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Joe West Isn’t Backing Down from His Yankees-Red »
From Gordon Edes : Umpire Joe West will be working the Red Sox-Royals series that begins Thursday night in Fenway Park, the first time the veteran umpire will be working a Sox game since he called out the Sox and Yankees last month for slow play he termed "pathetic" and "embarrassing." "I don't second-guess what I said," West said by telephone [...]
Derek Jeter’s Bat May Be Coming Around »
Derek Jeter's poor start has been a hot topic lately. Today, on ESPN's 1st and 10, they even asked if this is the beginning of the end for the Yankees shortstop. I think it's way too early to turn a simple slump into evidence that Jeter is done. If he's hitting .276 in July, then let's start with this stuff, but until then it's just a slump, [...]
Hell Week: New York Yankees Suffer Through Poor Week »
The Yankees just finished off a terrible week that saw them go 2-5 against the Red Sox, Rays, and Mets. Here's a breakdown of what went wrong. Split with Boston—lucky not to get swept and blew two 5-0 leads at home. Swept and embarrassed by Tampa. Lost two of three to the Mets. And some stats: Team ERA: 6.05 Opponents hit .311 against [...]
Yankees Finish Off a Miserable Week with Another Loss »
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N.Y. Yankees (26-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 10 1 N.Y. Mets (22-23) « 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 x 6 11 0 WP: J. Santana (4-2) LP: C. Sabathia (4-3) SV: F. Rodriguez (8) God, this team is frustrating to watch right now. Last night's Subway Series rubber game looked a lot like the [...]
New York Yankees: May 23 Minor League Report »
(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (26-17) lost to Louisville (20-24) 5-1: Box Score — Recap Batting Curtis Granderson , CF: 1-for-2, BB Eduardo Nunez, SS: 2-for-4, RBI (20) Jesus Montero, DH: 0-for-3, BB - now hitting .233 Chad Huffman, 1B-LF: 1-for-4 Rene Rivera, C: 2-for-4, 2B Jeff Natale, 2B: 1-for-2, BB, R Pitching Jason [...]
This Week in Yankee History: May 23-29 »
This Week in Yankee History May 23rd - May 29th May 23rd 1901 Former New York Yankees broadcasting announcer Arch McDonald (1940) was born (1901-1960). Arch McDonald was a longtime broadcaster for the Washington Senators (1934-1939, 1941-1959). He also broadcast games for the New York Yankees in1940. McDonald is [...]
New York Yankees-New York Mets: Yanks Strand Too Many »
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N.Y. Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 11 0 N.Y. Mets « 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 x 5 12 0 WP: M. Pelfrey (6-1) LP: P. Hughes (5-1) SV: F. Rodriguez (7) What a disaster of a game that was. It wasn't a blow out as the Mets evened up the Subway Series last night with a 5-3 [...]
Injury Bug Reaches Minors: Jeremy Bleich Headed For »
According to Tim Bontemps (hat-tip to RAB ), Trenton lefty Jeremy Bleich appears to be headed for shoulder surgery. Bleich has been meeting with doctors this week, and surgery seems like the most likely outcome. Mark Newman, the Yankees ' senior vice president of baseball operations, was downcast when asked about the issues with Bleich's shoulder [...]
Yank’s Curtis Granderson Heads to Scranton For »
I briefly mentioned this in last night's game thread but here's some more info on Granderson's return via Pete Caldera : Curtis Granderson is targeting Friday at Yankee Stadium for his return to Joe Girardi's lineup. "That's what I'm hoping for," said Granderson, after taking batting practice with the Yankees at Citi Field. Sidelined since May 2 [...]
Javy Vasquez Sharp Over Six One-Hit Innings as Yanks »
It wasn't the way I thought the game would go with Javier Vazquez going up against a guy who was making his first big league start, but this one was a pitcher's duel from the start. Vazquez was impressive again, as the Yankees took game one of the Subway Series beating the Mets 2-1. In six innings Vazquez held the Mets to just one hit and a [...]