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New York Yankees News: Simulated Game, Pitching »
Sorry for the lack of updates, but I’ve got enough now to hold you over for a while. The Yankees haven’t announced any roster changes yet. They are waiting until October 12th's Rays-Rangers game to find out whom they are playing before they do that. They did play a simulated game today to stay sharp so I’ll have updates on that [...]
ALCS 2010: Yankees Going with A.J. Burnett, Four-Man »
Via Chad Jennings: Brian Cashman just announced that the Yankees are planning to go with a four-man rotation in the American League Championship Series, no matter who they’re playing in the next round. Cashman said the Yankees will meet tomorrow to discuss the roster, but he expects A.J. Burnett to be the fourth starter. If the Yankees [...]
New York Yankees News: Hughes, Joba, Jeter, Burnett, »
The Yankees took yesterday and today off and won’t begin working out to prepare for the ALCS until tomorrow, which is also when they will find out who their opponent is. The Rays and the Rangers are currently tied at two games apiece and wrap up their series tomorrow night. Here are some notes: That was the first time the Yankees advanced [...]
Johnny Damon Wants to Come Back to New York Yankees »
Via the NY Post: Johnny Damon will be wearing a new hat next season and he is very open to it having NY on the front of it. “I would love to have that as an option,” Damon told The Post when asked if Johnny II in The Bronx were a possibility. “It would be very exciting to go back there.” Damon was informed by the Tigers [...]
Lance Berkman Doesn’t Like To Platoon/DH »
Berkman actually had a no-trade clause and a $15 million 2011 option with the Astros. When he was traded, in order to agree to waive his NTC, he had the Yankees promise not to use his option. It’s not often a player Berkman’s age wants a team to promise not to pay him $15 million, so it was a pretty strong indication that he [...]
Discussion: Is Cliff Lee Worth As Much As CC Sabathia? »
In his latest column for Sports Illustrated, Jon Heyman suggested that free agent-to-be Cliff Lee might be preparing to ask for something similar to the seven-year, $161 million deal that his friend, CC Sabathia got two off-seasons ago. Via Sports Illustrated: Before Halladay took a $60-million, three-year extension with Philly, Lee turned down [...]
Mayor Bloomberg Already Planning Ticker Tape Parade »
A lot of people will see this as a bad omen, and I can’t blame them; it appears that Mayor Michael Bloomberg is already planning another Yankees ticker tape parade. Via the NY Daily News: When it comes to the Yankees, Mayor Bloomberg is already thinking sweep—and street sweepers. With the Bronx Bombers up 2-0 in their first-round [...]
New York Yankees News: Lance Berkman, Jorge Posada, »
Despite a little bit of controversy, the Yankees beat the Twins to put them on the brink of elimination. Today is an off-day, but Phil Hughes goes tomorrow night back at Yankee Stadium. Here are some notes: Andy Pettitte said that Lance Berkman told him the other day that he and Kevin Long made adjustments to his swing, and he was feeling a lot [...]
New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi in Favor of »
The play Yankees manager Joe Girardi is discussing is Greg Golson‘s catch in the ninth inning of Game One of the ALDS that should have ended the game, but instead was ruled a trap. Via ESPN: “As long as it doesn’t slow the games down,” Girardi said in the visiting manager’s office before Thursday night’s Game [...]
The Lance Berkman Non-Strikeout »
The Yankees beat the Twins 5-2 last night and the play that everyone seems to be talking about is the Lance Berkman at-bat in the the seventh that ended up being an RBI double. It’s become an infamous play because it looked like Carl Pavano had him struck out just the pitch before. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected following the [...]