Posted by: Patrick
From the official site:
Wang made a precautionary hospital trip on Wednesday afternoon after a bit of irritation in his right leg became marked with discoloration. An MRI determined that he had a mild strain of his calf, though Wang does not expect to miss a start.
"I'm going to be fine," he said.
"I'm going to be fine," he said.
Posted by: Patrick
Our third iteration of our annual interview series with Yankees bloggers, Interviewing the Yankees Blogosphere, has come to an end. For those interested, here is who we interviewed this time around:
Tyler Kepner, Bats
Derek Jacques, The House That Derek Built
Bryan Hoch, Bombers Beat
Ken Davidoff, Baseball Insider
John Amato, Pinstripe Alley
Joseph Pawlikowski, River Ave. Blues
EJ Fagan, Pending Pinstripes and The Bronx Block
Earl Mitchell, Pinstripe Alley
Eric Schultz, Pending Pinstripes
Eric Haskell, The Bronx Block
In the 2006-2007 edition, we interviewed:
Peter Abraham, The LoHud Yankees Blog
James Varghese, YanksBlog.com
Mark Feinsand, Blogging the Bombers
Benjamin Kabak, River Ave. Blues
Mike Axisa, Pending Pinstripes (now River Ave. Blues)
Jason O'Connell, YanksBlog.com (no longer blogging)
Jim Baumbach, On the Yankees Beat (no longer blogging regularly about the Yankees)
In the 2005-2006 edition, we interviewed:
Alex Belth, Bronx Banter
Steve Lombardi, WasWatching.com
Patrick O'Keefe, YanksBlog.com
Cliff Corcoran, Bronx Banter
Michael Black, YanksBlog.com (no longer blogging)
SG, Replacement Level Yankees Weblog
Jennifer Muller, NoSenseWorrying.com
Seamus Molloy, YanksBlog.com
Dave Nekoukar, Pride of the Yankees
Sensei John Kreese, noMaas.org
Brian MacMillan, Off the Facade (no longer blogging)
Thank you to everyone who has participated. We'll be back with more blogger interviews next offseason.
Tyler Kepner, Bats
Derek Jacques, The House That Derek Built
Bryan Hoch, Bombers Beat
Ken Davidoff, Baseball Insider
John Amato, Pinstripe Alley
Joseph Pawlikowski, River Ave. Blues
EJ Fagan, Pending Pinstripes and The Bronx Block
Earl Mitchell, Pinstripe Alley
Eric Schultz, Pending Pinstripes
Eric Haskell, The Bronx Block
In the 2006-2007 edition, we interviewed:
Peter Abraham, The LoHud Yankees Blog
James Varghese, YanksBlog.com
Mark Feinsand, Blogging the Bombers
Benjamin Kabak, River Ave. Blues
Mike Axisa, Pending Pinstripes (now River Ave. Blues)
Jason O'Connell, YanksBlog.com (no longer blogging)
Jim Baumbach, On the Yankees Beat (no longer blogging regularly about the Yankees)
In the 2005-2006 edition, we interviewed:
Alex Belth, Bronx Banter
Steve Lombardi, WasWatching.com
Patrick O'Keefe, YanksBlog.com
Cliff Corcoran, Bronx Banter
Michael Black, YanksBlog.com (no longer blogging)
SG, Replacement Level Yankees Weblog
Jennifer Muller, NoSenseWorrying.com
Seamus Molloy, YanksBlog.com
Dave Nekoukar, Pride of the Yankees
Sensei John Kreese, noMaas.org
Brian MacMillan, Off the Facade (no longer blogging)
Thank you to everyone who has participated. We'll be back with more blogger interviews next offseason.
Posted by: Patrick
Mike Mussina has been great this year, given all of the surrounding factors. However, on Tuesday, he turned in a real clunker of a performance. He lasted just 2 outs and threw 42 pitches. He walked 2 guys and allowed 5 hits. He allowed 7 runs but only 1 of them was earned. How is that possible? Well...
To start the game, he walked Brian Roberts. Following this, he got a ground out that moved Roberts to second. And then a strike out. So, two outs, runner on second - no score. Train wreck time: the next seven batters would all reach base. Single scoring one run. Single. Runner safe on throwing error by Derek Jeter (this is why the runs are unearned). Jeter makes the play, inning over. At the same time, you don't have to allow the next 4 batters to reach base just because Jeter makes an error, either.
Bases loaded walk. Double, scoring three runs. Single (batter advances to second thanks to the throw in), scoring a run. Wild pitch, allowing runner to advance to third. Triple, scoring a run. And that was the end of Moose's day. Ross Ohlendorf came in and got the first batter he faced to ground out to end the bloodbath.
In the second, the Orioles added two more runs. Both of them were unearned, thanks to a Johnny Damon error, committed with two outs. Both the Jeter and Damon errors were on balls off the bat of the same player - Luke Scott. Kevin Millar took Ohlendorf deep for the Orioles tenth run of the game. Ohlendorf worked 3 and 1/3, allowing 3 runs (1 earned), 2 walks and 3 strikeouts.
So, yeah, A-Rod returned. He drove in all of the runs that we scored in this one, thanks to a two run home run in the sixth inning, scoring Bobby Abreu. He was 1 for 3 on the night.
Orioles pitcher Daniel Cabrera hit Jeter with a pitch in the third and he was taken out of the game. It was 93 miles per hour and hit the captain in the hand. X-rays afterward revealed no damage - he's day to day with a bruised hand.
Bobby Abreu (2 for 4, 1 run), Jason Giambi (2 for 3), Johnny Damon (1 for 4) and Hideki Matsui (1 for 4) were the other Yankees that collected hits. As a team, the offense walked a total of zero times. So, 7 hits, 0 walks and 1 hit batter. The team runners left on base was only 4 - because there wasn't all that many runners. The bottom 3 hitters - Cano, Melky and Molina - were particularly brutal, going 0 for 9 in all.
LaTroy Hawkins pitched a very effective 1 and 2/3 innings, retiring every batter he faced until Luke Scott came to the plate. He threw up and in - the ball was going for Scott's head and he ducked - and Hawkins was ejected (video). Hawkins said that he expects to be disciplined by Major League Baseball, based upon Kyle Farnsworth's recent suspension.
Edwar Ramirez came in after the Hawkins ejection and, after a walk and single, got out of the inning without any runs crossing the plate. Ramirez pitched a scoreless seventh, as well. Jose Veras took a turn in the eighth. He struck out the first hitter he saw, walked the next and struck out the next. Unfortunately, with two outs, Luke Scott homered. Veras retired the next batter to get out of the inning.
Mariano, who hadn't pitched since May 14, came in and got some work. He allowed a single, followed by a grounder's choice that cut that runner off at second. And then Luis Hernandez lined a ball back at Mo, which he caught and threw to first to double off the runner.
The Yankees are 20-25 and dead last in the AL East, 7.5 games back of the division leading Red Sox. Tonight at 7:05 PM, Darrell Rasner (2-0, 3.00) will make third start of 2008 against Garrett Olson (3-0, 3.47).
To start the game, he walked Brian Roberts. Following this, he got a ground out that moved Roberts to second. And then a strike out. So, two outs, runner on second - no score. Train wreck time: the next seven batters would all reach base. Single scoring one run. Single. Runner safe on throwing error by Derek Jeter (this is why the runs are unearned). Jeter makes the play, inning over. At the same time, you don't have to allow the next 4 batters to reach base just because Jeter makes an error, either.
Bases loaded walk. Double, scoring three runs. Single (batter advances to second thanks to the throw in), scoring a run. Wild pitch, allowing runner to advance to third. Triple, scoring a run. And that was the end of Moose's day. Ross Ohlendorf came in and got the first batter he faced to ground out to end the bloodbath.
In the second, the Orioles added two more runs. Both of them were unearned, thanks to a Johnny Damon error, committed with two outs. Both the Jeter and Damon errors were on balls off the bat of the same player - Luke Scott. Kevin Millar took Ohlendorf deep for the Orioles tenth run of the game. Ohlendorf worked 3 and 1/3, allowing 3 runs (1 earned), 2 walks and 3 strikeouts.
So, yeah, A-Rod returned. He drove in all of the runs that we scored in this one, thanks to a two run home run in the sixth inning, scoring Bobby Abreu. He was 1 for 3 on the night.
Orioles pitcher Daniel Cabrera hit Jeter with a pitch in the third and he was taken out of the game. It was 93 miles per hour and hit the captain in the hand. X-rays afterward revealed no damage - he's day to day with a bruised hand.
Bobby Abreu (2 for 4, 1 run), Jason Giambi (2 for 3), Johnny Damon (1 for 4) and Hideki Matsui (1 for 4) were the other Yankees that collected hits. As a team, the offense walked a total of zero times. So, 7 hits, 0 walks and 1 hit batter. The team runners left on base was only 4 - because there wasn't all that many runners. The bottom 3 hitters - Cano, Melky and Molina - were particularly brutal, going 0 for 9 in all.
LaTroy Hawkins pitched a very effective 1 and 2/3 innings, retiring every batter he faced until Luke Scott came to the plate. He threw up and in - the ball was going for Scott's head and he ducked - and Hawkins was ejected (video). Hawkins said that he expects to be disciplined by Major League Baseball, based upon Kyle Farnsworth's recent suspension.
Edwar Ramirez came in after the Hawkins ejection and, after a walk and single, got out of the inning without any runs crossing the plate. Ramirez pitched a scoreless seventh, as well. Jose Veras took a turn in the eighth. He struck out the first hitter he saw, walked the next and struck out the next. Unfortunately, with two outs, Luke Scott homered. Veras retired the next batter to get out of the inning.
Mariano, who hadn't pitched since May 14, came in and got some work. He allowed a single, followed by a grounder's choice that cut that runner off at second. And then Luis Hernandez lined a ball back at Mo, which he caught and threw to first to double off the runner.
The Yankees are 20-25 and dead last in the AL East, 7.5 games back of the division leading Red Sox. Tonight at 7:05 PM, Darrell Rasner (2-0, 3.00) will make third start of 2008 against Garrett Olson (3-0, 3.47).
Posted by: Patrick
Th ongoing saga of Chris Britton took an expected turn today as he was optioned once more. This time, it was to make room for A-Rod.
Posted by: Patrick
From Newsday:
Via Ben.
Keith Olbermann reported on MSNBC's "Countdown" Monday night that the worker, Gino Castignoli, has told friends he also buried a scorecard from the 2004 American League Championship Series, in which the Red Sox famously recovered from a three-games-to-none deficit to beat the Yankees for the pennant.
Via Ben.
05/20: Nike to Sponsor Yankees
Posted by: Patrick
From The Sports Business Journal:
Via Ben via Maury Brown.
With the deal ending, sources said that the Yankees originally tried to sell Nike a signage package, but that Nike was more interested in other rights. Consequently, Nike’s deal with the Yankees is short on branding and long on marketing. Nike will be able to increase the amount of team apparel it already sells as an MLB licensee and it will have a store-within-store shop at the new stadium. It will also run local marketing campaigns, grassroots initiatives, and outfit Yankee coaches and minor leaguers with cleats and other performance wear.
Via Ben via Maury Brown.
05/20: Way to Go, Jon
Posted by: James
A hearty congrats to Jon Lester. The Red Sox lefthander threw a no-hitter at Fenway last night against the Kansas City Royals...which is increasingly impressive when you remember that Lester, only 24, is a cancer survivor (as is Mike Lowell). He may pitch for a rival but his feat is still impressive so way to go, Jon.
Posted by: Seamus
Andy Pettitte imploded in the 4th inning once again, and Kyle Farnsworth reverted to his old ways as the Yankees dropped the opener of what is now a two-game set with the Mets by a score of 7-4. The game was loaded with bad breaks and fundamental mistakes, which is something you can't afford when you are as injury-ridden as the Yankees are right now.
Johan Santana was NOT the reason for the Yankees' undoing in his Saturday afternoon affair, as the Yankees belted three homers off of him, including a pretty impressive shot to left by Derek Jeter in the 1st to put the Yankees ahead 2-0. Santana did settle down a bit in the later innings, but ended up with a rather ordinary line of 4 runs on 7 hits in 7 and 2/3.
Andy Pettitte actually was the better pitcher in this game, but lost his control and caught some bad breaks in the 4th. He wasn't shelled the way he was in the 4th inning of his last start in Tampa Bay, but he did allow three runs, one coming via a bases loaded walk and another on an excruciatingly painful-to-watch slow roller halfway down the third base line that just never rolled foul. Pettitte did recover and pitched two more scoreless innings, but the three-run 4th was enough for him to suffer his 5th loss.
Kyle Farnsworth's E.R.A. rose by 1.20 runs after his disaster of a 7th inning, in which he gave up a solo home run to Jose Reyes, and then a two-run shot by David Wright after walking Ryan Church. Those three runs would be the difference in the game, as Morgan Ensberg struck out in the 9th as the tying run to end the game.
This game could have been a lot different, but the Yankees were really over-agressive on the basepaths and let a few balls get away that could have (probably should have) been caught. Derek Jeter got a little greedy trying to stretch a gap-single into a double, and his slide ended about 3 feet premature of 2nd base. Bobby Meachem (who seems to have been making a habit of this) sent Damon on a similarly hit ball by Jeter from 3rd with nobody out, and as you could see the ball being thrown from right field in the background, I was PRAYING that Damon would be held up. Damon was sent and was sent and was blocked off the plate and called out. Then, on a foul pop-up to the third base side by Carlos Delgado, Alberto Gonzalez leans into the stands AND....the ball lands on the dirt, about 10 feet from the wall. Oops.
The Yankees and Mets will conclude this shortened series tonight at 8:05. ESPN will be carrying the game as Chien-Ming Wang takes on Oliver Perez.
Johan Santana was NOT the reason for the Yankees' undoing in his Saturday afternoon affair, as the Yankees belted three homers off of him, including a pretty impressive shot to left by Derek Jeter in the 1st to put the Yankees ahead 2-0. Santana did settle down a bit in the later innings, but ended up with a rather ordinary line of 4 runs on 7 hits in 7 and 2/3.
Andy Pettitte actually was the better pitcher in this game, but lost his control and caught some bad breaks in the 4th. He wasn't shelled the way he was in the 4th inning of his last start in Tampa Bay, but he did allow three runs, one coming via a bases loaded walk and another on an excruciatingly painful-to-watch slow roller halfway down the third base line that just never rolled foul. Pettitte did recover and pitched two more scoreless innings, but the three-run 4th was enough for him to suffer his 5th loss.
Kyle Farnsworth's E.R.A. rose by 1.20 runs after his disaster of a 7th inning, in which he gave up a solo home run to Jose Reyes, and then a two-run shot by David Wright after walking Ryan Church. Those three runs would be the difference in the game, as Morgan Ensberg struck out in the 9th as the tying run to end the game.
This game could have been a lot different, but the Yankees were really over-agressive on the basepaths and let a few balls get away that could have (probably should have) been caught. Derek Jeter got a little greedy trying to stretch a gap-single into a double, and his slide ended about 3 feet premature of 2nd base. Bobby Meachem (who seems to have been making a habit of this) sent Damon on a similarly hit ball by Jeter from 3rd with nobody out, and as you could see the ball being thrown from right field in the background, I was PRAYING that Damon would be held up. Damon was sent and was sent and was blocked off the plate and called out. Then, on a foul pop-up to the third base side by Carlos Delgado, Alberto Gonzalez leans into the stands AND....the ball lands on the dirt, about 10 feet from the wall. Oops.
The Yankees and Mets will conclude this shortened series tonight at 8:05. ESPN will be carrying the game as Chien-Ming Wang takes on Oliver Perez.
Posted by: Patrick
The New York Post has an except from Bobby Murcer's upcoming book, Yankee for Life: My 40-Year Journey in Pinstripes.
"HEY, Carm," Yogi yelled over his shoulder to his beloved Carmen. "It's Mel on the phone. He wants to know if we've heard anything about Bobby's autopsy down in Houston."
"Biopsy, Yogi!" Carmen shrieked in the background. "Biopsy! Bobby went to Houston to have a biopsy, not an autopsy!"
"Biopsy, Yogi!" Carmen shrieked in the background. "Biopsy! Bobby went to Houston to have a biopsy, not an autopsy!"
Posted by: Patrick
Peter Abraham has the story.
“I’m with a new team now,” he told reporters in California on Friday night. “Joe Girardi is a coach for the All-Star Game, and deservedly so. They usually take the local city’s managers as coaches. Besides, I’m not sure that if I got a call, I would say yes. Going over there at this point in time, I may serve as more of a distraction.”
