The Yankees will try to even their three game series with the Blue Jays tonight in the Bronx. It will be C.C. Sabathia vs. Rickey Romero. Here is the lineup for the Yankees. The Yankees remain in first in the AL East because the Red Sox and Rays also lost last night, they are percentage points ahead of the Rays and 1/2 a game ahead of the Red Sox.
Yankees Lineup: Derek Jeter(DH), Curtis Granderson, Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez, Robinson Cano, Russell Martin, Nick Swisher, Brett Gardner, Eduardo Nunez(SS).
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Yankees Postgame Notes
The sixth inning last night is what doomed the Yankees. Joe Girardi said when he walked out to the mound it was about telling not asking though. He decided to walk Juan Rivera even though he had a groundball, strikeout pitcher on the mound. The next four hitters in the lineup were 0-6 with four strikeouts. He ordered Colon to intentionally walk him. Colon said he told A-rod to tell him whatever you want I have no problem. After the walk he gave up a single, walk and three run double that broke open the game. If they didn't walk Rivera would the same thing have happened, who knows that is the beauty of baseball, you get criticized if it doesn't work and praised if it does. No one knows the outcome you just try and make the best decision at that time.
The Yankees got a groundball but not where they wanted and it turned into a big inning. That does happen, look at the Yankees in the Sunday game against the Mets, a lot of that was the ball falling in the right spot. The biggest problem in this game and especially that inning was Colon not having the command he usually does, he was missing with his fastball. He walked Eric Thames on four pitches.
Girardi was asked why he didn't use Nick Swisher to pinch hit for Jorge Posada late in the game. He said he was saving him for if they had a couple of guys on base. I would think a lot has to do with what happened and he is trying not to disrupt Posada anymore.
Girardi said that Cano hasn't been the same hitter this year but he is still being productive and that is what counts to him. Cano though just isn't the same feared hitter he was last year and I don't know what it is. It could be concentration because in the field he hasn't been the same either but I am not sure.
The Yankees still don't hit guys they haven't seen. It was Carlos Villanueva first start since 2009 and he got the win. The Yankees just don't historically hit those guys, it is baffling but they like guys that they know what they are going to do. The Yankees were 2-15 with runners in scoring position, that has to change.
Brett Gardner had two stolen bases and Curtis Granderson had one, three stolen bases was a season high for the Yankees. Granderson scored all three of the runs for the Yankes and is on pace for 123 runs scored which would be the most by a Yankees CF since Rickey Henderson scored 130 in 1986.
A-rod has had three straight multi-hit games pushing his batting average up to 289. Yankees and Jays will play game two of their three game series tonight at 7:00PM. Rickey Romero and C.C. Sabathia are the starters, that should be a good matchup.
The Yankees got a groundball but not where they wanted and it turned into a big inning. That does happen, look at the Yankees in the Sunday game against the Mets, a lot of that was the ball falling in the right spot. The biggest problem in this game and especially that inning was Colon not having the command he usually does, he was missing with his fastball. He walked Eric Thames on four pitches.
Girardi was asked why he didn't use Nick Swisher to pinch hit for Jorge Posada late in the game. He said he was saving him for if they had a couple of guys on base. I would think a lot has to do with what happened and he is trying not to disrupt Posada anymore.
Girardi said that Cano hasn't been the same hitter this year but he is still being productive and that is what counts to him. Cano though just isn't the same feared hitter he was last year and I don't know what it is. It could be concentration because in the field he hasn't been the same either but I am not sure.
The Yankees still don't hit guys they haven't seen. It was Carlos Villanueva first start since 2009 and he got the win. The Yankees just don't historically hit those guys, it is baffling but they like guys that they know what they are going to do. The Yankees were 2-15 with runners in scoring position, that has to change.
Brett Gardner had two stolen bases and Curtis Granderson had one, three stolen bases was a season high for the Yankees. Granderson scored all three of the runs for the Yankes and is on pace for 123 runs scored which would be the most by a Yankees CF since Rickey Henderson scored 130 in 1986.
A-rod has had three straight multi-hit games pushing his batting average up to 289. Yankees and Jays will play game two of their three game series tonight at 7:00PM. Rickey Romero and C.C. Sabathia are the starters, that should be a good matchup.
Monday, May 23, 2011
The Yankees lose opener to Jays as sixth inning is a bad inning
The New York Yankees lost to the Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 7-3 tonight. Bartolo Colon made the start and didn't do so well, he was pitching well up until the sixth inning. His control wasn't as sharp as it has been and that is what really hurt him. He pitched six innings giving up six runs, he walked four and struck out eight. Hector Noesi pitched the final three innings giving up a run and a hit.
The offense was led by Robinson Cano who had three RBI. Alex Rodriguez had another couple of hits as he continues to be hot. The offense didn't do that much once again, Curtis Granderson drew three walks. The Yankees were facing a pitcher that they have never seen before and they always do bad in those games. The Yankees offense has been in a bad slump, not hitting with runners in scoring position and in general. They were 2-15 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.
The Yankees remain in first place as both the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox lost.
The offense was led by Robinson Cano who had three RBI. Alex Rodriguez had another couple of hits as he continues to be hot. The offense didn't do that much once again, Curtis Granderson drew three walks. The Yankees were facing a pitcher that they have never seen before and they always do bad in those games. The Yankees offense has been in a bad slump, not hitting with runners in scoring position and in general. They were 2-15 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.
The Yankees remain in first place as both the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox lost.
Yankees come out on top in Subway Series
The New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets this afternoon by the score of 9-3. The final score looks like the Yankees had an easy time but that isn't true. The offense struggled for most of the day off of Mike Pelfrey and then the seventh inning happened. In that inning the Yankees sent 13 men to the plate, scored eight runs and it took half an hour to complete. Oh yeah they didn't hit a homerun, it was all walks, hit by pitches, singles, doubles. The Yankees scored runs without hitting a homerun, they must of been sick of hearing all that homerun is evil talk. The Yankees offense has been inconsistent at best and they seem to only hit homeruns which have accounted for 60 percent of their total runs scored. This may be the game that breaks them out of the slump and gets them doing the little things more.
Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and although he wasn't great he pitched 6 2/3 innings and gutted it out. He gave up 11 hits and bent but didn't break. He gave the Yankees a chance to win when it looked like he may get knocked out early and they would have a tough time coming back. Luis Ayala did a terrific job out of the bullpen. He pitched 1 1/3 hitless, scoreless innings. Lance Pendleton finished the game up with a 1-2-3 inning.
Curtis Granderson hit his 16th homerun of the season today. Alex Rodriguez had four hits and Derek Jeter had two hits. Jeter is inching closer to that 3,000 mark. Jeter is 25 hits shy of the mark. Chris Dickerson and Brett Gardner had two hits, Robinson Cano had a big RBI single. Jorge Posada had a hit and a walk as he continues to try and climb out of his season long slump, he is hitting much better of late.
The Yankees will take on the Toronto Blue Jays in a three game series which begins on Monday night. Bartolo Colon will make the start. The Yankees are percentage points ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays for first place in the AL East. The Boston Red Sox are only 1/2 a game behind, it is looking like some race this summer between the three teams. The Yankees record is now 25-20.
Joe Girardi seemed to be bothered after the game with all the homerun questions. He gets asked almost daily about hitting too many homeruns and not doing enough of what they did today. He said he feels that homeruns aren't being considered hits and that bothers him. I think that the problem is you can't always hit homeruns, especially against good pitching and in playoff type baseball. Alex Rodriguez understands and says the same thing I just said which is you are not going to hit homers against great pitching. He said, "You have to have diversity in how you score runs." He said that the things they did in that inning are going to count when it really counts which means they will remember that and have something to go back on when they need too.
In the previous five home games for the Yankees they were 4-33 with runners in scoring position. In the seventh inning today they were 5-7, including 4-4 with the bases loaded. The homerun that Granderson hit makes him the fourth player in the last 50 years to have that many homeruns(16) in the first 45 games. He also layed down a great bunt in that seventh inning and had no problem with that. He said "If I'm asked to sacrifice bunt, I'm going to take pride in getting that bunt down."
Ivan Nova started for the Yankees and although he wasn't great he pitched 6 2/3 innings and gutted it out. He gave up 11 hits and bent but didn't break. He gave the Yankees a chance to win when it looked like he may get knocked out early and they would have a tough time coming back. Luis Ayala did a terrific job out of the bullpen. He pitched 1 1/3 hitless, scoreless innings. Lance Pendleton finished the game up with a 1-2-3 inning.
Curtis Granderson hit his 16th homerun of the season today. Alex Rodriguez had four hits and Derek Jeter had two hits. Jeter is inching closer to that 3,000 mark. Jeter is 25 hits shy of the mark. Chris Dickerson and Brett Gardner had two hits, Robinson Cano had a big RBI single. Jorge Posada had a hit and a walk as he continues to try and climb out of his season long slump, he is hitting much better of late.
The Yankees will take on the Toronto Blue Jays in a three game series which begins on Monday night. Bartolo Colon will make the start. The Yankees are percentage points ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays for first place in the AL East. The Boston Red Sox are only 1/2 a game behind, it is looking like some race this summer between the three teams. The Yankees record is now 25-20.
Joe Girardi seemed to be bothered after the game with all the homerun questions. He gets asked almost daily about hitting too many homeruns and not doing enough of what they did today. He said he feels that homeruns aren't being considered hits and that bothers him. I think that the problem is you can't always hit homeruns, especially against good pitching and in playoff type baseball. Alex Rodriguez understands and says the same thing I just said which is you are not going to hit homers against great pitching. He said, "You have to have diversity in how you score runs." He said that the things they did in that inning are going to count when it really counts which means they will remember that and have something to go back on when they need too.
In the previous five home games for the Yankees they were 4-33 with runners in scoring position. In the seventh inning today they were 5-7, including 4-4 with the bases loaded. The homerun that Granderson hit makes him the fourth player in the last 50 years to have that many homeruns(16) in the first 45 games. He also layed down a great bunt in that seventh inning and had no problem with that. He said "If I'm asked to sacrifice bunt, I'm going to take pride in getting that bunt down."
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Yankees Vs. Mets Subway Series Rubber Game
Here are the lineups for both teams. The game is at 1:05PM on the YES Network and SNY.
Yankees Lineup:Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson, Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez, Robinson Cano, Jorge Posada, Brett Gardner, Chris Dickerson, Francisco Cervelli. Ivan Nova makes the start.
Mets Lineup: Jose Reyes, Daniel Murphy, Carlos Beltran, Jason Bay, Fernando Martinez, Justin Turner, Willie Harris, Ronny Paulino, Jason Pridie. Mike Pelfrey makes the start.
Derek Jeter tied Rickey Henderson for most steals in franchise history last night. It only took Henderson 4 1/2 years and Jeter 15 years. The Yankees ended their six game home losing streak, they hope to have a winning streak now at home and get rolling.
The two teams will play each other again at Citi Field July 1-3. Round one will be decided tonight since the Mets won on Friday night 2-1 and the Yankees won 7-3 last night.
Yankees Lineup:Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson, Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez, Robinson Cano, Jorge Posada, Brett Gardner, Chris Dickerson, Francisco Cervelli. Ivan Nova makes the start.
Mets Lineup: Jose Reyes, Daniel Murphy, Carlos Beltran, Jason Bay, Fernando Martinez, Justin Turner, Willie Harris, Ronny Paulino, Jason Pridie. Mike Pelfrey makes the start.
Derek Jeter tied Rickey Henderson for most steals in franchise history last night. It only took Henderson 4 1/2 years and Jeter 15 years. The Yankees ended their six game home losing streak, they hope to have a winning streak now at home and get rolling.
The two teams will play each other again at Citi Field July 1-3. Round one will be decided tonight since the Mets won on Friday night 2-1 and the Yankees won 7-3 last night.
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