nytimes.com - 3/4/2008
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Former Astros Jason Lane and Morgan Ensberg are nonroster invitees to Yankees spring training and are auditioning for what might be just one open spot among position players.
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We spend way too much time with baseball box scores
New York Yankees Fan Blog —
... that, we smiled at that one. We might not be smiling at that quote in August, but it's Classic Moose. There were also some other blips on the radar: Edwar Ramirez gave up a run (albeit unearned -- we just want him to be perfect and get another crack at the big club), while Jason Lane (who played RF) and Ensberg (at 1B) both committed errors. Not exactly a great sign for the pair's defensive capabilities. Incidentally, the Yanks played the Astros yesterday, so Lane and Ensberg got to reconnect with some old friends . Anyway, yes, of course we're reading and ...
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