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Yankees Close Gap to 9
 

Published 3 days ago by Jeff (anyusmoon@gmail.com) at Pinstripers

The Bronx Bombers are on a two game win streak and have closed the lead in the AL East to only 9 games, thanks to a gutsy extra innings win yesterday and a blowout today. Brett Gardner has actually showed a little mettle the last two days, getting some key hits and helping the team. Melky hasn't been missed much since getting sent down. Cody Ransom had a pinch hit 2 run homer in his only

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Yankees Sinking to All New Lows
 

Published 5 days ago by Jeff (anyusmoon@gmail.com) at Pinstripers

The New York Yankees are playing some of the worst baseball ever. Mariano Rivera is throwing wild pitches, young guys are getting picked off first, no one on the offense can get a hit with a runner in scoring position and Joe Girardi is helpless to do anything with the team. Melky Cabrera was finally sent down to the minors and Richie Sexson was released. Cody Ransom and Brett Gardner were

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Nine Games Out
 

Published 7 days ago by Jeff (anyusmoon@gmail.com) at Pinstripers

The Yankees continued their losing ways yesterday afternoon with a struggling offense that couldn't do any better than two runs. Darrel Rasner was serviceable and Robertson, Traber and Bruney were on target. Dan Giese had some discomfort in his arm and was taken out. With Boston winning the Yankees fell six games back in the wild card chase. Thankfully this road trip is at an end and the

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Yanks Blow Lead, Win Anyway
 

Published 8 days ago by Jeff (anyusmoon@gmail.com) at Pinstripers

Mike Mussina turned in another fine performance and Damaso Marte threw it away along with a little help from Mariano Rivera. Marte has just been abysmal. He had one decent outing all year for the Yankees when he struck out Ortiz in his first appearance. Ever since then he has been awful. Marte makes Farnsworth look like an ace. Meanwhile Mariano Rivera has slowly come back down to earth after

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Girardi Gives Up On Season
 

Published 9 days ago by Jeff (anyusmoon@gmail.com) at Pinstripers

I can't come up for a better reason to explain Joey's lineups. Down 8.5 games to Tampa and he puts Sexson and Christian in a lineup rather than Damon and Giambi. Why bother playing Pudge when you've got Molina? Needless to say, the hapless Yankees lost again, getting shut out 4-0. Sidney Ponson was tolerable, giving up 4 runs in 7.2 innings, but the Yankees once again had no offense. I wonder

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Unbelievably Frustrating Loss, Again
 

Published 11 days ago by Jeff (anyusmoon@gmail.com) at Pinstripers

Dan Giese brought his A game and looked like a champ for 6 innings. Veras gave up a few and then Ramirez blew it wide open. The book on Ramirez is that good hitters can take advantage of him and he needs to get his other pitches working. If not, he suffers from Farnsworthitis, giving up lots of big hits deep. Oh well. A few bad calls by Girardi, a horrible outing by Ramirez and a wasted solid

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Kennedy OK With Abysmal Outing
 

Published 12 days ago by Jeff (anyusmoon@gmail.com) at Pinstripers

Ian Kennedy had another horrible outing last night. After the game in the press conference, he said that he wasn't all that worried about the way he pitched. I guess that means he's now getting used to only lasting two full innings. That's great. A starter who lasts two innings and considers it a quality outing. Really, is anyone out there still convinced that there is any hope of Ike being a big

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Yankees Split Series With Mussina's Help
 

Published 12 days ago by Jeff (anyusmoon@gmail.com) at Pinstripers

Mike Mussina continued to shine last night, propelling the Yankees to a victory over the Texas Rangers. Moose threw seven shutout innings against the highest scoring team in baseball, earning the Yankees a split over the four game series. With Tampa losing the Bombers are now 5.5 games out of first place and still have two other teams in front of them for the wild card spot. It looks like Ike is

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Why Did We Trade This Guy?
 

Published 14 days ago by Jeff (anyusmoon@gmail.com) at Pinstripers

Joba Chamberlain is on the DL with rotator cuff tendonitis. The Yankees are now in dire straits when it comes to starting pitching. Meanwhile, Jeff Karstens, recently traded to the Pirates, shut down one of the most potent offenses in baseball when he manhandled the Cubs a few nights ago and then proceeded to throw a two-hitter in his next outing. Jeff spend most of the year on the DL after

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Joba Leaves Early With Shoulder Problems
 

Published 16 days ago by Jeff (anyusmoon@gmail.com) at Pinstripers

It was not a good night for the Yankees. As if losing to the Rangers 9-5 wasn't bad enough, Joba Chamberlain had to leave the game early with tightness and soreness in his shoulder. The Yankees rotation is shakey as is, barely coping with the loss of their ace Chien Ming Wang, but the loss of Joba could be fatal. JC is returning to NY today for medical evaluation and at this time, there aren't

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Farnsworth Still Haunting Yankees
 

Published 16 days ago by Jeff (noreply@blogger.com) at Pinstripers

The New York Yankees managed to get a split out of their series with one of the best teams in baseball, and so all in all it wasn't too bad of an outcome. Unfortunately, Kyle Farnsworth is still Kyle Farnsworth and even if he's playing for a different team, he can still hurt the Yankees. While pitching only one inning for Detroit, Kyle managed to give up 3 runs on 3 hits and helped Tampa beat

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Mussina Back on Top
 

Published 18 days ago by Jeff (noreply@blogger.com) at Pinstripers

Mike Mussina returned to his winning ways, Brian Bruney returned to the big leauges, and Jose Molina did everything he could to show the Yanks that he's every bit as good with a bat as Pudge. Moose gave up only 2 hits over 7.0 innings and allowed 2 runs (only 1 earned) and shut down a very, very good offense. Jose Veras was sharp in the 8th and Brian Bruney, returning from a foot injury, allowed

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Ponson Sharp, Rivera the Weakest Link
 

Published 19 days ago by Jeff (noreply@blogger.com) at Pinstripers

Tampa and Boston both won but the Yankees slid back once again with a loss to the Angels. Surprisingly, Sidney Ponson pitched an excellent game, going 7.0 innings with only 2 hits and 0 runs, his best outing so far for the Yanks. When it came time to bring in Mariano Rivera in the 9th, the wheels came off. Mariano, who is normally a sure thing, walked a batter and gave up 2 hits, allowing the

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Angels Strut Their Stuff
 

Published 20 days ago by Jeff (noreply@blogger.com) at Pinstripers

The Los Angeles Angels showed that they are the team to beat in the American League. Boston's hopes appear to be fading with the trade of Manny Ramirez and despite how well the Rays are playing, does anyone really see them going to the World Series. No, the best team in the AL is in LA. Both Andy Pettitte and Chris Britton were helpless to stop the Angel's bats, giving up a combined 12 runs and

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Yanks Get Pudge
 

Published 21 days ago by Jeff (noreply@blogger.com) at Pinstripers

In an effort to shore up the offense in the wake of Jorge Posada's season ending surgery, the Yankees dealt Kyle Farnsworth to Detroit for Ivan Rodriguez. Pudge will instantly improve the offensive production behind the plate compared with Molina and Moeller. Chad will probably be designated again although no one picked him up last time he was on waivers. The deal makes sense for the Yankees,

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Yanks Drop Another
 

Published 21 days ago by Jeff (noreply@blogger.com) at Pinstripers

The Pinstripers certainly looked like a contender back when they were playing Boston, but now that they're facing off against the not-so-good Orioles, nothing seems to go their way. Sure, they had a late rally (that fell short) but the team just seems a little worn out after all that winning. Rasner wasn't as sharp as he's been in the past, but still pitched about what you would expect from your

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Yanks Blown Out By Orioles
 

Published 23 days ago by Jeff (noreply@blogger.com) at Pinstripers

Mike Mussina is human after all. He'd been on a terrific run of great pitching, surprising most people including himself. Last night, however, Moose wasn't on top of his game, giving up 6 runs in 5.0 innings. His relief didn't fare much better as David Robertson gave up 5 runs on 4 hits while only getting one batter out. Even Krazy Kyle got in on the action by giving up 2 runs in the eighth

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Win Streak Ends
 

Published 24 days ago by Jeff (noreply@blogger.com) at Pinstripers

Sidney Ponson's luck ran out. He's been a little shakey on the mound but usually received plenty of run support of managed to get out of an inning despite allowing several hits. Last night there was no such magic. In four innings of work, Sir Sidney gave up 7 runs on 10 hits. Dan Giese came in and pitched the remaining four innings, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits. This is the first time this season

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Yanks Take Second Game From Sox
 

Published 25 days ago by Jeff (noreply@blogger.com) at Pinstripers

10-3 Yankees behind strong pitching from Andy Pettitte and the unstoppable offense of Robinson Cano. Newly acquired Damaso Marte came in late in the game to face David Ortiz and got the job done, striking out Big Papi. If he can be reliable, the Yankees will definitely benefit from having a lefty in the bullpen. Xavier Nady didn't have any hits, but reached base on a walk and scored. This was

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Joba Strikes Out Nine
 

Published 26 days ago by Jeff (noreply@blogger.com) at Pinstripers

That's right, nine strikeouts in seven scoreless innings. Does anyone out there (other than Goose Gossage) still think Joba is best served in the bullpen? Kyle Farnsworth had a setback, only getting one out while facing three batters, forcing Mariano Rivera to come into the game early. Rivera stopped the bleeding before any runs could score. Farnsworth has been playing some of the best ball of

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