The Sun Sentintal reports that Scott Proctor's season is done due to Tommy John surgery. The hard throwing right-hander has never been the same since his use/abuse by Joe Torre and the Yankees.
Proctor appeared in 83 games and 102.1 innings for the 2006 Yankees. By the time he was dealt to the Dodgers at the '07 trade deadline, his arm was practically shot. He appeared in 52 games prior to the trade and ended up working 83 total once again.
Proctor was limited to 38.2 innings last season and hadn't pitched in a game this year. We wish the best of luck to Proctor, who was never afraid to take the ball, even at his own physical risk.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
The Rocket's Red Glare
So Roger Clemens decided to come out of his spider hole this morning to make an appearance on ESPN radio's Mike & Mike show. The first question was, of course, what made you decide to appear in public?Clemens and his wife are headed on a trip overseas, so the Rocket wanted to make a preemptive strike before the release of "American Icon: The Fall of Roger Clemens and the Rise of Steroids in America's Pastime".
Clemens maintained his innocence and used every angle possible to mention what a great, generous, family oriented, and clean cut American individual he is.
You can listen to the entire interview at 1050ESPN radio.
The Daily Yankeeland - 5/12
Views from the Facade
The Yankees three home runs on Sunday gave them 48 on the season. Of that total, less than 50% came with a man on base. Take away Johnny Damon’s 6 home runs with a runner(s) aboard and the numbers are even worse. The worst offender is Mark Teixeira, who has hit 6 of his 7 home runs with no one on base.
Chien-Ming Wang will start for the Scranton Yankees tonight as he works his way back to the Yankees starting rotation. He’s expected to be on a 100-pitch count.
The Hal Steinbrenner era is much different than when his father was running the show. By now George would have had 2 or 3 fits, “leaked” info to the press, and fired someone. That being said, Dave Eiland could be in trouble if the Yankees’ pitching staff doesn’t turn things around. Eiland earned a lot of praise for the work he did with the Yankees young pitchers in the minor leagues, but it has not translated into major league success.
The Yankees will be holding a press conference at 11 a.m. this morning to give a sneak preview of the items on sale from the old Stadium. $11.5 million from memorabilia sales will be given to New York City.
Veteran Josh Towers, recently signed to a minor league deal, made his organizational debut Monday night for Scranton.
Yankees-Blue Jays Preview
The Yankees and Blue Jays meet for the first time this season, beginning a three game series in Toronto this evening. It’s also the first AL series for the Blue Jays other than playing the Orioles. Toronto has had a fantastic start, made even more remarkable considering the rash of injuries they have been hit with. With a 22-12 mark, the Blue Jays lead second place Boston by one game entering Tuesday night’s play.
Toronto lost A.J. Burnett to free agency, and Shaun Marcum and Dustin McGowan to surgery prior to this season. Once the season got underway, starters Ricky Romero (stained oblique) and Jesse Litsch (forearm strain) joined the DL group.
But the Blue Jays still have their ace, Roy Halladay (6-1, 3.29) and have patched together a solid makeshift rotation. 30-yr old rookie Scott Richmond has won four games and matched Halladay’s ERA. Top pitching prospect Brett Cecil (1-0, 0.64) has struck out 12 batters in 14 innings. 32-yr old veteran Brian Tallet, once a top prospect in the Indians‘ organization, has made four quality starts in five tries.
Closer B.J. Ryan went down with a bad back, but Scott Downs has stepped right in to take his place. And the Blue Jays lineup, which had been lacking in the past, has been firing on all cylinders. Toronto leads the major leagues in runs scored (204), batting average (.294), and doubles (tied with Tampa Bay with 44)., and they’re third in the AL in home runs with 44 and a .467 slugging percentage. The Blue Jays trail only Boston and St. Louis for hitting with runners in scoring position (.312), a stat that is severely lacking for the Yankees.
Aaron Hill missed all but 55 games last year with a concussion. But he’s come back with a vengeance (.943 OPS), leading the team with a .353 average and 8 home runs. Adam Lind (.966 OPS) has heard all the hype and now he’s living up to it. His 6 home runs and 31 RBI are already close to his career highs.
The rest of the lineup is balanced and productive. Mega star Vernon Wells is healthy again and hitting. Marco Scutaro leads the AL in walks and tops the team in runs scored. All this and Alex Rios isn’t even hitting yet.
And let’s not forget Toronto’s defense, which has been superb. 1st baseman Lyle Overbay, CF Wells, and SS Scutaro have yet to commit an error this season. Toronto’s best defender, John McDonald, doesn’t even start.
Series Pitching Probables
Tuesday - A.J. Burnett (2-o) vs. Roy Halladay (6-1)
Wednesday - Andy Pettitte (2-1) vs. Scott Richmond (4-1)
Thursday - CC Sabathia (2-3) vs. Brian Tallet (2-1)
Monday, May 11, 2009
Yankees Blast off from Baltimore
Damon Gives Yankees a Sunday Blast
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |  | R | H | E | |
| NY Yankees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | |
| Baltimore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
WP - Chamberlain (2-1) SV- Rivera (6) LP - Johnson (2-1)
One of the few positives to come out of this season to date is the Yankees propensity to hit home runs. On the negative side, most of them have been with no one on base. But that hasn’t been the case for Johnny Damon, whose 3-run home run was the difference yesterday in the Yankees 5-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
It was Damon’s 5th home run in his last 7 games and 9th of the year. He’s 13-31 in a current 7-game hitting streak with 15 RBI and 4 doubles. Oh what a contract year can do for your numbers. Yesterday, he came up with two on and two out in the 7th inning and the Yankees down a run.
Robinson Cano had homered off Jamie Walker earlier in the inning to cut the Orioles lead in half, and Francisco Cervelli and Derek Jeter singled off of hard throwing right-hander Jim Johnson. Damon hit a shot deep into the seats in right-center field to give the Yankees their first lead since Mark Teixeira hit a solo home run off of O’s starter Koji Uehara in the 1st inning.
Damon’s home run made a winner of Joba Chamberlain, who survived a shaky first inning to pick up his 2nd win of the year. He gave up back to back singles to Brian Roberts and Adam Jones in the home half of the 1st, and one batter later surrendered a 3-run home run to Aubrey Huff for a 3-1 Orioles lead. Chamberlain allowed two more hits in the inning, but got some help when Melvin Mora was caught stealing.
But just as he did against the Red Sox on Tuesday night, Chamberlain settled down after the 1st inning. He allowed just four hits over the next five innings and finished with a quality start (6IP 3 ER). Phil Coke tossed a pair of scoreless innings and Mariano Rivera nailed down his 6th save with a scoreless 9th inning.
Game Notes
Rivera walked Felix Pie in the 9th inning to snap a streak of 24 straight innings without a walk, dating back to August 24 of last season.
Ironically, August 24 is also the day Johnny Damon hit his 9th home run last year.
Derek Jeter is back in the business of stealing bases. He swiped his 7th yesterday after having only 11 all of last year. He has yet to be caught stealing this season.
Xavier Nady is expected to begin hitting off a tee at the end of this week.
The Yankees and all of MLB once again celebrated Mother’s Day with the “Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer” initiative. All Yankees wore pink wristbands and some used pink bats which will be auctioned off to raise money for breast cancer research.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Hughes Sets Yankees Back
Yankees Return to the Norm in O’s Rout
May 10th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | R | H | E | |
| NY Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |
| Baltimore | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 12 | 16 | 0 |
WP - Eaton (2-3) LP - Hughes (1-2)
The day after Phil Hughes tossed seven shutout innings against the Detroit Tigers, local sports radio shows were inundated with callers demanding that Chien-Ming Wang be traded and/or Joba Chamberlain be sent to the bullpen. They may be rethinking that stance. Hughes had his second straight poor outing Saturday night and the Baltimore Orioles pounded the Yankees 12-5.
As well played as Friday’s game was, last night’s game was a complete debacle. Hughes’ night was done after he had recorded just five outs. The Orioles put a snowman up on the board in the second inning in one of the worst displays of baseball this side of a t-ball game. Luke Scott and Luis Montanez opened the inning with seemingly harmless singles. Then all hell broke loose.
Greg Zaun followed with a single to right. Luke Scott was held up at third base, but Nick Swisher’s throw home couldn’t have been caught by Yao Ming standing on three ladders. To compound matters, Hughes wasn’t paying attention as he jogged to back up home plate. Scott scored easily ahead of Hughes relay throw to Francisco Cervelli for the O’s first run of the night.
Hughes hit Cesar Izturis on an 0-2 pitch to load the bases and Brian Roberts brought home the Orioles’ second run with a sac fly. A Hughes wild pitch,an Adam Jones RBI double, and Aubrey Huff’s fifth home run of the season extended the lead to 7-0. Hughes finally retired Melvin Mora for the second out of the inning, but was yanked after he put two more men aboard.
Johnny Damon, Mark Teixeira, and Nick Swisher homered for the Yankees, but it was way too little, too late. The Orioles added four more runs off of Edwar Ramirez and Brett Tomko, who was making his Yankees debut.
Game Notes
The Yankees are the eighth organization Brett Tomko has pitched for. He quickly indoctrinated himself into the Yankees bullpen by surrendering a home run to the first batter (Adam Jones) he faced.
Johnny Damon’s home run was his fifth in his last 10 games.
The Yankees’ pitching has a major league worst 5.88 ERA. They’ve already given up double digits in a game fives times in 30 games, and their walks and hits per inning ratio (WHIP) is the fourth worst in baseball.
Joba Chamberlain may be scratched from today’s rubber game of the series due to a popped blood vessel in his right thumb. He suffered the injury when he tossed a ball back to the infield during batting practice yesterday. Al Aceves will go in his stead if Chamberlain can’t make it. Koji Uehara, who beat the Yankees on April 8, will start for the Orioles.
Joba Could be Scratched Today
Now we know why Al Aceves didn't pitch yesterday and Brett Tomko only went one inning. Joba Chamberlain, today's scheduled starter, may have to be scratched after he broke a blood vessel during batting practice on Saturday.
The Associated Press reported that Chamberlain felt something pop when he flipped a ball underhanded back into the infield during BP.
The Associated Press reported that Chamberlain felt something pop when he flipped a ball underhanded back into the infield during BP.
Aceves will get the start today if Chamberlain can't go.Gene Monahan, the Yankees’ head trainer, told Girardi he didn’t think the injury would be an issue.
“Joba was able to grip the ball tonight during the game,” Girardi said. “We’ll know fairly quickly when he starts warming up if he can go.”
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Tomko up, Hacker DFAed
We need to get some explanation from Brian Cashman on this one. Brett Tomko was recalled from Scranton today with David Robertson being sent down. To make room on the 40-man roster, pitcher Eric Hacker was designated for assignment.
This makes no sense to us at all. The Yankees are keeping Angel Berroa as insurance in case A-Rod were to re-injure himself. The question is why? Have the Yankees not learned from Josh Phelps, Morgan Ensberg, etc., who were either at the tail end of their careers or never had much of one? Berroa is highly replaceable.
Hacker wasn't having a good year. He was 0-1, 7.88 in 3 starts after his promotion from Trenton, where he went 1-1, 4.11 in 3 starts. But it comes a season after Hacker blossomed at Tampa and Trenton. Hacker allowed less than a hit an inning and had a 3:1 strikeout to walk ratio in 144.1 innings pitched.
Hacker is 26, but we can't see him going unclaimed in waivers.
On another note, we have to laugh at all the Yankees fan clamoring for Tomko to be recalled. People can get over infatuated with minor league numbers. Tomko is a journeyman for a reason. Good enough for cups of coffee, but not enough to stick in one place very long.
This makes no sense to us at all. The Yankees are keeping Angel Berroa as insurance in case A-Rod were to re-injure himself. The question is why? Have the Yankees not learned from Josh Phelps, Morgan Ensberg, etc., who were either at the tail end of their careers or never had much of one? Berroa is highly replaceable.
Hacker wasn't having a good year. He was 0-1, 7.88 in 3 starts after his promotion from Trenton, where he went 1-1, 4.11 in 3 starts. But it comes a season after Hacker blossomed at Tampa and Trenton. Hacker allowed less than a hit an inning and had a 3:1 strikeout to walk ratio in 144.1 innings pitched.
Hacker is 26, but we can't see him going unclaimed in waivers.
On another note, we have to laugh at all the Yankees fan clamoring for Tomko to be recalled. People can get over infatuated with minor league numbers. Tomko is a journeyman for a reason. Good enough for cups of coffee, but not enough to stick in one place very long.
A-Rod's Smashing Return
A-Rod Sparks Yankees to Win
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | R | H | E | |
| NY Yankees | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | |
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
WP - Sabathia (2-3) LP - Guthrie (2-3)
It only took one pitch to remind everyone just how much the Yankees have missed Alex Rodriguez‘ bat. With two men aboard in the first inning, A-Rod turned on a 98-mph fastball from Jeremy Guthrie and sent it into the left field seats for a 3-0 lead. That would be all the Yankees would need, because CC Sabathia turned in his best game of the season, a 4-hit complete game shutout that snapped the Yankees five game losing streak. Johnny Damon added an RBI double in the seventh and the Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles, 4-0.
The game was all about the return of A-Rod, just days after the release of the controversial Selena Roberts‘ tome, “A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez“. He joked with reporters and teammate Derek Jeter before the game that he was nervous and tried to figure out who would get more boos, him or Mark Teixeira. He answered, “no”, when asked if he used steroids in high school or with the Yankees as Roberts had claimed. Afterwards, he talked to YES‘ Kim Jones about how good it felt to be back with “the guys” and how important it was to focus on baseball.
Guthrie retired Jeter on the first pitch of the game, but then walked Damon and Teixeira to set up a quick showdown with Rodriguez. Orioles fans booed, Yankees fans gave a standing ovation and held up signs like “Support 13″. It was all Yankees fans reacting moments later when career home run number 554 landed in the left field seats.
It looked like it might be a seesaw affair when Sabathia gave up back to back singles to Brian Roberts and Adam Jones to start the home half of hte first. But Sabathia worked out of it with the help of rookie catcher Francisco Cervelli, who threw out Jones on the back end of a double steal. The 23-yr old enjoyed a fine game, in which he collected his first major league hit and a drew a walk.
Sabathia soared through the rest of the game, not allowing another hit until the ninth inning, which stopped a streak of 16 straight batters retired. Mariano Rivera started to get loose after Caesar Izturis and Roberts opened the inning with singles, but Sabathia struck out Jones, Nick Markakis, and Melvin Mora swinging to finish off the Yankees first complete game shutout in nearly three years. Sabathia celebrated with a fist pump and some fired up epitaphs.
Game Notes
The last complete game shutout by a Yankees starting pitcher was July 28, 2006 when Chien-Ming Wang blanked the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Bernie Williams started in right field that day and homered.
Pitcher Ian Kennedy was diagnosed with an aneurysm in his right shoulder and will undergo surgery on Tuesday. It’s the same procedure David Cone went through in 2006 after he felt numbness in his fingers. Dr. George Todd, who performed Cone’s procedure, will take operate on Kennedy as well.
The series continues tonight with Phil Hughes facing Adam Eaton.
Friday, May 8, 2009
De la Rosa Sparkles in Thunder Debut
Wilkins De la Rosa delivered, big time, in his first start in a Trenton Thunder uniform. The call up tossed six shutout innings in the Thunder's win over the Binghamton Mets.
Here's the official recap:
Here's the official recap:
TRENTON DEFEATS BINGHAMTON 9-2 ON FRIDAY NIGHT FROM WATERFRONT PARK
Binghamton 2 8 1
Trenton 9 8 0
WP- Wilkin De La Rosa (1-0)
LP- Dylan Owen (0-3)
SV-
Time- 3:11
Att- 6,109
(Trenton, NJ)- LHP Wilkin De La Rosa tossed six shutout innings in his Double-A debut, and Trenton defeated Binghamton 9-2 on Friday night from Waterfront Park. Trenton hit two home runs in the victory, including a grand slam by Designated Hitter Jorge Vazquez. The win was Trenton's largest margin for victory of the season. Trenton also had its largest crowd of the season at Waterfront Park (6,109).
With the game scoreless in the third inning, Trenton (12-13) scored five runs in the frame to take a 5-0 lead. With the bases loaded and two outs in the inning, Trenton Left fielder Colin Curtis reached on an error by Binghamton Shortstop Ruben Tejada, which allowed a run to score to make it 1-0. Vazquez followed with a grand slam off of Binghamton Starting Pitcher Dylan Owen (0-3). The home run was Vazquez's fourth of the season, and his third four-RBI game of the season. The grand slam was the first by a Trenton player since Austin Jackson hit a grand slam at Reading on 5/21/08. Owen took the loss for Binghamton. He allowed four hits and five runs (all unearned) in six innings.
Trenton added four runs in the seventh inning to increase the lead to 9-0. Trenton Shortstop Eduardo Nunez extended his hitting streak to eight games with an RBI single for the first run of the frame. Later in the inning, Second baseman Reegie Corona connected on a three-run home run (1st of the season) off of Binghamton Reliever John Madden to make it 9-0. First Baseman Kevin Smith had his first three-hit game for the Thunder in the win.
De La Rosa (1-0) scattered five hits over six innings. He struck out nine and walked only one. The nine strikeouts were a season-high for a Thunder Starting Pitcher. De La Rosa had six strikeouts through two innings.
Trenton and Binghamton will play the middle game of the three-game series on Saturday night. RHP Zach McAllister (1-1, 2.53) will start for Trenton against Binghamton RHP Jose Sanchez (1-3, 8.68). Game time is set for 7:05 p.m.
BOXSCORE
Trenton 9 8 0
WP- Wilkin De La Rosa (1-0)
LP- Dylan Owen (0-3)
SV-
Time- 3:11
Att- 6,109
(Trenton, NJ)- LHP Wilkin De La Rosa tossed six shutout innings in his Double-A debut, and Trenton defeated Binghamton 9-2 on Friday night from Waterfront Park. Trenton hit two home runs in the victory, including a grand slam by Designated Hitter Jorge Vazquez. The win was Trenton's largest margin for victory of the season. Trenton also had its largest crowd of the season at Waterfront Park (6,109).
With the game scoreless in the third inning, Trenton (12-13) scored five runs in the frame to take a 5-0 lead. With the bases loaded and two outs in the inning, Trenton Left fielder Colin Curtis reached on an error by Binghamton Shortstop Ruben Tejada, which allowed a run to score to make it 1-0. Vazquez followed with a grand slam off of Binghamton Starting Pitcher Dylan Owen (0-3). The home run was Vazquez's fourth of the season, and his third four-RBI game of the season. The grand slam was the first by a Trenton player since Austin Jackson hit a grand slam at Reading on 5/21/08. Owen took the loss for Binghamton. He allowed four hits and five runs (all unearned) in six innings.
Trenton added four runs in the seventh inning to increase the lead to 9-0. Trenton Shortstop Eduardo Nunez extended his hitting streak to eight games with an RBI single for the first run of the frame. Later in the inning, Second baseman Reegie Corona connected on a three-run home run (1st of the season) off of Binghamton Reliever John Madden to make it 9-0. First Baseman Kevin Smith had his first three-hit game for the Thunder in the win.
De La Rosa (1-0) scattered five hits over six innings. He struck out nine and walked only one. The nine strikeouts were a season-high for a Thunder Starting Pitcher. De La Rosa had six strikeouts through two innings.
Trenton and Binghamton will play the middle game of the three-game series on Saturday night. RHP Zach McAllister (1-1, 2.53) will start for Trenton against Binghamton RHP Jose Sanchez (1-3, 8.68). Game time is set for 7:05 p.m.
BOXSCORE
De La Rosa up to Trenton
Got the following press release from the Trenton Thunder. Highly touted lefty Wil De la Rosa has been promoted to the Eastern League.
LHP WILKIN DE LA ROSA PROMOTED FROM TAMPA TO TRENTON
P.J. Pilittere transferred from Trenton to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
(Trenton, NJ)- The Trenton Thunder, Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees, have announced that LHP Wilkin De La Rosa has been promoted from Tampa (High-A) to Trenton. De La Rosa will start tonight against Binghamton (Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets). To clear a spot for De La Rosa on the roster, C P.J. Pilittere was transferred from Trenton to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A).
De La Rosa is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA in three starts for Tampa this season. In 2008, the 6-foot left-hander made 32 combined appearances (11 starts) between Tampa and Charleston going 9-4 with a 2.11 ERA. The El Seibo, Dominican Republic native was converted from an outfielder to a pitcher prior to the 2007 season, and has a career .224 batting average. In his first season as a pitcher in 2007, the southpaw went 1-0 with a 2.63 ERA in 12 appearances with the Gulf Coast League Yankees. De La Rosa, who is a member of the 40-man roster, was signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on November 15, 2001.
Pilittere did not appear in a game with the Thunder. He had a .317 BA with a home run and five RBI in 12 games for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He appeared in 97 games for the Thunder in 2008, and batted .277 with three home runs and 48 RBI. He was selected to the Eastern League All-Star game, and led the Thunder to the Eastern League Championship. In 2007, he appeared in a career-high 100 games for the Thunder and hit .261 with two home runs and 34 RBI. Pilittere was originally selected in the 13th round of the 2004 draft from Cal-State Fullerton. He led Cal-State Fullerton to the 2004 College World Series Title.
LHP WILKIN DE LA ROSA PROMOTED FROM TAMPA TO TRENTON
P.J. Pilittere transferred from Trenton to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
(Trenton, NJ)- The Trenton Thunder, Double-A Affiliate of the New York Yankees, have announced that LHP Wilkin De La Rosa has been promoted from Tampa (High-A) to Trenton. De La Rosa will start tonight against Binghamton (Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets). To clear a spot for De La Rosa on the roster, C P.J. Pilittere was transferred from Trenton to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A).
De La Rosa is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA in three starts for Tampa this season. In 2008, the 6-foot left-hander made 32 combined appearances (11 starts) between Tampa and Charleston going 9-4 with a 2.11 ERA. The El Seibo, Dominican Republic native was converted from an outfielder to a pitcher prior to the 2007 season, and has a career .224 batting average. In his first season as a pitcher in 2007, the southpaw went 1-0 with a 2.63 ERA in 12 appearances with the Gulf Coast League Yankees. De La Rosa, who is a member of the 40-man roster, was signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on November 15, 2001.
Pilittere did not appear in a game with the Thunder. He had a .317 BA with a home run and five RBI in 12 games for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He appeared in 97 games for the Thunder in 2008, and batted .277 with three home runs and 48 RBI. He was selected to the Eastern League All-Star game, and led the Thunder to the Eastern League Championship. In 2007, he appeared in a career-high 100 games for the Thunder and hit .261 with two home runs and 34 RBI. Pilittere was originally selected in the 13th round of the 2004 draft from Cal-State Fullerton. He led Cal-State Fullerton to the 2004 College World Series Title.
Yankees Look to Cash in on Catcher
Jose Molina became the latest addition to the disabled list today when he was added to it after injuring his quad last night. Kevin Cash has become recalled from Scranton to take his place. No word on the 40-man roster move yet.
Reliever Mark Melancon was sent down to Scranton to make room on the 25-man roster for Alex Rodriguez.
Reliever Mark Melancon was sent down to Scranton to make room on the 25-man roster for Alex Rodriguez.
RIP Dom DiMaggio
When you think of the name DiMaggio, Joe is the first thing that comes to mind. But that's not necessarily the case in Boston, where Dominic DiMaggio enjoyed a stellar 11 year career. Dom DiMaggio passed away today at age 92 due to complications from pneumonia.Despite playing in the shadow of his older brother and his teammate Ted Williams, the younger DiMaggio compiled a .298 career batting average and made 7 All-Star appearances playing the same position as Joe D.
After returning from a 3-year stint in the service, Dom made his only World Series appearance in 1946. He hit .259 with 3 RBI as the Cardinals won the championship. Dom retired after playing three games in 1953 and went on to a successful business career.
Red Sox Titles are Tainted
What? You thought we were going to let you off the hook? We heard all the nonsense when Clemens, Pettitte, Knoblauch, etc. were caught with their pants down (oh no, images of Clemens and Steve Donahue again).
So now it's Manny's turn to come out of thecloset labratory. So yes, your titles are as tainted as ours. We're sure you'll deny that Manny ever did PEDs when a member of the Red Sox. Yeah, okay.
Just wait until more Red Sox are revealed over time. Time to make you suffer anew.
So now it's Manny's turn to come out of the
Just wait until more Red Sox are revealed over time. Time to make you suffer anew.
Another Day Another Loss
Yankees Find One Mo Way to Lose
May 8th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | R | H | E | |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | |
| NY Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
WP - Shouse (1-0), SV - Nelson (1) LP-Rivera (0-1)
The Yankees battled back from 4-0 and 6-4 deficits last night only to lose to the Tampa Bay Rays in the 9th inning, 8-6, when Mariano Rivera gave up back to back home runs to Carl Crawford and Evan Longoria. The loss extended the Yankees negative skid to five games as they head to Baltimore for a weekend series at Camden Yards.
Rivera had only allowed four home runs in both 2007 and 2008, but last night’s pair already increased his 2009 total to four. It also helped undo the work Johnny Damon and the Yankees hitters did in getting back into the ball game.
Jason Bartlett and Carlos Pena hit first inning solo home runs off of Andy Pettitte to give the Rays a quick 2-0 lead. With a man aboard in the fourth, Longoria doubled the lead with his first of two home runs on the night. The Yankees mounted threats in each of the first three innings against Rays starter Jeff Niemann, but didn’t break through until the home half of the fourth.
Melky Cabrera drew a one out walk and moved up a base on Ramiro Pena’s single. Rays’ manager Joe Maddon decided he had dodged enough bullets with Niemann and sent for reliever Lance Cormier. But Jose Molina, who would later leave with a strained quad, doubled into the left field corner to score Cabrera and two batters later, Damon doubled into the right field corner to cut the Rays lead to 4-3.
The Yankees tied the game up in the 5th on Hideki Matsui’s 3rd home run of the season, but Ben Zobrist took Pettitte deep in the 6th to put the Rays back on top, 5-4. Tampa added a run against Jose Veras in the 7th to set up one more comeback for the Yankees.
Derek Jeter reached on a two out single off Dan Wheeler in the 8th and Damon delivered his fourth hit, a 2-run home run to tie game. It was Damon’s fourth home run in his last seven games. (He also seems to be the only Yankee to hit home runs with men on base.) But there would be no comeback after Rivera’s very human outing in the 9th inning.
Game Notes
On the YES post-game show, Joe Girardi revealed that Mariano Rivera’s surgically repaired shoulder was bothering him. Odd that he didn’t mention it after Mo struck out the side on Wednesday.
Jose Molina is likely to join Jorge Posada on the DL. Francisco Cervelli is the only remaining catcher on the 40-man roster. Options at Scranton are Chris Stewart and P.J. Pilittere, and possibly Kevin Cash. To clear room on the 40-man, the Yankees will likely either designate Angel Berroa for assignment or move Xavier Nady to the 60-day DL.
Brian Bruney felt good after making 30 throws from 60 feet yesterday. It was the first throwing he had done since he was shut down six days ago with discomfort in his elbow.
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