Boss to be honored in Monument Park

Via the St. Petersburg Times: TAMPA — The late Yankees owner George M. Steinbrenner III will be honored with a place in New York’s Monument Park at Yankee Stadium in September and a tribute to his life in Tampa next year, his family announced Tuesday. “We remain profoundly grateful and touched by the many expressions [...]

Lady Gaga still welcome @ Yankee Stadium

Earlier today, George King of the NY Post reported that pop princess, Lady Gaga, has been barred from entering the Yankees’ clubhouse at Yankee Stadium. Gaga, a Yankee fan, had reportedly talked her way into the clubhouse after Friday’s 0-4 loss, and due to her antics at the Stadium – drinking, some provocative acts, etc. [...]

No iPads allowed at Yankee Stadium

Via Dan Frommer of Business Insider (SAI): Take me out to the ballgame… but don’t even THINK about bringing your Apple iPad to Yankee Stadium in New York City. Or any laptop, for that matter, according to Yankees security information posted to the team’s website. Even though MLB has one of the most popular iPad [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, Granderson, Strike Zones

Here are a few quick items on the morning: Behind Andy Pettitte and thanks to Nick Johnson/Swisher, the Yankees beat Baltimore, 7-5. Curtis Granderson says he’s made a lot of progress since straining his groin over the weekend. David Biderman looks at the called strike zones for each player on the Yankees and the Mets. [...]

Will Swisher hit at home?

On the season to date, Nick Swisher owns a .231/.333/.462 line at Yankee Stadium, with 2 HR and 6 RBI. On the road, Swisher is hitting .340/.407/.566. The numbers are eerily similar to the splits he had a year ago, though, as of late, Swisher does seem to be hitting the ball harder at home. [...]

G22: Yankees VS White Sox

Here are today’s lineups. YANKEES (14-7) Derek Jeter SS Nick Johnson DH Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Curtis Granderson CF Francisco Cervelli C Brett Gardner LF PITCHING: LHP Andy Pettitte (3-0, 1.29 ERA, 2.61 FIP) WHITE SOX (9-13) Alexei Ramirez SS Gordon Beckham 2B Andruw Jones RF Paul [...]

Morning Bits: A-Rod, Braden, Hernandez

Here are a few items related to the Alex Rodriguez-Dallas Braden spat from yesterday. It seems Alex Rodriguez doesn’t know of any “don’t touch my mound” rules (formal or informal). Dallas Braden is upset about A-Rod’s actions and said that he should take notes from Derek Jeter. Keith Hernandez doesn’t know if there is a [...]

Pondering the CC-Cervelli pairing

A few weeks ago, I wondered when the Yankees would choose to utilize Francisco Cervelli, the team’s defensively skilled backup catcher. “In 2009,” I wrote, “Jose Molina became A.J. Burnett’s regular catcher, and that seemed to work in terms of providing ample playing time to the backup and resting [Jorge] Posada (even if you disagreed [...]

Championship rings for all

Via Tyler Kepner of the NY Times: With the Yankees headed to Oakland this week, Manager Joe Girardi is bringing a ring for Chad Gaudin and Edwar Ramirez, the former Yankees right-handers who now pitch for the Athletics. General Manager Brian Cashman has also sent rings to Brian Bruney and Chien-Ming Wang of the Nationals [...]

Pettitte, Pena help Yanks sweep Texas

With their 5-2 victory today, the Yankees swept the Texas Rangers. The game ball, if you will, has to go to the veteran southpaw, Andy Pettitte, who was superb through 8 innings, allowing only 2 earned runs on 4 hits (he struck out 4 and walked 3). Pettitte’s second win of the 2010 season was [...]

Missed Bits: Recap, A-Rod, Girardi, Teixeira, Park

Here are a few items of note on the weekend, thus far: Thanks to A.J. Burnett and a strong offense, the Yankees beat Texas yesterday, 7-3. Alex Rodriguez played his part in the win, hitting his first HR of the 2010 season. With that HR, A-Rod passed Mark McGwire on the all-time list. He now has 584 [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, Robinson, Chan Ho, Hughes

Here are a few quick items on the morning: Thanks to a strong outing from Phil Hughes, the Yankees beat the Angels last night, 6-2. Robinson Cano also contributed, going 2-for-4 with 2 home runs on Jackie Robinson Day. While warming up last night, Chan Ho Park hurt his hamstring and will be reevaluated today. [...]

Trying not to Chan Ho Park Javier Vazquez

Yesterday, in his second start of the year, Javier Vazquez nibbled a bit too much and, when it was all said and done, the right-hander gave up four earned runs over 5 1/3 innings to the Angels. It wasn’t a bad start, by any means, but it wasn’t a good start either, as Vazquez, who [...]

Javier Vazquez’s so-called fastball problem

Let’s take a quick look at the following via the Bergen Record’s Bob Klapisch: The Yankees will tell you their 5-3 loss to the Angels was uneventful, forgettable, even, but senior officials have to be concerned by Vazquez’s velocity readings. Forget about the booing: the real story was Vazquez’s inability to crank up his fastball [...]

What the Yankees’ recent ring ceremony was really missing…

Via Bill Ladson of MLB.com: With a day off Tuesday, Nationals reliever Brian Bruney decided not to go to the World Series championship ring ceremony held at Yankee Stadium.Bruney helped the Yankees win their 27th championship last year by going 5-0 with a 3.92 ERA in 44 games. Bruney said he preferred to stay with [...]

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