Phil Hughes filthy in sim game

Via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com:
BOSTON — While some of his Yankee teammates were out enjoying a crisp Massachusetts morning, fifth starter Phil Hughes was on a mound in Florida, continuing to tune up for the regular season on Monday.
The 23-year-old right-hander threw the equivalent of 8 1/3 scoreless innings under simulated conditions at the club’s [...]

STFinale: Yankees VS Future Stars

Here are the lineups via Chad Jennings:
YANKEES
Derek Jeter SS
Jorge Posada C
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher DH
Curtis Granderson CF
Randy Winn RF
Brett Gardner LF
RHP Javier Vazquez
FUTURE STARS
Slade Heathcott CF
Corban Joseph 3B
Jesus Montero C
David Adams 2B
J.R. Murphy DH
Colin Curtis LF
Brad Suttle 1B
Eduardo Nunez SS
Melky Mesa RF
RHP Jonathan Albaladejo
TIME/TV: 1:05 p.m./YES Network
Good to see Jorge Posada [...]

Mariano VS Baltimore

Via George King of the NY Post:
When Mariano Rivera hit Felix Pie in the leg yesterday and forced the outfielder to leave the game, the Orioles’ dugout started barking at the Yankees’ closer. Uncharacteristically, Rivera took a few steps off the mound toward the third-base dugout then climbed back on the hill.
Manager Joe Girardi felt [...]

My interview with Bucky Dent, Sparky Lyle, and Fritz Peterson

For Yankee fans, the club’s history is something that we should often revisit, for it is important to appreciate and take note of those who “came before.” Recently, thanks to the kind folks over at Steiner Sports, I was given an opportunity to relive some of that history by interviewing three former Yankees about their [...]

STG29: Yankees VS Orioles

Here are the lineups for today’s game, via LoHud:
YANKEES
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Johnson DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Curtis Granderson CF
Brett Gardner LF
Mike Rivera C
LHP Andy Pettitte
ORIOLES
Brian Roberts 2B
Nolan Reimold RF
Adam ones CF
Miguel Tejada 3B
Garrett Atkins 1B
Matt Wieters C
Ty Wigginton DH
Felix Pie LF
Cesar Izturis SS
RHP Alfredo Simon
TIME/TV: 1:05 p.m./YES Network
Robinson Cano is definitely [...]

Jorge Posada and “game-calling”

From the charts above, one can see that the Yankees’ top three starters in 2009 – CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Andy Pettitte – when paired with Jorge Posada, often struck out fewer batters and, in fact, walked more batters when compared to their career averages, and to the work done with backup catcher, Jose Molina. [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, Burnett, Granderson, SWB

Here are a few quick news items on the morning:

The Yankees defeated the Blue Jays yesterday, 5-2, in what was their final spring road game.
The victory can be tied to A.J. Burnett, who threw 4 2/3 innings, allowing 2 ER on 5 hits (2 BB, 2 K).
Just in case you missed it, yesterday Joe Girardi [...]

The obvious problem with paying for pitching

Pictured above is one of several pie charts Jeff Zimmerman posted today over at Beyond the Box Score.
Now, the chart certainly isn’t perfect, as there are a number of relevant contextual factors that simply go unstated (e.g., the number of pitchers versus the number of hitters, etc.), but central to the illustration is the dilemma [...]

STG28: Yankees VS Blue Jays

Here are the lineups, via the newly revamped LoHud:
YANKEES
Curtis Granderson CF
Nick Johnson DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
P.J. Pilittere C
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Marcus Thames LF
Ramiro Pena SS
Marcos Vechionacci 3B
RHP A.J. Burnett
BLUE JAYS
Jose Bautista RF
Aaron Hill 2B
Adam Lind DH
Vernon Wells CF
Lyle Overbay 1B
Edwin Encarnacion 3B
John Buck C
Travis Snider LF
John McDonald SS
LHP Brian Tallet
TIME/TV: 1:05 p.m./None in New York
And, [...]

Yanks to announce Gardner in LF, Granderson in CF

Today, Joe Girardi is expected to announce that Curtis Granderson will be in center field for the Yankees this season, while Brett Gardner will be in left field. As Mark Feinsand of the Daily News writes, Girardi tacitly acknowledged the configuration yesterday, however, no formal announcement was made. No surprise here, really, as most reports [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, Span, Steinbrenners

Here are a few quick items on the morning:

Yesterday, the Yankees lost to the Twins, 4-2. Phil Hughes went 4 2/3, giving up 3 ER (6 H, 1 BB, 5 K).
During the game, Denard Span actually fouled a ball into the seats which hit his mother (see video here).
This final bit my shock you—are the [...]

Yanks outline plan for Phil Hughes

After some speculation regarding where the Yankees’ fifth starter, Phil Hughes, will start the season – many have wondered whether or not he would begin the year in Scranton – today the team outlined their plans for the young right-hander, noting that he would be on the 25-man roster come Opening Day. However, though he [...]

Respecting J.D. Drew

Unbeknownst to many baseball fans, for the past three seasons, the Boston Red Sox have had a secret weapon roaming their outfield and anchoring their lineup. Quietly, since donning the white and red and being treated to Neil Diamond on a regular basis, this particular player has produced with both his glove and his bat, [...]

A-Jax in hindsight

Over 19 spring games, former Yankee top prospect, Austin Jackson, who was used to acquire All-Star center fielder, Curtis Granderson, is hitting an impressive .356/.441/.576 with 9 walks and just 8 strikeouts. Manager Jim Leyland is particularly pleased with A-Jax’s performance this spring. “Let’s face it, we (traded) a real good player, a very popular [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, Mitre, CC, Venditte, Posada

Here are a few quick items to start the morning:

In their second game of the day, the Yankees defeated the Blue Jays last night, 5-3.
They won mainly because of the effort by Sergio Mitre. He allowed 2 ER over 6 IP and K’d 5.
CC Sabathia actually struggled in his start yesterday, but expects to be [...]

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