Albaladejo is a 25-year old, 6-5, 250 pound native of Puerto Rico. He appeared in 14 games for the Nats last year, posting a 1.88 ERA while striking out 12 in 14 2-3 innings. Maybe more importantly, he only walked 2 batters. In 36 games split between Double-A and Triple-A, the right-hander 56 in 60 2-3 innings and limited hitters to a .200 average.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Yankee Clippard Goes National
The Yankees dealt pitcher Tyler Clippard to the Washington Nationals last night for reliever Jonathan Albaladejo. Clippard did a great job for the Yankees last season when they were hit with a rash of injuries. Eventually major league hitting caught up to him, but we'll never forget that Sunday night win over the Mets to salvage 1 of the 3 games at Shea.
Albaladejo is a 25-year old, 6-5, 250 pound native of Puerto Rico. He appeared in 14 games for the Nats last year, posting a 1.88 ERA while striking out 12 in 14 2-3 innings. Maybe more importantly, he only walked 2 batters. In 36 games split between Double-A and Triple-A, the right-hander 56 in 60 2-3 innings and limited hitters to a .200 average.
Albaladejo is a 25-year old, 6-5, 250 pound native of Puerto Rico. He appeared in 14 games for the Nats last year, posting a 1.88 ERA while striking out 12 in 14 2-3 innings. Maybe more importantly, he only walked 2 batters. In 36 games split between Double-A and Triple-A, the right-hander 56 in 60 2-3 innings and limited hitters to a .200 average.
Yankee Clippard Goes National
The Yankees dealt pitcher Tyler Clippard to the Washington Nationals last night for reliever Jonathan Albaladejo. Clippard did a great job for the Yankees last season when they were hit with a rash of injuries. Eventually major league hitting caught up to him, but we'll never forget that Sunday night win over the Mets to salvage 1 of the 3 games at Shea.
Albaladejo is a 25-year old, 6-5, 250 pound native of Puerto Rico. He appeared in 14 games for the Nats last year, posting a 1.88 ERA while striking out 12 in 14 2-3 innings. Maybe more importantly, he only walked 2 batters. In 36 games split between Double-A and Triple-A, the right-hander 56 in 60 2-3 innings and limited hitters to a .200 average.
Albaladejo is a 25-year old, 6-5, 250 pound native of Puerto Rico. He appeared in 14 games for the Nats last year, posting a 1.88 ERA while striking out 12 in 14 2-3 innings. Maybe more importantly, he only walked 2 batters. In 36 games split between Double-A and Triple-A, the right-hander 56 in 60 2-3 innings and limited hitters to a .200 average.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Minor League Scoreboard - Games of 7/26
Louisville 13 Scranton 7
Matt DeSalvo's return to the minor leagues was worse than his last major league start. The right-hander was smacked around 6 earned runs in 5.2 innings. T.J. Beam and Russ Ohlendorf were no better. Kevin Thompson drove in 3 for Scranton.
Reading 11 Trenton 7
Tyler Clippard gave up 3 runs in 3 innings and the Thunder bullpen blew a 6-3 lead. Noah Hall hit his 6th home run and drove in 3 runs.
Tampa was rained out.
Charleston 13 Greenville 8
Eric Hacker (7-2) allowed 2 unearned runs over 6 innings and the River Dogs belted 6 home runs. Tim O'Brien homered twice and drove in 4 runs. Josue Calzado, Wilmer Pino, Jon Muich, and Chase Odenreider added a long ball each.
Oneonta 5 Staten Island 3
Jose Gil had 3 doubles and Justin Snyder had a pair of hits and RBI.
GCL Yankees 3 GCL Tigers 2
Tim Dennehy threw 5 innings up shutout ball to raise his record to 4-1. Wady Rufino hit a 2-run HR, his 4th of the season.
Matt DeSalvo's return to the minor leagues was worse than his last major league start. The right-hander was smacked around 6 earned runs in 5.2 innings. T.J. Beam and Russ Ohlendorf were no better. Kevin Thompson drove in 3 for Scranton.
Reading 11 Trenton 7
Tyler Clippard gave up 3 runs in 3 innings and the Thunder bullpen blew a 6-3 lead. Noah Hall hit his 6th home run and drove in 3 runs.
Tampa was rained out.
Charleston 13 Greenville 8
Eric Hacker (7-2) allowed 2 unearned runs over 6 innings and the River Dogs belted 6 home runs. Tim O'Brien homered twice and drove in 4 runs. Josue Calzado, Wilmer Pino, Jon Muich, and Chase Odenreider added a long ball each.
Oneonta 5 Staten Island 3
Jose Gil had 3 doubles and Justin Snyder had a pair of hits and RBI.
GCL Yankees 3 GCL Tigers 2
Tim Dennehy threw 5 innings up shutout ball to raise his record to 4-1. Wady Rufino hit a 2-run HR, his 4th of the season.
Minor League Scoreboard - Games of 7/26
Louisville 13 Scranton 7
Matt DeSalvo's return to the minor leagues was worse than his last major league start. The right-hander was smacked around 6 earned runs in 5.2 innings. T.J. Beam and Russ Ohlendorf were no better. Kevin Thompson drove in 3 for Scranton.
Reading 11 Trenton 7
Tyler Clippard gave up 3 runs in 3 innings and the Thunder bullpen blew a 6-3 lead. Noah Hall hit his 6th home run and drove in 3 runs.
Tampa was rained out.
Charleston 13 Greenville 8
Eric Hacker (7-2) allowed 2 unearned runs over 6 innings and the River Dogs belted 6 home runs. Tim O'Brien homered twice and drove in 4 runs. Josue Calzado, Wilmer Pino, Jon Muich, and Chase Odenreider added a long ball each.
Oneonta 5 Staten Island 3
Jose Gil had 3 doubles and Justin Snyder had a pair of hits and RBI.
GCL Yankees 3 GCL Tigers 2
Tim Dennehy threw 5 innings up shutout ball to raise his record to 4-1. Wady Rufino hit a 2-run HR, his 4th of the season.
Matt DeSalvo's return to the minor leagues was worse than his last major league start. The right-hander was smacked around 6 earned runs in 5.2 innings. T.J. Beam and Russ Ohlendorf were no better. Kevin Thompson drove in 3 for Scranton.
Reading 11 Trenton 7
Tyler Clippard gave up 3 runs in 3 innings and the Thunder bullpen blew a 6-3 lead. Noah Hall hit his 6th home run and drove in 3 runs.
Tampa was rained out.
Charleston 13 Greenville 8
Eric Hacker (7-2) allowed 2 unearned runs over 6 innings and the River Dogs belted 6 home runs. Tim O'Brien homered twice and drove in 4 runs. Josue Calzado, Wilmer Pino, Jon Muich, and Chase Odenreider added a long ball each.
Oneonta 5 Staten Island 3
Jose Gil had 3 doubles and Justin Snyder had a pair of hits and RBI.
GCL Yankees 3 GCL Tigers 2
Tim Dennehy threw 5 innings up shutout ball to raise his record to 4-1. Wady Rufino hit a 2-run HR, his 4th of the season.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Yankees Hit Their Mark
After the Yankees hit into double plays in the first 3 innings last night, it wasn't difficult to think it was going to be another long evening. But then the Yankees pounded Mark Buehrle and the White Sox bullpen for 17 hits in a 7-3 win. A-Rod had 3 run producing hits, including his major league leading 21st HR in the 9th.
Tyler Clippard was effective enough in 5 innings to pick up his 3rd win in 4 decisions. After 2 scoreless innings by Scott Proctor, Kyle Farnsworth and Brian Bruney were ineffective enough to make things nerve wracking, but Mariano Rivera came on to record his 6th save.
The Yankees broke open a 1-1 game in the 6th. Johnny Damon lead off with a double and Derek Jeter followed with a bunt single. Bobby Abreu's single put the Yankees on top 2-1. A-Rod's double to deep center brought home the 2nd run of the inning and Jorge Posada followed with a sac fly. Hideki Matsui's RBI single brought in the final run of the inning.
Mariano came on in the 9th with the bases loaded and just 1 out. After giving up a sac fly to Jermaine Dye, Mo got A.J. Pierzynski to bounce into a game ending ground out to Robinson Cano.
~~~
After going 0-5 the last 2 games, Jeter bounced back with a 2-5 night.
Robinson Cano had 2 hits and is 11-21.
Bobby Abreu continues to come out of his offensive doldrums. He's 9-18 with 6 walks over the last 5 games.
~~~
As expected, Sean Henn and Chris Basak were called up for the game. Kevin Thomspon and Matt DeSalvo were sent back down. Basak was able to be added to the 40 man roster, because Carl Pavano underwent his Tommy John surgery yesterday and was placed on the 60 day DL.
Tyler Clippard was effective enough in 5 innings to pick up his 3rd win in 4 decisions. After 2 scoreless innings by Scott Proctor, Kyle Farnsworth and Brian Bruney were ineffective enough to make things nerve wracking, but Mariano Rivera came on to record his 6th save.
The Yankees broke open a 1-1 game in the 6th. Johnny Damon lead off with a double and Derek Jeter followed with a bunt single. Bobby Abreu's single put the Yankees on top 2-1. A-Rod's double to deep center brought home the 2nd run of the inning and Jorge Posada followed with a sac fly. Hideki Matsui's RBI single brought in the final run of the inning.
Mariano came on in the 9th with the bases loaded and just 1 out. After giving up a sac fly to Jermaine Dye, Mo got A.J. Pierzynski to bounce into a game ending ground out to Robinson Cano.
~~~
After going 0-5 the last 2 games, Jeter bounced back with a 2-5 night.
Robinson Cano had 2 hits and is 11-21.
Bobby Abreu continues to come out of his offensive doldrums. He's 9-18 with 6 walks over the last 5 games.
~~~
As expected, Sean Henn and Chris Basak were called up for the game. Kevin Thomspon and Matt DeSalvo were sent back down. Basak was able to be added to the 40 man roster, because Carl Pavano underwent his Tommy John surgery yesterday and was placed on the 60 day DL.
Yankees Hit Their Mark
After the Yankees hit into double plays in the first 3 innings last night, it wasn't difficult to think it was going to be another long evening. But then the Yankees pounded Mark Buehrle and the White Sox bullpen for 17 hits in a 7-3 win. A-Rod had 3 run producing hits, including his major league leading 21st HR in the 9th.
Tyler Clippard was effective enough in 5 innings to pick up his 3rd win in 4 decisions. After 2 scoreless innings by Scott Proctor, Kyle Farnsworth and Brian Bruney were ineffective enough to make things nerve wracking, but Mariano Rivera came on to record his 6th save.
The Yankees broke open a 1-1 game in the 6th. Johnny Damon lead off with a double and Derek Jeter followed with a bunt single. Bobby Abreu's single put the Yankees on top 2-1. A-Rod's double to deep center brought home the 2nd run of the inning and Jorge Posada followed with a sac fly. Hideki Matsui's RBI single brought in the final run of the inning.
Mariano came on in the 9th with the bases loaded and just 1 out. After giving up a sac fly to Jermaine Dye, Mo got A.J. Pierzynski to bounce into a game ending ground out to Robinson Cano.
~~~
After going 0-5 the last 2 games, Jeter bounced back with a 2-5 night.
Robinson Cano had 2 hits and is 11-21.
Bobby Abreu continues to come out of his offensive doldrums. He's 9-18 with 6 walks over the last 5 games.
~~~
As expected, Sean Henn and Chris Basak were called up for the game. Kevin Thomspon and Matt DeSalvo were sent back down. Basak was able to be added to the 40 man roster, because Carl Pavano underwent his Tommy John surgery yesterday and was placed on the 60 day DL.
Tyler Clippard was effective enough in 5 innings to pick up his 3rd win in 4 decisions. After 2 scoreless innings by Scott Proctor, Kyle Farnsworth and Brian Bruney were ineffective enough to make things nerve wracking, but Mariano Rivera came on to record his 6th save.
The Yankees broke open a 1-1 game in the 6th. Johnny Damon lead off with a double and Derek Jeter followed with a bunt single. Bobby Abreu's single put the Yankees on top 2-1. A-Rod's double to deep center brought home the 2nd run of the inning and Jorge Posada followed with a sac fly. Hideki Matsui's RBI single brought in the final run of the inning.
Mariano came on in the 9th with the bases loaded and just 1 out. After giving up a sac fly to Jermaine Dye, Mo got A.J. Pierzynski to bounce into a game ending ground out to Robinson Cano.
~~~
After going 0-5 the last 2 games, Jeter bounced back with a 2-5 night.
Robinson Cano had 2 hits and is 11-21.
Bobby Abreu continues to come out of his offensive doldrums. He's 9-18 with 6 walks over the last 5 games.
~~~
As expected, Sean Henn and Chris Basak were called up for the game. Kevin Thomspon and Matt DeSalvo were sent back down. Basak was able to be added to the 40 man roster, because Carl Pavano underwent his Tommy John surgery yesterday and was placed on the 60 day DL.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Help Wanted: Relief Pitcher, No Experience Necessary
Just in case you thought the Yankees were going to get on some kind of roll after taking 3 of 4 from the Mets and Red Sox, the Yankees made sure last night that you came back to earth in a hurry. Tyler Clippard, who was outstanding in his debut last Sunday night against the Mets, was just ordinary last night. That being said, he was pulled after 4 innings and 76 pitches. The Yankees trailed 3-2 at the time. A few innings later the deficit was 10-3 and the night was over.
I can somewhat understand Joe Torre's thinking in giving Clippard a quick hook, but he lost me after that. Instead of going with Ron Villone, who is used to coming in and giving the Yankees 2-3 innings, Torre went with rookie Matt DeSalvo. DeSalvo has started 79 of the 83 games he has appeared in. So what made Torre think DeSalvo could suddenly transform himself into a middle innings reliever?
DeSalvo had less control than a 10-year old on a sugar kick. He walked Chone Figgins and Orlando Cabrera to start the inning. He also squeezed a wild pitch in between. A single by Vlad Guerrero and a double by Gary Matthews Jr. made it a 5-2 lead and sent DeSalvo to the showers.
But Torre signaled for the human torch, Luis Vizcaino. Vizcaino actually managed to get an out before he followed up with an intentional walk to Howie Kendrick by walking Mike Napoli to force in a run.
The Yankees rallied in their half of the 5th against Jered Weaver. Jorge Posada doubled in Derek Jeter, cutting the lead in half, and Jason Giambi followed with a single, but Posada was thrown out at home by leftfielder Tommy Murphy.
But the human torch was back out for the 6th. He quickly gave up a 2-run HR to Chone Figgins, walked Cabrera, and gave up a double to Guerrero. Torre finally went to Villone who allowed both runners to score and the Yankees were in a deep 10-3 hole. And the bullpen, which was so fantastic for much of April, embarrassed themselves again.
Robinson Cano's 3-run double in the 8th cut the lead to 10-6, but the Yankees would get no closer. Ironically, Boston beat Texas by the same 10-6 score, pushing their lead over the Yankees back to 10.5 games.
~~~
Derek Jeter was 1-4, extending his hitting streak to 19 games. He's had a hit in 39 of 40 games.
Jorge Posada had 2 hits and leads the AL with a .371 average.
Jason Giambi entered the game 2-34, but went 2-3 with a walk.
Robinson Cano has a 9 game hitting streak (13-37) that has seen him raise his average by 26 points.
I can somewhat understand Joe Torre's thinking in giving Clippard a quick hook, but he lost me after that. Instead of going with Ron Villone, who is used to coming in and giving the Yankees 2-3 innings, Torre went with rookie Matt DeSalvo. DeSalvo has started 79 of the 83 games he has appeared in. So what made Torre think DeSalvo could suddenly transform himself into a middle innings reliever?
DeSalvo had less control than a 10-year old on a sugar kick. He walked Chone Figgins and Orlando Cabrera to start the inning. He also squeezed a wild pitch in between. A single by Vlad Guerrero and a double by Gary Matthews Jr. made it a 5-2 lead and sent DeSalvo to the showers.
But Torre signaled for the human torch, Luis Vizcaino. Vizcaino actually managed to get an out before he followed up with an intentional walk to Howie Kendrick by walking Mike Napoli to force in a run.
The Yankees rallied in their half of the 5th against Jered Weaver. Jorge Posada doubled in Derek Jeter, cutting the lead in half, and Jason Giambi followed with a single, but Posada was thrown out at home by leftfielder Tommy Murphy.
But the human torch was back out for the 6th. He quickly gave up a 2-run HR to Chone Figgins, walked Cabrera, and gave up a double to Guerrero. Torre finally went to Villone who allowed both runners to score and the Yankees were in a deep 10-3 hole. And the bullpen, which was so fantastic for much of April, embarrassed themselves again.
Robinson Cano's 3-run double in the 8th cut the lead to 10-6, but the Yankees would get no closer. Ironically, Boston beat Texas by the same 10-6 score, pushing their lead over the Yankees back to 10.5 games.
~~~
Derek Jeter was 1-4, extending his hitting streak to 19 games. He's had a hit in 39 of 40 games.
Jorge Posada had 2 hits and leads the AL with a .371 average.
Jason Giambi entered the game 2-34, but went 2-3 with a walk.
Robinson Cano has a 9 game hitting streak (13-37) that has seen him raise his average by 26 points.
Help Wanted: Relief Pitcher, No Experience Necessary
Just in case you thought the Yankees were going to get on some kind of roll after taking 3 of 4 from the Mets and Red Sox, the Yankees made sure last night that you came back to earth in a hurry. Tyler Clippard, who was outstanding in his debut last Sunday night against the Mets, was just ordinary last night. That being said, he was pulled after 4 innings and 76 pitches. The Yankees trailed 3-2 at the time. A few innings later the deficit was 10-3 and the night was over.
I can somewhat understand Joe Torre's thinking in giving Clippard a quick hook, but he lost me after that. Instead of going with Ron Villone, who is used to coming in and giving the Yankees 2-3 innings, Torre went with rookie Matt DeSalvo. DeSalvo has started 79 of the 83 games he has appeared in. So what made Torre think DeSalvo could suddenly transform himself into a middle innings reliever?
DeSalvo had less control than a 10-year old on a sugar kick. He walked Chone Figgins and Orlando Cabrera to start the inning. He also squeezed a wild pitch in between. A single by Vlad Guerrero and a double by Gary Matthews Jr. made it a 5-2 lead and sent DeSalvo to the showers.
But Torre signaled for the human torch, Luis Vizcaino. Vizcaino actually managed to get an out before he followed up with an intentional walk to Howie Kendrick by walking Mike Napoli to force in a run.
The Yankees rallied in their half of the 5th against Jered Weaver. Jorge Posada doubled in Derek Jeter, cutting the lead in half, and Jason Giambi followed with a single, but Posada was thrown out at home by leftfielder Tommy Murphy.
But the human torch was back out for the 6th. He quickly gave up a 2-run HR to Chone Figgins, walked Cabrera, and gave up a double to Guerrero. Torre finally went to Villone who allowed both runners to score and the Yankees were in a deep 10-3 hole. And the bullpen, which was so fantastic for much of April, embarrassed themselves again.
Robinson Cano's 3-run double in the 8th cut the lead to 10-6, but the Yankees would get no closer. Ironically, Boston beat Texas by the same 10-6 score, pushing their lead over the Yankees back to 10.5 games.
~~~
Derek Jeter was 1-4, extending his hitting streak to 19 games. He's had a hit in 39 of 40 games.
Jorge Posada had 2 hits and leads the AL with a .371 average.
Jason Giambi entered the game 2-34, but went 2-3 with a walk.
Robinson Cano has a 9 game hitting streak (13-37) that has seen him raise his average by 26 points.
I can somewhat understand Joe Torre's thinking in giving Clippard a quick hook, but he lost me after that. Instead of going with Ron Villone, who is used to coming in and giving the Yankees 2-3 innings, Torre went with rookie Matt DeSalvo. DeSalvo has started 79 of the 83 games he has appeared in. So what made Torre think DeSalvo could suddenly transform himself into a middle innings reliever?
DeSalvo had less control than a 10-year old on a sugar kick. He walked Chone Figgins and Orlando Cabrera to start the inning. He also squeezed a wild pitch in between. A single by Vlad Guerrero and a double by Gary Matthews Jr. made it a 5-2 lead and sent DeSalvo to the showers.
But Torre signaled for the human torch, Luis Vizcaino. Vizcaino actually managed to get an out before he followed up with an intentional walk to Howie Kendrick by walking Mike Napoli to force in a run.
The Yankees rallied in their half of the 5th against Jered Weaver. Jorge Posada doubled in Derek Jeter, cutting the lead in half, and Jason Giambi followed with a single, but Posada was thrown out at home by leftfielder Tommy Murphy.
But the human torch was back out for the 6th. He quickly gave up a 2-run HR to Chone Figgins, walked Cabrera, and gave up a double to Guerrero. Torre finally went to Villone who allowed both runners to score and the Yankees were in a deep 10-3 hole. And the bullpen, which was so fantastic for much of April, embarrassed themselves again.
Robinson Cano's 3-run double in the 8th cut the lead to 10-6, but the Yankees would get no closer. Ironically, Boston beat Texas by the same 10-6 score, pushing their lead over the Yankees back to 10.5 games.
~~~
Derek Jeter was 1-4, extending his hitting streak to 19 games. He's had a hit in 39 of 40 games.
Jorge Posada had 2 hits and leads the AL with a .371 average.
Jason Giambi entered the game 2-34, but went 2-3 with a walk.
Robinson Cano has a 9 game hitting streak (13-37) that has seen him raise his average by 26 points.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Yankees vs. Angels Preview
The Yankees face another test this weekend when the Los Angeles Angels come to The Stadium. It would be nice to get some more momentum going after winning 3 of the last 4 from the Mets and Red Sox. But the Angels have proven to be a pain in the ass in this decade. In addition to the playoff eliminations in 2002 and 2004, the Yankees, with 2003 being the exception have pretty much sucked wind against the Halos since 2000.
2006 4-6
2005 4-6
2004 4-5
2003 6-3
2002 4-3
2001 3-4
2000 5-5
Luckily for the Angels, they play in the weak AL West, where its going to be between them and the A's for the division title. Texas and Seattle pretty much stink and won't be much of a factor.
Outside of Vlad Guerrero, there's not a whole lot going right for the Angels when they're at the plate. On top of that, regulars Garrett Anderson, Chone Figgins, and Howie Kendrick have all spent significant time on the DL. Anderson is still out and Figgins (.133, 3 steals) appears to not be fully recovered from the fractured fingers he injured in spring training.
Bartolo Colon won his first 5 starts before losing yesterday's game. A-Rod will certainly miss him facing him - he's hit .444-8-17 in just 45 at-bats. John Lackey is the ace of the staff with 7 wins and a 2.38 ERA.
Brendan Donnelley, long a mainstay of the Angels pen is now in Boston, but Francisco Rodriguez and Scott Shields still form quite a 1-2 punch (though Shields has struggled at times this season).
Probable Pitchers
Friday - Jered Weaver vs. Tyler Clippard
Saturday - Kelvim Escobar vs. Chien-Ming Wang
Sunday - John Lackey vs. Mike Mussina
2006 4-6
2005 4-6
2004 4-5
2003 6-3
2002 4-3
2001 3-4
2000 5-5
Luckily for the Angels, they play in the weak AL West, where its going to be between them and the A's for the division title. Texas and Seattle pretty much stink and won't be much of a factor.
Outside of Vlad Guerrero, there's not a whole lot going right for the Angels when they're at the plate. On top of that, regulars Garrett Anderson, Chone Figgins, and Howie Kendrick have all spent significant time on the DL. Anderson is still out and Figgins (.133, 3 steals) appears to not be fully recovered from the fractured fingers he injured in spring training.
Bartolo Colon won his first 5 starts before losing yesterday's game. A-Rod will certainly miss him facing him - he's hit .444-8-17 in just 45 at-bats. John Lackey is the ace of the staff with 7 wins and a 2.38 ERA.
Brendan Donnelley, long a mainstay of the Angels pen is now in Boston, but Francisco Rodriguez and Scott Shields still form quite a 1-2 punch (though Shields has struggled at times this season).
Probable Pitchers
Friday - Jered Weaver vs. Tyler Clippard
Saturday - Kelvim Escobar vs. Chien-Ming Wang
Sunday - John Lackey vs. Mike Mussina
Yankees vs. Angels Preview
The Yankees face another test this weekend when the Los Angeles Angels come to The Stadium. It would be nice to get some more momentum going after winning 3 of the last 4 from the Mets and Red Sox. But the Angels have proven to be a pain in the ass in this decade. In addition to the playoff eliminations in 2002 and 2004, the Yankees, with 2003 being the exception have pretty much sucked wind against the Halos since 2000.
2006 4-6
2005 4-6
2004 4-5
2003 6-3
2002 4-3
2001 3-4
2000 5-5
Luckily for the Angels, they play in the weak AL West, where its going to be between them and the A's for the division title. Texas and Seattle pretty much stink and won't be much of a factor.
Outside of Vlad Guerrero, there's not a whole lot going right for the Angels when they're at the plate. On top of that, regulars Garrett Anderson, Chone Figgins, and Howie Kendrick have all spent significant time on the DL. Anderson is still out and Figgins (.133, 3 steals) appears to not be fully recovered from the fractured fingers he injured in spring training.
Bartolo Colon won his first 5 starts before losing yesterday's game. A-Rod will certainly miss him facing him - he's hit .444-8-17 in just 45 at-bats. John Lackey is the ace of the staff with 7 wins and a 2.38 ERA.
Brendan Donnelley, long a mainstay of the Angels pen is now in Boston, but Francisco Rodriguez and Scott Shields still form quite a 1-2 punch (though Shields has struggled at times this season).
Probable Pitchers
Friday - Jered Weaver vs. Tyler Clippard
Saturday - Kelvim Escobar vs. Chien-Ming Wang
Sunday - John Lackey vs. Mike Mussina
2006 4-6
2005 4-6
2004 4-5
2003 6-3
2002 4-3
2001 3-4
2000 5-5
Luckily for the Angels, they play in the weak AL West, where its going to be between them and the A's for the division title. Texas and Seattle pretty much stink and won't be much of a factor.
Outside of Vlad Guerrero, there's not a whole lot going right for the Angels when they're at the plate. On top of that, regulars Garrett Anderson, Chone Figgins, and Howie Kendrick have all spent significant time on the DL. Anderson is still out and Figgins (.133, 3 steals) appears to not be fully recovered from the fractured fingers he injured in spring training.
Bartolo Colon won his first 5 starts before losing yesterday's game. A-Rod will certainly miss him facing him - he's hit .444-8-17 in just 45 at-bats. John Lackey is the ace of the staff with 7 wins and a 2.38 ERA.
Brendan Donnelley, long a mainstay of the Angels pen is now in Boston, but Francisco Rodriguez and Scott Shields still form quite a 1-2 punch (though Shields has struggled at times this season).
Probable Pitchers
Friday - Jered Weaver vs. Tyler Clippard
Saturday - Kelvim Escobar vs. Chien-Ming Wang
Sunday - John Lackey vs. Mike Mussina
Monday, May 21, 2007
Snap, Crackle, Pop
The Snap was Friday night when the Yankees could snap out of their doldrums in losing the to the Mets 3-2. The Crackle was the sound of Darrell Rasner's finger breaking on Saturday. His finger and the Yankees hopes of winning were immediately fractured. The Pop was Sunday night as the offense returned with 3 home runs in a much needed 6-2 victory.I was driving home Saturday from the LPGA Sybase Classic, when I turned on the car radio to listen to the game. Having had enough of John Sterling's theatrics and his, along with Mrs. Yankee Suzyn Waldman, spinning every bad move into something positive, I turned on WFAN's coverage of the game. Howie Rose was doing the play-by-play. Good guy, good broadcaster. Miss him doing NY Rangers games.
Anyway, 2 batters into the bottom of the 1st, Rasner joined Jeff Karstens in the Jaret Wright "my body is a human target" club when Endy Chavez ricochet a ball of Rasner' pitching hand. 3 warm up pitches in front of Gene Monahan and Joe Torre went okay. Then Rasner tried to throw a split-finger fastball and went running from the mound in excruciating pain.
Mike Myers and Luiz Vizcaino were the first two to replace Rasner, and as usual, it was like throwing buckets of grease on the Towering Inferno. A couple of David Wright homers later and the Yankees were down 8-2. The offense woke up a bit late in the game, but Billy Wagner struck out both Robinson Cano and Josh Phelps with 2 on in the 9th as they each represented the tying run.
Having lost the first 2 games of the series and sending a rookie pitcher, Tyler Clippard, to the mound, the Yankees couldn't have felt too good about things. But thankfully, Clippard hasn't been around the team, so he went out to the mound full of energy and confidence. 6 innings later, he left the mound with a 6-1 lead, having impressed his manager, teammates, and the Yankees fans. He did it not only with his arm, but with his bat as well.
Trailing 1-0 to another Wright HR, the Yankees had 1st and 2nd with one out in the 4th. Up came Clippard who laid down a sacrifice bunt to move both runners into scoring position. Johnny Damon followed with a bloop double in front of a diving Shawn Green in right to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. Derek Jeter followed with a 2-run HR to left to give the Bombers a 4-1 lead. The HR extended Jeter's hit streak to 15 games, and he has now had a hit in 35 of his last 36 games.
In the 5th, Jorge Posada extended his hitting streak to 15 games as well with a long solo HR into the right field seats. In the 6th Clippard shocked everyone again with a double in the gap in right-center. Though he was stranded, he energized the Yankees dugout.
Clippard threw 95 pitches in his 6 innings of work, allowing just 3 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 6. He made an immediate impression by striking out lead off man Jose Reyes with 3 straight pitches to start the Mets half of the 1st. The final strike was a wickedly breaking curve ball that bounced in the dirt as Reyes swung and missed.
The only real trouble the Yankee Clippard got into was in the 2nd. After allowing Wright's HR, he faced a bases loaded situation after walking pitcher John Maine with 2 out. But he retired Reyes again, this time on a fly to Hideki Matsui in left.
Scott Proctor pitches a pair of scoreless innings before turning things over to Mariano Rivera, who hadn't worked since Wednesday. Mo couldn't get out of the game unscathed, allowing a solor HR to Damion Easley, but looked pretty good overall.
The Yankee Clippard made all of the Yankees feel pretty good overall.
~~~
A-Rod homered both Saturday and Sunday, giving him a major league leading 17. Hopefully he's starting to get his stroke back.
Bobby Abreu had some positive signs last night with 2 hits and 2 walks.
Robinson Cano bounced back from Saturday's miserable 3 error game, with a smooth game at 2nd.
Snap, Crackle, Pop
The Snap was Friday night when the Yankees could snap out of their doldrums in losing the to the Mets 3-2. The Crackle was the sound of Darrell Rasner's finger breaking on Saturday. His finger and the Yankees hopes of winning were immediately fractured. The Pop was Sunday night as the offense returned with 3 home runs in a much needed 6-2 victory.I was driving home Saturday from the LPGA Sybase Classic, when I turned on the car radio to listen to the game. Having had enough of John Sterling's theatrics and his, along with Mrs. Yankee Suzyn Waldman, spinning every bad move into something positive, I turned on WFAN's coverage of the game. Howie Rose was doing the play-by-play. Good guy, good broadcaster. Miss him doing NY Rangers games.
Anyway, 2 batters into the bottom of the 1st, Rasner joined Jeff Karstens in the Jaret Wright "my body is a human target" club when Endy Chavez ricochet a ball of Rasner' pitching hand. 3 warm up pitches in front of Gene Monahan and Joe Torre went okay. Then Rasner tried to throw a split-finger fastball and went running from the mound in excruciating pain.
Mike Myers and Luiz Vizcaino were the first two to replace Rasner, and as usual, it was like throwing buckets of grease on the Towering Inferno. A couple of David Wright homers later and the Yankees were down 8-2. The offense woke up a bit late in the game, but Billy Wagner struck out both Robinson Cano and Josh Phelps with 2 on in the 9th as they each represented the tying run.
Having lost the first 2 games of the series and sending a rookie pitcher, Tyler Clippard, to the mound, the Yankees couldn't have felt too good about things. But thankfully, Clippard hasn't been around the team, so he went out to the mound full of energy and confidence. 6 innings later, he left the mound with a 6-1 lead, having impressed his manager, teammates, and the Yankees fans. He did it not only with his arm, but with his bat as well.
Trailing 1-0 to another Wright HR, the Yankees had 1st and 2nd with one out in the 4th. Up came Clippard who laid down a sacrifice bunt to move both runners into scoring position. Johnny Damon followed with a bloop double in front of a diving Shawn Green in right to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead. Derek Jeter followed with a 2-run HR to left to give the Bombers a 4-1 lead. The HR extended Jeter's hit streak to 15 games, and he has now had a hit in 35 of his last 36 games.
In the 5th, Jorge Posada extended his hitting streak to 15 games as well with a long solo HR into the right field seats. In the 6th Clippard shocked everyone again with a double in the gap in right-center. Though he was stranded, he energized the Yankees dugout.
Clippard threw 95 pitches in his 6 innings of work, allowing just 3 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 6. He made an immediate impression by striking out lead off man Jose Reyes with 3 straight pitches to start the Mets half of the 1st. The final strike was a wickedly breaking curve ball that bounced in the dirt as Reyes swung and missed.
The only real trouble the Yankee Clippard got into was in the 2nd. After allowing Wright's HR, he faced a bases loaded situation after walking pitcher John Maine with 2 out. But he retired Reyes again, this time on a fly to Hideki Matsui in left.
Scott Proctor pitches a pair of scoreless innings before turning things over to Mariano Rivera, who hadn't worked since Wednesday. Mo couldn't get out of the game unscathed, allowing a solor HR to Damion Easley, but looked pretty good overall.
The Yankee Clippard made all of the Yankees feel pretty good overall.
~~~
A-Rod homered both Saturday and Sunday, giving him a major league leading 17. Hopefully he's starting to get his stroke back.
Bobby Abreu had some positive signs last night with 2 hits and 2 walks.
Robinson Cano bounced back from Saturday's miserable 3 error game, with a smooth game at 2nd.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
The Yankee Clippard
Another rookie pitcher will be making his way to the Bronx this weekend. Actually it will Queens, where the Yankees start a 3 game series with the Mets on Friday night. Triple-A starter Tyler Clippard will start that game against the Mets' John Maine.Clippard started today's Scranton Yankees game, but was pulled after 1 inning when word came down that Clippard had received "the call". The 22-year old becomes the 4 rookie pitcher (joining Kei Igawa, Matt DeSalvo, and Chase Wright) to start a game for the Bombers this season.
Clippard has fashioned a 3-2 record with a 2.72 ERA in 8 Triple-A starts this season. He's allowed 40 hits in 39.2 innings, while walking 17 and striking out 41. The International League is hitting .268 against him. Clippard had a very good season at Double-A Trenton in '06, where he struck out 175 hitters in 166.1 innings. He also limited hitters to a .200 average.
The right-hander tops out at about 92 mph fastball, and has a wicked curve, taught to him by Yankee's minor league pitching guru Nardi Contreras.
The Yankee Clippard
Another rookie pitcher will be making his way to the Bronx this weekend. Actually it will Queens, where the Yankees start a 3 game series with the Mets on Friday night. Triple-A starter Tyler Clippard will start that game against the Mets' John Maine.Clippard started today's Scranton Yankees game, but was pulled after 1 inning when word came down that Clippard had received "the call". The 22-year old becomes the 4 rookie pitcher (joining Kei Igawa, Matt DeSalvo, and Chase Wright) to start a game for the Bombers this season.
Clippard has fashioned a 3-2 record with a 2.72 ERA in 8 Triple-A starts this season. He's allowed 40 hits in 39.2 innings, while walking 17 and striking out 41. The International League is hitting .268 against him. Clippard had a very good season at Double-A Trenton in '06, where he struck out 175 hitters in 166.1 innings. He also limited hitters to a .200 average.
The right-hander tops out at about 92 mph fastball, and has a wicked curve, taught to him by Yankee's minor league pitching guru Nardi Contreras.
Today's Lineups (5/17)
Yankees
B. Abreu rf
D. Jeter ss
J. Giambi dh
A. Rodriguez 3b
H. Matsui lf
J. Posada c
R. Cano 2b
M. Cabrera cf
D. Mientkiewicz 1b
White Sox
D. Erstad 1b
P. Ozuna 3b
A.J. Pierzynski c
J. Dye rf
P. Konerko dh
R. Mackowiak lf
J. Uribe ss
R. Sweeney cf
T. Iguchi 2b
Tyler Clippard was pulled from his start for Scranton today after 1 inning so that he can face the Mets on Sunday.
B. Abreu rf
D. Jeter ss
J. Giambi dh
A. Rodriguez 3b
H. Matsui lf
J. Posada c
R. Cano 2b
M. Cabrera cf
D. Mientkiewicz 1b
White Sox
D. Erstad 1b
P. Ozuna 3b
A.J. Pierzynski c
J. Dye rf
P. Konerko dh
R. Mackowiak lf
J. Uribe ss
R. Sweeney cf
T. Iguchi 2b
Tyler Clippard was pulled from his start for Scranton today after 1 inning so that he can face the Mets on Sunday.
Today's Lineups (5/17)
Yankees
B. Abreu rf
D. Jeter ss
J. Giambi dh
A. Rodriguez 3b
H. Matsui lf
J. Posada c
R. Cano 2b
M. Cabrera cf
D. Mientkiewicz 1b
White Sox
D. Erstad 1b
P. Ozuna 3b
A.J. Pierzynski c
J. Dye rf
P. Konerko dh
R. Mackowiak lf
J. Uribe ss
R. Sweeney cf
T. Iguchi 2b
Tyler Clippard was pulled from his start for Scranton today after 1 inning so that he can face the Mets on Sunday.
B. Abreu rf
D. Jeter ss
J. Giambi dh
A. Rodriguez 3b
H. Matsui lf
J. Posada c
R. Cano 2b
M. Cabrera cf
D. Mientkiewicz 1b
White Sox
D. Erstad 1b
P. Ozuna 3b
A.J. Pierzynski c
J. Dye rf
P. Konerko dh
R. Mackowiak lf
J. Uribe ss
R. Sweeney cf
T. Iguchi 2b
Tyler Clippard was pulled from his start for Scranton today after 1 inning so that he can face the Mets on Sunday.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
One Ticket, Two Games
The Room is Spinning
Somehow MLB allowed the Yankees and Rangers to schedule a single admission doubleheader! A twinight doubleheader (Game 1 - 3:35 EDT, Game 2 - 7:35 EDT) to boot. Maybe they'll even have 10 cent beer night. No wait a minute, that didn't work out so well in Cleveland.
2 games, twice the fun, twice the chance to pull a hamstring!
Game 1 - Andy Pettitte vs. Kevin Millwood
Game 2 - Mike Mussina vs. Robinson Tejeda
Medic! Medic!
Carl Pavano update - He's still hurt as a matter of fact, he's hurt more. The Boy Blunder felt something in his elbow while throwing off a mound today and immediately shut himself down. Word is he may be making a trip to Dr. James Andrews soon. That's NEVER a good sign.
The Yankee Clippard
22-year old right-hander Tyler Clippard is trying to throw his hat into the ring for future call ups. He tossed 7 innings of shutout ball on Wednesday, striking out 11. To emulate the big club, the Scranton pen blew the lead and the Triple-A Yankees lost in extra innings.
Somehow MLB allowed the Yankees and Rangers to schedule a single admission doubleheader! A twinight doubleheader (Game 1 - 3:35 EDT, Game 2 - 7:35 EDT) to boot. Maybe they'll even have 10 cent beer night. No wait a minute, that didn't work out so well in Cleveland.
2 games, twice the fun, twice the chance to pull a hamstring!
Game 1 - Andy Pettitte vs. Kevin Millwood
Game 2 - Mike Mussina vs. Robinson Tejeda
Medic! Medic!
Carl Pavano update - He's still hurt as a matter of fact, he's hurt more. The Boy Blunder felt something in his elbow while throwing off a mound today and immediately shut himself down. Word is he may be making a trip to Dr. James Andrews soon. That's NEVER a good sign.
The Yankee Clippard
22-year old right-hander Tyler Clippard is trying to throw his hat into the ring for future call ups. He tossed 7 innings of shutout ball on Wednesday, striking out 11. To emulate the big club, the Scranton pen blew the lead and the Triple-A Yankees lost in extra innings.
One Ticket, Two Games
The Room is Spinning
Somehow MLB allowed the Yankees and Rangers to schedule a single admission doubleheader! A twinight doubleheader (Game 1 - 3:35 EDT, Game 2 - 7:35 EDT) to boot. Maybe they'll even have 10 cent beer night. No wait a minute, that didn't work out so well in Cleveland.
2 games, twice the fun, twice the chance to pull a hamstring!
Game 1 - Andy Pettitte vs. Kevin Millwood
Game 2 - Mike Mussina vs. Robinson Tejeda
Medic! Medic!
Carl Pavano update - He's still hurt as a matter of fact, he's hurt more. The Boy Blunder felt something in his elbow while throwing off a mound today and immediately shut himself down. Word is he may be making a trip to Dr. James Andrews soon. That's NEVER a good sign.
The Yankee Clippard
22-year old right-hander Tyler Clippard is trying to throw his hat into the ring for future call ups. He tossed 7 innings of shutout ball on Wednesday, striking out 11. To emulate the big club, the Scranton pen blew the lead and the Triple-A Yankees lost in extra innings.
Somehow MLB allowed the Yankees and Rangers to schedule a single admission doubleheader! A twinight doubleheader (Game 1 - 3:35 EDT, Game 2 - 7:35 EDT) to boot. Maybe they'll even have 10 cent beer night. No wait a minute, that didn't work out so well in Cleveland.
2 games, twice the fun, twice the chance to pull a hamstring!
Game 1 - Andy Pettitte vs. Kevin Millwood
Game 2 - Mike Mussina vs. Robinson Tejeda
Medic! Medic!
Carl Pavano update - He's still hurt as a matter of fact, he's hurt more. The Boy Blunder felt something in his elbow while throwing off a mound today and immediately shut himself down. Word is he may be making a trip to Dr. James Andrews soon. That's NEVER a good sign.
The Yankee Clippard
22-year old right-hander Tyler Clippard is trying to throw his hat into the ring for future call ups. He tossed 7 innings of shutout ball on Wednesday, striking out 11. To emulate the big club, the Scranton pen blew the lead and the Triple-A Yankees lost in extra innings.
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