Update – 4:35 p.m.: Apparently Girardi said Gardner not running has been addressed, meaning Gardner did something wrong (h/t RAB’s Twitter page).
Why didn’t Joe Girardi have Brett Gardner steal with the extremely slow Jorge Posada up at bat?
Why couldn’t Posada hit a fly ball?
Why was Chien-Ming Wang taken out? Why were Phil Coke and David Robertson brought in?
Eric Wedge looked like a fool for taking out the surging Carl Pavano when he did. But by the end of the ninth inning, Girardi made Wedge look like a genius.
By the way, I’ve seen just about enough of Coke. Walking someone batting .184 in the ninth inning is just inexcusable.
Bad, frustrating loss, folks.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
This one’s on Girardi (with a side of Posada)
Game 50: Yankees at Indians
| New York Yankees (29-20) | Cleveland Indians (21-30) |
| Derek Jeter SS | Asdrubal Cabrera SS |
| Johnny Damon LF | Ben Francisco LF |
| Mark Teixeira 1B | Jhonny Peralta 3B |
| Alex Rodriguez 3B | Shin-Soo Choo RF |
| Robinson Cano 2B | Mark DeRosa DH |
| Hideki Matsui DH | Ryan Garko 1B |
| Nick Swisher RF | Kelly Shoppach C |
| Brett Gardner CF | Luis Valbuena 2B |
| Francisco Cervelli C | Trevor Crowe CF |
Phil Hughes RHP (3-2, 5.16 ERA) vs. Carl Pavano RHP (5-4, 5.50 ERA)
Time: 12:40 p.m.
TV: YES/TBS
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM 176
Yankees vs. Pavano
- Jeter: 2-6, 2B
- Damon: 4-9, 2 2B, RBI
- Teixeira: 1-3, 3 RBI
- Cano: 0-2
- Matsui: 0-2
- Swisher: 0-3
- Gardner: 1-3
Indians vs. Hughes
- Peralta: 1-3, 2B
- Garko: 0-2
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Saturday YanksBlog.com recap
The Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 10-5 Saturday night. They are now 1.5 games ahead in the AL East, as Toronto defeated Boston earlier today. Read all about tonight’s game on YanksBlog.com.
Aceves stars in relief, propels Yanks to first place
Andy Pettitte left with lower back stiffness in the sixth inning with runners on first and second, no outs and a 2-0 count. Alfredo Aceves came in to protect the Yankees’ 3-0 lead. He walked the batter, struck out Kelly Shoppach on a nasty curveball, induced a sacrifice fly and got Asdrubal Cabrera to ground out to end the Indians’ threat.
Aceves would go on to pitch two more innings, allowing only one hit in the process to save the Yankees from using any other relievers.
Pettitte walked five in his five innings and didn’t have his best stuff at all. But he only gave up one earned run, and the three runs the Yankees scored over the first three innings were enough. Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira and Nick Swisher had the RBI for the Yankees.
Mariano Rivera recorded his 10th save of the season. This was the 58th time that Rivera saved a win for Pettitte, setting a new major league record.
With the Red Sox’s loss, the Yankees have sole possession of first place by a half-game.
CC Sabathia makes his return to Cleveland tonight at 7:05. Fausto Carmona will oppose him on the mound.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Meet the Mets’ newest pitcher
Game 48: Yankees at Indians
Update – 8:15 p.m.: First pitch is scheduled for 8:30. Enjoy the game.
Update – 7:05 p.m.: The tarp is on the field. The rain hasn’t started yet, so this is a preemptive measure.
| New York Yankees (27-20) | Cleveland Indians (21-28) |
| Derek Jeter SS | Asdrubal Cabrera SS |
| Johnny Damon LF | Grady Sizemore DH |
| Mark Teixeira 1B | Victor Martinez 1B |
| Alex Rodriguez 3B | Jhonny Peralta 3B |
| Robinson Cano 2B | Mark DeRosa LF |
| Jorge Posada C | Ben Francisco RF |
| Hideki Matsui DH | Jamey Carroll 2B |
| Nick Swisher RF | Kelly Shoppach C |
| Brett Gardner CF | Trevor Crowe CF |
Andy Pettitte LHP (4-1, 4.30 ERA) vs. Cliff Lee LHP (2-5, 3.04 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM 176
Yankees vs. Lee
- Jeter: 9-23, 3 2B, 4 RBI
- Damon: 1-18
- Teixeira: 8-20, 4 2B, HR, 5 RBI
- Rodriguez: 5-13, 2 HR, 6 RBI
- Cano: 3-15, RBI
- Posada: 4-18, 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI
- Matsui: 5-14, 2 2B
- Swisher: 5-17, 2 2B
- Gardner: 1-3
Indians vs. Pettitte
- Cabrera: 1-3
- Sizemore: 1-9
- Martinez: 3-8
- Peralta: 5-11, 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI
- DeRosa: 1-7
- Francisco: 1-3
- Carroll: 2-13
- Shoppach: 1-4
Kevin Cash was optioned out to make room for Posada on the 25-man roster.
Connect with Scott Proctor’s Arm
I haven’t done a post like this in a while and the idea always creeps back into my head whenever I see Peter Abraham do posts like these.
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The series ahead
The New York Yankees (27-20) begin a four-game series against the Cleveland Indians (21-28) at Progressive Field tonight. The pitching matchups are:
Tonight – 7:05 p.m., YES
Andy Pettitte – LHP (4-1, 4.30 ERA) vs. Cliff Lee – LHP (2-5, 3.04 ERA)
Tomorrow – 7:05 p.m., YES
CC Sabathia – LHP (4-3, 3.42 ERA) vs. Fausto Carmona – RHP (2-4, 6.42 ERA)
Sunday – 12:40 p.m., YES/TBS
Phil Hughes – RHP (3-2, 5.16 ERA) vs. Carl Pavano – RHP (5-4, 5.50 ERA)
Monday – 7:05 p.m., YES/ESPN
Joba Chamberlain – RHP (2-1, 3.97 ERA) vs. Jeremy Sowers – LHP (1-2, 7.71 ERA)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Posada to be activated tomorrow; Melky update
Brian Cashman (via Peter Abraham) said Jorge Posada will be activated tomorrow. Posada was placed on the disabled list on May 5 with a right hamstring strain. He was hitting .312 with five home runs and 20 RBI in 77 at-bats.
Melky Cabrera will not be placed on the disabled list, but he won’t play in the Cleveland series either. This means that the Yankees will only have three outfielders on the roster.
Also included in Abraham’s update was that Xavier Nady went 2-for-5 with a home run against Blue Jays’ prospects. It will be nice to get him back.
That was fun while it lasted
The idle Yankees are back in second place after the Twins fell to the Red Sox this afternoon.
The Twins and Red Sox split the four-game series in the Metrodome. Boston heads to Toronto tomorrow to begin a three-game series.
Checking up on old friends
Jason Giambi (OAK) – 31-146 (.212/.346/.356), 5 HR (hit 400th career home run on May 23), 22 RBI, 6 2B, 25 R, 27 BB, 32 K
Bobby Abreu (LAA) – 47-152 (.309/.414/.408), HR (hit first of the season on May 26), 19 RBI, 8 2B, 2 3B, 20 R, 28 BB, 18 K
Wilson Betemit (CWS) – 9-42 (.214/.283/.333), 3 RBI, 5 2B, 2 R, 4 BB, 13 K
Ivan Rodriguez (HOU) – 35-135 (.259/.303/.452), 5 HR, 21 RBI, 7 2B, 2 3B, 15 R, 8 BB, 33 K
Carl Pavano (CLE) – 5-4, 5.50 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 55.2 IP, 66 H, 34 R, 34 ER, 6 HR, 13 BB, 46 K
Kyle Farnsworth (KC) – 1-3, 1 BSV, 3.71 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 17 IP, 15 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 HR, 4 BB, 17 K
AP Photo
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Yankees win, move into first place
A.J. Burnett won for the first time since mid-April and the Yankees moved into a tie for first place with the Boston Red Sox after defeating the Texas Rangers 9-2 tonight. The Yankees won two out of the three against the Rangers, recording 47 hits in the process.
The Yankees hit four home runs (two from the struggling Hideki Matsui and one each from Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano). Kevin Cash went 2-for-4 with two RBI and was one of six Yankees with multiple hits. Derek Jeter was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two walks.
Burnett went six shutout innings, striking out seven and allowing only three hits. However, he gave up four walks. Jose Veras couldn’t get out of his own way in the seventh inning, so David Robertson had to come in, followed by Chien-Ming Wang for two innings to close out the game.
Wang faced six batters and retired them all in what had to be a confidence boost for the right-hander. His velocity is still down somewhat, but this is obviously a step in the right direction.
The Yankees have tomorrow off before beginning a four-game series in Cleveland on Friday.
Game 47: Yankees at Rangers
| New York Yankees (26-20) | Texas Rangers (27-18) |
| Derek Jeter SS | Ian Kinsler 2B |
| Johnny Damon LF | Michael Young 3B |
| Mark Teixeira 1B | Josh Hamilton CF |
| Alex Rodriguez 3B | Andruw Jones DH |
| Robinson Cano 2B | Nelson Cruz RF |
| Hideki Matsui DH | David Murphy LF |
| Nick Swisher RF | Chris Davis 1B |
| Brett Gardner CF | Jarrod Saltalamacchia C |
| Kevin Cash C | Elvis Andrus SS |
A.J. Burnett RHP (2-2, 5.28 ERA) vs. Derek Holland LHP (1-1, 4.82 ERA)
Time: 8:05 p.m.
TV: YES, ESPN2
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM 176
Yankees vs. Holland
- No Yankees have any experience against Holland
Rangers vs. Burnett
- Kinsler: 2-9, RBI
- Young: 1-3
- Hamilton: 4-6, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI
- Jones: 9-32, 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI
- Murphy: 2-8
- Davis: 0-1
Notes: Burnett hasn’t won since April 14. … From Bryan Hoch’s Twitter feed: “Melky Cabrera is heading back to New York for tests. Initial diagnosis from Gene Monahan is strained/bruised right shoulder, 5-7 days. … Brian Bruney gets good news from Dr. James Andrews. No structural damage in ligament. Yankees will map out throwing program within 24 hours.:”
Jeter leads AL shortstops in All-Star voting
Major League Baseball released the American League leaders in All-Star voting for the first time this season today, and Derek Jeter (664,630) has a commanding lead among shortstops.
Jeter doesn’t have much competition in the “name” category, as Marco Scutaro (273,589) is in second.
In their respective positions, Mark Teixeira is third, Robinson Cano is fourth, Alex Rodriguez is third, Jorge Posada is fourth and Johnny Damon was the only Yankee in the top 15 of outfielders, coming in 11th.
I honestly don’t care about All-Star voting at all, but the fact that Justin Morneau is in fourth among first basemen is an absolute shame. And I’m not just saying that because I despise Kevin Youkilis, who just so happens to be leading for that position.
Stat of the day
Carry on.
Swisher is making me look bad, really bad
Was this a knee-jerk reaction or what? After six at-bats back in April, I started my “Draft Nick Swisher for starting RF” campaign.
Yes, Swisher had a great April, belting seven home runs and hitting to a tune of a 1.144 OPS. As great as his April was, his May has been impossibly awful.
He’s batting .119/.291/.224 in May compared to his April numbers of .312/.430/.714. Yes, his slugging percentage is down .490 points! What??
To say he’s been exposed would be a severe understatement. It’s unfortunate because for a long while it looked like the Yankees stole him away from the Chicago White Sox for just the incompetent Wilson Betemit.
As quick as I was to anoint Swisher as the savior, I won’t be as quick to bury him. There is talent there. He has just proven he’s not an everyday player. Xavier Nady needs to come back soon, and Brian Cashman looks pretty good right now in deciding not to trade either of them last offseason.
Offense, pitching don’t show up
This game was the exact opposite of yesterday’s game.
Despite recording 12 hits, the Yankees could only score three times. They also left 12 runners on base. Meanwhile, Joba Chamberlain only lasted four innings, throwing 84 pitches in the process. I can’t wait to hear what Mike Francesa has to say tomorrow.
I’m not sure why Alfredo Aceves was brought in in the fifth inning. It could’ve been a nice opportunity to give Chien-Ming Wang some work. Oh well.
A.J. Burnett and Derek Holland start tomorrow’s rubber game at 8:05 p.m.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Bruney to see Dr. Andrews
The news just gets worse for Brian Bruney. The relief pitcher is scheduled to see Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday, Tyler Kepner reports.
Bruney may have rushed himself back, and Joe Girardi is none too pleased.
“I just think he wasn’t totally forthright in how he was feeling,” Girardi said. “We’ve had many talks with him over the last couple of weeks about how you have to tell us exactly what’s going on. It could be that by rushing himself back, he’s never given himself the amount of time he’s needed.”
The Yankees called up David Robertson after this afternoon’s game and he will be up with the team in time for tonight’s game.
Kepner mentions Huston Street as a potential trade target. Street is 7-for-7 in save opportunities for the last-place Colorado Rockies, allowing seven earned runs in 18 1/3 innings.
I’m not sure it’s time to start looking outside of the organization for help. However, that day will probably end up coming sooner or later.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Hughes, offense dominate Rangers
Don’t be confused by the red hats.
Phil Hughes threw eight shutout innings and the Yankees recorded 11 runs on 19 hits to win the series opener against the Texas Rangers 11-1. Hughes struck out six and only walked one in his 101-pitch effort.
Alex Rodriguez went 5-for-5 with four RBI to raise his batting average to .259. Of the Yankees 19 hits and six extra-base hits, none were home runs, which is great to see.
You know it was the Yankees’ day when Kevin Cash had three hits. Johnny Damon, Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano also had two hits apiece.
The 11 runs match a season-high and the team’s 19 hits set a season-high.
There’s not much more to add here. Joba Chamberlain gets the start tomorrow night at 8:05 p.m.
AP Photo
Game 45: Yankees at Rangers
Derek Jeter DH
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Melky Cabrera CF
Nick Swisher RF
Ramiro Pena SS
Kevin Cash C
Phil Hughes RHP (2-2, 7.06 ERA)
Ian Kinsler 2B
Michael Young 3B
Josh Hamilton CF
Nelson Cruz RF
Hank Blalock DH
Marlon Byrd LF
Chris Davis 1B
Taylor Teagarden C
Elvis Andrus SS
Matt Harrison LHP (4-3, 4.71 ERA)
Time: 2:05 p.m.
TV: YES
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM 176
Yankees vs. Harrison
- Jeter: 0-2
- Damon: 1-2, 3B
- Teixeira: 0-1
- Rodriguez: 0-2
- Cano: 0-1, 2 BB
- Swisher: 0-1
- Cash: 0-2
Rangers vs. Hughes
- Kinsler: 0-1
- Young: 0-3
- Cruz: 0-2
- Blalock: 0-1
Notes: Bryan Hoch is reporting that Brian Bruney was placed on the disabled list.
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