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It’s Time To Shut Down Joba Chamberlain »
It’s time to shut down Joba Chamberlain for the remainder of the year. Why? It's simple, he doesn’t have it anymore. Chamberlain was supposed to pitch five innings last night and get the win, what would have been his first since Aug. 6 against Boston. I’ve said it all year that Chamberlain should be in the rotation because [...]
Yankees-Mariners: Joba Chamberlain Rocked in Finale, »
Mark Teixeira and Sergio Mitre pitched in winning efforts, but Joba Chamberlain’s effort was a losing one and it counted the most. He gave up all seven runs in the 7-1 loss to the Mariners (78-72) as the Yankees (95-55) lost another series. Quick ‘Cap The Mariners jumped on Chamberlain early for two runs in the first and [...]
Yankees Rookie Hazing Pictures »
As the Yankees left Seattle after a 7-1 loss, their rookies donned 1960’s Batman costumes as part of their annual rookie hazing. Mark Melancon was dressed as Batman, Michael Dunn was dressed as the Riddler, and Ramiro Pena was Catwoman. Joining them was radar gun operator Brett Weber as the Joker, video coordinator Anthony Flynn as Robin, [...]
New York Yankees Call Up Ian Kennedy »
After throwing three perfect innings in his last outing in Triple-A, Ian Kennedy has been called up to finish the remainder of the season with the Yankees. “This is crazy,” Kennedy said. “I didn’t dream of this happening. After not pitching all year, this seemed crazy. When he called me and told me it was going [...]
Yankees-Mariners: Tex Leads Bombers In Blowout »
Behind Mark Teixeira’s huge night and CC Sabathia’s dominant pitching, the Yankees (95-54) cruised past the Mariners (77-72) to a 10-1 win last night. Quick ‘Cap: Teixeira’s three-run homer in the fifth inning broke the game open, and gave Sabathia a 6-0 lead. Sabathia and the Yankees experienced a near-miss [...]
Oh No! It’s Ichiro! Mariners Walk Off vs. Mo »
Mariano Rivera had struck out the first two batters of the ninth with ease, but then long-time Royal Mike Sweeney pinch hit for Josh Wilson. Sweeney doubled, and Ichiro homered to give the Mariners (77-71) a walk-off, 3-2 victory over the Yankees (94-54). Quick ‘Cap The Yanks used a pair of sac flies from Alex Rodriguez [...]
Can Ian Kennedy Make the Playoff Roster? »
According to Tyler Kepner of the NY Times, Yankees right handed pitcher Ian Kennedy could be joining the Yankees after making two successful minor league starts including three perfect innings for the Scranton Yankees while recovering from aneurysm surgery. "Juan Miranda on roster, sounds kik(sp)," Kepner tweeted. "Sounds like Ian Kennedy to [...]
Yankees-Mariners Series Preview »
The Yankees (94-53) begin a three-game set with the all-but-eliminated Seattle Mariners (76-71) tonight. Head-to-Head The Yanks have already taken three out of four in Seattle this season, and have won five out of seven overall. Series Preview Date: Yankees starters Mariners starters Fri., 10:10 p.m. A.J. Burnett (11-9, [...]
What’s At Stake: Andy Pettitte and Contract »
After a long drawn out contract dispute with the Yankees last offseason, Andy Pettitte finally settled on a one-year deal that only guaranteed him $5.5 million, but gave him an opportunity to earn as much as $12 million if he reached certain incentives. Then there is this bit from SI’s Jon Heyman: “Andy Pettitte begged the Yankees to [...]
Peter Abraham Leaving Journal News for Boston Globe »
According to the Journal News, the Blog Father Peter Abraham is leaving the Journal News as he is jumping ship and will cover and blog about the Red Sox for the Boston Globe next season making him the anti-Johnny Damon. Red Sox fans are getting a damn good journalist. Hopefully they appreciate him, I’m sure they will. He will be [...]