Limited schedule last night, but some interesting match ups none the less.
Felix Hernandez belted a grand slam off of Johan Santana, but sprained his ankle one out shy of 5 innings. The bullpen did its his job in his place and the Mariners beat the Mets 5-2.
Another duel in Fenway between the Diamondbacks Dan Haren and the Red Sox Josh Beckett. Chris Young and Chris Snyder each drove in a run in the 7th to give the Diamondbacks a 2-1 win. The Red Sox also lost 1st baseman Kevin Youkilis in the game when a between inning warm up throw from Mike Lowell resulted in a black eye.
John Lackey missed the beginning of the season with arm trouble, but he looks like his old self on the mound. Last night he dominated the Nationals over 8 innings in the Angels 3-2 win. K-Rod picked up his 31st save after Garrett Anderson's 8th inning single snapped a 2-2 tie.
The Royals are loving interleague play. They're now 10-3 after beating up on the Rockies 8-4. Mark Teahen's 1st inning, 3-run home run got KC off to a fast start. Brian Bannister allowed 3 unearned runs in 7 innings for his 6th win.
The American League now holds a 99-77 advantage in this year's play.
In intralague play, Mike Cameron belted a 2-run home run to lead the Brewers over the Braves 4-1. Ben Sheets tossed a complete game 4-hitter and struck out 7.
News
Looking to beef up their squad, the Indians signed veterans Tony Graffanino and Juan Rincon to minor league deals.
Poor Nick Johnson's season is done again. The Nats 1st baseman will have surgery on his wrist to repair a torn ligament.
Mariners pitcher Erik Bedard may be headed back to the DL with a bad back, according to the Seattle Times.
It was done under the radar, compared to the Willie Randolph firing, but the Mets may have made a significant move when they hired Wayne Krivsky as assistant GM. Owner Fred Wilpon said GM Omar Minaya is doing a "great job", but ya never know.
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Showing posts with label Erik Bedard. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Around the Horn - 6/24
Limited schedule last night, but some interesting match ups none the less.
Felix Hernandez belted a grand slam off of Johan Santana, but sprained his ankle one out shy of 5 innings. The bullpen did its his job in his place and the Mariners beat the Mets 5-2.
Another duel in Fenway between the Diamondbacks Dan Haren and the Red Sox Josh Beckett. Chris Young and Chris Snyder each drove in a run in the 7th to give the Diamondbacks a 2-1 win. The Red Sox also lost 1st baseman Kevin Youkilis in the game when a between inning warm up throw from Mike Lowell resulted in a black eye.
John Lackey missed the beginning of the season with arm trouble, but he looks like his old self on the mound. Last night he dominated the Nationals over 8 innings in the Angels 3-2 win. K-Rod picked up his 31st save after Garrett Anderson's 8th inning single snapped a 2-2 tie.
The Royals are loving interleague play. They're now 10-3 after beating up on the Rockies 8-4. Mark Teahen's 1st inning, 3-run home run got KC off to a fast start. Brian Bannister allowed 3 unearned runs in 7 innings for his 6th win.
The American League now holds a 99-77 advantage in this year's play.
In intralague play, Mike Cameron belted a 2-run home run to lead the Brewers over the Braves 4-1. Ben Sheets tossed a complete game 4-hitter and struck out 7.
News
Looking to beef up their squad, the Indians signed veterans Tony Graffanino and Juan Rincon to minor league deals.
Poor Nick Johnson's season is done again. The Nats 1st baseman will have surgery on his wrist to repair a torn ligament.
Mariners pitcher Erik Bedard may be headed back to the DL with a bad back, according to the Seattle Times.
It was done under the radar, compared to the Willie Randolph firing, but the Mets may have made a significant move when they hired Wayne Krivsky as assistant GM. Owner Fred Wilpon said GM Omar Minaya is doing a "great job", but ya never know.
Felix Hernandez belted a grand slam off of Johan Santana, but sprained his ankle one out shy of 5 innings. The bullpen did its his job in his place and the Mariners beat the Mets 5-2.
Another duel in Fenway between the Diamondbacks Dan Haren and the Red Sox Josh Beckett. Chris Young and Chris Snyder each drove in a run in the 7th to give the Diamondbacks a 2-1 win. The Red Sox also lost 1st baseman Kevin Youkilis in the game when a between inning warm up throw from Mike Lowell resulted in a black eye.
John Lackey missed the beginning of the season with arm trouble, but he looks like his old self on the mound. Last night he dominated the Nationals over 8 innings in the Angels 3-2 win. K-Rod picked up his 31st save after Garrett Anderson's 8th inning single snapped a 2-2 tie.
The Royals are loving interleague play. They're now 10-3 after beating up on the Rockies 8-4. Mark Teahen's 1st inning, 3-run home run got KC off to a fast start. Brian Bannister allowed 3 unearned runs in 7 innings for his 6th win.
The American League now holds a 99-77 advantage in this year's play.
In intralague play, Mike Cameron belted a 2-run home run to lead the Brewers over the Braves 4-1. Ben Sheets tossed a complete game 4-hitter and struck out 7.
News
Looking to beef up their squad, the Indians signed veterans Tony Graffanino and Juan Rincon to minor league deals.
Poor Nick Johnson's season is done again. The Nats 1st baseman will have surgery on his wrist to repair a torn ligament.
Mariners pitcher Erik Bedard may be headed back to the DL with a bad back, according to the Seattle Times.
It was done under the radar, compared to the Willie Randolph firing, but the Mets may have made a significant move when they hired Wayne Krivsky as assistant GM. Owner Fred Wilpon said GM Omar Minaya is doing a "great job", but ya never know.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Giese for Now, Who for Later?
Dan Giese will step into Chien-Ming Wang's cleats (don't hurt yourself) this Saturday (we erroneously reported Sunday yesterday) against the Cincinnati Reds. But the question remains, will it be a long term solution, will the Yankees look inside the organization, or elsewhere. Let's take a look at the option.
Dan Giese: Let's start right with the guy who gets the first crack. Giese was a journeyman who had only appeared in 8 games last season with the Giants. But he blossomed as a starter (4-2, 1.98 in 13 games, 10 starts) this season at Scranton and that earned him the right to be Joba Chamberlain's back up for his first two starts. Now that Joba is ready to go out and throw 90-100 pitches, the plan would have been for Giese to be the long man out of the pen. Wang's injury changed all that.
Internal Options:
That guy incredibly bad import from Japan: We so don't want him back here we won't even mention him by name. But you know who he is and how bad he is. 'nuff said.
Ian Kennedy: Kennedy was tremendous last season, dominating at 3 levels in the minors and getting the notice of fans with an impressive September debut. But this year he has been just plain awful. He already made one very brief trip down to Scranton and then was DL'ed with a Lat injury shortly after his return. This is guy whose confidence has to be shaken right now since he has never had anything other than success prior to this season. At the moment he's a number 5 starter. With Wang out, possibly for the season, the Yankees need better than a number 5.
Dan McCutchen: McCutchen has made just 5 starts at the Triple-A level and from Brian Cashman's comments yesterday, doesn't seem like a viable solution for that precise reason. His numbers at Scranton have been decent (1-4, 3.62 21 K/4 BB) after an outstanding start at Trenton (4-3, 2.55 52 K in 53 IP).
Alan Horne: Horne missed two months of the season with a bicep injury and has thrown only 18.1 innings this season. Cashman won't throw him into the fire.
Jeff Karstens: Karstens is a decent pitcher who can't seem to stay healthy. He looked like he was going to go north with the club out of spring training and got hurt. He was nearly done with his rehab and got hurt. Now he's coming back again, but we already know what he can do and its not fantastic.
Jason Jones: This would be a very long shot. Jones has spent a year and a half at the Double-A level and is having an outstanding season (8-2, 2.30), but Cashman doesn't like to rush the Yankees prospects and is unlikely to pull up a guy who hasn't pitched at Triple-A.
Outside Solutions:
Obviously the biggest name out there is the biggest guy out there, C.C. Sabathia. The left-hander is set to become a free agent after the season and, you would have to think, the Yankees would want a window to negotiate a new contract with him before approving a deal. Indians GM Mark Shapiro is also going to want a bundle for him. Brian Cashman would look foolish if he threw a package of Phil Hughes and others together to get him after turning down a deal for Johan Santana. At worst, the Indians will get 2 draft picks as compensation if Sabathia stays the season and leaves as a free agent.
Ben Sheets: Sheets will turn just 30 this summer, but has spent significant time on the DL. He hasn't made more than 24 starts since 2004. He's missed some time this season already with triceps stiffness. Sheets is off to a great start this season (7-1, 2.42), but the Brewers are scuffling after being in contention all of last season. Sheets will also be a free agent after the season.
Randy Wolf: Another pending free agent who will be starting tonight against the Yankees when the San Diego Padres come to town. The up side is that he's left-handed, the down side is that he's not fantastic. He's got a career ERA of 4.23 (5-4, 3.83 in '08) with all 10 years of major league service in the National League. We've seen how average NL pitchers do in the AL and so it doesn't make sense to us unless you can get him cheap. He also had Tommy John Surgery and missed significant chunks of 2005 and 2006. He also suffered from shoulder soreness last season.
Rich Harden and Joe Blanton: A pair of talented right-handers from Oakland. Harden is a free agent after the season while Blanton can't be a free agent until 2011. He is arbitration eligible. GM Billy Beane would surely command a king's ransom for either pitcher just as he has when he dealt Dan Haren, Mark Mulder, and Tim Hudson in the past. Harden, when healthy is fantastic (4-0, 2.53 67 K in 53.1 IP in '08), but that's a big if. He threw 72.2 innings combined in '06 and '07 and has spent time on the DL this year as well. Blanton has control trouble at times, but is still a very good pitcher. The biggest down side as we mentioned earlier is that Beane would want too many prospects back.
Freddy Garcia: Garcia is sitting at home right now, getting in shape for when the phone rings. He had 7 seasons of 200 or more innings and it seemed to catch up to him last year when he threw just 58 innings due to a shoulder injury. Whether he's got enough left in the tank remains to be seen.
A.J. Burnett: The much embattled, much injured right-hander has worn out his welcome in Toronto. GM J.P. Ricciardi publicly questioned his heart and guts and Burnett recently made comments that he wouldn't mind playing for the Cubs. He then threw grease on the fire by saying he didn't care what the fans reaction to his comments would be. The guy's got talent, no doubt, but his physical problems and mental toughness probably will make Cashman shy away (we already have Carl Pavano). He still has 2 years remaining on a 5-year, $55 million deal, but he can opt out of it after this season, which makes his departure from Toronto even more likely.
Gil Meche: He's in the 2nd year of a 5-year, $55 million deal with the Royals. After having an outstanding season in '07, he's been pretty mediocre this year and the Royals are floundering. His contract really isn't that bad by today's standards and the Royals need someone to put in the seats, so its not likely he would be available.
Erik Bedard: Would seem to be odd for him tobe on the market already, but the Mariners stink and there's a question of just how focused Bedard is on baseball. The Blue Jays were thought to be very interested in him, but have backed off.
There are other names (Jarrod Washburn, Livan Hernandez, Kevin Millwood, etc.) that we are sure will be bandied about, but none really intrigue us. We would give Giese the job for now, but would definitely take a look at how Garcia is progressing, and start making the rounds calling up about guys like Sabathia. With so many teams still in division and wild card hunts though, it's not likely that a major deal would get done too soon.
So what would you do? Please participate in our poll at the top of My Pinstripes.
Dan Giese: Let's start right with the guy who gets the first crack. Giese was a journeyman who had only appeared in 8 games last season with the Giants. But he blossomed as a starter (4-2, 1.98 in 13 games, 10 starts) this season at Scranton and that earned him the right to be Joba Chamberlain's back up for his first two starts. Now that Joba is ready to go out and throw 90-100 pitches, the plan would have been for Giese to be the long man out of the pen. Wang's injury changed all that.
Internal Options:
That guy incredibly bad import from Japan: We so don't want him back here we won't even mention him by name. But you know who he is and how bad he is. 'nuff said.
Ian Kennedy: Kennedy was tremendous last season, dominating at 3 levels in the minors and getting the notice of fans with an impressive September debut. But this year he has been just plain awful. He already made one very brief trip down to Scranton and then was DL'ed with a Lat injury shortly after his return. This is guy whose confidence has to be shaken right now since he has never had anything other than success prior to this season. At the moment he's a number 5 starter. With Wang out, possibly for the season, the Yankees need better than a number 5.
Dan McCutchen: McCutchen has made just 5 starts at the Triple-A level and from Brian Cashman's comments yesterday, doesn't seem like a viable solution for that precise reason. His numbers at Scranton have been decent (1-4, 3.62 21 K/4 BB) after an outstanding start at Trenton (4-3, 2.55 52 K in 53 IP).
Alan Horne: Horne missed two months of the season with a bicep injury and has thrown only 18.1 innings this season. Cashman won't throw him into the fire.
Jeff Karstens: Karstens is a decent pitcher who can't seem to stay healthy. He looked like he was going to go north with the club out of spring training and got hurt. He was nearly done with his rehab and got hurt. Now he's coming back again, but we already know what he can do and its not fantastic.
Jason Jones: This would be a very long shot. Jones has spent a year and a half at the Double-A level and is having an outstanding season (8-2, 2.30), but Cashman doesn't like to rush the Yankees prospects and is unlikely to pull up a guy who hasn't pitched at Triple-A.
Outside Solutions:
Obviously the biggest name out there is the biggest guy out there, C.C. Sabathia. The left-hander is set to become a free agent after the season and, you would have to think, the Yankees would want a window to negotiate a new contract with him before approving a deal. Indians GM Mark Shapiro is also going to want a bundle for him. Brian Cashman would look foolish if he threw a package of Phil Hughes and others together to get him after turning down a deal for Johan Santana. At worst, the Indians will get 2 draft picks as compensation if Sabathia stays the season and leaves as a free agent.
Ben Sheets: Sheets will turn just 30 this summer, but has spent significant time on the DL. He hasn't made more than 24 starts since 2004. He's missed some time this season already with triceps stiffness. Sheets is off to a great start this season (7-1, 2.42), but the Brewers are scuffling after being in contention all of last season. Sheets will also be a free agent after the season.
Randy Wolf: Another pending free agent who will be starting tonight against the Yankees when the San Diego Padres come to town. The up side is that he's left-handed, the down side is that he's not fantastic. He's got a career ERA of 4.23 (5-4, 3.83 in '08) with all 10 years of major league service in the National League. We've seen how average NL pitchers do in the AL and so it doesn't make sense to us unless you can get him cheap. He also had Tommy John Surgery and missed significant chunks of 2005 and 2006. He also suffered from shoulder soreness last season.
Rich Harden and Joe Blanton: A pair of talented right-handers from Oakland. Harden is a free agent after the season while Blanton can't be a free agent until 2011. He is arbitration eligible. GM Billy Beane would surely command a king's ransom for either pitcher just as he has when he dealt Dan Haren, Mark Mulder, and Tim Hudson in the past. Harden, when healthy is fantastic (4-0, 2.53 67 K in 53.1 IP in '08), but that's a big if. He threw 72.2 innings combined in '06 and '07 and has spent time on the DL this year as well. Blanton has control trouble at times, but is still a very good pitcher. The biggest down side as we mentioned earlier is that Beane would want too many prospects back.
Freddy Garcia: Garcia is sitting at home right now, getting in shape for when the phone rings. He had 7 seasons of 200 or more innings and it seemed to catch up to him last year when he threw just 58 innings due to a shoulder injury. Whether he's got enough left in the tank remains to be seen.
A.J. Burnett: The much embattled, much injured right-hander has worn out his welcome in Toronto. GM J.P. Ricciardi publicly questioned his heart and guts and Burnett recently made comments that he wouldn't mind playing for the Cubs. He then threw grease on the fire by saying he didn't care what the fans reaction to his comments would be. The guy's got talent, no doubt, but his physical problems and mental toughness probably will make Cashman shy away (we already have Carl Pavano). He still has 2 years remaining on a 5-year, $55 million deal, but he can opt out of it after this season, which makes his departure from Toronto even more likely.
Gil Meche: He's in the 2nd year of a 5-year, $55 million deal with the Royals. After having an outstanding season in '07, he's been pretty mediocre this year and the Royals are floundering. His contract really isn't that bad by today's standards and the Royals need someone to put in the seats, so its not likely he would be available.
Erik Bedard: Would seem to be odd for him tobe on the market already, but the Mariners stink and there's a question of just how focused Bedard is on baseball. The Blue Jays were thought to be very interested in him, but have backed off.
There are other names (Jarrod Washburn, Livan Hernandez, Kevin Millwood, etc.) that we are sure will be bandied about, but none really intrigue us. We would give Giese the job for now, but would definitely take a look at how Garcia is progressing, and start making the rounds calling up about guys like Sabathia. With so many teams still in division and wild card hunts though, it's not likely that a major deal would get done too soon.
So what would you do? Please participate in our poll at the top of My Pinstripes.
Giese for Now, Who for Later?
Dan Giese will step into Chien-Ming Wang's cleats (don't hurt yourself) this Saturday (we erroneously reported Sunday yesterday) against the Cincinnati Reds. But the question remains, will it be a long term solution, will the Yankees look inside the organization, or elsewhere. Let's take a look at the option.
Dan Giese: Let's start right with the guy who gets the first crack. Giese was a journeyman who had only appeared in 8 games last season with the Giants. But he blossomed as a starter (4-2, 1.98 in 13 games, 10 starts) this season at Scranton and that earned him the right to be Joba Chamberlain's back up for his first two starts. Now that Joba is ready to go out and throw 90-100 pitches, the plan would have been for Giese to be the long man out of the pen. Wang's injury changed all that.
Internal Options:
That guy incredibly bad import from Japan: We so don't want him back here we won't even mention him by name. But you know who he is and how bad he is. 'nuff said.
Ian Kennedy: Kennedy was tremendous last season, dominating at 3 levels in the minors and getting the notice of fans with an impressive September debut. But this year he has been just plain awful. He already made one very brief trip down to Scranton and then was DL'ed with a Lat injury shortly after his return. This is guy whose confidence has to be shaken right now since he has never had anything other than success prior to this season. At the moment he's a number 5 starter. With Wang out, possibly for the season, the Yankees need better than a number 5.
Dan McCutchen: McCutchen has made just 5 starts at the Triple-A level and from Brian Cashman's comments yesterday, doesn't seem like a viable solution for that precise reason. His numbers at Scranton have been decent (1-4, 3.62 21 K/4 BB) after an outstanding start at Trenton (4-3, 2.55 52 K in 53 IP).
Alan Horne: Horne missed two months of the season with a bicep injury and has thrown only 18.1 innings this season. Cashman won't throw him into the fire.
Jeff Karstens: Karstens is a decent pitcher who can't seem to stay healthy. He looked like he was going to go north with the club out of spring training and got hurt. He was nearly done with his rehab and got hurt. Now he's coming back again, but we already know what he can do and its not fantastic.
Jason Jones: This would be a very long shot. Jones has spent a year and a half at the Double-A level and is having an outstanding season (8-2, 2.30), but Cashman doesn't like to rush the Yankees prospects and is unlikely to pull up a guy who hasn't pitched at Triple-A.
Outside Solutions:
Obviously the biggest name out there is the biggest guy out there, C.C. Sabathia. The left-hander is set to become a free agent after the season and, you would have to think, the Yankees would want a window to negotiate a new contract with him before approving a deal. Indians GM Mark Shapiro is also going to want a bundle for him. Brian Cashman would look foolish if he threw a package of Phil Hughes and others together to get him after turning down a deal for Johan Santana. At worst, the Indians will get 2 draft picks as compensation if Sabathia stays the season and leaves as a free agent.
Ben Sheets: Sheets will turn just 30 this summer, but has spent significant time on the DL. He hasn't made more than 24 starts since 2004. He's missed some time this season already with triceps stiffness. Sheets is off to a great start this season (7-1, 2.42), but the Brewers are scuffling after being in contention all of last season. Sheets will also be a free agent after the season.
Randy Wolf: Another pending free agent who will be starting tonight against the Yankees when the San Diego Padres come to town. The up side is that he's left-handed, the down side is that he's not fantastic. He's got a career ERA of 4.23 (5-4, 3.83 in '08) with all 10 years of major league service in the National League. We've seen how average NL pitchers do in the AL and so it doesn't make sense to us unless you can get him cheap. He also had Tommy John Surgery and missed significant chunks of 2005 and 2006. He also suffered from shoulder soreness last season.
Rich Harden and Joe Blanton: A pair of talented right-handers from Oakland. Harden is a free agent after the season while Blanton can't be a free agent until 2011. He is arbitration eligible. GM Billy Beane would surely command a king's ransom for either pitcher just as he has when he dealt Dan Haren, Mark Mulder, and Tim Hudson in the past. Harden, when healthy is fantastic (4-0, 2.53 67 K in 53.1 IP in '08), but that's a big if. He threw 72.2 innings combined in '06 and '07 and has spent time on the DL this year as well. Blanton has control trouble at times, but is still a very good pitcher. The biggest down side as we mentioned earlier is that Beane would want too many prospects back.
Freddy Garcia: Garcia is sitting at home right now, getting in shape for when the phone rings. He had 7 seasons of 200 or more innings and it seemed to catch up to him last year when he threw just 58 innings due to a shoulder injury. Whether he's got enough left in the tank remains to be seen.
A.J. Burnett: The much embattled, much injured right-hander has worn out his welcome in Toronto. GM J.P. Ricciardi publicly questioned his heart and guts and Burnett recently made comments that he wouldn't mind playing for the Cubs. He then threw grease on the fire by saying he didn't care what the fans reaction to his comments would be. The guy's got talent, no doubt, but his physical problems and mental toughness probably will make Cashman shy away (we already have Carl Pavano). He still has 2 years remaining on a 5-year, $55 million deal, but he can opt out of it after this season, which makes his departure from Toronto even more likely.
Gil Meche: He's in the 2nd year of a 5-year, $55 million deal with the Royals. After having an outstanding season in '07, he's been pretty mediocre this year and the Royals are floundering. His contract really isn't that bad by today's standards and the Royals need someone to put in the seats, so its not likely he would be available.
Erik Bedard: Would seem to be odd for him tobe on the market already, but the Mariners stink and there's a question of just how focused Bedard is on baseball. The Blue Jays were thought to be very interested in him, but have backed off.
There are other names (Jarrod Washburn, Livan Hernandez, Kevin Millwood, etc.) that we are sure will be bandied about, but none really intrigue us. We would give Giese the job for now, but would definitely take a look at how Garcia is progressing, and start making the rounds calling up about guys like Sabathia. With so many teams still in division and wild card hunts though, it's not likely that a major deal would get done too soon.
So what would you do? Please participate in our poll at the top of My Pinstripes.
Dan Giese: Let's start right with the guy who gets the first crack. Giese was a journeyman who had only appeared in 8 games last season with the Giants. But he blossomed as a starter (4-2, 1.98 in 13 games, 10 starts) this season at Scranton and that earned him the right to be Joba Chamberlain's back up for his first two starts. Now that Joba is ready to go out and throw 90-100 pitches, the plan would have been for Giese to be the long man out of the pen. Wang's injury changed all that.
Internal Options:
That guy incredibly bad import from Japan: We so don't want him back here we won't even mention him by name. But you know who he is and how bad he is. 'nuff said.
Ian Kennedy: Kennedy was tremendous last season, dominating at 3 levels in the minors and getting the notice of fans with an impressive September debut. But this year he has been just plain awful. He already made one very brief trip down to Scranton and then was DL'ed with a Lat injury shortly after his return. This is guy whose confidence has to be shaken right now since he has never had anything other than success prior to this season. At the moment he's a number 5 starter. With Wang out, possibly for the season, the Yankees need better than a number 5.
Dan McCutchen: McCutchen has made just 5 starts at the Triple-A level and from Brian Cashman's comments yesterday, doesn't seem like a viable solution for that precise reason. His numbers at Scranton have been decent (1-4, 3.62 21 K/4 BB) after an outstanding start at Trenton (4-3, 2.55 52 K in 53 IP).
Alan Horne: Horne missed two months of the season with a bicep injury and has thrown only 18.1 innings this season. Cashman won't throw him into the fire.
Jeff Karstens: Karstens is a decent pitcher who can't seem to stay healthy. He looked like he was going to go north with the club out of spring training and got hurt. He was nearly done with his rehab and got hurt. Now he's coming back again, but we already know what he can do and its not fantastic.
Jason Jones: This would be a very long shot. Jones has spent a year and a half at the Double-A level and is having an outstanding season (8-2, 2.30), but Cashman doesn't like to rush the Yankees prospects and is unlikely to pull up a guy who hasn't pitched at Triple-A.
Outside Solutions:
Obviously the biggest name out there is the biggest guy out there, C.C. Sabathia. The left-hander is set to become a free agent after the season and, you would have to think, the Yankees would want a window to negotiate a new contract with him before approving a deal. Indians GM Mark Shapiro is also going to want a bundle for him. Brian Cashman would look foolish if he threw a package of Phil Hughes and others together to get him after turning down a deal for Johan Santana. At worst, the Indians will get 2 draft picks as compensation if Sabathia stays the season and leaves as a free agent.
Ben Sheets: Sheets will turn just 30 this summer, but has spent significant time on the DL. He hasn't made more than 24 starts since 2004. He's missed some time this season already with triceps stiffness. Sheets is off to a great start this season (7-1, 2.42), but the Brewers are scuffling after being in contention all of last season. Sheets will also be a free agent after the season.
Randy Wolf: Another pending free agent who will be starting tonight against the Yankees when the San Diego Padres come to town. The up side is that he's left-handed, the down side is that he's not fantastic. He's got a career ERA of 4.23 (5-4, 3.83 in '08) with all 10 years of major league service in the National League. We've seen how average NL pitchers do in the AL and so it doesn't make sense to us unless you can get him cheap. He also had Tommy John Surgery and missed significant chunks of 2005 and 2006. He also suffered from shoulder soreness last season.
Rich Harden and Joe Blanton: A pair of talented right-handers from Oakland. Harden is a free agent after the season while Blanton can't be a free agent until 2011. He is arbitration eligible. GM Billy Beane would surely command a king's ransom for either pitcher just as he has when he dealt Dan Haren, Mark Mulder, and Tim Hudson in the past. Harden, when healthy is fantastic (4-0, 2.53 67 K in 53.1 IP in '08), but that's a big if. He threw 72.2 innings combined in '06 and '07 and has spent time on the DL this year as well. Blanton has control trouble at times, but is still a very good pitcher. The biggest down side as we mentioned earlier is that Beane would want too many prospects back.
Freddy Garcia: Garcia is sitting at home right now, getting in shape for when the phone rings. He had 7 seasons of 200 or more innings and it seemed to catch up to him last year when he threw just 58 innings due to a shoulder injury. Whether he's got enough left in the tank remains to be seen.
A.J. Burnett: The much embattled, much injured right-hander has worn out his welcome in Toronto. GM J.P. Ricciardi publicly questioned his heart and guts and Burnett recently made comments that he wouldn't mind playing for the Cubs. He then threw grease on the fire by saying he didn't care what the fans reaction to his comments would be. The guy's got talent, no doubt, but his physical problems and mental toughness probably will make Cashman shy away (we already have Carl Pavano). He still has 2 years remaining on a 5-year, $55 million deal, but he can opt out of it after this season, which makes his departure from Toronto even more likely.
Gil Meche: He's in the 2nd year of a 5-year, $55 million deal with the Royals. After having an outstanding season in '07, he's been pretty mediocre this year and the Royals are floundering. His contract really isn't that bad by today's standards and the Royals need someone to put in the seats, so its not likely he would be available.
Erik Bedard: Would seem to be odd for him tobe on the market already, but the Mariners stink and there's a question of just how focused Bedard is on baseball. The Blue Jays were thought to be very interested in him, but have backed off.
There are other names (Jarrod Washburn, Livan Hernandez, Kevin Millwood, etc.) that we are sure will be bandied about, but none really intrigue us. We would give Giese the job for now, but would definitely take a look at how Garcia is progressing, and start making the rounds calling up about guys like Sabathia. With so many teams still in division and wild card hunts though, it's not likely that a major deal would get done too soon.
So what would you do? Please participate in our poll at the top of My Pinstripes.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Around the Horn - 5/29
Can things get much worse in Kansas City? The Royals looked like they would snap their 9 game losing streak. They lead the Twins 8-3 in the 9th. Before you could say George Brett, the Twins tied the game, the capper being a Craig Monroe 3-run homer, and then won it in the 10th on Justin Morneau's home run. Trey Hillman must have known he might have to endure a 10-game losing streak, no?
The White Sox blew one lead, but came back from two deficits to beat the Indians 6-5 and take 2 of 3 in their series. Carlos Quentin drove in 3 runs and has flown under the radar with an AL 2nd best 47 RBI on the season.
The Tigers salvaged the finale of their 3-game series with the Angels, 6-2. Marcus Thames belted a pair of 2-run HRs. Joe Saunders lost for just the 2nd time in 10 decisions.
The Rays topped the Rangers 5-3 in an afternoon contest. The game ended weirdly when closer Troy Percival collapsed on the mound with a hamstring injury as he was striking out Brandon Boggs for the 2nd out of the inning. Dan Wheeler got the final out for his first save of the season.
RH night in Oakland. Roy Halladay facing off against Rich Harden and both lived up to their reputations. Armando Rios' RBI double snapped a 1-1 tie in the 9th to give Halladay the victory. Harden allowed 1 run over 7 in getting a no decision.
Yuniesky Betancourt's home run was the lone run in the Mariners 1-0 victory over the Red Sox. Erik Bedard outdueled Tim Wakefield, who threw a complete game. The Red Sox have lost 5 of their last 6.
The Mets got a much needed win against the NL East leading Marlins. Endy Chavez hit a pinch-hit home run off of closer Kevin Gregg to tie it in the 9th, and down a run in the 12th, Fernando Tatis doubled in 2 to give the Mets a 7-6 win.
Adam Wainwright dominated the Astros, allowing just 3 hits over 8 innings in the Cardinals 6-1 win. Yadier Molina and Caesar Izturis drove in 2 runs each.
The Phillies completed a 3-game sweep of the Rockies with a 6-1 win. Chase Utley and Geoff Jenkins each homered and drove in 3 runs. Utley's 17 dingers leads the majors.
Jeff Suppan and Jo Jo Reyes hooked up in a great pitcher's duel in Milwaukee. Richie Weekes' 8th innings triple drove in the game lone run to give Suppan the victory. The two teams combined for just 7 hits.
The Reds pounded the Pirates 9-1 behind 4 RBI from David Ross. Jay Bruce was 1-3 with 2 more walks and his 2nd stolen base.
The Cubs rallied against the Far East to beat the Dodgers 2-1 in 10 innings. Geovanny Soto's sac fly against Japan's Takashi Saito tied the game in the 9th and Alfonso Soriano's single off of Korea's Chan-Ho Park won it in extras.
The Giants beat up on the division leading Diamondbacks for the 2nd straight night. Ray Durham homered and drove in 4 as the Giants won 11-3.
Jesus Flores hit a grand slam and Lastings Milledge added a solo shot in the Nationals 6-4 win over the Padres. Odalis Perez picked up the win after getting a root canal earlier in the day.
The White Sox blew one lead, but came back from two deficits to beat the Indians 6-5 and take 2 of 3 in their series. Carlos Quentin drove in 3 runs and has flown under the radar with an AL 2nd best 47 RBI on the season.
The Tigers salvaged the finale of their 3-game series with the Angels, 6-2. Marcus Thames belted a pair of 2-run HRs. Joe Saunders lost for just the 2nd time in 10 decisions.
The Rays topped the Rangers 5-3 in an afternoon contest. The game ended weirdly when closer Troy Percival collapsed on the mound with a hamstring injury as he was striking out Brandon Boggs for the 2nd out of the inning. Dan Wheeler got the final out for his first save of the season.
RH night in Oakland. Roy Halladay facing off against Rich Harden and both lived up to their reputations. Armando Rios' RBI double snapped a 1-1 tie in the 9th to give Halladay the victory. Harden allowed 1 run over 7 in getting a no decision.
Yuniesky Betancourt's home run was the lone run in the Mariners 1-0 victory over the Red Sox. Erik Bedard outdueled Tim Wakefield, who threw a complete game. The Red Sox have lost 5 of their last 6.
The Mets got a much needed win against the NL East leading Marlins. Endy Chavez hit a pinch-hit home run off of closer Kevin Gregg to tie it in the 9th, and down a run in the 12th, Fernando Tatis doubled in 2 to give the Mets a 7-6 win.
Adam Wainwright dominated the Astros, allowing just 3 hits over 8 innings in the Cardinals 6-1 win. Yadier Molina and Caesar Izturis drove in 2 runs each.
The Phillies completed a 3-game sweep of the Rockies with a 6-1 win. Chase Utley and Geoff Jenkins each homered and drove in 3 runs. Utley's 17 dingers leads the majors.
Jeff Suppan and Jo Jo Reyes hooked up in a great pitcher's duel in Milwaukee. Richie Weekes' 8th innings triple drove in the game lone run to give Suppan the victory. The two teams combined for just 7 hits.
The Reds pounded the Pirates 9-1 behind 4 RBI from David Ross. Jay Bruce was 1-3 with 2 more walks and his 2nd stolen base.
The Cubs rallied against the Far East to beat the Dodgers 2-1 in 10 innings. Geovanny Soto's sac fly against Japan's Takashi Saito tied the game in the 9th and Alfonso Soriano's single off of Korea's Chan-Ho Park won it in extras.
The Giants beat up on the division leading Diamondbacks for the 2nd straight night. Ray Durham homered and drove in 4 as the Giants won 11-3.
Jesus Flores hit a grand slam and Lastings Milledge added a solo shot in the Nationals 6-4 win over the Padres. Odalis Perez picked up the win after getting a root canal earlier in the day.
Around the Horn - 5/29
Can things get much worse in Kansas City? The Royals looked like they would snap their 9 game losing streak. They lead the Twins 8-3 in the 9th. Before you could say George Brett, the Twins tied the game, the capper being a Craig Monroe 3-run homer, and then won it in the 10th on Justin Morneau's home run. Trey Hillman must have known he might have to endure a 10-game losing streak, no?
The White Sox blew one lead, but came back from two deficits to beat the Indians 6-5 and take 2 of 3 in their series. Carlos Quentin drove in 3 runs and has flown under the radar with an AL 2nd best 47 RBI on the season.
The Tigers salvaged the finale of their 3-game series with the Angels, 6-2. Marcus Thames belted a pair of 2-run HRs. Joe Saunders lost for just the 2nd time in 10 decisions.
The Rays topped the Rangers 5-3 in an afternoon contest. The game ended weirdly when closer Troy Percival collapsed on the mound with a hamstring injury as he was striking out Brandon Boggs for the 2nd out of the inning. Dan Wheeler got the final out for his first save of the season.
RH night in Oakland. Roy Halladay facing off against Rich Harden and both lived up to their reputations. Armando Rios' RBI double snapped a 1-1 tie in the 9th to give Halladay the victory. Harden allowed 1 run over 7 in getting a no decision.
Yuniesky Betancourt's home run was the lone run in the Mariners 1-0 victory over the Red Sox. Erik Bedard outdueled Tim Wakefield, who threw a complete game. The Red Sox have lost 5 of their last 6.
The Mets got a much needed win against the NL East leading Marlins. Endy Chavez hit a pinch-hit home run off of closer Kevin Gregg to tie it in the 9th, and down a run in the 12th, Fernando Tatis doubled in 2 to give the Mets a 7-6 win.
Adam Wainwright dominated the Astros, allowing just 3 hits over 8 innings in the Cardinals 6-1 win. Yadier Molina and Caesar Izturis drove in 2 runs each.
The Phillies completed a 3-game sweep of the Rockies with a 6-1 win. Chase Utley and Geoff Jenkins each homered and drove in 3 runs. Utley's 17 dingers leads the majors.
Jeff Suppan and Jo Jo Reyes hooked up in a great pitcher's duel in Milwaukee. Richie Weekes' 8th innings triple drove in the game lone run to give Suppan the victory. The two teams combined for just 7 hits.
The Reds pounded the Pirates 9-1 behind 4 RBI from David Ross. Jay Bruce was 1-3 with 2 more walks and his 2nd stolen base.
The Cubs rallied against the Far East to beat the Dodgers 2-1 in 10 innings. Geovanny Soto's sac fly against Japan's Takashi Saito tied the game in the 9th and Alfonso Soriano's single off of Korea's Chan-Ho Park won it in extras.
The Giants beat up on the division leading Diamondbacks for the 2nd straight night. Ray Durham homered and drove in 4 as the Giants won 11-3.
Jesus Flores hit a grand slam and Lastings Milledge added a solo shot in the Nationals 6-4 win over the Padres. Odalis Perez picked up the win after getting a root canal earlier in the day.
The White Sox blew one lead, but came back from two deficits to beat the Indians 6-5 and take 2 of 3 in their series. Carlos Quentin drove in 3 runs and has flown under the radar with an AL 2nd best 47 RBI on the season.
The Tigers salvaged the finale of their 3-game series with the Angels, 6-2. Marcus Thames belted a pair of 2-run HRs. Joe Saunders lost for just the 2nd time in 10 decisions.
The Rays topped the Rangers 5-3 in an afternoon contest. The game ended weirdly when closer Troy Percival collapsed on the mound with a hamstring injury as he was striking out Brandon Boggs for the 2nd out of the inning. Dan Wheeler got the final out for his first save of the season.
RH night in Oakland. Roy Halladay facing off against Rich Harden and both lived up to their reputations. Armando Rios' RBI double snapped a 1-1 tie in the 9th to give Halladay the victory. Harden allowed 1 run over 7 in getting a no decision.
Yuniesky Betancourt's home run was the lone run in the Mariners 1-0 victory over the Red Sox. Erik Bedard outdueled Tim Wakefield, who threw a complete game. The Red Sox have lost 5 of their last 6.
The Mets got a much needed win against the NL East leading Marlins. Endy Chavez hit a pinch-hit home run off of closer Kevin Gregg to tie it in the 9th, and down a run in the 12th, Fernando Tatis doubled in 2 to give the Mets a 7-6 win.
Adam Wainwright dominated the Astros, allowing just 3 hits over 8 innings in the Cardinals 6-1 win. Yadier Molina and Caesar Izturis drove in 2 runs each.
The Phillies completed a 3-game sweep of the Rockies with a 6-1 win. Chase Utley and Geoff Jenkins each homered and drove in 3 runs. Utley's 17 dingers leads the majors.
Jeff Suppan and Jo Jo Reyes hooked up in a great pitcher's duel in Milwaukee. Richie Weekes' 8th innings triple drove in the game lone run to give Suppan the victory. The two teams combined for just 7 hits.
The Reds pounded the Pirates 9-1 behind 4 RBI from David Ross. Jay Bruce was 1-3 with 2 more walks and his 2nd stolen base.
The Cubs rallied against the Far East to beat the Dodgers 2-1 in 10 innings. Geovanny Soto's sac fly against Japan's Takashi Saito tied the game in the 9th and Alfonso Soriano's single off of Korea's Chan-Ho Park won it in extras.
The Giants beat up on the division leading Diamondbacks for the 2nd straight night. Ray Durham homered and drove in 4 as the Giants won 11-3.
Jesus Flores hit a grand slam and Lastings Milledge added a solo shot in the Nationals 6-4 win over the Padres. Odalis Perez picked up the win after getting a root canal earlier in the day.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Pettitte, Duncan Sink Mariners
Joe Girardi only got to watch last night's game sitting in George Steinbrenner's private box, but he had to enjoy what he saw. The Yankees clobbered Erik Bedard and the Mariners 13-2 as Girardi sat out a one game suspension for his actions in Thursday night's game against Baltimore. Bench coach Rob Thomson took over the helm and guided the Yankees to the easy win.It didn't start out that way as struggling Andy Pettitte was shaky early on in this one, but his team trailed just 1-0 when they came to bat in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Hideki Matsui, who started both run scoring rallies on Thursday, came through again with a lead off single. Jason Giambi drew a walk and then Shelley Duncan golfed a sinking fastball into the left field seats for a 3-run home run, his first of the season. The Yankees would never trail again.
Pettitte settled in, striking out 9 in 6 innings, including Ichiro Suzuki twice. Seattle manager John McLaren was tossed from the game after arguing with home plate ump Mike Dimuro after Ichiro's 2nd strikeout. Pettitte allowed one more run on an RBI double by Adrian Beltre in the 3rd inning, but his teammates opened the flood gates.
The Yankees added to the lead on a 2-run single by Robinson Cano in the 4th and then blew the game open with an 8-run 5th inning. Derek Jeter was hit by a pitch yet again and Bobby Abreu followed with a single to put runners on the corners with no one out. Jeter was thrown out at home on Alex Rodriguez's fielder's choice, but Matsui brought home a pair with a single to center. Giambi followed with a single, sending Bedard to the showers, but Sean Green would fare no better after striking out Duncan.Cano's second single brought home one run and Chad Moeller's single plated two more. Abreu would single home a pair in his second at-bat of the inning and A-Rod knocked in the final run of the inning with a single off of R.A. Dickey.
The rest of the night was just counting the outs until the victory.
News and Notes
Wilson Betemit began his current rehab from a hamstring injury by playing for Scranton last night. He was 0-2 with a walk and struck out twice.
With Johnny Damon sitting out against a tough left-hander, Derek Jeter batted lead off and Bobby Abreu hit second.
Edwar Ramirez pitched the 9th inning for his 10th scoreless appearance (11 innings) this season. He walked two batters, but also struck out two.
May 23, 2008
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |  | R | H | E | |
Seattle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
NY Yankees | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Seattle | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Suzuki, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .289 |
| Bloomquist, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .162 |
| Lopez, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .293 |
| Vidro, DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .225 |
| Ibanez, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 |
| Reed, LF-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Beltre, 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Cairo, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .171 |
| Sexson, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 |
| Balentien, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .224 |
| Burke, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .219 |
| Betancourt, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .262 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 19 | |
| BATTING 2B: Vidro 2 (8, Pettitte, Hawkins), Beltre (9, Pettitte). TB: Lopez; Vidro 5; Beltre 4; Balentien; Betancourt. RBI: Betancourt (17), Beltre (23). 2-out RBI: Betancourt; Beltre. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ibanez; Suzuki; Sexson; Burke; Bloomquist. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Lopez (5, fielding). | ||||||||
| Seattle | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Bedard (L, 3-3) | 4.1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.70 |
| Green | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.91 |
| Dickey | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.56 |
| Lowe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.79 |
| NY Yankees | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Jeter, SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| Gonzalez, SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Abreu, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .292 |
| Rodriguez, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .292 |
| Ensberg, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| Matsui, LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .311 |
| Giambi, DH | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| Duncan, S, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .188 |
| Cano, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Moeller, C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .255 |
| Cabrera, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| Totals | 38 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: Giambi (7, Bedard), Cano (7, Bedard). HR: Duncan, S (1, 2nd inning off Bedard, 2 on, 0 out). TB: Abreu 2; Rodriguez; Matsui 3; Giambi 3; Duncan, S 4; Cano 3; Moeller; Cabrera. RBI: Duncan, S 3 (6), Cano 3 (17), Matsui 2 (22), Moeller 2 (7), Abreu 2 (27), Rodriguez (16). 2-out RBI: Cano; Moeller 2; Abreu 2; Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera; Matsui; Moeller 2. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING Outfield assists: Matsui (Vidro at home). DP: (Matsui-Moeller). | ||||||||
| NY Yankees | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Pettitte (W, 4-5) | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.27 |
| Hawkins | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.09 |
| Ramirez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
HBP: Jeter (by Bedard).
Pitches-strikes: Bedard 74-48, Green 25-17, Dickey 38-25,
Lowe 22-11, Pettitte 105-75, Hawkins 24-15, Ramirez 23-13.
Ground outs-fly outs: Bedard 5-5, Green 0-0, Dickey 2-4,
Lowe 0-2, Pettitte 8-1, Hawkins 1-3, Ramirez 0-1.
Batters faced: Bedard 23, Green 6, Dickey 9, Lowe 6, Pettitte 26,
Hawkins 6, Ramirez 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Green 2-2, Dickey 2-1.
EjectionsSeattle Mariners Manager John McLaren ejected
by HP umpire Mike DiMuro. (2nd).
Umpires: HP: Mike DiMuro. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Mike Everitt.
3B: Tim McClelland.
Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 14 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:58.
Att: 52,005.
Pettitte, Duncan Sink Mariners
Joe Girardi only got to watch last night's game sitting in George Steinbrenner's private box, but he had to enjoy what he saw. The Yankees clobbered Erik Bedard and the Mariners 13-2 as Girardi sat out a one game suspension for his actions in Thursday night's game against Baltimore. Bench coach Rob Thomson took over the helm and guided the Yankees to the easy win.It didn't start out that way as struggling Andy Pettitte was shaky early on in this one, but his team trailed just 1-0 when they came to bat in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Hideki Matsui, who started both run scoring rallies on Thursday, came through again with a lead off single. Jason Giambi drew a walk and then Shelley Duncan golfed a sinking fastball into the left field seats for a 3-run home run, his first of the season. The Yankees would never trail again.
Pettitte settled in, striking out 9 in 6 innings, including Ichiro Suzuki twice. Seattle manager John McLaren was tossed from the game after arguing with home plate ump Mike Dimuro after Ichiro's 2nd strikeout. Pettitte allowed one more run on an RBI double by Adrian Beltre in the 3rd inning, but his teammates opened the flood gates.
The Yankees added to the lead on a 2-run single by Robinson Cano in the 4th and then blew the game open with an 8-run 5th inning. Derek Jeter was hit by a pitch yet again and Bobby Abreu followed with a single to put runners on the corners with no one out. Jeter was thrown out at home on Alex Rodriguez's fielder's choice, but Matsui brought home a pair with a single to center. Giambi followed with a single, sending Bedard to the showers, but Sean Green would fare no better after striking out Duncan.Cano's second single brought home one run and Chad Moeller's single plated two more. Abreu would single home a pair in his second at-bat of the inning and A-Rod knocked in the final run of the inning with a single off of R.A. Dickey.
The rest of the night was just counting the outs until the victory.
News and Notes
Wilson Betemit began his current rehab from a hamstring injury by playing for Scranton last night. He was 0-2 with a walk and struck out twice.
With Johnny Damon sitting out against a tough left-hander, Derek Jeter batted lead off and Bobby Abreu hit second.
Edwar Ramirez pitched the 9th inning for his 10th scoreless appearance (11 innings) this season. He walked two batters, but also struck out two.
May 23, 2008
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | R | H | E | |
Seattle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
NY Yankees | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Seattle | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Suzuki, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .289 |
| Bloomquist, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .162 |
| Lopez, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .293 |
| Vidro, DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .225 |
| Ibanez, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 |
| Reed, LF-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Beltre, 3B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Cairo, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .171 |
| Sexson, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 |
| Balentien, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .224 |
| Burke, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .219 |
| Betancourt, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .262 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 19 | |
| BATTING 2B: Vidro 2 (8, Pettitte, Hawkins), Beltre (9, Pettitte). TB: Lopez; Vidro 5; Beltre 4; Balentien; Betancourt. RBI: Betancourt (17), Beltre (23). 2-out RBI: Betancourt; Beltre. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ibanez; Suzuki; Sexson; Burke; Bloomquist. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Lopez (5, fielding). | ||||||||
| Seattle | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Bedard (L, 3-3) | 4.1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.70 |
| Green | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.91 |
| Dickey | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.56 |
| Lowe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.79 |
| NY Yankees | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Jeter, SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| Gonzalez, SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Abreu, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .292 |
| Rodriguez, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .292 |
| Ensberg, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| Matsui, LF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .311 |
| Giambi, DH | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| Duncan, S, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .188 |
| Cano, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Moeller, C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .255 |
| Cabrera, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| Totals | 38 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: Giambi (7, Bedard), Cano (7, Bedard). HR: Duncan, S (1, 2nd inning off Bedard, 2 on, 0 out). TB: Abreu 2; Rodriguez; Matsui 3; Giambi 3; Duncan, S 4; Cano 3; Moeller; Cabrera. RBI: Duncan, S 3 (6), Cano 3 (17), Matsui 2 (22), Moeller 2 (7), Abreu 2 (27), Rodriguez (16). 2-out RBI: Cano; Moeller 2; Abreu 2; Rodriguez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera; Matsui; Moeller 2. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING Outfield assists: Matsui (Vidro at home). DP: (Matsui-Moeller). | ||||||||
| NY Yankees | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Pettitte (W, 4-5) | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.27 |
| Hawkins | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.09 |
| Ramirez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
HBP: Jeter (by Bedard).
Pitches-strikes: Bedard 74-48, Green 25-17, Dickey 38-25,
Lowe 22-11, Pettitte 105-75, Hawkins 24-15, Ramirez 23-13.
Ground outs-fly outs: Bedard 5-5, Green 0-0, Dickey 2-4,
Lowe 0-2, Pettitte 8-1, Hawkins 1-3, Ramirez 0-1.
Batters faced: Bedard 23, Green 6, Dickey 9, Lowe 6, Pettitte 26,
Hawkins 6, Ramirez 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Green 2-2, Dickey 2-1.
EjectionsSeattle Mariners Manager John McLaren ejected
by HP umpire Mike DiMuro. (2nd).
Umpires: HP: Mike DiMuro. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Mike Everitt.
3B: Tim McClelland.
Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 14 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:58.
Att: 52,005.
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