yankees.lhblogs.com - 3/4/2008
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Welcome to wind-swept Knology Park, just down the road from the gun shop and across the street from the VFW.
It’ll be Phil Franchise against Jesse Litsch.
FIRST INNING
The wind is blowing straight in here. You’d need a bazooka to get it over the fence. Excellent news for Kei Igawa, who will get a few innings after Phil Hughes.
The Yankees didn’t do much in the first ...
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Two Angles On The Same Game Today
WasWatching.com —
Both the Journal News and the Toronto Star are live blogging the "big" game in Dunedin today.
It's interesting to note the difference in angles and styles here. Compare the top of the second inning:
From Peter Abraham of the Journal:
Jorge Posada grounded to second. Shelley (5 for 8 in spring training) doubled to left. The Melkman followd with a ground single into left. Shelley was steaming around third and had Gregg Zaun lined up. Fortunately for Zaun and his ribs, left fielder Shannon Stewart kicked the ball around and ...
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Lineup for today’s game
yankees.lhblogs.com 3/4/2008 — Damon LF
Jeter SS
Abreu DH
Rodriguez 3B
Giambi 1B
Posada C
Duncan RF
Cabrera CF
Castro 2B
Pitching
Hughes (2-3 innings)
Igawa (2-3 innings)
Wright
Marquez
Traber
Phillips
Notes: Mariano Rivera will throw batting practice at 10:30 ...
Heyman's Sabathia Suitors
mlbtraderumors.com 3/4/2008 — SI.com's Jon Heyman believes C.C. Sabathia 's three most likely landing spots next winter are the Yankees, Dodgers, and Giants, in that order.
While Sabathia/ Tim Lincecum / Matt Cain would be nasty, I can't see the Giants doing another $100MM+ ...
Inexplicably, the game has started again
yankees.lhblogs.com 3/4/2008 — It’s raining at Knology Park. Not drizzling, raining. Yet they have started the game up again. Every starter for the Yankees is out except Shelley Duncan and Bernie Castro.
Phil Hughes threw 30 pitches under cover to complete his day.
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Yankees Win 2-0, Hold Jays Hitless
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 3/4/2008 — Phil Hughes, Scott Patterson, Kei Igawa, and Billy Traber combined to throw a rain-shortened, 5-inning perfect game vs. the Blue Jays today. ...
Yanks hold Jays hitless in short win —
Major League Baseball News 3/4/2008
The Yankees waited out a 61-minute rain delay in the second inning on Tuesday, only to see their 2-0 win over the Blue Jays get called in the sixth inning due to more rain. Four Yankees pitchers, including Phil Hughes, held the Jays without a hit in ...
Hughes ahead of Yanks' spring curve —
Major League Baseball News 3/4/2008
The clock hadn't even started for most pitchers, but Phil Hughes was already punching in regularly by January, throwing bullpens at the Yankees' Spring Training complex in Tampa, Fla., and getting a jump on the year to come. The extra effort seems to ...