CC and Tex down Mets, Yanks win 4-0

Thanks to Mark Teixeira’s grandslam and a brilliant outing by their ace lefty, CC Sabathia (8,6) – 8 IP 4 H 0 ER 2 BB 6 K – the Yankees beat Johan Santana and the Mets today, 4-0. With the win, the Yankees now sit alone atop the American League East for the first time [...]

G69: Yankees VS Mets

Here’s the lineup, via LoHud: YANKEES (42-26) Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Jorge Posada DH Curtis Granderson CF Francisco Cervelli C Brett Gardner LF LHP CC Sabathia (7-3, 4.00) Mets vs. Sabathia METS (39-29) Jose Reyes SS Angel Pagan CF David Wright 3B Ike Davis [...]

No Halladay

Yesterday, from the Daily News, we learned that the Red Sox were poised to make a run at Toronto starter, Roy Halladay. Today, however, all is forgotten, as Ken Davidoff (Newsday) reports that the Yankees and the Red Sox both “loathe risk” and the “offseason might be timed imperfectly enough so that both clubs back [...]

Olney: Halladay talks = Santana talks

Via Buster Olney (ESPN insider): “The Roy Halladay trade talks appear to be a virtual carbon copy of the Johan Santana talks two years ago. ‘Santana 2,’ is how one executive referred to them in an e-mail. In order to trade Halladay, the Blue Jays will want enormous return because, well, he’s Roy Halladay. And [...]

Pondering Halladay’s leverage

From Jon Heyman (SI): And here’s yet another potential reason the Yankees (or Red Sox) might have an edge this time around: While Halladay’s latest desires are not yet known (and agent Greg Landry did not return calls), with a year to go before free agency a player in Halladay’s position can leverage his no-trade [...]

Mike Cameron a LF option?

Yesterday, the Brewers and the Twins connected for a trade, which sent struggling shortstop J.J. Hardy to Minnesota in exchange for the speedy center fielder Carlos Gomez, who was famously acquired by Minnesota in the Johan Santana trade. When asked about the trade, Brewers GM Doug Melvin noted to Adam McCalvy (MLB) that Gomez would [...]

Giving credit to the architect…

From Jon Heyman (SI): AL Executive of the Year 1. Brian Cashman, Yankees: The big-money moves all worked (Teixeira, Sabathia and A.J. Burnett), and so did the small-money moves (Eric Hinske and Jerry Hairston) Brian Cashman put together a winner this offseason. Sure, for the most part, his success was built upon the Steinbrenner pocketbook, [...]

Cashman's triumph

Here’s a post that was inevitable. From Joel Sherman (NY Post): Who knows how matters might have played out if the Yankees had actually made their trade for Santana after the 2007 season. But more and more, GM Brian Cashman’s restraint then is being paid off now. Cashman philosophically could not advocate giving up significant [...]

Hank Is Still Alive

From the NY Post: Sitting behind his desk at George M. Steinbrenner Field, Hank Steinbrenner yesterday spit on the notion he has taken a step back in running the Yankees. “There is one very important point here,” Steinbrenner told The Post during an exclusive half-hour session. “The most important thing to remember is this: If [...]

King Felix Hits A Grand Slam Off Johan Santana

I just saw it and it was amazing. All 4 runs were unearned but Santana tossed Felix a fastball that was up and just on the outer edge of the plate and Felix laced into deep right for his first career HR and a game-changing 4-run slam. Brian Cashman is a genius.

No Regrets?

From MLBTR on Ken Rosenthal: Rosenthal doesn’t think there’s a lot of regret in the Yankee organization for not acquiring Johan Santana. One executive notes Santana’s throwing with increased effort this season yet without increased results. Johan Santana’s (5-3) numbers are solid, so don’t let anyone fool you into thinking that he’s not delivering for [...]

Hank Has Found His Ace

Mark Feinsand of the Daily News has a writeup on Hank Steinbrenner that’s filled with some new Hank commentary. Hank addresses the positives he has seen in a floundering Yankee team and thinks that the club will eventually “go on a tear” but the lack of offense has certainly been frustrating for him and everyone [...]

No Words

I really don’t know what to say about today’s game. The team just looks “flat” and one has to wonder about the offense, not necessarily the pitching (although there’s plenty of blame to go around for the loss). The bottom of the lineup has been dreadful and Melky Cabrera, who we heralded at the beginning [...]

Hank Having Second Santana Thoughts

Jon Heyman (SI) has a nice read out on Brian Cashman and Hank Steinbrenner. Although relatively short, the text is simply packed with information. Here are a few key points: Hank is upset with Cashman over Hughes and IPK. He’s reportedly having second thoughts about the non-Santana deal and “can’t get over it” says one [...]

Maddux Mussina

K/BB is a well known statistic in baseball. It measures the number of strikeouts for a pitcher in relation to his walks (base on balls), providing a numerical figure (a ratio) that assesses their ability to not only strikeout the opposition, but also to control their pitches by limiting their free passes. Basically, it’s a [...]

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