpen. “The mistake was already made last year switching him to the bullpen out of panic or whatever,” Steinbrenner Read more:Pissed
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