The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles were postponed tonight and there is no makeup date yet. The Yankees decided to push back their pitchers so A.J. Burnett will pitch tomorrow night and Phil Hughes on Thursday night. The Yankees didn't announce yet if Freddy Garcia will still make his start on Friday or be pushed back. If he doesn't start again he will sometime in the next five days as they have five games in a row and need all their starters.
The Yankees are placing Luis Ayala on the DL with a lat strain, it isn't known who will be called up yet but Steve Garrison is a name that jumps out. They could use another lefty with it also being revealed that Pedro Feliciano had a setback. This move could turn out to be a disaster as the overwork by the Mets is clearly affecting him now. The Yankees did sign him though knowing the risk. Mark Prior is a logical thought to come up but the Yankees said that isn't being considered. I get the feeling they want him to be down there a couple of months and show he is healthy before they think about calling him up.
Alex Rodriguez is doing better and was in the lineup tonight. He will play tomorrow, Girardi said he was smiling today and that wasn't something he was doing on Sunday. Russell Martin was scheduled to have a day off on Friday but now that they had a day off today that probably won't happen, we will have to wait and see.
Enjoy the night everyone and we should have baseball tomorrow night. A.J Burnett vs. Chris Tillman unless Baltimore switches up their rotation. The same lineup should be in order for tommorrow also. The game will be on YES tomorrow night at 7:00PM.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Yankees vs. Orioles Game One of Series
The New York Yankees open up a three game series with the Baltimore Orioles tonight weather permitting at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees lost two out of three in Boston over the weekend and will try and get back on track. Here are some quick notes and the lineup for tonight.
The Baltimore Orioles are off to a fast start at 6-3 and first place in the AL East. The Yankees are 5-4 on the young season. The Yankees pitching has been erratic and the hitting has gone cold. They are going to score runs though and every team goes through slumps. They still have scored 50 runs in nine games.
A.J. Burnett is starting tonight and will try to go 3-0. He is still undefeated in the month of April as a Yankees and although he looks better this season he was 4-0 to start last year before he collapsed. I think the main difference is that this year when Burnett does get in trouble he isn't allowing it to snowball, he is competing more and working out of things. In the past he has looked lost and like he has given up when the going gets tough.
Burnett will face Chris Tillman tonight, Phil Hughes will be vs. TBA tomorrow night and Thurday night it will be Ivan Nova vs. Jake Arrieta. Robinson Cano will receives his silver slugger award prior to tonights game. C.C. Sabathia is off to the second best start of his career in terms of ERA but has nothing to show for it. He 0-1 in three starts with a 1.45 ERA.
The Yankees are tied for the major league lead with 18 homeruns this season. They have at least one homerun in seven of the nine games and at least two homeruns in six of the games. The Yankees are 4-1 this season when holding their opponents to four or fewer runs. Yankees batters scored in five different innings in consecutive games on Friday and Saturday in Boston marking the first time they have done that since 7/21 and 7/22/2007.
Curtis Granderson already has two homers off left handed pitchers. He didn't hit his second homer off of a lefty until August 24th of last year at Toronto. Alex Rodriguez needs one RBI to pass Ken Griffey Jr. on the all-time RBI list for 13th place. Derek Jeter needs two hits to tie Barry Bonds for 32nd on the all-time hits list.
The Baltimore Orioles are off to a fast start at 6-3 and first place in the AL East. The Yankees are 5-4 on the young season. The Yankees pitching has been erratic and the hitting has gone cold. They are going to score runs though and every team goes through slumps. They still have scored 50 runs in nine games.
A.J. Burnett is starting tonight and will try to go 3-0. He is still undefeated in the month of April as a Yankees and although he looks better this season he was 4-0 to start last year before he collapsed. I think the main difference is that this year when Burnett does get in trouble he isn't allowing it to snowball, he is competing more and working out of things. In the past he has looked lost and like he has given up when the going gets tough.
Burnett will face Chris Tillman tonight, Phil Hughes will be vs. TBA tomorrow night and Thurday night it will be Ivan Nova vs. Jake Arrieta. Robinson Cano will receives his silver slugger award prior to tonights game. C.C. Sabathia is off to the second best start of his career in terms of ERA but has nothing to show for it. He 0-1 in three starts with a 1.45 ERA.
The Yankees are tied for the major league lead with 18 homeruns this season. They have at least one homerun in seven of the nine games and at least two homeruns in six of the games. The Yankees are 4-1 this season when holding their opponents to four or fewer runs. Yankees batters scored in five different innings in consecutive games on Friday and Saturday in Boston marking the first time they have done that since 7/21 and 7/22/2007.
Curtis Granderson already has two homers off left handed pitchers. He didn't hit his second homer off of a lefty until August 24th of last year at Toronto. Alex Rodriguez needs one RBI to pass Ken Griffey Jr. on the all-time RBI list for 13th place. Derek Jeter needs two hits to tie Barry Bonds for 32nd on the all-time hits list.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Yankees News and Notes-Monday April 11th
The New York Yankees are getting ready to start their second homestand of the season tomorrow night. They will take on the Baltimore Orioles who are currently in first place in the AL East and then the Texas Rangers who are off to a 9-1 start after winning again today. They will play two three game series. The Yankees will send A.J. Burnett, Phil Hughes and Ivan Nova to the mound against the Orioles.
C.C. Sabathia will be greeting fans in the Great Hall before tomorrows game. Nick Swisher was all around NYC today in different Bank Of America locations. He was giving out tickets and merchandise. Jorge Posada who hit three homeruns early on is now struggling going 0-15 with eight strikeouts in his last four games. Brett Gardner is hitting only 167 and in four out of eight games started he is 0-16 with eight strikeouts and no walks. In the other four games he has reached base nine times struck out only once and stolen three bases. If you look at numbers too closely this time of year you will drive yourself nuts. The point is that they change quickly, one bad game can make them look bad and one good game can make them look good.
Derek Jeter is really struggling but it is something Joe Girardi doesn't want to deal with. He will give him some time, preaching patience with him. What if Jeter is still not hitting with authority come May or June though will he have the guts to drop him in the order. It is a hard thing because he is a Yankees icon but he is getting older and could be on the decline. He hit 270 last year by far his worst year but maybe that was the start of his decline instead of just a blip on the radar. We will have to wait and see what happens.
Josh Beckett looked like the old Josh Beckett last night so the Yankees can't be blamed for that. A lot of the guys are struggling offensively but it is early and you go through strikes. The one alarming thing about the Yankees is that they are scoring most of their runs by the homerun. That isn't the best way to score runs if you are always waiting for a homerun. I wouldn't worry too much overall because you know this team will score runs and the season will come down to their pitching especially their starters.
The Yankees are hoping Alex Rodriguez will be back tomorrow night. He had the flu bad and the Yankees weren't even going to use him as a pinch hitter last night. Freddy Garcia being used in the eighth inning last night was to just get him some work. Girardi said if it had been a closer game one of the late inning relievers would have pitched. Sabathia didn't have his best stuff but he did what he could gutting through it and giving hte Yankees a chance.
Robinson Cano has reached base safely in 16 straight games at Fenway Park. This is the third time that Sabathia has carried an ERA below two for his first three starts it is a shame he doesn't have a win to show for it. Mark Prior pitched the previous two days and had two scoreless innings. He said he felt good and it is a significant step forward. He could be up with the Yankees at some point this season.
C.C. Sabathia will be greeting fans in the Great Hall before tomorrows game. Nick Swisher was all around NYC today in different Bank Of America locations. He was giving out tickets and merchandise. Jorge Posada who hit three homeruns early on is now struggling going 0-15 with eight strikeouts in his last four games. Brett Gardner is hitting only 167 and in four out of eight games started he is 0-16 with eight strikeouts and no walks. In the other four games he has reached base nine times struck out only once and stolen three bases. If you look at numbers too closely this time of year you will drive yourself nuts. The point is that they change quickly, one bad game can make them look bad and one good game can make them look good.
Derek Jeter is really struggling but it is something Joe Girardi doesn't want to deal with. He will give him some time, preaching patience with him. What if Jeter is still not hitting with authority come May or June though will he have the guts to drop him in the order. It is a hard thing because he is a Yankees icon but he is getting older and could be on the decline. He hit 270 last year by far his worst year but maybe that was the start of his decline instead of just a blip on the radar. We will have to wait and see what happens.
Josh Beckett looked like the old Josh Beckett last night so the Yankees can't be blamed for that. A lot of the guys are struggling offensively but it is early and you go through strikes. The one alarming thing about the Yankees is that they are scoring most of their runs by the homerun. That isn't the best way to score runs if you are always waiting for a homerun. I wouldn't worry too much overall because you know this team will score runs and the season will come down to their pitching especially their starters.
The Yankees are hoping Alex Rodriguez will be back tomorrow night. He had the flu bad and the Yankees weren't even going to use him as a pinch hitter last night. Freddy Garcia being used in the eighth inning last night was to just get him some work. Girardi said if it had been a closer game one of the late inning relievers would have pitched. Sabathia didn't have his best stuff but he did what he could gutting through it and giving hte Yankees a chance.
Robinson Cano has reached base safely in 16 straight games at Fenway Park. This is the third time that Sabathia has carried an ERA below two for his first three starts it is a shame he doesn't have a win to show for it. Mark Prior pitched the previous two days and had two scoreless innings. He said he felt good and it is a significant step forward. He could be up with the Yankees at some point this season.
Yankees lose series to Red Sox
The New York Yankees lost the series finale to the Boston Red Sox last night by the score of 4-0. They lost the series two games to one. In this game their bats were very silent. They managed two hits and one walk and that was it. Josh Beckett looked like he was back in 2003, you have to wonder if that was his one shining moment this year or has he rediscovered his stuff. If he can be that good again or close to it then Boston will be extremely happy and will be the favorites once again. The Yankees after starting off strong offensively have cooled off. Derek, Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Nick Swisher, Curtis Granderson are not hitting at all. Russell Martin, Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez are carrying the offense and A-rod was out of this game with the flu.
The Yankees are 5-4 on the year and they won their two home series and lost this one so they are about right where you want to be. They would of liked to win this series also but after Boston lost their first six games that was going to be tough. The Red Sox are now 2-7 on the young season. The Yankees will come home to take on the Baltimore Orioles starting tomorrow night and then the Texas Rangers over the weekend. The Yankees want to take advantage of all their home games this month.
Derek Jeter is becoming a hot topic as he has looked awful at the plate. I wouldn't panic just yet but usually a shortstop who has a bad season at age 36 is declining it wasn't just a bad season and he isn't showing any signs of coming out of it yet. Joe Girardi hopes that he doesn't have to do it because he is already growing tired of answering questions about him but he may have to drop him in the order eventually. Jeter can not be a 2 hitter and keep on hitting the way he is.
The Yankees will have A.J. Burnett, Ivan Nova and Phil Hughes pitching against the Orioles. Freddy Garcia finally got into a game last night pitching an inning and giving up a run. It was good for him to get some work in though as he hasn't pitched since spring training. He will start on Friday against the Rangers.
The Yankees are 5-4 on the year and they won their two home series and lost this one so they are about right where you want to be. They would of liked to win this series also but after Boston lost their first six games that was going to be tough. The Red Sox are now 2-7 on the young season. The Yankees will come home to take on the Baltimore Orioles starting tomorrow night and then the Texas Rangers over the weekend. The Yankees want to take advantage of all their home games this month.
Derek Jeter is becoming a hot topic as he has looked awful at the plate. I wouldn't panic just yet but usually a shortstop who has a bad season at age 36 is declining it wasn't just a bad season and he isn't showing any signs of coming out of it yet. Joe Girardi hopes that he doesn't have to do it because he is already growing tired of answering questions about him but he may have to drop him in the order eventually. Jeter can not be a 2 hitter and keep on hitting the way he is.
The Yankees will have A.J. Burnett, Ivan Nova and Phil Hughes pitching against the Orioles. Freddy Garcia finally got into a game last night pitching an inning and giving up a run. It was good for him to get some work in though as he hasn't pitched since spring training. He will start on Friday against the Rangers.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Mets vs. Nationals the Rubber Game
The New York Mets will take on the Washington Nationals this afternoon at Citi Field. It will be the final game of the three game series. The Mets will be looking for their second series win out of three on the season. The Mets won their opening series two games to one over the Marlins and then lost two out of three to the Phillies. Chris Young and Jason Marquis are the starters in todays afternoon contest. The game is at 1:10PM on SNY. Here are some notes and the lineup for today.
Carlos Beltran said after the game that he was elated to have a night like he did last night and it proves all the hard work has paid off. He said he is going to stick to the plan and not play today, that it isn't about one game in April it is about making it through the whole year. He will not play any day games after night games and take every few days off.
His legs feel great and he will keep working on his lower body which will keep his swing intact. In Port St. Luice yesterday Jason Isringhausen pitched in a game and Randy Niemann told Terry Collins that he is ready. There is no timetable for him to get on the roster but I would guess it could happen soon. Jason Bay and Ronny Paulino will take batting practice today and Paulino is done with his suspension so he will have to be placed on the DL before todays game.
Jose Reyes got his first two RBI of the year last night and also finally got a hit with runners in scoring position. He had been 0-10 before last nights hit with RISP. He is hitting 297 but with only a 316 on base percentage which isn't good enough for Sandy Alderson the GM. He wants him to get on base more frequently. I would guess that he is going to get traded at the deadline, maybe to a team like the Red Sox who could use an upgrade at shortstop.
Mets Lineup:Jose Reyes, Willie Harris, David Wright, Ike Davis, Angel Pagan, Lucas Duda, Brad Emaus, Josh Thole, Chris Young.
Carlos Beltran said after the game that he was elated to have a night like he did last night and it proves all the hard work has paid off. He said he is going to stick to the plan and not play today, that it isn't about one game in April it is about making it through the whole year. He will not play any day games after night games and take every few days off.
His legs feel great and he will keep working on his lower body which will keep his swing intact. In Port St. Luice yesterday Jason Isringhausen pitched in a game and Randy Niemann told Terry Collins that he is ready. There is no timetable for him to get on the roster but I would guess it could happen soon. Jason Bay and Ronny Paulino will take batting practice today and Paulino is done with his suspension so he will have to be placed on the DL before todays game.
Jose Reyes got his first two RBI of the year last night and also finally got a hit with runners in scoring position. He had been 0-10 before last nights hit with RISP. He is hitting 297 but with only a 316 on base percentage which isn't good enough for Sandy Alderson the GM. He wants him to get on base more frequently. I would guess that he is going to get traded at the deadline, maybe to a team like the Red Sox who could use an upgrade at shortstop.
Mets Lineup:Jose Reyes, Willie Harris, David Wright, Ike Davis, Angel Pagan, Lucas Duda, Brad Emaus, Josh Thole, Chris Young.
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