Phillies, Rangers interested in Wang

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 02:52:47 +0000

SI's Jon Heyman tweets that the Phillies and Rangers are among the teams interested in Yankees righthander Chien-Ming Wang . We first learned of Philadelphia's interest in the sinkerballer last weekend , but the Rangers are new to the discussion. With the recent news that Ben Sheets may not ...

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Tiger Woods calls foul on Yankees for cost of seats at new Stadium

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 19:45:37 +0000

Hanks Gola DAILY NEWS SPORTSDS WRITER Friday, July 3rd 2009, 7:35 PM BETHESDA , Md. - Tiger Woods is working on his stinger shot off the course as well. He went deep on the Yankees Friday with a swipe at what the "Evil Empire" is charging for admission to the new Yankee Stadium . Complying with ...

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Posada rests bruised left thumb | yankees.com: News

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0000

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com 07/03/09 12:31 PM ET NEW YORK -- Jorge Posada was kept out of action again on Friday as the Yankees proceeded cautiously with his bruised left thumb. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that there is swelling in the joint of Posada's thumb, which prompted him to leave the ...

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Yankees Sign Sanchez, Others To Follow?

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:00:00 +0000

As expected, the Yankees have signed Dominican catcher Gary Sanchez , according to Kiley McDaniel of Baseball Prospectus . Sanchez will receive a bonus of "basically $3MM," though the details aren't yet clear. McDaniel hears that the Yankees will spend an additional $1MM on a shortstop and a ...

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Yankees Phil up eighth as Bruney gets rest

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:10:00 +0000

Joe Girardi still insists that Brian Bruney is his eighth-inning reliever, yet when the Yankees carried a one-run lead into the eighth Friday, the manager turned to Phil Coke and Phil Hughes to get those three outs.

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Wang leaves with shoulder strain in sixth

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 19:53:00 +0000

After serving up a two-run homer to Adam Lind in the sixth inning, Chien-Ming Wang left the game with what the Yankees announced as a right shoulder strain. He will undergo an MRI later today (via Tyler Kepner’s twitter ). Wang was only at 66 pitches when he left, and was looking a lot ...

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Chase Wright Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - Milwaukee Brewers - MLB

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:49:17 +0000

Transactions/Injuries/Suspensions March 16, 2009 Optioned to Nashville (AAA). February 26, 2009 Re-signed by the Milwaukee Brewers to a one-year contract. February 4, 2009 Acquired from the New York Yankees. January 27, 2009 Designated for assignment by the New York Yankees. March 12, 2008 ...

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Yankees minor league prospects update

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 19:14:00 +0000

Here is an update on how some of the best Yankees prospects are doing in the minors. Triple-A: Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees Austin Jackson OF: He has slowed down a little bit after his hot start, but is still maintaining a .318/.381/.438 hitting line. He finally ended his home run ...

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Son of Jim Leyritz: "Mommy, don't come out of your room"

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:25:00 +0000

Former Yankees catcher Jim Leyritz is a mess. Leyritz, who maintains his innocence, faces a September trial for the drunk-driving accident that tragically took the life of Fredia Ann Veitch at the end of 2007. In May, he checked himself into a psychiatric ward after threatening to kill himself. ...

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Jose Molina close to returning to Yankees

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:10:00 +0000

The Yankees backup catcher Jose Molina has played in two rehab games already, and is projected to return to the team for the Twins series on Tuesday, according to PeteAbe . He has been out since May 7 because of a strained left quad. Here’s the Molina plan: Saturday: Day off. Sunday: 7 ...

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Poll: Mets have Most Obnoxious Fans

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 14:15:52 +0000

According to a poll in the Baltimore Sun , 80 percent of 14,000 voters say Mets fans are the most obnoxious fans in baseball. … thanks to our old friend Elliot S for the link … Meanwhile, six percent voted for the Yankees, five percent voted for the Red Sox and just one ...

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Game 78: Mariners at Yankees

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:10:00 +0000

YANKEES (45-32) Lineup TBA Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (7-4, 3.55). MARINERS (39-38) Lineup TBA Pitching: LHP Jason Vargas (3-3, 3.79). TIME/TV: 7:05, YES. STATE OF THE ‘STRIPES: The Yankees have won seven straight and are 30-15 in their last 45 games. They trail Boston by 2.5 ...

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Halladay inconsistent since return from DL

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 21:51:00 +0000

No one can blame Roy Halladay for showing signs of rust since coming off the DL. But when he's unable to locate his pitches, labouring through innings and allowing home runs, it's a pretty jarring experience. We aren't accustomed to this from our ace. Halladay gave up 5 runs in 7 innings ...

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Solid Burnett guides Yankees to eighth win in 9

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:33:46 +0000

A.J. Burnett scattered six hits over seven innings, Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez homered, and the Yankees opened the long holiday weekend with a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.

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Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 10:00:04 +0000

On this day in baseball history, July 4, 1939, the New York Yankees retire the number “4” in honor of Lou Gehrig. This will be the first time the Yankees organization would retire a players’ number. After encouragement from Yankees manager Joe McCarthy he delivers the most famous keynote ...

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The luckiest man on the face of this earth

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:24:06 +0000

On July 4, 1939, between games of a doubleheader, the Yankees honored Lou Gehrig. That was 70 years ago today. The great slugger, who had quit the game the previous April because of a mysterious illness we now know as ALS, had his number 4 retired and was presented with a number of gifts he ...

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Notes From Game 80

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 21:54:10 +0000

This series is starting to get the feel of the series against Minnesota in mid-May. So far, both games have featured well-played, come-from-behind victories, with the second one being a walkoff. And in that series against Minnesota, the Yankees managed four well-played, come-from-behind ...

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Do Yankees need to designate a setup man?

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 13:30:00 +0000

The Yankees have had the luxury in recent years to possess more than one dominant reliever, which enabled them to finish close games at a high success rate. The 2009 Yankees bullpen lacks a guy like Tom Gordon or Joba Chamberlain, and it might do more harm than good to designate one reliever as ...

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Wang goes down with a shoulder strain

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 21:36:42 +0000

Chien-Ming Wang left today’s game after 5.1 innings of work. He was pitching well up unil the 6th inning, where he gave up 3ER. The word on Wang is that he has a shoulder strain and that is definitely bad news. Any time you are dealing with your shoulder it’s a serious ...

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Phil Hughes A Reliever?

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:00:12 +0000

In 1995, when Mariano Rivera was a rookie, he came to the big club from the minors as a starter. The results were mixed, to be kind. In 10 starts, batters hit .306 of Rivera and 8HRs to the tune of a 5.94 ERA. The following year, new manager Joe Torre put Rivera in the pen. Rivera responded by ...

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