Apr
12
Red Sox Win After Long Delay
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The Red Sox ended up beating the Yankees today after a 2 hour+ rain delay before the ninth. Mussina pitched 5.2 innings, letting up four runs off of eight hits. Three of those runs were due to a home run by Manny Ramirez in the bottom of the sixth. Girardi told Mussina to pitch to Ramirez despite first base being open and the Yanks ended up getting burned. Other than that incident the game was well played. The offense wasn’t on fire, but the opposition’s offense wasn’t too great either. The Yanks ended with six hits and the BoSox with nine. The final score was 4 to 3.
Tomorrow is the series finale in Boston. Phil Hughes will take the mound against Daisuke Matsuzaka. The game begins at 8:05EST and will be aired on ESPN.
Apr
11
Wang Leads Yanks to 4-1 Victory
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Chien-Ming Wang proved his doubters wrong today as he lead the Yankees to a win against the Red Sox today, 4 to 1. Wang ended up pitching the complete game and allowed only 2 hits and 1 run in the process. He would have got the shutout as well, but Bobby Abreu missed catching a homer by J.D. Drew by a hair in the bottom of the 5th. Wang had great control over the ball and proved that he could pitch well at Fenway.
I think today’s game is a prime example of why Chien-Ming Wang is the ace of this staff. Some people argue that the Yankees don’t have one, but I beg to differ. He ended with 19 wins last year, and already has 3 in his first 3 starts this year. He is able to pitch long innings and usually has good command of the ball. He definetely has the stuff to lead a team and I believe that he will end around 20 wins again this year.
On the offensive side of the ball things are still a bit sluggish. They managed to get 10 hits, but only scored 4 runs. Jason Giambi finally did something on offense with a home run in the 7th. He still has a .095 batting average thus far, but maybe today’s homer will give him some momentum. Jorge Posada dhed again today, still recovering from his sore shoulder. Molina is doing a good job, so there isn’t much to worry about, but if Posada continues to dh, that could mean less at-bats for Damon.
Next game is against the BoSox again at 3:55 EST tomorrow. Game will be broadcasted on FOX as Mike Mussina takes on Josh Beckett.
Apr
10
Yankees Avoid Sweep
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The Yankees avoided the sweep against the Royals today, in solid performance by several players. Andy Pettitte started and was able to lead the Yanks to victory with only 1 run allowed in over 6 innings of pitching. It is good to see Pettitte finally get some good back into his life. Skipper Girardi later said,
“Andy knows how to win big games, I don’t know if I would call this a big game, but you don’t want to be swept at the start of an eight-game road trip.”
That is definetely true and I think that this game also shows that Pettitte will still be able to concentrate and pitch like he did before this past offseason’s clamor. After Pettitte were Joba and Rivera, both who had a couple more good performances as each didn’t allow a run. Joba and Rivera have been solid this season and I believe that they are the best 1-2 punch in all of baseball for the 8th and 9th innings.
Another bright spot last night was the Yankee offense, which finally scored more than a few runs. It still wasn’t too many, but its a start. I said that the first time the Yanks scored 6 this season and we ended up going back into the offensive slump again, but hopefully this time it will be different. The Bombers ended with 12 hits, including home runs by Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, and Jorge Posada.
It’d be great if the Yanks can keep this momentum going into the upcoming road games, especially the next three, which are against the BoSox. Game one of the series starts tomorrow at 7:05EST. Clay Buchholz will face the Yanks for the first time. Pitching for the Bombers is Chien-Ming Wang. The game will be aired on YES.
Apr
10
The Yankee Future
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Today was another step towards the day when boss George is no longer atop the Yankee empire. Hank and Hal were named the co-chairpersons of the organization today, and their sisters and mother were are now the vice chairpersons. Big Stein is now under the title of chairperson, instead of chairman. In terms of control this probably won’t change anything, but it is a step towards the sad day when the greatest owner in sports history leaves his throne.
Apr
9
Royals Win in Bad Weather
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Rain was in the forecast today, so manger Joe Girardi took Ian Kennedy out of the starting role and put in Brian Bruney instead. It ended up raining during the game, but the umpires let the teams play through it. Bruney pitched 2 scoreless innings in his first career start, and ended the day with four strike outs. Billy Traber followed up with a scoreless inning and after him both Farnsworth and Kennedy pitched 2 innings a piece, allowing 2 runs each as well. Zack Grienke, the Royals starter for the day, pitched eight scoreless innings before being taken out. He looked great against the Yankees as our offensive troubles continued.
The Royals ended up winning the game 4-0, as the Bombers weren’t able to score a single run. The team ended with 7 hits. This offense really needs to start scoring soon because the pitching is doing fine so far, so with the offensive compliment we can really do some damage.
Hopefully they can get the ball rolling against the Royals tomorrow. The game is at 8:10 EST and will be aired on YES. Andy Pettitte will make his second start and John Bale will start for KC.
Apr
8
Royals Beat Yankees, 5-2
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The Yankees are back at .500 (4-4) after losing to the Royals today. Conditions were horrible for pitchers, with a lot of wind. Phil Hughes only pitched for three innings, allowing three runs and six hits in the process. Ross Ohlendorf came in for another three innings after Hughes, and gave up four hits and two runs. BIlly Traber and LaTroy Hawkins both pitched a scoreless inning each after that.
The Yankee offense was not able to overcome the 5 runs put up by Kansas City. They combined for seven hits and only two runs. Alex Rodriguez had a notably bad day with four strikeouts. Tomorrow is the rematch against the Royals at 8:10 EST. Ian Kennedy will face off against Zack Greinke. The game will be aired on YES.