05/15: Clemens Schedule
Posted by: Patrick
Bryan Hoch has a tentative schedule for Clemens.
He reported to Tampa yesterday and he has a bullpen session scheduled for today. On the 18th, he'll pitch at single A. On the 23th, he'll pitch at double A. After that, Hoch notes, that the Yankees aren't sure if the Rocket will require 2 or 3 starts. On the 28th, he could pitch for triple A or 28th or 29th, he could pitch in the majors against the Blue Jays.
Pitching on the 28th would put him in line to start against Boston in Fenway on June 2nd. The collective mouths of the Fox network are watering.
He reported to Tampa yesterday and he has a bullpen session scheduled for today. On the 18th, he'll pitch at single A. On the 23th, he'll pitch at double A. After that, Hoch notes, that the Yankees aren't sure if the Rocket will require 2 or 3 starts. On the 28th, he could pitch for triple A or 28th or 29th, he could pitch in the majors against the Blue Jays.
Pitching on the 28th would put him in line to start against Boston in Fenway on June 2nd. The collective mouths of the Fox network are watering.
Posted by: Patrick
This is my weekly recap of the performance of the YanksBlog.com teams in the Yankees Bloggers Fantasy Baseball League.
Last Week
James (i.e. our only hope) defeated the 3rd place team, Ben (River Ave. Blues), by the score of 8-2. James pitchers went on some kind of freakish run this week. Check out this line: 5 wins, 7 saves, 53 strikeouts, 1.09 ERA, 0.83 WHIP. Whoa. Brad Penny had 2 wins with 18 Ks, a 0.68 ERA and 0.75 WHIP. Ted Lilly and Jake Peavy both picked up a win and 10 Ks. Billy Wagner had 3 saves while Bobby Jenks had 2. Suffice to say, James pitchers swept the side. Ben's side managed 4 wins (Tim Lincecum, John Lackey, Chris Young (9 Ks) and Daniel Cabrera) and 2 saves (Brett Myers and Ryan Dempster).
Offensively, James took runs (28), stolen bases (5) and batting average (.304). Ben took home runs (11) and RBI (28). Ben's offense was led by Adam Dunn, who hit .381 with 7 runs, 3 home runs and 6 RBI for the week. on James side, it's one of these: Alfonso Soriano (4 runs, 2 home runs, 3 RBI, 3 stolen bases, .345 average) or Mark Teahen (5 runs, 1 home run, 4 RBI, .381 average).
After being close for much of the week (and even having the lead myself), EJ (Pinstripe Potentials and Pending Pinstripes) smoked me in the end, winning 7-3. He won every pitching category with 6 wins, 6 saves, 73 K's, a 3.74 ERA and 1.18 WHIP. The wins were spread around as no one on his side had more than 1 (Beckett, Bonderman, Gagne, Snell, Blanton, Hudson). Snell and Beckett both had 12 Ks while Javier Vazquez had 10. J.J. Putz and Dan Wheeler both had 3 save weeks. My 3 closers came up with a single save (Mo and Street both put up 0... the save came from Joe Borowski). Zito, Verlander and Pettitte had 1 win each. So, yeah, pitching blowout.
On the other side, I was able to take 3 of 5 categories, thanks in no small part to the great play of Carlos Lee (6 runs, 2 homers, 6 RBI, .393 AVG) and Derek Jeter (2 runs, 7 RBI, 1 SB, .480 AVG). EJ took the home run and stolen base categories with Lance Berkman (8 runs, 3 homers, 6 RBI, .320 AVG) and Julio Lugo (3 runs, 1 home run, 7 RBI, 2 SBs, .400 AVG).
In the other YanksBlog.com game, Aziz (Pride of the Yankees) beat Seamus, 6-4. Thanks to 10 home runs, 4 stolen bases and a .291 average, Seamus was able to take those categories. Gary Sheffield (6 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .333 AVG) and David Wright (3 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 4 SB, .375 AVG) were a big part of it. Aziz's offense was led by Magglio Ordonez (3 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .357 AVG), Torii Hunter (4 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .231 AVG) and Ichiro Suzuki (7 R, 1 RBI, 2 SB, .379 AVG).
The pitching categories were dominated by Aziz, who took 4 of 5. His pitchers were great (5 wins, 6 saves, 33 K's, 2.88 ERA, 1.03 WHIP). If it wasn't for Seamus' low ERA of 2.77, he would have taken all 5. Aziz got a 2 win week from Roy Oswalt, who chipped in 12 strikeouts. Ben Sheets, Henry Owens and Oliver Perez picked up the others. Francisco Cordero had a 3 save week while Takashi Saito picked up 2 and David Weathers picked up 1. Seamus' pitchers combined for 3 wins (Brandon Webb, Mike Gonzalez, Mike Mussina) and 2 saves (Todd Jones, Mike Gonzalez). Ervin Santana had 11 strikeouts for the week while Webb had 10.
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (River Ave. Blues) (36-23-1)
2. EJ (34-23-3)
3. James (31-26-3) (YES, WE HAVE SOMEONE GOOD)
This Week
James (3rd, 31-26-3) vs. Jen (NoSenseWorrying.com) (7th, 26-30-4).
Seamus (9th, 25-33-2) vs. Joseph (River Ave. Blues) (5th, 29-29-2).
Patrick (10th, 23-33-4) vs. Aziz (8th, 27-33-0).
Last Week
James (i.e. our only hope) defeated the 3rd place team, Ben (River Ave. Blues), by the score of 8-2. James pitchers went on some kind of freakish run this week. Check out this line: 5 wins, 7 saves, 53 strikeouts, 1.09 ERA, 0.83 WHIP. Whoa. Brad Penny had 2 wins with 18 Ks, a 0.68 ERA and 0.75 WHIP. Ted Lilly and Jake Peavy both picked up a win and 10 Ks. Billy Wagner had 3 saves while Bobby Jenks had 2. Suffice to say, James pitchers swept the side. Ben's side managed 4 wins (Tim Lincecum, John Lackey, Chris Young (9 Ks) and Daniel Cabrera) and 2 saves (Brett Myers and Ryan Dempster).
Offensively, James took runs (28), stolen bases (5) and batting average (.304). Ben took home runs (11) and RBI (28). Ben's offense was led by Adam Dunn, who hit .381 with 7 runs, 3 home runs and 6 RBI for the week. on James side, it's one of these: Alfonso Soriano (4 runs, 2 home runs, 3 RBI, 3 stolen bases, .345 average) or Mark Teahen (5 runs, 1 home run, 4 RBI, .381 average).
After being close for much of the week (and even having the lead myself), EJ (Pinstripe Potentials and Pending Pinstripes) smoked me in the end, winning 7-3. He won every pitching category with 6 wins, 6 saves, 73 K's, a 3.74 ERA and 1.18 WHIP. The wins were spread around as no one on his side had more than 1 (Beckett, Bonderman, Gagne, Snell, Blanton, Hudson). Snell and Beckett both had 12 Ks while Javier Vazquez had 10. J.J. Putz and Dan Wheeler both had 3 save weeks. My 3 closers came up with a single save (Mo and Street both put up 0... the save came from Joe Borowski). Zito, Verlander and Pettitte had 1 win each. So, yeah, pitching blowout.
On the other side, I was able to take 3 of 5 categories, thanks in no small part to the great play of Carlos Lee (6 runs, 2 homers, 6 RBI, .393 AVG) and Derek Jeter (2 runs, 7 RBI, 1 SB, .480 AVG). EJ took the home run and stolen base categories with Lance Berkman (8 runs, 3 homers, 6 RBI, .320 AVG) and Julio Lugo (3 runs, 1 home run, 7 RBI, 2 SBs, .400 AVG).
In the other YanksBlog.com game, Aziz (Pride of the Yankees) beat Seamus, 6-4. Thanks to 10 home runs, 4 stolen bases and a .291 average, Seamus was able to take those categories. Gary Sheffield (6 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .333 AVG) and David Wright (3 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 4 SB, .375 AVG) were a big part of it. Aziz's offense was led by Magglio Ordonez (3 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .357 AVG), Torii Hunter (4 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .231 AVG) and Ichiro Suzuki (7 R, 1 RBI, 2 SB, .379 AVG).
The pitching categories were dominated by Aziz, who took 4 of 5. His pitchers were great (5 wins, 6 saves, 33 K's, 2.88 ERA, 1.03 WHIP). If it wasn't for Seamus' low ERA of 2.77, he would have taken all 5. Aziz got a 2 win week from Roy Oswalt, who chipped in 12 strikeouts. Ben Sheets, Henry Owens and Oliver Perez picked up the others. Francisco Cordero had a 3 save week while Takashi Saito picked up 2 and David Weathers picked up 1. Seamus' pitchers combined for 3 wins (Brandon Webb, Mike Gonzalez, Mike Mussina) and 2 saves (Todd Jones, Mike Gonzalez). Ervin Santana had 11 strikeouts for the week while Webb had 10.
Top 3 teams in the league:
1. Mike (River Ave. Blues) (36-23-1)
2. EJ (34-23-3)
3. James (31-26-3) (YES, WE HAVE SOMEONE GOOD)
This Week
James (3rd, 31-26-3) vs. Jen (NoSenseWorrying.com) (7th, 26-30-4).
Seamus (9th, 25-33-2) vs. Joseph (River Ave. Blues) (5th, 29-29-2).
Patrick (10th, 23-33-4) vs. Aziz (8th, 27-33-0).
Posted by: David
Andy Pettitte is simply snake bitten. In three previous starts, the bullpen blew leads for him. On Sunday afternoon he gave up only two runs, one earned and lost 2-1.
A key error by A-Rod allowed runners to reach second and third with no outs and Pettitte toughened and allowed only one run to score. The M's added another for a early 2-0 lead.
The Yankees fought back to 2-1 but couldn't get the big hit. A dramatic showdown between A-Rod and Brandon Morrow ended up with Rodriguez striking out with runners on base. Morrow was only drafted in 2006 and has already made it to the major leagues. He was simply throwing gas and blew it by A-Rod.
The Mariner bullpen was terrific with J.J. Putz gaining his ninth save by striking out the side in the ninth.
With Boston coming back from a ninth inning five run deficit to win the Yankees are now eight games behind the Bosox and stand at 17-19 on the season. After an off day on Monday, the Bombers head to Chicago for a three game series starting on Tuesday.
Will we start to hear rumblings of a Torre firing?
A key error by A-Rod allowed runners to reach second and third with no outs and Pettitte toughened and allowed only one run to score. The M's added another for a early 2-0 lead.
The Yankees fought back to 2-1 but couldn't get the big hit. A dramatic showdown between A-Rod and Brandon Morrow ended up with Rodriguez striking out with runners on base. Morrow was only drafted in 2006 and has already made it to the major leagues. He was simply throwing gas and blew it by A-Rod.
The Mariner bullpen was terrific with J.J. Putz gaining his ninth save by striking out the side in the ninth.
With Boston coming back from a ninth inning five run deficit to win the Yankees are now eight games behind the Bosox and stand at 17-19 on the season. After an off day on Monday, the Bombers head to Chicago for a three game series starting on Tuesday.
Will we start to hear rumblings of a Torre firing?
Posted by: Patrick
From MLB.com:
Yankees reliever Scott Proctor dropped his appeal of a four-game suspension on Saturday, opting instead to begin serving his sentence immediately.
As a result, Proctor will be unavailable to the Yankees until a Thursday matinee in Chicago, but he will be reinstated in time for important series against the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox. ...
But an appeal would have had to take place in New York, and no tentative date for an appearance had yet been set. With that in mind, Proctor said he left the decision up to Torre and general manager Brian Cashman, who informed Proctor of their opinion to have him begin sitting out Saturday.
As a result, Proctor will be unavailable to the Yankees until a Thursday matinee in Chicago, but he will be reinstated in time for important series against the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox. ...
But an appeal would have had to take place in New York, and no tentative date for an appearance had yet been set. With that in mind, Proctor said he left the decision up to Torre and general manager Brian Cashman, who informed Proctor of their opinion to have him begin sitting out Saturday.
Posted by: David
Jarrod Washburn cooled the Yankee bats and Kenji Johjima hit a two run homer to extend the M's lead to 3-0 early. That was all Washburn needed as the Yankees couldn't muster any offense.
Darrell Rasner pitched well but not well enough on Friday night in Seattle. The Yankees were without Jason Giambi as he is still resting a sore foot and is expected back in the lineup sometime this weekend.
Darrell Rasner pitched well but not well enough on Friday night in Seattle. The Yankees were without Jason Giambi as he is still resting a sore foot and is expected back in the lineup sometime this weekend.
05/12: Jeter's Hit Run
Posted by: Patrick
Don Amore talks about Jeter's amazing run of 91 out of 100 games with a hit, including an e-mail from a guy from SABR. In the research he has done, he hasn't found a single guy from 1957 on who can match Jeter's streak. Wade Boggs in 1985 being the closest with 90 out of 100. Going back farther, Ty Cobb's best was 91 in 1910-1911 and he managed to find one guy with a better run than Jeter - Willie Keeler in 1898 with 92.
Posted by: Patrick
Will Carroll:
Via Steve via The Lineup Card.
Here's the long and short on Carl Pavano--even before he had an MRI or saw a specialist, he'd made the decision to have Tommy John surgery. Even after seeing specialists and finding that while his UCL was torn, it was not torn so significantly that doctors recommended the surgery. Much like Octavio Dotel a few years ago, though, Pavano is simply not willing to pitch through the soreness. There's probably a high number of pitchers in the game today (far too high a number, actually) that have similar, perhaps worse damage and get out there. I'm not advocating that anyone pitch with pain, but when the possibility exists that someone can come back without surgery, I think they owe it to the team paying the bills to do it. Pavano's not willing to, perhaps closing a chapter that the Yankees would rather not have had written. Call him 'American Idle' or the 'Rajah of Rehab' if you want. In my opinion, he's gone beyond that, and is simply stealing money.
Via Steve via The Lineup Card.
05/11: Frank Torre in ICU
Posted by: Patrick
From Joe LaPointe:
“Not too good,'’ Torre said, when asked how his brother was doing. “He’s got an infection in his system.'’
05/10: The Stretch
Posted by: James
These Texas + Seattle games are crucial which was why I was so annoyed at the Seattle losses. Even thinking about them now is annoying. Those games could have easily been wins and the Yankees could have been one game above .500 even with the loss today. Starting right after the next series, there is a brutal stretch of games and because the Yanks have dug themselves into quite a hole (6.5 games back going into tonights' Red Sox game), they simply cannot afford to lose even more ground.
Here's the upcoming schedule:
3 @ White Sox 16-15 .516
3 @ Mets 21-12 .636
3 vs Boston 22-10 .688
3 vs Anaheim 18-16 .529
3 @ Toronto 13-20 .394 (the "easy" team is better than their record would indicate)
3 @ Boston 22-10 .688
4 @ White Sox 16-15 .516
That's a combined 128-98 record (a .567 winning percentage) for those keeping track at home. Those twenty-two games will be very interesting...and very important.
Here's the upcoming schedule:
3 @ White Sox 16-15 .516
3 @ Mets 21-12 .636
3 vs Boston 22-10 .688
3 vs Anaheim 18-16 .529
3 @ Toronto 13-20 .394 (the "easy" team is better than their record would indicate)
3 @ Boston 22-10 .688
4 @ White Sox 16-15 .516
That's a combined 128-98 record (a .567 winning percentage) for those keeping track at home. Those twenty-two games will be very interesting...and very important.
Posted by: James
What an ugly loss. You can't sweep Texas every time...but man, was this game putrid. Simply a horrible loss that puts the Yanks back under .500, right before one of the toughest stretches of the year. Ouch.
Chien-Ming Wang took the hill and ended any hopes of a perfect game by walking Kenny Lofton. Lofton stole second and eventually came around to score on a 2-out single by Slamming Sammy (5 HRs away from 600). 1-0 Rangers.
Opposing Wang was Brandon McCarthy who started the game with a 7.96 ERA but was also coming off his first good start of the season (6 IP, 2 hits, 1 ER). He was cruising until the bottom of the third when after inducing a weak pop-up by Doug Mientkiewicz, Melky Cabrera took him deep for his first homer of the season. I know. I was surprised too. Maybe el Leche decided that he was sick of letting Mientkiewicz have all the fun. Mientkiewicz with an OPS close to .700 and Melky creeping in on .600...who would have thought? 1-1 Tie.
Chien-Ming Wang took the hill and ended any hopes of a perfect game by walking Kenny Lofton. Lofton stole second and eventually came around to score on a 2-out single by Slamming Sammy (5 HRs away from 600). 1-0 Rangers.
Opposing Wang was Brandon McCarthy who started the game with a 7.96 ERA but was also coming off his first good start of the season (6 IP, 2 hits, 1 ER). He was cruising until the bottom of the third when after inducing a weak pop-up by Doug Mientkiewicz, Melky Cabrera took him deep for his first homer of the season. I know. I was surprised too. Maybe el Leche decided that he was sick of letting Mientkiewicz have all the fun. Mientkiewicz with an OPS close to .700 and Melky creeping in on .600...who would have thought? 1-1 Tie.
