It’s likely that we are already seeing Kevin Towers influence on the Yankees as they have claimed former Padre outfielder Chad Huffman on waivers according to Buster Olney of ESPN.
Huffman, 24, is expected to start the season in Triple-A. He spent the entire 2
009 season in Triple-A in the Padres organization last season. In 135 games there he hit 20 home runs while hitting .269/.361/.469/.830. He’s not particularly fast, he stole just 11 bases, caught 11 times, in 426 career minor league games. He’s also not generally regarded as ...
Earlier today I pointed out one of my favorite blogs, Mike Ashmore’s Thunder Thoughts. There is another blog you should be reading called Confessions of a She-Fan written by Jane Heller.
She isn’t the tireless reporter in the vein of Ashmore, but she does have something in common with him: great writing. Her insights and humor are second to none. Aside from her great writing, you should be reading her blog these days because she’s running a contest in which the winner will receive cookies.
Literally.
And who doesn’t like getting some cookies?
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For those of you who don’t know who he is, Mike Ashmore runs a Trenton Thunder blog for the Hunterdon County Democrat.
He’s also one of the better, and more hard working bloggers out there, covering the Yankees organization.
Well, I’d say he topped himself yesterday as he interviewed at least nine members of the organization during the Thunder’s media day.
Here are the interviews:
Tony Franklin Grant Duff Ryan Pope Tommy Phelps Brandon Laird Christian Garcia Austin Romine DJ ...
After getting two hits in the season opener on Sunday night, Brett Gardner did not start in Boston last night.
Not only had Gardner gotten the two hits, he also made two very good baserunning plays, going from first to third on a Derek Jeter single that did not get very far into left-center field and stealing home easily when Jeter broke for second.
But for reasons that can be found only in the dark recesses of Joe Girardi's mind, Gardner did not start the second game of the season.
Anyone who reads ...
Sunday night’s loss was a tough one for the Yankees and the bullpen, but they turned it around last night as they beat the Red Sox 6-4 to improve their record to 1-1.
Here are some notes:
Jorge Posada caught AJ Burnett yesterday and the world didn’t explode. Actually, Burnett had some nice things to say about Jorge: “When he’s blocking 57 footers early, you keep throwing them, absolutely,” Burnett said . “I was so at ease out there, just working with him.”
Nick Johnson ’s batting average: .000, RBI: 1, ...
The Yankees needed this win in order to stay with the pack in the AL East. This game was very important.
Of course there are 160 games left and we don't know what the impact of some of those games will be on the playoff picture. But game two in Fenway was where the Yankees had to address some of their weaknesses from game one.
CC Sabathia struggled in game one. AJ Burnett entered his first start of the season with a horrible reputation against the Red Sox. Joe Girardi also would ...
When the series began between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, they had listed three premier pitching matchups for the fans at Fenway Park to see.
So far, the first two games have come down to a battle of the bullpens instead of the starters.
On opening night, the two starters for both teams didn't have great outings. Josh Beckett didn't even get out of the fifth inning, allowing eight hits, five runs, three walks and two home runs and a 9.64 ERA in four and two-thirds innings.
CC Sabathia started ...
I know it's only two games into the season, and just like Red Sox DH David Ortiz said during his tirade last night: "There's a 160 games left, relax." But, I'm still very impressed with what I have seen from Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano, thus far.
Cano has wasted no time in reassuring the Yankees that they made the correct decision placing him behind Alex Rodriguez in the lineup.
Through his first eight at-bats, Cano has picked up four hits. Two of them for extra bases including the ninth-inning, solo-shot blast ...
Some of his individual statistics don't look all that impressive. But a relatively new Yankee, Nick Swisher is quite a "package."
One would expect that from the first round 2002 pick of the Oakland A's "Moneyball" drafting process. In fact, Swisher finished with A's teammates Huston Street (the ultimate winner) and Joe Blanton in the top 10 vote-getters for rookie of the year in 2005.
His 2009 batting average was only .249, but his on base percentage was a healthy .371, because his 97 walks led the Yankees by a wide margin ...
After a day off, the Yankees and Red Sox resumed their opening series last night at Fenway. A.J. Burnett and Boston's Jon Lester took the mound for their teams but neither pitcher was particularly sharp in this contest. Both went just five innings, giving up four runs each, although one of Burnett's was unearned.
Let's take a look at the good and bad for the Yankees in last night's game.
The Good
• Win. It's always good to get the first win of the season out of the way and, after the opening ...