Melky & Brett: Neither a Starter Nor a Reserve Be
pinstripealley.com 14 days ago — More photos » by Eric Gay - AP Do you think Melky or Brett should get more playing time? Browse more photos » Melky Cabrera Brett Gardner  ...

Melky Cabrera Is Not As Clutch As You Might Think
mvn.com 9/19/2009 — My most recent article suggested that Brett Gardner should be starting over Melky for the rest of the season, and in the postseason. I even suggested that Melky's postseason roster spot may be more aptly used on Freddy Guzman. I received a lot of negative feedback on that, with a lot of people ...

Molina & Gardner In, Melky Move To Come
fackyouk.blogspot.com 22 days ago — That's the news according to LoHud eminating from the press conference with Joe Girardi. Jose Molina will again be catching A.J. Burnett while Brett Gardner gets the start in center over Jerry Hairston, Jr., thankfully. Girardi also said that the Yanks are in discussions with the MLB in ...

Ramiro Pena Added to Roster in Place of Melky Cabrera
yanksblog.com 21 days ago — We're a little late mentioning this as it got lost in the attention paid to last night's game. But, infielder Ramiro Pena has been added to the roster, replacing the injured Melky Cabrera. MLB.com's Bryan Hoch reports that Melky has a "slight stra...

World Series Roster Finalized
noyoureatowel.net 28 days ago — According to Sam Borden, the Yankees have finalized their World Series Roster . Eric Hinske and Brian Bruney have been added to the roster. Freddy Guzman and Francisco Cervelli have been dropped. As Sam notes, this most likely means that Jorge Posada will catch A.J. Burnett in his starts.  ...

WS Coverage: Repacing Cabrera with Gardner
fangraphs.com 22 days ago — Melky Cabrera left last night’s game with a hamstring injury in the 6th inning, leaving Joe Girardi without his starting CF. Sitting on the Yankee bench was one Brett Gardner , who entered the game in his place. An injury to a starting CF can ...

Cabrera doubtful for Game 5 with hammy strain
nydailynews.com 23 days ago — The Yankees will try to wrap up the World Series title on Monday night, but they’ll likely be doing so without the services of their regular center fielder. Melky Cabrera suffered a mild strain of his left hamstring while running out a ...

Swisher, Melky giving it back to Philly fans
nydailynews.com 24 days ago — You may have noticed Nick Swisher and Melky Cabrera taunting the Phillies fans in the outfield during Game 3, faking them out at the end of some innings as though they were going to throw the ball into the crowd, only to pull it back and run off the ...

Pena Joins the Yankees
baseballmusings.com 22 days ago — Ramiro Pena gets a chance to play in the World Series as he takes Melky Cabrera’s place on the Yankees roster. Cabrera left the Yankees’ 7-4 win in Game 4 on Sunday night in the middle of the sixth inning with a slightly strained left hamstring. Cabrera took an awkward swing and ...

With Melky out, Gardner starts in center — Major League Baseball News
Seven months ago, Brett Gardner was the newly minted starting center fielder for the Yankees, the winner of a Spring Training competition with Melky Cabrera. Now, he is the starting center fielder on Monday.

Yankees likely to replace Melky on roster — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs
The Yankees are waiting to hear from Major League Baseball about their request to replace Melky Cabrera on the World Series roster. Joe Girardi was not permitted to say what the move would be, but you would have to assume that Freddy Guzman would ...

Yanks drop injured Melky from roster; Pena in — FOXSports.com News for MLB
Injured outfielder Melky Cabrera has been replaced by backup infielder Ramiro Pena on the New York Yankees' World Series roster. Cabrera left the Yankees' 7-4 win in Game 4 on Sunday night in the middle of the sixth inning with a slightly strained ...

Yankees' Cabrera strains left hamstring (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Yankees center fielder Melky Cabrera left Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday night with a slightly strained left hamstring. Brett Gardner took over in center in the sixth inning, with New York leading the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2. The Yankees went ...

Yanks may call in replacement for Melky — Major League Baseball News
The Yankees are in discussions with Major League Baseball about replacing the injured Melky Cabrera on the World Series roster, manager Joe Girardi said before Monday's Game 5.