Jun

23

Off day/prepare for Pittsburgh

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As the Yankees take Monday off, they prepare for a three game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Darrell Rasner, the 6′3 righthander from Carson City NV, will make the start for the Yankees. Rasner is 4-4 this season in eight starts, with an ERA at a respectable 3.64. Rasner has never faced the Pirates, and the only two Pirate hitters that have seen him are Jason Michaels, who is 1-2 in his career, and Adam LaRoche, who is 0-1. Rasner is 1-3 this year on the road, so it will be a huge test to see if he can shake the road woes, and find a way to get the Yankees another win. The Yankees as a team are 19-18 on the road, while the Pirates have played good ball at home, going 23-16 in their 39 home games.

For the Pirates, lefthander Tom Gorzelanny gets the start. Tom, a 25 year old from Evergreen Park Illinois will be making his 15th start of the season. Gorzelanny has had a  rough go of it in 2008, going 5-6 on the year, but a high era mark of 6.59. His problem thus far has been walks, as he has allowed 50 free passes in 71 innings. Gorzelanny is 21-22 in his career. He has made one start against the Yankees in his career getting a no decision, and going 6.1 innings, allowing 6 hits and 4 runs.  Gorzelanny is 4-1 this season at home. Hideki Matsui has had the most success against the lefthander, going 2-3 with a 2 run homerun.

Should be a good pitching matchup, and if the kid Rasner pitches well, I like the Yankees chances. We will try to have the lineups for you, before the game on Tuesday! Until then, hope you enjoy the offday, and GO YANKEES!

Jun

22

Yankees Try to Avoid the Sweep

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It’s time for a win! About time! The Yankees will try to avoid the sweep at home, at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds come in with a record of 35-41, while the Yankees currently sit at 40-35. The good news for the Yankees, is the Red Sox have lost their last two games as well, so the lead for the Sox sits at five games.

Tomorrow’s game features a contrast of two pitchers. On one side the Reds send rookie fireballer, the righthander Johnny Cueto to the mound. Cueto is 5-7, with a 5.19 era. Cueto’s last outing against the Dodgers, he went 7 strong innings, but was the hard luck loser to the Dodgers, 3-1. Cueto has never faced the Yankees. It’s time to rough him up!

On the other hand the Yankees will go with the wiley ole veteran of Andy Pettitte. The lefthander is 7-5 with a 4.29 era. Pettitte’s last start, he went 7 innings, as well shutting the Padres out in a Yankee 8-0 win. Pettitte has only allowed one run in his last 15 starts. Andy has not faced the Reds since 2006. Anyone else feeling a pitching gem from our boy Andy?

Go get them Yanks!

Jun

18

Game Preview: Rasner vs. Padres

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Game Time:7:05EST
TV:Ch4, YES

Apologies for being a little late with creating this preview post, but we are only two innings into the game thanks to a rain delay so it will suffice. The Yankees are looking to continue the surge tonight, with a sixth straight win. Darrell Rasner will try to rebound after a couple of sour outings, and I think the lackluster Padres are a perfect team to do it against. The Yankee offense may not do as well as in recent games because Jake Peavy will be on the mound for San Diego, but a win is certainly plausible.

Here is your Yankee lineup:
Damon LF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Giambi DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Betemit 1B
Cabrera CF
Rasner P

Injury note: Hideki Matsui is not in the lineup due to a swollen left knee. He is supposed to get the fluid drained out of the knee and will also receive an examination. Currently it looks like it won’t be too much of a problem, thankfully.

Jun

15

Game Preview: Houston Sweep

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Game time: 2:05EST
TV: YES, KTXH

The Yankees now sit six games behind in the AL East and spirits are high as they look to sweep the Astros and with it win their fourth straight. Chien-Ming Wang will make the start, in which he hopes to play like he did in his last start. He went into a sour patch for a few games, but hopefully his last outing ended that. Wang is currently undefeated on the road, so that’s a plus since the game is in Texas. On the bad side he has never won in three interleague starts. That is all just the past though, and he can certainly pave a different future.

Here is the lineup for the Yankees:

Damon CF
Jeter SS
Matsui LF
Rodriguez 3B
Giambi 1B
Posada C
Cano 2B
Cabrera RF
Wang RHP

Jun

14

Yankees-Astros Preview: Three Straight?

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Time of game: 7:05 EST June 14, 2008
TV: YES, FSH

Mike Mussina will take the mound against the Astros tonight, looking to lead the Yanks to our third straight win. He has had a terrific year so far with an ERA of 3.82 and nine wins. Momentum is currently high as the Yanks went to 2 games over .500 for the first time since late April after yesterday’s win over Houston. Let’s hope Moose can keep throwing the good stuff. His only appearance against the Astros was in 2003, when the Yanks won, 5-3.

On the down side, Moose hasn’t been too great against the NL of late, with a 1-4 record and an ERA over five in his last seven starts against teams from the other league. The Astros aren’t exactly stellar either though, with a 1-3 interleague play record thus far this year and a horrible 3-12 record in their last 15 games overall. Hopefully this will turn out to be an easy one for the Yanks.

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