Posted by: Patrick
According to Peter Abraham, Jorge is up for the Roberto Clemente Award. You can vote here. Voting ends October 5.
09/06: Vizcaino in Need of Rest
Posted by: Patrick
Mark Herrmann reports that Luis Vizcaino's should is bugging him, so he'll be getting a couple days of rest. He had an MRI and the results were fine, according to Cashman.
09/05: Kennedy Notes
Posted by: James
John Sickels over at MinorLeagueBlog has a quick post detailing his thoughts on Ian Kennedy. It's an interesting read and the comments section over there is usually pretty insightful.
Posted by: Patrick
Late in last night's game, A-Rod made a head first slide into 3rd and Adrian Beltre (listed at 220 pounds) tripped on him and landed on his right leg. If you watch the video, you can see it was pretty scary. And, if that wasn't bad enough, in the top half of the inning, Wang came out with back stiffness.
A-Rod had X-rays and they were, thankfully, negative. But, he's sore. Meanwhile, Wang felt better after the game after getting some ice treatment.
A-Rod had X-rays and they were, thankfully, negative. But, he's sore. Meanwhile, Wang felt better after the game after getting some ice treatment.
09/05: Clemens to Miss a Start
Posted by: Patrick
From Peter Abraham:
I suppose, if there is any good in this, it's good that it's against a .449 team like the Royals as opposed to a better team. As luck would have it, Moose is 2-0 with a 2.31 ERA in 2 starts against the Royals this year. They are 1 of 2 teams he has 2 wins against and 1 of 5 teams that he has an ERA of 3.00 or lower against (with 3 of those, he only pitched once).
The Yankees offered suspiciously few details yesterday about the condition of Roger Clemens' right elbow - other than to say they believe he will return to the mound before the season ends. ...
Clemens will miss his start on Sunday at Kansas City, with Mike Mussina replacing him. Clemens could return for the Red Sox series at Fenway Park, Sept. 14-16.
"We're thinking one start. We'll see," manager Joe Torre said. "He'll have to go out and throw on the mound before he can pitch. ... His elbow seems stable. There doesn't seem to be any damage that concerns anybody."
Clemens will miss his start on Sunday at Kansas City, with Mike Mussina replacing him. Clemens could return for the Red Sox series at Fenway Park, Sept. 14-16.
"We're thinking one start. We'll see," manager Joe Torre said. "He'll have to go out and throw on the mound before he can pitch. ... His elbow seems stable. There doesn't seem to be any damage that concerns anybody."
I suppose, if there is any good in this, it's good that it's against a .449 team like the Royals as opposed to a better team. As luck would have it, Moose is 2-0 with a 2.31 ERA in 2 starts against the Royals this year. They are 1 of 2 teams he has 2 wins against and 1 of 5 teams that he has an ERA of 3.00 or lower against (with 3 of those, he only pitched once).
09/05: A-Rod's Bat Was Clean
Posted by: Patrick
Well, that's a relief:
"Both bats were in full compliance with Major League Baseball's bat regulations, and neither bat showed any signs of tampering and/or alteration," the commissioner's office said in a statement. "The bats will be returned to Iwamura and Rodriguez promptly."
09/04: Yankees Crush M's, 12-3
Posted by: Patrick
Through 5 and 1/2 innings, this was a pitchers duel. The Yankees were up 1-0, thanks to a Jorge Posada home run in the 2nd inning. But, after a lead off out from Bobby Abreu, the Yankees put up 3 runs. The first came with an A-Rod homer, then a Cano RBI single to score Posada, followed by a Betemit RBI single to score Matsui.
The Mariners finally got on the board with a solo homer from Adrian Beltre in the top of the 7th. But, the Yankees blew it wide open after that, scoring 7 in the 7th. The Yankees sent 12 men to the plate in the inning and had 8 hits. Abreu, Duncan, Cano, Melky and Jeter all had run scoring hits.
The Mariners had a 2 RBI double in the 8th and Posada tacked one more on with a homer in the bottom half. and that's where it would end. Yankees win, 12-3. Back to a 2 game lead in the wild card.
Every Yankees starter picked up a hit, besides Matsui, who walked and scored a run. Posada was the star tonight, going 4 for 4 with 2 HR, 4 R and 2 RBI. Besides him, Melky was 1 for 5 with 1 R and 1 RBI, Jeter was 1 for 5 with 1 RBI, Abreu was 4 for 5 with 1 B, 1 HR, 1 R and 1 RBI, A-Rod was 2 for 4 with 1 HR, 2 R and 1 RBI, Duncan was 1 for 5 with 1 R and 2 RBI, Cano was 4 for 5 with 1 R and 3 RBI and Betemit was 2 for 2 with 1 RBI.
Was there ever any doubt that Wang was the ace of this staff? Man, the guy's stepped up huge these last 3 starts against 3 very good teams - the Tigers, Red Sox and Mariners and this is his line. 22.1 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 9 BB, 12 K. 22.1 IP, 11 H and 2 ER. Bang.
After Wang retired the 1st hitter in the 8th, Torre went to Vizcaino, who probably needed some work as he hasn't pitched since allowing 3 ER on the 1st. He struck out the first batter he faced and then walked a guy and allowed a single, then a double to score both of those other guys. Britton came in and got the final out of the 8th. And then, after allowing a lead off single, retired the next 3 batters in the 9th to end the game.
The Red Sox beat the Blue Jays, 5-3. So, no ground gained there. We could really use a continued offensive explosion tomorrow as we'll have Phil Hughes (2-3, 5.65) against Jarrod Washburn (9-12, 4.37) at 7:05 ET.
The Mariners finally got on the board with a solo homer from Adrian Beltre in the top of the 7th. But, the Yankees blew it wide open after that, scoring 7 in the 7th. The Yankees sent 12 men to the plate in the inning and had 8 hits. Abreu, Duncan, Cano, Melky and Jeter all had run scoring hits.
The Mariners had a 2 RBI double in the 8th and Posada tacked one more on with a homer in the bottom half. and that's where it would end. Yankees win, 12-3. Back to a 2 game lead in the wild card.
Every Yankees starter picked up a hit, besides Matsui, who walked and scored a run. Posada was the star tonight, going 4 for 4 with 2 HR, 4 R and 2 RBI. Besides him, Melky was 1 for 5 with 1 R and 1 RBI, Jeter was 1 for 5 with 1 RBI, Abreu was 4 for 5 with 1 B, 1 HR, 1 R and 1 RBI, A-Rod was 2 for 4 with 1 HR, 2 R and 1 RBI, Duncan was 1 for 5 with 1 R and 2 RBI, Cano was 4 for 5 with 1 R and 3 RBI and Betemit was 2 for 2 with 1 RBI.
Was there ever any doubt that Wang was the ace of this staff? Man, the guy's stepped up huge these last 3 starts against 3 very good teams - the Tigers, Red Sox and Mariners and this is his line. 22.1 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 9 BB, 12 K. 22.1 IP, 11 H and 2 ER. Bang.
After Wang retired the 1st hitter in the 8th, Torre went to Vizcaino, who probably needed some work as he hasn't pitched since allowing 3 ER on the 1st. He struck out the first batter he faced and then walked a guy and allowed a single, then a double to score both of those other guys. Britton came in and got the final out of the 8th. And then, after allowing a lead off single, retired the next 3 batters in the 9th to end the game.
The Red Sox beat the Blue Jays, 5-3. So, no ground gained there. We could really use a continued offensive explosion tomorrow as we'll have Phil Hughes (2-3, 5.65) against Jarrod Washburn (9-12, 4.37) at 7:05 ET.
Posted by: Patrick
Jack Curry at the Times has a nice story about Alex Rodriguez and his half brother that he didn't see for 23 years (ending in 2003 when he attended a Rangers game). Good break from baseball stuff, I'd say.
Via Steve.
Via Steve.
09/04: Phillips' Season is Over
Posted by: Patrick
This is not something we need right now:
Andy Phillips' troubled season has been dealt another bad break. The Yankees first baseman suffered a fractured pisiform bone in his right wrist and will have season-ending surgery on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old Phillips was hit by a Jason Hammel fastball in the fifth inning of the Yankees' 8-2 loss to the Devil Rays on Sunday. Phillips remained in the game to run the bases but did not come out for the next inning in the field.
The 29-year-old Phillips was hit by a Jason Hammel fastball in the fifth inning of the Yankees' 8-2 loss to the Devil Rays on Sunday. Phillips remained in the game to run the bases but did not come out for the next inning in the field.
Posted by: Seamus
The Yankees' tag team of veteran starters struggled yesterday in a 7-1 loss that sliced the Bombers' lead over the Mariners to one game in the wild card race. Boston defeated Toronto as well, extending their lead over the Yankees in the East to 7 games.
Roger Clemens struggled, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits before leaving the game after the 4th inning due to pain in his elbow. Clemens is now scheduled to have an MRI and Joe Torre said he might skip his next start just in case. Mike Mussina, who would probably start in his place, pitched 3 and 2/3 innings in relief and struggled as well, giving up 2 runs on 7 hits.
Aside from an RBI single in the 1st inning by Alex Rodriguez (now 130 RBI on Sept. 4), there wasn't really much offense generated by the Yankees, either. Rodriguez and Posada had two hits each, but they put up goose eggs in the last eight innings of the game.
Funny thing, 10 years ago you'd think that you'd only see Roger Clemens and Mike Mussina pitching in the same game for the same team if it was your team in some video game, and those were the things that made some people look at the games and say "Boy, these games are really rediculous."
The Yanks will try to bounce back tonight as they send Chien-Ming Wang to the mound to face Horacio Ramirez. Game starts at 7:05 ET.
Roger Clemens struggled, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits before leaving the game after the 4th inning due to pain in his elbow. Clemens is now scheduled to have an MRI and Joe Torre said he might skip his next start just in case. Mike Mussina, who would probably start in his place, pitched 3 and 2/3 innings in relief and struggled as well, giving up 2 runs on 7 hits.
Aside from an RBI single in the 1st inning by Alex Rodriguez (now 130 RBI on Sept. 4), there wasn't really much offense generated by the Yankees, either. Rodriguez and Posada had two hits each, but they put up goose eggs in the last eight innings of the game.
Funny thing, 10 years ago you'd think that you'd only see Roger Clemens and Mike Mussina pitching in the same game for the same team if it was your team in some video game, and those were the things that made some people look at the games and say "Boy, these games are really rediculous."
The Yanks will try to bounce back tonight as they send Chien-Ming Wang to the mound to face Horacio Ramirez. Game starts at 7:05 ET.
