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I know I said 2pm yesterday, but I need to push it back an hour. Here’s the first one in case you missed it. See you then.
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Wednesday was an ugly, ugly day in the Bronx. Ticking timebomb Sidney Ponson lasted just four and two-thirds, surrendering four runs on seven hits and four walks, en route to an eventual blowout. Yes, Sir Sidney has had his share of quality starts for the Yanks, and it’s tough to overlook his contribution to the team in August. However, we knew what we were getting when we brough this ...
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Fact: Since 2005, when Brian Cashman supposedly “took control” of the Yankees, the team has gotten, record-wise, progressively worse.
Fact: The Yankees are witnessing a lot of money coming off the books in about two months. Jason Giambi’s contract, minus an option, will be up. Mike Mussina and Andy Pettitte will be free agents. Bobby Abreu will no longer be a ward of the ...
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Spare us the pain and suffering . According to an MLB.com Press Release, everyone you wouldn’t want to see, with the exception of Dane Cook, in an MLB commercial will soon be on TV to remind us that “There’s only one October.” If there’s any consolation in the Yanks’ disappointed play this year, it will be avoiding these commercials if our team ...
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Just a heads up, I’m going to hold another chat tomorrow afternoon. I’ve got some errands to run in the morning, but I figure we can get going around 2pm EST. I’ll post a reminder tomorrow with the definite time. Here’s the transcript from the last (and only other) chat we did.
Triple-A Scranton ( 3-2 loss to Buffalo )
Justin Christian: 1 for 3
Melky: 1 for 4, 1 K ...
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While the Yankees are set to open their new stadium against the Indians on April 16, the team is hoping to preview the stadium with a few exhibition games in early April or late March, according to Ed Price . This seems to be a classic case of “monkey see, monkey do” as the Mets announced a similar set-up earlier this week. No word yet on whom the Yanks plan to play, but you can ...
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Unless the stars align and the Yankees and Red Sox both make the playoffs this year, this afternoon’s game between the two rival clubs marked the team’s last meeting in Yankee Stadium. As the Yankees did on Wednesday, April 18, 1923, when they opened the House that Ruth Built, New York emerged victorious over Boston for one final time in Yankee Stadium.
Today’s game, in a ...
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Prior to the Yankees’ afternoon’s walk-off victory over the Red Sox, Joba Chamberlain threw 45 pitches off a mound, and if a batting practice session goes well, he hopes to return to the active roster in a week . The Yanks could really use Joba this season, but they more so need a healthy Joba beyond 2008. I’m sure the team knows what they’re doing with Joba and his ...
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Jason Giambi sits today. It’s a lefty. We’re used to this. Thing is, this time it’s a deserved benching. He’s hitting .208/.306/.458 in August. Basically, his greatest trait, the ability to not make an out, isn’t working right now. He’s got some pop, but that’s just not enough.
Chad Jennings gives us a juicy scoop: Al Aceves has been called up . No ...
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Hank Steinbrenner, the outspoken half of the Yankees management team, stopped by the stadium last night to watch the Yanks lose badly to the Red Sox. After the game, he agreed with just about everyone watching in noting that the Yankees sucked . But before the game, he spoke with reporters and all but admitted that CC Sabathia would be the Yanks’ number one priority this off-season. ...
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Lately, we’ve seen Yankees fans fall into two
camps. Those who have “given up” on the season,
and those who haven’t. I have a question on this front, asked directly in the title: how do fans give up on the season? ...
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There’s no need to declare the Yankee season
over that. I’ll let David Pinto’s eloquent eulogy carry
the day in that regard. After all, just a year ago, the Colorado Rockies, the NL’s 2007 World Series representative, were ...
Triple-A Scranton ( 3-2 win over Buffalo )
Justin Christian: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB
Melky, Juan Miranda & Shelley: all 1 for 4 - Melky drove in a run & walked … Shelley K’ed
Ben Broussard: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K
Nick Green: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI - 12 for his last 23 (.522) with 8 RBI
Eric Duncan & Chad Moeller: both 1 for 4, 2 K - Moeller allowed a ...
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I hate to say that the Yankees ever have to win a game, but I think, for tonight, I’m going to go with this one: If the Yankees don’t win tonight, it will be extremely hard for them to make the playoffs. Of course, even if they do win tonight, it’ll still be extremely hard for them to make the playoffs.
Left to the task of winning tonight’s game is Sidney Ponson. The ...
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Jack Curry, on The Times’ Bats blog, picks up a story about Tim Wakefield and his locker in the visiting clubhouse at the Yankee Stadium. Lou Cucuzza, the Yankees clubhouse manager, is giving Wakefield the 49 plaque that has, for the last 14 years, indicated the Red Sox’s knuckleballer’s spot in the room. Wakefield, who served up on the more famous home runs in recent Yankee ...
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When C.J. Henry asked for his release from the Phillies, many thought it was to pursue a career in basketball. Instead, he re-signed with the Yankees, making the Bobby Abreu deal look even better. Now, after an injury-plagued year, Henry has announced that he will join the Memphis Tigers for their 2008-2009 Division 1 basketball campaign. After high school, Henry had signed with Kansas, but ...
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As the openings of two new baseball stadiums draw closer and a new football stadium grows in the Meadowlands, ticket prices are in the news these days. The most recent warning sign on tickets comes to us from Times scribe Richard Sandomir. In Tuesday’s paper, he wrote about rising ticket prices and the fan outrage that goes along with the increases.
Even as fans of the Mets, the ...
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The Mets on Monday put the current Shea Stadium seats on sale via their Website , and they’ve been selling like hotcakes. According to a report in amNew York on Tuesday, the team has sold over 6000 seats at $869 a pair . David Freedlander writes that the Yanks will soon start putting parts of the old stadium on sale, but final details have yet to be worked out. You can bet that the cost ...
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I’m not ready to write the obituary for
the 2008 Yankees. At least, not yet. While they’re
not going to overcome the 9.5 games separating them from first place in the AL East, they can still make a run at the Wild Card. After all, the ...
How do fans give up on the season?