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The Good There was no no-hitter! Betemit hit a double in the 8th to end Morrow's bid for a no-no. Jeter got a hit later too. Matsui drew 2 walks and scored the only Yankee run. Pettitte pitched a good game at 7 innings and 3 runs, but it wasn't good enough. Veras also pitched a scoreless inning. The Bad The Yankees were nearly no-hit by Brandon Morrow on his first major league start of his ...
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I know the answer, but I won't tell you. I will give you a hint however and say that it will be approximately 5 days from his previous start. Now, I haven't given up on the season, but the plan of gaining a game a week and then sweeping the Red Sox at Fenway in the final series of the year is a little problematic. Besides the Yankees playing awful baseball all season long, they also have a ...
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The Good Alfredo Aceves releived Darrell Rasner in the second inning and pitched 5 innings of 1 run ball. I think we know who will take Rasner's spot. Cody Ransom, who has to be the greatest hitter of all time, went 3-3 with a double and an RBI. Jeter and A-Rod hit back-to-back homeruns in the 9th with 2 outs to make the score 7-5, but of course it was just short. The Bad Damon, Giambi and ...
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There is something that's been bothering me all season long, and I'm hoping you all can help me with this. I've thought about this for several restless nights, burning the midnight oil, and feel the matter is of too great an importance to just let go. Now after an entire season of contemplating both sides of the argument, reading books about the topic, studying out the history, and seeking ...
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The Good Ramirez-Coke-Bruney combined to pitch 4 innings of 1 hit ball. Coke pitched two perfect innings. Abreu had a pair of hits and stole two bases. A-Rod went 3-4 with 4 RBI's. Cano also had a pair of hits. The Bad We won the game, but Carl Pavano's start wasn't quite a progression from his last one. He lasted 4 innings and gave up 3 runs. Edwar Ramirez got the win. Jose Veras has also ...
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One of the pressing questions of this off season will be whether the Yankees should hire Willie Randolph. I for one say yes. Robinson Cano hasn't been the same without a strong presence in the clubhouse to prevent him from getting lazy and trying to coast on talent, so the Yankees could benefit from signing Randolph to a 1 year deal to play second base. As a veteran with World Series ...
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In this week's edition of "Columnist Weekly", guest author and outfield expert Melky Cabrera discusses the Yankee outfield situation and the possible changes that could be made for next season. With the Yankees on there last push of the season....without me....It only serves this great team to discuss the matter of the outfield as it looks going into the off season....without me. Right now ...
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The Good Mussina got the win after pitching 6 innings of 2 run ball. He struck out 8 and only walked one. Marte-Chamberlain-Giese combined to throw 3 shutout innings. A-Rod hit a solo homerun to tie Mike Schmidt on the all time homerun list. Damon had a pair of hits. The Bad Abreu and Molina went hitless yesterday with the latter going 0-3 with 3 strikeouts, but far worse is Jeter who ...
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Allow me to reintroduce myself, my name is Job(a), J to the O, B. So Joba's back, as a reliever, which sort of makes sense. I guess the thinking is, "we broke his shoulder by making him a starter so let's make him a reliever before he's fully healed since broken shoulder + fewer innings = healthy shoulder + six or more innings every five days." Admittedly, I am one of the people who believes ...
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For those of you wondering what the chances are of the Yankees making the playoffs, I did some quick number checks. If the Red Sox play .500 baseball for the month of September, and the Twins go 15-10 which seems possible given their 6 games against the Royals, the Yankees would have to go 20-6 on the month just to match them. That means that they would need to go 21-5 to beat either of those ...
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The Good Who didn't have a good day at the plate today? (answer in the bad). 6 Yankees had multiple hits including A-Rod who went 3-4 with 4 RBI's. Damon had a great game with 3 hits and 2 walks, and Jeter also had a great game with 2 hits and 3 walks plus 2 runs driven in. Even Nady who went 1-5 drove in 2 runs. Bruney-Coke-Marte-Britton combined for 4.2 innings of shutout ball. An ...
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This is Why They're Hot -Derek Jeter finished the month of August with a .342 average and a .382 on base percentage. -Bobby Abreu matches Jeter's August average and raised him a .405 on base percentage. He had a 5-5 game against Baltimore. You'd think he needs a new contract or something. -Xavier Nady finished August with a .304 average, 6 homeruns and 19 runs driven in. One highlight was ...
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The Good A-Rod and Giambi hit homeruns to account for the only Yankee offense. Damon and Nady both had a pair of hits, and Yankee new comer Alfredo Aceves pitched brilliantly for 2 innings, striking out 3. The Bad Jeter, Cano and Molina all went hitless and Andy Pettitte recovered from his recent bad outing by having another bad outing. 6 runs in 6.1 innings, 4 of which came in the first ...
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The Good Jeter, Abreu, Cano, and Pudge all had two hits with the later two hitting solo homeruns. Matsui hit a 2-RBI double to put the Yankees up 6-2. The Bad Rasner was dealing until he came in to pitch the 7th. That inning, Rasner imploded rapidly and allowed 3 runs to score, though part of the blame must go to Cano (See the Ugly). What could have been a 6 inning 2 run performance for ...
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Deron was a shortstop in the Yankees minor league system back in 1995 when a PED scandal ended his career. He brings an insider’s perspective to our blog. I guess there's at least one reader of this blog with some good taste. As for the rest of you, how's rehab going? I don't want to assume, but I have to imagine a bunch of guys who actually think that Jeter can play shortstop and like to ...
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Today's ninth inning is exactly why this blog is called Respect Jeter's Gangster. Down by one, leading off the inning, Jeter gets on base. Abreu then drew a walk moving Jeter into scoring position. I'm not an A-Rod hater, but this ninth inning reminded me of the 2005 playoffs, where A-Rod promptly grounded into a double play in the ninth inning of a game we needed to win. Why is it that ...
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The Good Gotta give it up to Pavano who pitched 6 innings of 1 run ball on 72 pitches. Bruney-Marte-Veras-Ramirez combined for 1.1 innings of scoreless relief. Rivera got the save with a 5 out 3 strikeout performance. The offense was generally flat but Damon, Abreu, and Cano all had two hits with the latter two hitting doubles. The Bad 5 Yankees went hitless yesterday, and to be honest 2 ...
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So the Yanks beat Burnett tonight. It would've been nice had they done that 5 or 6 games ago, but it's nice to have a win. Kudos to Mariano for a five out save, it's a good thing you're around to make us look like we've played this game before. Hey, next time you close a game and shake hands with I-Rod, could you ask him to, I don't know, maybe try getting a hit some time? Thanks Mo, I ...
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With the Yankees now 6 games behind in the wild card the players feel the need to let their fans know that they are not giving up. Though a playoff appearance seems more unlikely every time the Yankees ground into a double play or strike out with runners in scoring position, the Yankees remain optimistic about their chances. Our very own "Respect Jeter's Gangster" reporting team took an ...
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The Good Jason Giambi won this game by driving in all 3 runs the Yankees scored. Jeter had 3 hits, and the ever powerful Cody Ransom went 1-2 with a double. Mussina pitched as good as ever giving up 2 runs over 7 innings, but couldn't get the win as the Yankee offensive struggles continued. Bruney-Marte-Rivera finished the game with 2 innings of shutout ball. Marte's been looking better of ...
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