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Pat Daneker, Yankees Minor League Pitching Coach, Has »
The Yankees minor league pitching coach for the Single-A Staten Island Yankees since 2008, Pat Daneker, had his 2009 World Series ring stolen from him by two women he had met in a bar that night. While in Tampa, Florida, Daneker was out drinking when he took two women back to his Holiday Inn Express hotel room. A hotel clerk said Daneker and the [...]
Series Preview: Yankees at Blue Jays »
The New York Yankees (34-20) have now first third of their season, and they’re finally facing off against the Toronto Blue Jays (31-24). I did a terrible job of time management , so this series preview is going to be rather abbreviated. Starting Pitchers RHP A.J. Burnett (6-2, 3.28) vs. LHP Brett Cecil (5-2, 3.81) LHP Andy [...]
Gracefully Moving To DH »
Rob wrote about it earlier and there were some insightful comments by our readers, but I’m just going to talk about the Jorge Posada situation a little more. But first, a little background info. As everyone knew coming into this season, Posada’s bat was going to be a key to the Yankees’ success. We also knew that, [...]
How Ken Griffey Jr. Inadvertently Made Me a New York »
In 1993 I was nine years old. I already loved watching baseball but really hadn’t settled on one team. My dad watched the Yankees, and so did I, but other members of my family watched the Mets, so I watched a fair amount of them too. The problem with both of those teams, though, was that Don Mattingly already had started looking like I [...]
Video of Blown Perfect Game and Yankee Reactions »
Last night Tiger’s pitcher Armando Galarraga held a perfect game with one out to go in the ninth inning. He educed a ground ball that was thrown by Tiger’s first baseman Miguel Cabrera to Galarraga, covering at first base in time to get the out. Unfortunately, Umpire Jim Joyce blew the call. If you haven’t seen the video, here it [...]
Why Jorge Posada’s Career Will Never Be the Same »
Yesterday, I wrote about how the New York Yankees should send IF/OF Kevin Russo down to the minors when catcher Jorge Posada was ready to be activated off the disabled list. However, that’s not what happened. Instead, the Yankees demoted 1B/DH Juan Miranda on Wednesday, and the reason is because Posada is more of a designated hitter than [...]
Javier Vazquez Continued a Positive Trend »
Javier Vazquez pitched a great game against the Baltimore Orioles last night that has left some fans excited, and others bemoaning the Orioles lack of offensive punch. While it is true that the Orioles offense is bad, they’re last in the majors in runs scored per game, but it is also true that games against them do count. Vazquez needs to [...]
New York Yankees Roster Decisions Loom »
Yankees catcher Jorge Posada is probably coming off the DL today, but there is no clear choice regarding whom the Yankees will send down when they activate him. It could be backup catcher Chad Moeller, but because of the nature of Posada’s injury and the position he plays that’s probably not a smart idea, especially as Posada is [...]
Yankees Notes: Javier Vazquez, Mark Teixeira, Jorge »
Behind a strong performance from Javier Vazquez (4-5, 6.06) the Yankees beat the Orioles 3-1 thanks to a costly two-run error by Miguel Tejada late in the game. Here are some notes: Vazquez was most impressive getting out of trouble in his final inning. His line: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR. Joba Chamberlain pitched a 1-2-3 8th inning [...]
Yankees’ Jesus Montero Struggling Offensively »
The Daily News had an article about Yankees catching prospect Jesus Montero and the offensive struggles that he is experiencing for the first time in his career this season. In it the article’s author, Wayne Coffey, has a quote from Yankees senior VP of baseball operations Mark Newman about Montero’s improved defense and in [...]