Via Chad Jennings:
Forgot to mention this pregame, but when Girardi was asked whether Royce Ring would be the last of the September call-ups, he hesitated. Then he said, “Don’t write that.” Sounds like there’s a good chance someone else will be here eventually. Andrew Brackman?
The most likely players to get called-up are those already on the 40-man roster. The players on that roster that aren’t already here are Brackman, LHP Steve Garrison, RHP Hector Noesi, RHP Romulo Sanchez, and IF Reegie Corona.
Sanchez is currently ...
Making his first start in nine days, Phil Hughes was dominant for four innings. Perfect actually. He wouldn’t be perfect on this night. In fact, he wouldn’t even get his team a victory, thanks to Dan Johnson.
The Rays designated hitter who spent last season playing in Japan needed two swings to carry his team to their second win in three games against the Yankees.
Third baseman Evan Longoria led off the fifth with a single off Hughes. Two batters later, the Yankees starter made his first mistake. Johnson belted a two-run ...
The Yankees lost 4-3 to the Tampa Bay Rays last night after journeyman Dan Johnson blasted a pair of two-run home runs off of Phil Hughes, and the Yankees offense was held in check by "Big Game" James Shields.
Here are some highlights:
The Yankees offense wasn’t exactly absent, but they failed to get timely hits with men on base. There were 10 runners stranded during the game.
Derek Jeter scored on a Curtis Granderson home run in the 7th after some theatrics got him on base ...
And now, ladies and gentleman, the Aflac $100,000 Question of the Day: Who is Dan Johnson?Hmmmm ...Was he the dude from Miami Vice? Wait, that was Don Johnson.Okay ...Well, I think I went to middle school with a Dan Johnson, but he was really only notable for getting chicken pox like seven times. No one with an immune system that flawed could defeat the New York Yankees, so let's rule him out.Let's see ...People tell me that Boston fans know Johnson very well; apparently he's done similar damage to the ...
Around 9:15 EST Wednesday night while playing the Tampa Bay Rays, Derek Jeter did something we have never seen him do, and might never expect him to do. Jeter has been an ambassador of the game and is known for being a class act throughout his career, but on Wednesday night... He acted. Down one in the top of the seventh inning, Jeter led off and showed bunt on Chad Qualls' first pitch. The pitch flew inside and Jeter began to pull his bunt in. The ball tailed in and ...
Joe Girardi managed the New York Yankees to their 27th World Series title last season and has the Bombers primed for another playoff run here in 2010, but is he the driving force behind this juggernaut or is he just along for the ride?
Everybody knows that Girardi is wearing No. 28 because he hopes to win the Yankees 28th World Series this year, just as he wore 27 last season.
Everybody knows about his playing days with the Yankees back in the late 90's, where he won three rings under his ...
Yankee fans were unhappy—to say the least—on Monday night, when the Yankees surrendered first place to the Rays for the first time since August 3. Tuesday night, the Yankees got first place back, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Amidst all that anger came an interesting thought: what if, by some chance, the Yankees didn’t win the division?
That question is easy enough to answer. They would most likely win the Wild Card, and would be playing the Twins in the first round instead of the Rangers. They would not have home ...
In order to provide themselves with more bullpen depth, the Yankees have recalled LHP Royce Ring from the minor leagues.
Ring was not a member of the 40-man roster, so the Yankees designated outfielder Chad Huffman for assignment.
Ring, 29, is a former first-round draft pick out of the 2002 draft. He last pitched in the big leagues for the Atlanta Braves in 2008. He has spent this entire season in the minor leagues with Triple-A Scranton. There he has done well, going 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA over 42 ...
Via MLB.com:
"Having previous big league managing experience will be a plus for those under consideration to manage the Marlins in 2011.
"Meeting the criteria is Tony Pena.
"Currently the Yankees bench coach, Pena spent parts of four seasons (2002-05) managing the Royals. In 2003, he was named the American League Manager of the Year.
"Internally, the Marlins see Pena as a serious candidate.
[snip]
"Most likely, the team will explore several possibilities, including Bobby Valentine. With Pena expected to be in the mix, the search could last throughout the playoffs.
"The Yankees are primed ...
Jorge Posada had become something of a forgotten man around the Yankee Universe this season.He's always stayed in the shadows of New York's starry landscape when you think about it, which is pretty amazing when you realize he's one of the greatest offensive catchers to ever play the game.If the Core Four was U2, then Posada would obviously be drummer Larry Mullen, Jr.—all brooding intensity, happy to stay in the background and do his job, but the first to call out a member of the group if they get out ...