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Bastyr University's annual "Haunted Trails" event is returning for another year of spooky fun! Hosted in the forest behind Bastyr University's Kenmore campus for two consecutive Fridays and Saturdays (Oct. 18-19 and 25-26), the event, now in its 15th year, is one of the Eastside's longest-running and biggest fright fests. It includes enjoyable activities for teenagers and adults, as well as trick-or-treating and a carnival for younger children – and is all for a good cause, as proceeds benefit student study-abroad programs.
Events for ages 8 and older (7-11 p.m.):
- Haunted Trails: Complete with ghosts, ghouls and goblins, the Haunted Trails tour through the forest offers frights and delights around every corner. Enter if you dare!
- Hades Labyrinth: With ghouls and monsters haunting all who enter, participants must find their way through a 2,400-square-foot maze of misty tunnels or be lost forever in the underworld.
- Cemetery Hill: Is there anything creepier than a foggy cemetery at night? Yes — a foggy cemetery at night, filled with the living dead!
- Circus of Horrors: Evil clowns make for a nightmarish experience under the big top.
- Mummy's Tomb: It's cool to see mummies of the past…until they arise.
Cost: $20 per person for all five events. Major credit cards accepted. Tickets are available for purchase at the event or at HauntedTrailsBU.org. Ticket sales and check-in begin at 6:30 pm. The event is rain or shine and all ticket sales are final.
Please note: A limited number of tickets are sold each night. Tickets are sold online and at the event, and if tickets are sold out online they may still be purchased at the event. Online buyers are encouraged to check in at the event by 8 p.m. to reserve their space in the event line. The second weekend of Haunted Trails (Oct. 25-26) promises to get very busy and tickets can sell out as early as 8:45 p.m. Visitors are advised to come the first weekend, Oct. 18-19, when lines are shorter.
Events for children ages 7 and younger (5-9 p.m.):
- The Great Pumpkin's Trick-or-Treating Adventure: Bring the kids for trick-or-treating at Bastyr University's Garden. Take pictures of the little ones as they receive candy from some of their favorite characters. Cost is $5 per child. Cash only. (Runs 5-6:45 p.m.)
- Children's Carnival: Entertain the younger children with various games and indoor events just for them. Cost is dependent on activities. Cash only. (Runs 5:30-9 p.m.)
Food, gags and more:
- Spook and Scare Shop: Buy glow sticks, glow wands, glow masks, glow Frisbees, monster balloons and more at this spook-and-scare store.
- Food and drinks: Food and drinks are available for purchase at the event and in Bastyr University's Award-Winning Dining Commons.
- Parking: Free event parking is available on the Bastyr University campus, 14500 Juanita Drive N.E., Kenmore, WA 98028.
For more information: Contact the Bastyr University Haunted Trails Hotline at (425) 602-3303, email at hauntedtrails[at]bastyr[dot]edu or visit HauntedTrailsBU.org. You can also follow us on Twitter (@hauntedtrailsbu) and like us on Facebook.
Click here for video of the event from years past. (Media may use this video for broadcast, but please courtesy Bastyr University.)
About Bastyr University
Bastyr University, located near Seattle, Washington, is internationally recognized as a pioneer in natural medicine. As the largest accredited university for natural health arts and sciences in the U.S., Bastyr offers more than 17 degree and certificate programs in fields such as naturopathic medicine, acupuncture & Oriental medicine, and whole-food nutrition. Founded in 1978, the University now includes a leading-edge research facility (the Bastyr University Research Institute) and outstanding clinical training at Bastyr Center for Natural Health. The University's second campus, Bastyr University California, opened in San Diego, California, in fall 2012, becoming the state's first and only accredited school of naturopathic medicine.


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Results tagged ' Chicago Cubs '
A Minor Assignment
Yesterday afternoon was almost awesome for the Yankees, in their series finale vs. the Los Angeles Angels. But what's that old saying? "Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades."
With the tying run on second base, the potential winning run on first base, and two outs in the ninth, Alex Rodriguez had a chance to channel his inner 2007 and walk off the Yankee Stadium field a hero. Instead he came up short, popping the ball up behind first base; the cowhide falling into waiting glove of Albert Pujols for a 10-8 loss.
Nonetheless, the Yankees still own the best record in baseball at 54-34, and remain in first place in the AL East, a cool eight games ahead of the second place Baltimore Orioles.
While the Yankees were taking two games out of three from the Angels this weekend, I had the opportunity to cover the same minor league team I interned for in 2010, the Hudson Valley Renegades, who are connected to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Since the high school sports scene is obviously voided for summer vacation, my editor thought it might be fun for me to cover some Renegades games, just to give me some work and a chance to cover some professional baseball.
Saturday evening I made my way to up Dutchess Stadium, much like I did every game day two years ago, to cover the Renegades' game vs. the Mahoning Valley Scrappers – a minor league team affiliated with the Cleveland Indians.
It was a different feeling on the way to the ballpark, however, knowing I'd be sitting up in the press box rather than setting up for the game and handling all the oftentimes unpleasant tasks interns have to do. Like this…
When I walked into the Stadium, it felt surreal. Not having been there in two years and having so many memories – and all those memories coming back to me in that moment – was a little overwhelming. All of the players (including Robinson Cano's cousin Burt Reynolds) and interns who were there in 2010 have moved on; it was so strange looking around and not seeing all the familiar faces.
Wearing my press pass, I made my way up to the breezeway, past the luxury boxes and into the press box, where a number of MiLB personnel and beat writers were.
A group of them were conversing about the recent draft, and speculating about which players were going to make an impact in the future. They also shared with each other some stories about traveling, going from city to city following their respective teams. It was a little intimidating for me, knowing these reporters are the real deal; not that I'm not the real deal, but they are writers that get to experience professional baseball on a daily basis.
I guess it was only natural to feel intimidated; me being just a fresh, relatively new high school sports reporter who was given an assignment – they being writers with years of experience in the business. I'll admit I was nervous – nervous, but not scared. Believe it or not, a Tweet from one of my former co-workers at the Renegades put my mind at ease.
Thanks, Dan.
The other writers eventually left though, and took seats down the left field line in a designated area for press members. I elected to remain in the press box with another reporter, the official scorer, and the girl who runs the Renegades' Twitter page. The group of us shared a lot of laughs and banter throughout the game.
Before the game started, I kind of soaked it in; took in the view.
The Renegades led off the bottom of the first with a home run from their center fielder Joey Rickard. They then took a 2-0 lead after two innings when their left fielder, DeShun Dixon, led off the bottom of the second with a home run.
Dixon would knock in a run on an RBI single in the third after an RBI single off the bat of Renegades' shortstop Ryan Dunn (Yes, Ryan Dunn. I'm aware he shares the same name as Bam Margera's late friend).
Leading 4-0 heading into the fourth, the Scrappers put up two runs on back-to-back RBI doubles off reliever Brandon Henderson. Renegades' starter, 19-year-old Taylor Guerrieri – who was Tampa Bay's top pick out of Columbia, S.C. a year ago – left the game after three innings, using up a lot of his pitches.
Following the back-to-back RBI doubles, the 'Gades bent but didn't break. They held the score until the seventh when second baseman Tommy Coyle blasted a two-run homer, the Renegades' third round-tripper of the night.
Trailing 6-2, the Scrappers threatened in the ninth. Mahoning Valley loaded the bases with nobody out, but again, the Renegades refused to fold. Reliever Ryan Garton induced a 6-4-3 double play, which allowed a run to come home, before notching the last out.
Final score: Renegades 6, Scrappers 3
It marked the Renegades' eighth win at home this year, and they are only a game out of first place in their division behind the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets' farm team.
I left the press box and went to the clubhouse where I caught up with Jared Sandberg, the Renegades' manager, ex-Devil Ray, and nephew of famed Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg. I had to ask him what makes his team so good when they're playing at home.
"We get the last at-bats, we make it exciting, and we get the chance to put on a show for the home crowd," he said.
"The crowd comes out and supports us every night, with 4,000-plus, and it's fun to play in front of a big crowd. They get behind us and it's good energy."
I then questioned him about the home runs, seeing as how a power surge led to the win. He admitted the long ball raised his eyebrows.
"We haven't hit many homers this year, so it was a little bit of a surprise," he said.
"It was also good to see because guys aren't trying to hit home runs and they're hitting home runs. Any time Joey Rickard can lead off the game with a homer and give us that boost, that's nice, and then DeShun Dixon hits a two-run homer with a flick of the bat. Then obviously Tommy Coyle's late home run gave us some breathing room."
With the top pick on the mound, and a decent job from the relief corps, I inquired about how well the Renegades' pitching has been anchoring the team.
"The pitching is keeping our season going in the right direction," Sandberg said.
"We can lean on the pitchers right now because they're throwing strikes and competing extremely well. The team is playing relaxed but we're going out there competing every night and that's what a manager wants."
Overall I was extremely satisfied with how it went. My editor thought I did a great job with the story, and I hope this is just serving as a warm-up; the start of what I pray is a long career covering pro baseball.
Perhaps I'll be one of those beat writers in the press box, talking about the new draft picks and sharing stories about life on the road, covering pro baseball teams.
Maybe someday. Until then, I have this story: getting the chance to cover a pro baseball game for the first time.
Bottom line: I loved it.
Can Mark Prior be This Season's Comeback Kid?
Some of the best stories in sports are the stories of comebacks. Most people are familiar with Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers, who was a highly touted prospect but fell victim to temptation and drugs. He worked as hard as he could and made it back to become one of MLB's best players.
If you are a football fan, David Tyree's name comes to mind. He was arrested and lost everything, becoming another athlete with a drug addiction. Yet he exorcised his demons and eventually had the huge "helmet catch" to help propel the New York Giants to a 17-14 Super Bowl victory in 2008 over the undefeated New England Patriots.
The so-called "rise up from the ashes" tale is one everyone enjoys – not just sports fans.
At 30, life in baseball has seemingly not yet begun for Mark Prior. Stemming back to his debut in 2002 with the Chicago Cubs, he has a history of injuries and he has never really been able to recover from them. You name it, Prior has been through it.
Hamstring injuries, Achilles injuries, shoulder surgery, elbow strains, a tweaked oblique, tendinitis – he has not had an easy career considering all these problems.
Although he has been hurt most of his career, he still holds a lifetime record of 42-29 with an ERA of 3.51, and he has fanned 757 lifetime batters. He was the second overall pick (in the first round) by the Cubs in the 2001 draft and he even made the National League All-Star team in 2003. That being said, he has the makings of a very good pitcher.
Now, if he can only find a way to translate it to his career without getting hurt.
Since leaving the Cubs after 2007, Prior has bounced around baseball. He tried to make it with the San Diego Padres, but never pitched a Major League game for them. He was released by the Padres in August of 2009 and in June of 2010 he went back to USC, where he had previously attended College.
He worked out for a Major League scout, but was deemed "just all right."
In September of last year Prior agreed to a deal with an independent team – the Orange County Flyers of the Golden Baseball League. Exactly a month after he had agreed to play for the Flyers, he signed a Minor League contract to pitch for the Texas Rangers. He made it clear that he wanted to pitch for a Major League club and hoped to catch on with the Rangers in a middle or long relief role.
Obviously he didn't get a roster spot on the Rangers, but that didn't mean he was giving up.
This past off-season the Yankees signed Prior to a Minor League deal. He has only pitched one inning this spring- a perfect frame against the Detroit Tigers on Monday March 1. He has also been working out with the team consistently and hopes to accomplish what he didn't with Texas – receive a spot in the bullpen as a middle or long reliever.
In a recent interview with the YES Network, Prior described his arm strength as "good" and stated that he needs to prove that he can stay healthy. One of his goals this spring is to show everyone what he is made of.
"I want to show everybody that I can stay healthy and I can still pitch," he told YES. "I know how to pitch. My stuff may not be what it used to be, but it's still good enough to get guys out at this level."
Prior added that he wants to get comfortable pitching in games.
At the trade deadline last season, the Yankees acquired Kerry Wood, who was Prior's teammate for five years on the Cubs. At one time the two were considered a "dynamic duo," if you will, being the Cubs' top tier starting pitchers. Like Prior, Wood sustained a number of injuries and analysts and fans questioned his ability to return from them and effectively pitch.
Wood proved to everyone that he can indeed still pitch, as he went 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA down the stretch for the Yankees. He was also instrumental in fortifying the Yankee bullpen, acting as the bridge to Mariano Rivera for the second half of 2010.
Prior was happy to see his former teammate succeed in pinstripes.
"I know Woody had a great time here, he really enjoyed himself here, and I think it revitalized him to continue on and keep playing," he said.
"He pitched outstanding the last two months of the season for the Yankees and hopefully I can do just as good a job as he did."
Everyone loves a comeback story. And this year Prior might be the guy the fans look at and say, "He's the guy who rose above; the guy no one believed in, but he proved us wrong."
The fans should be rooting for him. I am.
Investigative Baseball Journalism: Did I Just Solve a Mystery?
"Hey batter batter batter! Swing batter! He can't hit, he can't hit, he can't hit, SWING batter!"
Ferris Bueller's best friend Cameron Frye yelled these words at a Chicago Cubs game the day they took off from school in the 1986 comedy "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
At the game, the two friends caught a foul ball and were even shown on TV. The Dean of Students, Edward Rooney, nearly caught them but didn't because he got Pepsi spat in his face at an arcade…
Well, it's a long story. But if you have seen the movie, you'll know what I am talking about.
Yesterday it was reported by Larry Granillo of Wezen-ball.com that Bueller and Frye (and Sloane Peterson, too) attended a Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves game at Wrigley Field on June 5, 1985. He gathered that by using Baseball-reference.com and the commentary that is heard in the movie during the baseball scenes.
As it turns out, the Cubs lost 4-2 to the Braves that day.
One word: impressive. With a little baseball investigation, he found out the exact day Ferris Bueller took off. And as a huge fan of the Ferris Bueller movie, I thought it was fascinating.
It just so happened that hours after I read Granillo's article about the Ferris Bueller Cubs game, I sat down and watched another one of my favorite comedies: "Wedding Crashers." Like "Ferris Bueller's Day Off,"" Wedding Crashers" also features a scene that involves a character watching a baseball game.
Towards the end of the movie, John Beckwith (Owen Wilson's character) was depressed; sitting on his couch he watched a Baltimore Orioles game, as the movie takes place in Washington, D.C. (which to my understanding) is located some 40 miles away from Baltimore.
I decided I wanted to make it my mission to find out what Orioles game Owen Wilson was watching. Much like how Granillo found out what game Ferris Bueller went to, I want to find out what game one of the wedding crashers was watching.
Here is what I have gathered:
· "Wedding Crashers" came out on July 15, 2005, which probably means shooting began in 2004, thus the game he was watching probably took place in '04.
· In the film, a player is seen coming home in a home run trot. The announcer identifies the player as Jay Gibbons, who played for the Orioles from 2001 until 2007. He had some time in the show this past season, playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010.
· The team the Orioles were playing had dark jerseys on. It's extremely difficult to tell which team it was, even by zooming in as close as I can on the DVD player. The White Sox perhaps? That was my guess. No help there.
· "It is gone! He is rejuvenated! And the Orioles take the lead, 3-2." This helps.
· "Well, Jay Gibbons connects; his first home run of the season off a left-handed pitcher." Getting a little closer, I hope.
· The footage in the movie was a night game from Camden Yards.
· According to Gibbons's baseball reference page, he hit 10 home runs in 2004–and strangely enough one of them did come against the White Sox.
I think I may have done it!!!
It took me a little while but here goes…
On May 5, 2004, the Orioles played the White Sox at home. Gibbons had a solo home run in that game off Mark Buehrle (a left-handed pitcher) in the fourth inning, according to the baseball almanac. Before the home run, the game was tied 2-2. Gibbons's home run made the game 3-2.
According to the recaps posted on the internet, the game was a 7:05 night game.
That home run was Gibbons's fourth of 2004. From what I discovered in my research, his other three home runs to that point came off right-handed pitchers, meaning it was his first of the season off a lefty.
Could I have just cracked a code? I guess I will never know for sure if it was the exact game, but the pieces are there; the evidence is in place.
Just as Bueller and his friends saw a losing effort on the Cubs' part, Beckwith (Wilson) did in "Wedding Crashers," if I have the correct game. The White Sox battled back on May 5, 2004 to beat the O's 6-5.
All that investigation and they lost.
Analysis of the Winter Meetings
The Major League Baseball Winter Meetings are in full-swing and so far a number of deals have been completed. There are players on the move, players staying put, and some free agents who have drawn interest from teams, but so far nothing has happened.
Here's a little rundown of some Winter Meeting notes and thoughts. As always, I'll begin with the Yankees:
· Derek Jeter was reintroduced…well, not technically, but he had a press conference yesterday to announce his new deal with the Yankees. He told the media that he was upset with them because his negotiations became public. He wanted to keep his talks with the Yankees private.
I can't blame Jeter for getting upset about it. If he wanted everything kept under wraps, in terms of negotiations, and did not want everything to become public knowledge, the media should have respected that. I suppose that's the press these days; they stir the pot and bring out the worst of everything in professional sports.
I love how Jeter responded by saying he didn't like the way he was portrayed. In fact, I'm glad he finally spoke up for himself. In his words, "All the sudden I have an ego? I'm greedy?"
Jeter has had respect for the media his whole life. Yes, I understand his interviews are about as boring as watching an entire soccer game, but he never crosses the line; he never breaks down and makes a spectacle of himself. Jeter never explodes in front of the cameras and microphones. He always gives the media a professional sound bite–which is his job as captain of the New York Yankees.
You would think after all those years the papers would have a little more respect for him. You would think they wouldn't photo-shop his face on a Mets or Red Sox uniform. Well, I guess we all have to think again.
Jeter simply laughed at photo-shop nonsense.
At any rate, I've already offered the majority of my thoughts on the Jeter deal in my last video blog. Now that the deal is complete and I have offered all of my thoughts on Jeter's "return," I will no longer mention anything about it.
Jeter is back and we all knew he wasn't going anywhere from the very beginning.
· Brian Cashman apparently sat down for dinner with Carl Crawford and his agent last night. Interesting, but he is also set to meet with the Los Angeles Angels. I don't really expect him to come to the Yanks. However, it has been said that if the Yankees don't sign Cliff Lee, they will probably make a bid for him.
I think the Angels will land him, or another team like the Red Sox will make a huge push for him. The Rangers are also looking to sign Crawford, as reported today by MLB.com, so Texas could be in his future. Although sources are now saying he is most likely headed to L.A. Right now nothing is certain.
What is certain is that Crawford's deal is basically being held up because of, well… Lee. And…
· According to reports today, the Yankees offered Lee a preliminary deal. Lee's agent Darek Braunecker claims a team is out of the sweepstakes (he wouldn't say which club) and also stated he has "zeroed in on a few things."
What that means, I have no idea. What I do know is that the Yankees and Rangers (obviously) are not the clubs that were eliminated from the sweepstakes. Today Cashman said that he is willing to "get serious" about Lee and the Yanks could possibly offer him six years at around $140-150 million.
Now that the Jeter drama has ended, I am tired of hearing about the Lee drama. I know he is the hottest free agent on the market this off-season, and all the teams that were contenders last year want to try and get him.
Yet, he is making himself look bad; it's almost like the LeBron James decision revisited. I understand he is good enough to earn a fat contract, but he needs to make a decision already. I really hope wherever he goes, he wins a lot of games next year. God help him if he doesn't. A lot of other deals are being held up because of him, including the future of…
· Andy Pettitte. According to ESPN's Tim Kurkjian, Joe Girardi said he was going to reach out to Pettitte in a couple of days to see whether or not he has made a decision on his future.
Originally reported, Pettitte was leaning towards retirement. But other sources have now said he may want to pitch in 2011. If he does come back, I cannot imagine him pitching anywhere else but New York.
There was a report a few weeks ago claiming the Rangers contacted Pettitte. The report was later denied by Rangers' President Nolan Ryan, who said the team never talked to Pettitte or tried to lure him away from New York.
Again, his future depends on what Lee does. If the Yankees sign Lee, their efforts to bring Pettitte back might subside, or at least dwindle. If the Yankees don't land Lee, however, his decision regarding his future will certainly have an impact on the Yankees.
If you ask me, the Yanks should make a run for Pettitte any way it goes. If Pettitte chooses to pitch next season and the Yanks sign Lee, the starting rotation will be phenomenal. Lee would join CC Sabathia at the top half of the rotation, which would mean practically two aces pitching in success of each other. Both starters are capable of winning 18-20 games per season.
Add Pettitte to that mix along with Phil Hughes, who won 18 games last season. And even if A.J. Burnett has another off-year and only wins another 10 games, it's not bad; if a team receives 10 wins from the fifth spot in the rotation, in my mind that's a plus.
But as stated before, Lee needs to make a decision first–preferably sooner than later.
· Today the Chicago Cubs signed former Tampa Bay Rays' first baseman Carlos Pena. He received a one-year deal at $10 million. Not bad for only averaging .196 this past season.
I'm just glad we don't have to face him anymore. I was pretty tired of watching him these past few seasons, blasting the ball over the Yankee Stadium right field wall. I see it as a plus for the Yanks. Obviously Pena is not a great hitter for average but he does have pop. Maybe he can help the Cubs out.
· Jayson Werth went to the Washington Nationals on Sunday, agreeing to a seven year, $126 million contract.
I hope money buys happiness. Werth went from the Philadelphia Phillies, a team that in recent years is always contending and usually winning the NL East, to the Nationals–a team that basically fights for last place every year.
Werth has never driven in 100 runs in his career and at best is a good, above average right fielder. I don't think he really deserved that much money and time. He is a good player, but not good enough for $126 million.
We'll see if he lives up to that contract, and maybe in the distant future, the Nats will get better. I think they might be going in the right direction in terms of players–perhaps building around Stephen Strasburg and now Werth. But they won't be making an immediate impact, that's for sure.
· The A's are interested in Hideki Matsui. Don't do it, Godzilla!!!
· ESPN said yesterday that Kerry Wood might come back to the Yankees. I sure hope he does. Wood solidified the bullpen last year and was the only reliever worth anything in the postseason.
· Paul Konerko re-signed with the White Sox. Good for him! I look at him almost like Jeter. He has been with the organization for a long time and I cannot picture him with another team.
I hope he can continue to wow the fans on the south side and good luck to him this year. $37.5 million is a lot of coin and he earned it because of his good numbers year in and year out, coupled with his faithful service to the White Sox.
The Baseball Winter Meetings will conclude tomorrow in Orlando. Rule 5 drafts will take place and hopefully this Cliff Lee nonsense will end.
As I said, it's like LeBron James. He and his agent are making things difficult and negotiations are taking a long time, probably because he can't decide where he wants to go or what he wants to do.
Why don't they just give him an ESPN hour-long special? Where will Lee take his talents next? All I know is, he better decide. Soon. Because I'm quickly becoming tired of hearing about it.
ALCS Over, Yanks Out
Last night, several memories from October of 2006 came back to me. That was a month which started off nicely and ended terribly. The Yankees had made the postseason after convincingly winning the American League East and were the favorites to win the World Series.
The Detroit Tigers dashed the Yanks' dreams of winning the fall classic by eliminating them in the ALDS. What's more, by the end of the month, my girlfriend broke up with me. Needless to say, in more ways than one, my spirit was overwhelmed within me; my heart was broken.
Minus the girlfriend issue, the same defeated feeling enveloped me after last night's 6-1 loss.
The Yanks will not go back to the World Series to defend their crown and the Texas Rangers will represent the American League in the fall classic. Texas will face either the San Francisco Giants or the Philadelphia Phillies, pending the outcome of the NLCS.
28 will have to wait. Until next year, at the very least.
A number of things went wrong for the Yankees in the ALCS and there are plenty of things to consider heading into the off-season.
The ALCS: WHAT IN THE WORLD HAPPENED?!
I'll start with the obvious: Phil Hughes.
In the division series against the Twins, Hughes started Game Three and he was an absolute stud. The young righty shut the Twins down in seven scoreless innings of work and picked up the win in the clinching game.
When I heard Hughes was starting Game Two of the ALCS vs. Texas, I was confident. Knowing Hughes's past against the Rangers and taking into account that he won 18 games during the regular season, I had a great feeling about his chances. After Game Five, I had said that Hughes possessed the ability to bounce back after a rough outing, and he usually did during the regular season.
Although those feelings were well-founded, it did not translate to anything good.
Hughes pitched 8 2/3 innings over his two ALCS starts and coughed up a total of 11 earned runs on 14 hits. He walked seven batters and struck out six, becoming a huge part of why the Yankees lost this series. He did not give the Yankees quality, he did not give the Yankees a chance to win the two games he started, and he put the Yankees in a tough spot heading into Game Three.
In both games Hughes started in the ALCS, he registered the loss.
If Hughes had been able to win Game Two, with the Yankees going into a Game Three vs. Jesus Christ A.K.A. Cliff Lee, things could have been quite different. Every news outlet had the Yankees defeated in Game Three at the hands of Lee, and unfortunately for the Yanks it came to fruition.
And speaking of Lee, he was another vital part of the Yankees' failure to win the pennant.
In Game Three, Lee simply dominated. He made the Yankees look like Little Leaguers and his numbers this postseason (vs. Tampa Bay and New York) are absoluteLEE ridiculous.
· 24 innings pitched
· 13 hits
· Two runs (both earned)
· One home run allowed
· One walk allowed
· 34 strikeouts
· Record of 3-0
· ERA of 0.75
Lee was plugged into the number three spot in the Rangers' rotation because he started the final game of the ALDS vs. Tampa Bay and could not take the hill in Game One. If the pitching matchups had gone accordingly (Lee vs. CC Sabathia, ace vs. ace) I suppose things could have been different–not saying they would have, but who knows.
The Yankees would have had to face Lee tonight of they had gotten past the Rangers last night. I have a feeling now that it would not have gone well for the Bronx Bombers, but as I stated, anything can happen in a Game Seven. Would the Yanks finally have been able to get to Lee and finally remove him as thorn in their side?
Who's to say what could have been. I guess it makes no difference now.
Another reason they were done for was the inconsistency in the offense. Save for their 7-2 Game Five win, when runners were in scoring position, the Yankee bats turned into ghosts. They could not get it done when runners were on second and third.
Prime example: Game Three. Brett Gardner led off with a single. Derek Jeter struck out, but Gardner moved to second on a stolen base. Nick Swisher grounded out allowing Gardner to move to third. Finally Mark Teixeira came up and was set back down, ending the frame without a Yankee crossing the plate.
They were only down by two runs at that point. They could not build the run; could not even cut the lead in half. And that was just one issue.
The two key players that needed to be producing and igniting the bats were about as silent as a 1920s picture film. Teixeira (before the injury) and Alex Rodriguez were as off as they could be and could not come up with the big hit when the Yanks needed it.
Teixeira was 0-for-14 in the ALCS before the hamstring injury put him out for the remainder of the year.
Rodriguez hit .190 in the ALCS with no homers, two RBIs, three walks and four strikeouts.
No offense, no pennant.
Teixeira and Rodriguez are two huge bats in the Yankee lineup. When they are not coming up when it matters, the Yankees do not win games. The offense went dead cold at the absolute worst time to go dead cold and as a result, they did not win.
Along with the offense, the middle relief served no help. Boone Logan, Joba Chamberlain, Sergio Mitre, and David Robertson practically gave it up in the middle-to-late innings in close games, notably Games Three and Four. In Game Three the Yankees were trailing by two runs entering the top of the eighth inning.
Because of them, two runs turned into eight runs, making it impossible for the Yanks to even attempt to mount a comeback in the last two frames. The Yanks lost Game Three 8-0.
In Game Four, the Yankees were only down by two runs (5-3) going into the late innings. Logan and Chamberlain both surrendered earned runs and Mitre gave up three, once again not giving the offense a chance to come back from a deficit.
The Yankees lost Game Four 10-3.
One last factor I believe was pivotal in the Yankees' ALCS loss was Manager Joe Girardi's decision in Game Four. I am not going to say A.J. Burnett pitched a bad game; that could not be anything further from the truth. He made maybe one or two bad pitches (notably the Bengie Molina home run) but other than that he held his own very nicely; decent command of his pitches, nasty breaking ball, and a fastball up around 96-97 mph.
The Yankees were down two games to one. They had just been dominated by Lee and they were up against a pitcher who could easily be beaten in Tommy Hunter. Down by two games and in danger of going down 3-1 (which ultimately they did) I feel Girardi should have used CC Sabathia to get them back in the series.
Had Sabathia pitched Game Four, he would not have been on three days rest, but in actuality he would have been pitching on the fourth day of rest. I truly believe that had Sabathia started, pitched the way he usually does, and won Game Four, it would have gotten the Yanks' morale back and things may have been different.
Burnett could have pitched Game Five on Wednesday afternoon and he probably could have won, especially if he had gone out and thrown the ball as well as he did in Game Four. Not to mention it would have given the Yankees a good chance to go up 3-2 on the way back to Arlington as opposed to down 3-2.
Again, who is to say if it would have been different. But I do know that if I were Girardi, I would have gone in a different direction down two games to one and going into Game Four. Using Sabathia on three days rest worked out perfectly in 2009.
If it worked then, why should it be any different now?
There were so many things not going the Yankees' way; the Rangers had everything clicking for them. And for a team to win the World Series (let alone get to it) everything has to be going their way.
As for Next Year…
I expect a number of things to be different and the Yankees need to make a few decisions regarding some of their players.
· For one, Nick Johnson and Javier Vazquez should not be welcomed back. If the front office so much as talks to either one of these two at the possibility of coming back, they need to have their heads examined.
· Marcus Thames. Do they want him to be the everyday designated hitter or would they rather have an All-Star in Lance Berkman? It's a toughie. Thames hit 12 homers and came up in some big spots during the season. But aside from being a DH, Berkman can play the field and alleviate some pressure on Mark Teixeira at first base.
· Something needs to be done about the catching situation. As much as I love Francisco Cervelli, he has no power and struggles in terms of throwing runners out. Jesus Montero and/or Austin Romine in 2011? We'll see how they do in Spring Training…
· Derek Jeter's contract is up. The Yankees need to pay the captain and show him some respect. I would say give him four years with the option for a fifth and pay him well.
· Mariano Rivera said at the beginning of the year that he doesn't know if he is going to pitch next year. I get the feeling he will (call it a hunch) but like Jeter his contract is up. The Yankees need to make him a respectable offer and get him back.
· Andy Pettitte will be 39 years old next June and a groin injury sidelined him for the better part of this past summer. His contract is also up, so it's certainly up to him what he intends to do. If he wants to give it another try and re-sign with the Yanks, great. But if he wants to hang it up, that's alright with me too. He's done pretty darn well for himself over the years.
· If I were the Yankees I would definitely hold onto Kerry Wood. Unlike the majority of the bullpen, he pitched like a champ in the postseason. If Rivera signs back, he is the perfect man to set him up.
· Carl Crawford is a free agent. The Yankees need to decide whether or not Brett Gardner is the left fielder of the future or if they want a player with a little more power in Crawford (19 homers in 2010). I heard it said best earlier this year: "Gardner is almost like a cheaper version of Crawford." Very true. If you want my opinion at the moment, Crawford no. Gardner yes.
· The manager. Along with Jeter, Rivera, and Pettitte, Joe Girardi's contract is up. There has been some speculation as to whether or not he will come back to manage the Yankees and I have heard some chatter about the possibility of the Chicago Cubs wanting the Yankee skipper to manage them.
That speculation has me wondering, especially since the Cubs recently told Ryne Sandberg they do not want him to manage them. Are they waiting to negotiate with Girardi? I'm unsure. Kim Jones of the YES Network tweeted last night that she expects Girardi to return. She is more of an insider than me, so right now I believe her.
But then again, anything is possible when a lot of money is involved. If the Cubs make him the right offer, he might be leaving town. And the question is, if he does leave town who replaces him? I certainly have no answer to that question.
· The biggest free agent of them all: Cliff Lee. This past July, Lee was literally within hours of becoming a Yankee. The Yanks were ready to ship out minor leaguers and money to Seattle and land the dominate lefty, but it was not meant to be. Texas swiped him out from under the Yanks' nose and as a result, he helped lead them past the Yankees to the pennant.
Next year Lee is a free agent and according to several insiders, Texas will never be able to pay him, especially if the Rangers win the title; if Texas wins it all, Lee's value will steadily rise and all the big market teams including the Yankees, Red Sox, and Angels will undoubtedly be out to get him.
If you want my insight as of right now, Lee will be in pinstripes in 2011. When the Yanks almost got him from Seattle this year, Lee and Sabathia's wives were talking about where he might live in New York.
Plus from their Cleveland days, Sabathia and Lee are great friends. In fact when they squared off against one another in the '09 World Series, they spent time with each other off the field. Just from that, I have a feeling Lee is headed for the big apple.
Bottom line: we could not beat him so we might as well join him.
Derek Jeter usually says, "It's a failed season if we (the Yankees) do not win the World Series." The captain has the attitude of the late George Steinbrenner, and I know that somewhere in Heaven last night, the Boss had that disappointed look on his face; he was turning his head and throwing his hands outwardly as if to say, "The hell with this."
I know that's what I was doing.
I felt at the beginning of the season that a lot of the magic had left the team. I know Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, and Melky Cabrera did not have the best years numerically this season (especially Cabrera) but they were all part of what made the 2009 Yankees so special.
While the yanks were getting beaten last night by a clearly better team in the Texas Rangers, I thought about Damon stealing two bases in one play and later scoring on an Alex Rodriguez double. I thought about Matsui single-handedly tearing apart the Phillies in Game Six of the World Series last season–an accomplishment worthy of the World Series MVP honor.
I even thought about Cabrera's weak groundout that turned into an error in Game Two of the '09 ALCS, in which Jerry Hairston came around and scored the winning run.
And then I wondered where that all magic went? It simply wasn't inside the group of players known as the 2010 Yankees.
Yet it was inside the Texas Rangers and I tip my cap to them. I won't act as a sore loser; I won't be angry with them, they wanted it more. The magic that was in the 2009 Yankees is in the 2010 Rangers. Perhaps now they can do what the Yankees did last year; go into the fall classic and show the National League who rules the MLB.
In any event it was disappointing for every Yankee fan. We took a huge step forward last year, we seemed to be moving in the right direction but it was just halted at the hands of a hotter team.
Yet who knows what can happen next year. If the Yankees make the correct moves in the off-season, they will be the team to be beat. 2009 may serve as our modern day 1996, meaning:
The Yanks won it all in 1996. They lost it in 1997, only to go on a huge World Series winning streak in 1998, '99, and '00.
In 2009 the Yankees won the World Series, but came up short in 2010. Maybe 2011, 2012, and 2013 can be the next Yankee Dynasty.
We'll see. Anything can happen in baseball.
At this time I'd like to extend a HUGE THANKS to everyone who read and kept up with Yankee Yapping this year. It was a fun season. I only wish it had turned out a little better in the end for our beloved Bronx Bombers.
The Yankee Yapping Facebook page is up to just over 730 "likes." I hope it can grow a little more and maybe get up to 1,000 soon! Once again thanks for the support. This blog would be nothing without its loyal readers.
I'll definitely be blogging during the off-season and over the winter while the hot stove cooks.
Just keep your heads up Yankee fans. And remember that we'll always have 2009 and our 27 titles. It's not the end of the world and the Yankees WILL be back on top in the future. It always happens.
Until then, GO YANKEES!!!
End of the Year Awards
As the end of the 2010 regular Major League Baseball season rapidly approaches, the Yankees once again have lived to play autumn baseball in New York. At the very least, the Bronx Bombers will go into the postseason as the American League Wild Card team. Yet they can still capture the American League Eastern Division over the Tampa Bay Rays.
At press time they are a ½ game out of first place in the AL East.
With only three games left after tonight's 8-3 loss vs. the Toronto Blue Jays, it is once again time to hand out the Yankee Yapping End of the Year Awards. Last year I gave out various commendations to numerous Yankees who showed what being a Bronx Bomber is all about.
Since 2010 was a stark contrast to 2009, there are new awards this year to accommodate what each player has done or accomplished this past season. Without any further ado, here are the 2010 Yankee Yapping Awards!
Yankee Yapping Most Valuable Player
Winner: Robinson Cano
The Yankees are very lucky to have a player like Robinson Cano. This season, the slugging second baseman has put together an MVP caliber season with 28 home runs and 106 RBIs to this point. His numbers indicate a great year, but he did not win the YY MVP simply because of his offensive production.
His defense and overall character put him over the top.
In 155 games at second base this season (talk about durability!) Cano has only committed three errors. He has also helped turn 111 double plays and has secured a fielding percentage of .996.
Can you say Gold Glove?
Cano has also had the most consistent season among all Yankee hitters. Derek Jeter is currently hitting under .300, Mark Teixeira got off to a tortoise-like start, and Alex Rodriguez spent time on the disabled list. Cano did not slip under .300 this year, nor did he start off slow or get injured.
His season has all the makings of a valuable player.
Congrats Robinson!
Yankee Yapping's Most Pleasant Surprise
Winner: Marcus Thames
I'll be the first to admit that when the Yankees let Johnny Damon go…or he let himself go…that I thought picking up Marcus Thames was a bad idea. He had already been a Yankee in 2002, although he was not what we would call a real Yankee.
Everyone knows that, in his first stint in pinstripes, Thames clubbed his first career home run in his first career at-bat off brand-name future Hall of Famer Randy Johnson. What most people don't know is that home run was the only long ball Thames hit in his first go-round with the Yankees and he only played seven games.
2010 was his second chance and he certainly took advantage of it.
To go along with his batting average of .291, Thames has smacked 12 home runs this year and has driven in 33 runs. Two of his homers this season stand out to me.
First off, his third home run of the year, which came on July 11–only because of who he hit it off: Brian Sweeney of the Seattle Mariners.
As almost everyone knows by now, I interviewed Sweeney over the summer and he is a graduate of my College. That home run was bittersweet for me. I was happy to see Thames get around on a hanging curveball and smash a homer, but at the same time I felt bad for Sweeney.
Being such a nice guy and, without any sarcasm, the best interview I have ever conducted, I had no choice but to feel remorseful for my fellow Mercy alumnus. But Thames did a fantastic job of clubbing the ball!
The second home run that sticks out was his walk-off blast against Jonathan Papelbon and the Boston Red Sox on May 17. After A-Rod tied the game with one swing of the bat, Thames played the role of hero and swatted Papelbon to a loss.
A glorious home run to cap off a glorious victory over Boston in the Bronx.
I may have said some harsh things about him at the beginning of the year when he struggled, but he has proved me wrong. Congrats Marcus!
Yankee Yapping Player Who Needs to Improve for 2011
Winner: A.J. Burnett
He had a terrible season. I know. All of Yankee Universe knows. The whole world knows.
A.J. Burnett has one more start this season (on Saturday in Boston) and will finish 2010 under .500. He is currently 10-15 with an earned run average of 5.33. In his last 10 games Burnett is 1-6 with an ERA of 6.26. Opponents are hitting .286 against him and he has allowed 107 earned runs this season.
If that doesn't scream the words "off-year" I really don't know what does.
Many Yankee fans are skeptical about how he will perform in the postseason and would not trust Burnett with the ball in an important game. Yankee Universe also feels he should be bumped from the number two spot in the starting rotation; some are even going as far as saying he should be put in the bullpen.
I agree. He should be bumped from the number two spot and I doubt that he will be plugged into any spot in the starting rotation, at least for the American League Division Series. If he goes to the bullpen, he might be able to carve a niche for himself, the same way Phil Hughes did last year in relief.
Although Burnett had an abysmal year, the one thing I will not do is give up on him. I understand how poorly he produced over the summer, but something many fans forget is that he began the year at 4-0 with an ERA under three. He got off to the best start of his career only to have it collapse on him; the most successful start of his life tragically morphed into the worst season he has ever had.
The other day I was asked if the Yankees would trade Burnett over the off-season because of his poor season.
The answer is easy: No. Here are three reasons Burnett is staying in pinstripes.
1) His salary. He is owed $49.5 million over the next three years. Give me the name of a team who is going to pick up that tab? Oh, that's right. You can't.
2) His trade value. With his lopsided numbers, who would want him?
3) The Yankees' faith in their big free agent pitchers. Anyone remember Carl Pavano? He was owed less money than Burnett, pitched worse than Burnett, and the Yankees held onto him without even trying to shop him.
It's no contest. Burnett will be in pinstripes for awhile.
And while he is in pinstripes, he needs to learn how to handle himself, go out and win games. I have seen how physically capable Burnett is really is when he is pitching. He can throw 96-98 mph fastballs, something not even Mike Mussina could pull off in 2008, the year he won 20 games.
I think it's all mental when it comes to Burnett's struggles. Perhaps he should consult the team psychiatrist. Wait, is there a team psychiatrist?
At any rate, it's a not a particularly good award to win, A.J. But I still have faith that you can improve, bounce back, have a solid postseason like last year and return strong in 2011.
I still believe in you, A.J. We A.J.s have to stick together through thick and thin.
Yankee Yapping Sayonara Award
Winners: Javier Vazquez and Nick Johnson
First of all, allow me to explain the nature of this award. I am handing out this award to two players who the Yankees signed, are not under contract for next season, and are most likely not coming back next year.
I had no choice but to give it Javier Vazquez and Nick Johnson.
When the Yankees decided to acquire Vazquez during the off-season, I was unbelievably confused. With a somewhat failed season in pinstripes already under his belt (2004) it shocked me that the Yanks went out and traded Melky Cabrera for Vazquez during the winter meetings.
This season just proved to me that Vazquez is not and never was suited for pinstripes. The reason the Yanks wanted him was because of how well he pitched last season, but what they did not take into consideration was that he pitched in the National League.
Vazquez made the move from the NL to the AL, and not just the AL–the AL East, where the best of the best play. And when he made that move, he traveled to a 10-10 record this year with an ERA over five.
That's enough to say, "Thanks, but no thanks. See ya, Javy."
Now onto Johnson…
Talk about a waste of money and time. I think his uncle, Larry Bowa, should chastise him for being such a mediocre and otherwise useless ballplayer. The Yanks signed Johnson to be an everyday designated hitter and replace Hideki Matsui in the lineup.
His numbers: 24 games played, two home runs, eight RBIs, and a .167 batting average.
Sorry, I had to run to my bathroom and puke.
Both Vazquez and Johnson are no longer under contract for 2011. Thank God.
Congrats on the award, fellas. Have fun on another team next season!
Yankee Yapping Ace of the Year
Winner: CC Sabathia
When all the dust had cleared at the end of 2009, CC Sabathia had 22 wins, including the postseason. The postseason has not even begun this year and the Yankees' number one man has 21 wins. With that, he became the first Yankee to win 21 games in the regular season since Andy Pettitte, who accomplished the feat in 1996.
If the regular season is any indication of how Sabathia will perform in October, the Yankees will be in excellent shape every time he toes the rubber. Just as Burnett has had the worst season of his career, Sabathia has statistically had the best season he has ever had.
Needless to say, he is a shoe in for the Cy Young Award. CC might very well be "Cy Cy."
Sabathia logged 237 2/3 innings this year, coupled with 197 strikeouts. He made 34 starts, tossed two complete games, and opponents only hit .239 against him.
If all goes right for him again, he could capture another postseason MVP award, as he was the American League Championship Series MVP in 2009. Either way, I have no doubt that Sabathia will have more hardware in his trophy case very soon.
Until then he is the Yankee Yapping Ace of the Year. Congrats CC!
*Note: CC has won this award for the second year in a row!
Yankee Yapping Best Trade Deadline Pickup
Winner: Kerry Wood
When the trade deadline neared the end, the Yankees picked up three notable players: Lance Berkman, Austin Kearns, and Kerry Wood. Without a doubt, Wood has made the best impact of all three players.
Wood was the Cleveland Indians' closer and the Yankees needed to add a reliever to aid their scuffling bullpen. Suffice it to say, they added the right man. Wood has posted a low ERA in pinstripes and has really become a solid arm in relief.
Throughout his career, Wood has taken a lot of criticism because of his injuries; I am sure the Yankees knew about that when they traded for him. However, he was a former National League Rookie of the Year (1998, with the Chicago Cubs) and certainly possessed the capability to change the atmosphere of the bullpen.
It's almost as if when Wood arrived, things started to turn around for them.
I remember his first outing as a Yankee against the Tampa Bay Rays. When Wood tossed that knee-buckling breaking ball and caught Evan Longoria looking like a deer in headlights, I knew right then and there he would fit in right away.
And he has.
Looking at his last 10 appearances alone is proof of that: 10 innings, no runs, four hits, five walks, 12 strikeouts, and an ERA of 0.00. He has flourished in his role as a late-inning relief pitcher and if he keeps it moving, he will be a wonderful asset when the playoffs begin.
Congrats Kerry!
Yankee Yapping Reliever of the Year
Winner: David Robertson
I know what everyone is thinking: how in the world could I have not awarded this honor to Mariano Rivera?! I would just like to say that The Great Rivera is his own "Walking Award," so-to-speak. Rivera won it last year and he followed that up with another Mo-like season.
32 saves and a puny 1.32 ERA. Typical Mo.
But I am giving it to David Robertson simply because of how far he has come this year. At the outset of the season, Robertson could not get anyone out. He was placed in easy-going situations and lost control of everything.
Case-in-point: Opening Day vs. the Los Angeles Angels.
Robertson came into the game in a situation where there was absolutely no pressure; the Yankees were ahead 7-1 in the top of the ninth inning and he allowed that pressure get to him. He wound up surrendering a grand slam to Bobby Abreu and he nearly gave up the game because of it.
Yet, what struck me was what he said the day after it happened. I remember reading in the news the next day that he grabbed his glove before the game and had two words:
"New day."
That's precisely the attitude that won him this award. Well, that and his 67 strikeouts in 59 2/3 innings pitched this season. He never gave up, battled back from defeat, and is a solid and trustworthy arm out of the bullpen.
He deserves the honor. Congrats David!
Yankee Yapping Warrior Award
Winner: Mark Teixeira
As I mentioned before, Mark Teixeira began the season awfully slow. He was singled out on ESPN and every other sports media outlet about how he was not producing along with being criticized for his low batting average and meager power numbers.
But by around June it all changed and the sleeping giant woke up.
The power-hitting first baseman flipped the "on switch" and quickly became the dangerous hitter he has always been. Teixeira will finish 2010 with over 30 home runs and 100 RBIs for his second straight year in pinstripes.
He has 33 home runs and 107 RBIs at press time.
The reason he is regarded as a warrior is because he has been playing for a number of days, possibly even weeks, with a broken toe. Despite a relatively painful injury, he managed to keep himself in the lineup and at first base every day.
Obviously playing in pain, Teixeira maintained his season and never let it affect him; Paul O'Neill, revered as the consummate "Yankee Warrior," would certainly be proud of him.
Congrats Tex!
Yankee Yapping Grand Slam Champion
Winner: Alex Rodriguez
Whip out the mustard and rye: it's grand salami!
Not once. Not twice. But three times this season Alex Rodriguez has delivered with the bases loaded. The former three-time AL MVP clobbered three grand slams this season, which accounts for 3/10 of the Yankees' grand slams this year.
In fact, the Yankees tied their single season record for grand slams, originally set in 1987–Don Mattingly led the Yanks that year with six grannies out of their 10.
On May 14, Rodriguez visited granny for the first time this season. Minnesota Twins reliever intentionally walked Teixeira to pitch to Rodriguez–a strategy that never seems to pay off, according to the numbers. The Yankee third baseman responded by crushing a go-ahead grand slam over the left field wall to give the Yanks a 7-4 edge.
They went on to win 8-4.
On May 31, merely 17 days after the slam vs. the Twins, A-Rod stepped up to the plate against the Indians. With a full count, Rodriguez smashed a bomb into Monument Park, a glorious grand slam home run to give the Yanks a 6-1 lead over the Tribe.
Once again the Bombers cruised to a victory, 11-2 over Cleveland.
Rodriguez struck one last slam on July 6 in Oakland vs. the Athletics. A-Rod helped slam the Yanks to a 6-1 win. He came up in the top of the third and blasted a grand slam off Trevor Cahill, driving in four out of the Yankees' five runs that inning.
In addition to his slam, Rodriguez later came up in the sixth and hit a solo homer, as he knocked in five of the Yanks' six runs by himself.
A-Rod's excellence and ability to come through when the bases are loaded earned him this award. Hopefully he can continue to rake when the postseason starts.
Congrats Alex!
Well that does it for this year. Either way it goes, the Yankees have an opportunity to repeat as World Champs. While whether they win it all or not remains to be seen, it's clear these standout players made a difference in New York this season.
Congrats to all the Yankee Yapping Award winners and to all of the Yankees.
We'll see you in October. Good luck!
Believe: An Interview With Seattle Mariners' Reliever Brian Sweeney
Believe. It's a motto Seattle Mariners' reliever Brian Sweeney goes by. Believe in yourself, believe in God, just believe and you will be fine.
On July 1, Sweeney, a native of Yonkers, N.Y., pitched at Yankee Stadium; a scoreless, 1-2-3 inning in which he got Ramiro Pena, Brett Gardner, and Derek Jeter out. He later went on to face the Yanks on July 11 in Seattle and got the likes of Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, and Nick Swisher out. At press time, Sweeney is 1-1 with a 3.68 ERA.
But his story begins long before facing the Bronx Bombers. Sweeney recently talked to Yankee Yapping about his journey through baseball, where he learned his knee-buckling changeup, and how he was punk'd the night before he was called up to the big leagues.
Yankee Yapping: You started at Archbishop Stepinac High School, and then moved on to Mercy College. Could you describe what it was like to pitch for the Flyers (now known as the Mavericks) and what did you major in while you were there?
Brian Sweeney: Pitching for Mercy was an incredible learning experience. I learned about hard work, dedication and how important it was to not give in, no matter what the circumstance.
Our records each season were not very good but it was not for lack of effort. I learned how to lose which is an important aspect in my professional life.
Learning how to lose helped me want to win more!
We lost off the field as well, because our assistant coach passed away in a car accident my freshman year. I also learned my changeup from my head coach at Mercy that I still use today.
My major was biology.
YY: Growing up, was there any specific team or player you looked up to?
BS: I was a Yankee fan growing up and my idol was Don Mattingly.
YY: You made your MLB debut for the Seattle Mariners on Aug. 16, 2003. What was your initial reaction when you got the call to the show?
BS: There was an unbelievable feeling of satisfaction. I knew from when I was four years old that I wanted to be a professional baseball player. Granted I wanted to play shortstop for the Yankees, but after seven years of work in the minor leagues, I have finally accomplished my goal of getting to the big leagues.
People spend seven years in school to become doctors and lawyers, but I would certainly say my schooling helped me become a big league baseball player.
YY: After you spent a year with the Mariners, you went to San Diego to pitch for the Padres. What was the move like, going from the American League to the National League?
BS: The move wasn't a big deal, except I wanted to stay with the Mariners my whole career. They brought me up and I wanted to pay dividends for them. I guess I can do that now that I'm back in Seattle. Both San Diego and Seattle are classy organizations. I only wish they were closer to home for me and my family, though!
YY: On May 7, 2006, you earned your first career save in a 6-3 Padres' victory over the Chicago Cubs. As a relief pitcher, how did that feel and would you rather have a win or a save?
BS: It was a pretty cool experience considering our closer was Trevor Hoffman. He had pitched, like, five days in a row and he had the day off so they put me in the closer role that day. Everybody in the stands expected Hoffy to run out of the bullpen, but they got me that day.
All things winning are good, so I prefer both.
YY: At the end of '06 you made your way to Japan and pitched for the Nippon-Ham Fighters. The story in the Journal News said, "You could go on all day about the differences between pitching in Japan and the United States." Is there anything that you miss about Japan, now that you're back in the States?
BS: I miss some of the drills that were conducted over there. For instance, they would put the pitchers at shortstop and it really was a great workout. I also miss some of my teammates. I played with Yu Darvish, who is an excellent player and a classy individual. Overall, it was a lot of fun to play in Japan.
I would also say I miss the food there. It was tremendous!
YY: This past April you came back, signed a deal with the Mariners, and then you were sent to the minors. Exactly two months later you were back in the majors. How did it feel to be back, considering you went right back to where you started (in Seattle) Was it a kind of homecoming for you? How happy were your teammates for you?
BS: It felt like I was in a time machine. All I could say was, "Where am I?"
Coming back and getting called up was satisfying, especially since I was able to go back to the Mariners–the team that bred me for seven years. It was like a homecoming, but I also had to get to know a lot of my teammates.
The only one I really knew from my first stint with the Mariners was Ichiro. It was fun to catch up with him and we talked a lot about Japan. It was a learning process to get to know the rest of the players. It took some time, but I got to know them all.
YY: Recently on July 1, you pitched at Yankee Stadium–a scoreless, 1-2-3 7th inning in which you got Ramiro Pena, Brett Gardner, and the legendary Derek Jeter out.
Your family was there, holding signs that read "believe" on them. Could you maybe give me the story behind that, and what did it feel like to be pitching at Yankee Stadium against its most beloved player? Did you change your pitching approach when Jeter stepped into the box?
BS: Believe is a word my children use (they are 11 and 6). It's a strong word that means a lot and it pays dividends over time; believe in yourself, believe in God. My family jumped on that. They made signs that read "Believe" on them and it was meaningful to me that they did that.
I later found out that the Mariners' team expression is "Believe Big." It's just a positive word.
As for Jeter…
I did the same thing with him that I did with the other hitters; same approach. Obviously he is one of the most celebrated ballplayers on the Yankees and he was a nice challenge.
The only thing that was different about him was that he took a long time to get into the batter's box. I wish he had gotten into the box a little faster! Maybe he was trying to slow me down? It could just be his routine.
YY: At the moment your career record is 4-1. Of those four wins, which one would you say (if you can) was the most memorable, or rewarding?
BS: My first win was certainly the most rewarding. On June 29, 2004, San Diego needed a starter to face the Arizona Diamondbacks–and not just the D'Backs, but Randy Johnson.
Johnson had 3,992 career strikeouts and was going for 4,000. In that game, he got to 4,000 and I was two of them; I had to hit against him because it's the N.L. We did however win the game 3-2 and it was a great feeling.
The next day I actually met Randy and talked to him, which also made it memorable.
YY: What's the best story you have from being an MLB pitcher? When I interviewed John Flaherty (a former MLB catcher) he said he was hung over the day he was called up to the majors. Do you have a story like that?
BS: Oh brother! I know John very well and it's pretty funny that he was hung over when he was called up! I have a story like that…
The night before I was called up I was out with a longtime roommate of mine. We had a few beers and then Jim Slaton, one of the coaches said, "I'm fired because the team isn't pitching well." I didn't take it very well and had some choice words.
Finally he stopped me and said, "Just kidding. You're going to the big leagues tomorrow." I practically passed out; all the work I put in had finally paid off.
I was so happy, but I couldn't get in touch with my dad right away because of the massive blackout that hit the east coast in the summer of 2003. I wanted my dad to be the first to know, because he was and still is a huge part of my success.

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Top 10: Ways To Reuse Plastic Bags
What to do about all of those plastic shopping bags? We posted one product yesterday and promised to come back with more. This is by no means meant to encourage the use of plastic bags. Just some ideas on how to reuse them until they're completely banished from our way of living.
• First things first, avoid using plastic bags: check out these from Reuseable Bags and Nubius Organics instead.
• This Trash Rac mounts inside a cabinet and provides lidded garbage storeage using an old shopping bag.
• Crochet one strong bag from many weak ones.
• AT reader, polkadot, showed us this Grocery Bag Trash Can, only $4.99.
• Bag It All by Knape and Vogt is actually made for a standard paper bag, turning it into a cabinet-mounted waste bin.
• The Bag Valet mounts on the inside of a cabinet door, too, storing saved bags and providing a place to hang one for use.
This is just the start of a top ten list. Please add on with your comments!
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There is a group in Mexico that uses old plastic bags to stuff mattresses for the poor.
you can also recycle your plastic bags, i think they use them to make more plastic bags, so i dunno if its entirely worth it... but i do it anyway.
In the past I've used them when I scoop my cat's litterbox to hold the used litter. Tie it up, throw it in the trash can.
Can't imagine all that rustling every time you roll over in bed.
i also use them for scooping up the litterbox contents. are there "better" plastic bags to use for that activity?
i asked that question before...about the cats. i was told to use disposable cat littler (but that they couldn't in ...sf was it? because it was toxic for ocean life and they said it prob wouldn't be in alabama but we have beaches too! i doubt it's safe anyway)
Definitely cat litter. And to line my small bathroom garbage wastebasket. I do pretty much keep even with intake/output.
Could we please get the grocery baggers to read this or any recycling column. STOP putting only one item per bag! I don't care if my chicken and beef touch!
I use all my old grocery bags when I take my dog out (3 times daily). I also wonder if there is a better solution? Sometimes when I am out of grocery bags to use, I have to go buy the expensive ones at the pet store. The ones I buy are biodegradable; so maybe it is better use my own reusable bags at the grocery store, and buy the biodegradable dog waste bags? what does anyone think?
Yeah, what is up with using a bag for three to four items. When I used to take them my fingers would be in pain by the time I got home after all those bags twisted around themselves. What a waste!
I go through the self-scan and do my own bagging, partly to avoid the baggers.
I shop at Whole Food Columbus Cir. and almost always bring a shopping bag--but the cashiers glare at me and half the time put meat or whatever in plastic bags anyway. Annoying! Also they claim to give you a few cents off your bill if you bring your own bag, but I rarely get it. LL Bean boat bags are great for groceries.
I actually bought these on impulse at the container store, and now use them pretty religiously:
They fit about the same amount of stuff as a plastic grocery bag, but fold up into tiny carrying cases. My biggest problem has always been that I tend to go to the store on the way home from work, so I forget the old bags I've got at home. These are so compact that I just leave two of them in my bag at all times, and this way I'm sure to use them. They also make a larger size.
I actually got into the habit of recycling bags when I lived in Italy, where everyone does it - the grocery stores there actually charge you for bags, so unless I needed new ones (I used them as trash bags because they were bigger and sturdier than the ones we get here), I just brought old ones (along with everyone else). And there's no bagger to look at you funny, because you're expected to bag your own groceries.
Just last week, I got into a fight with the bagger at the Food Emporium on the UWS, because he kept insisting that he needed to put my milk in a third plastic bag, even though there was plenty of room in my bags. I stood there and repacked everything so that the heavy stuff was actually on the bottom (and evenly distributed between the two bags), which is what he had neglected to do in the first place. Of course the half gallon of milk isn't going to fit on top of the loaf of bread.
It's best time to buy a canvas tote bag / beach bag. I've seen many great design in stores. I carry one with a few used plastic bags inside just for non-dry foods. I have a small collection of tote bags so that I can pick different design for clothes I wear. Just say "no thank you" to plastic bag. So that we can win plastic bag war.
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Chico Bags are brilliant for reuseable grocery bags - they fold into a tiny pouch smaller than a baseball. I always keep mine (I have two) in my purse, and use them for just about everything - groceries, bringing lunch to work, other sorts of shopping.
Sometimes I get weird looks from baggers, but sometimes they love it. If they try to put your stuff in plastic bags, don't let them! I still have an accumulation of plastic bags in my apartment - roommates' shopping, my occasional Chico-less days - and, like seemingly everyone else, I fill them with kitty litter. But seriously, Chico Bags. They make me a very happy girl.
for elizabeth in AL: http://www.worldsbestcatlitter.com/
it's environmentally friendly and flushable. It's made of corn and it really is the best.
I shop with a backpack and put items in it directly. The plastic bags I do manage to accumulate are used as trash bags for my $4.99 grocery bag trash can.
count me in for cat poop as well. sometimes, though, the number of bags i have outweighs the number of bags i use. i might be a bit o.c.d., but whenever i get one, i tie it into a little knot to keep itself contained (if you don't contain them, they actually can take up a lot of space), and keep them in an old clementine oranges crate. when the crate is full of little plastic knots, i start using canvas totebags for my groceries while i deplete my plastic bag fund. my cat poops a lot, though, so i go through the plastic bags pretty fast.
my loftmate is a sculptural fine artist. she cuts them into strips and crochets them into little forms that look a bit like a little strapless party dress, turning something mundane and boring into something beautiful. she says it is her answer to what is essentially garbage taking up a lot of space and what they are doing in our landfills.
had to respond to amirrorcracked's comment about a group in MExico using the plastic bags to stuff mattresses for the poor..
"Can't imagine all that rustling every time you roll over in bed."
um...im guessing these people were sleeping on a dirt floor before, so i doubt the noise is much of a bother...i think thats a great idea!
and as for me, i recycle mine. but i usually ask for paper bags (which i use under the sink for holding my bottles and cans) or no bag at all...
Man, plastic bags are getting hard to come by in the Bay Area, but we re-use them for cat poop, poopy diapers, and tiny trash can liners. Sometimes we take them back to the grocery store and use them again. If we ever have more than we need (which is not often) we recycle them.
Ok, ok... I felt really resourceful two days ago with my plastic bags when I was packing up (I'm about to move). I needed some rope to tie up my 8'x10' rug, but I didn't have *any* string of any sort (no old shoelaces, no twine, none of which would be thick enough anyway). So...I took two grocery bags and did a larks head knot with one bag (closed end into the handles) through the handles of the other, making a tie big enough for the girth of the rolled carpet. It worked like a charm.
I always try to bring my own bags to the supermarket, but I often buy more than I was planning to. (Don't want to waste, and my cotton totes are so much easier to carry onto the bus.) Also, my roommates seem to bring a truckload of bags in all the time.
I reuse my plastic bags- use for trash, storage, bringing lunch. Also I am planning on making a bag out of the old plastic bags that I saw on craftzine. Since I already have a ton under the sink I bought these really cute reusable bags at the delight.com but I think they are on backorder so you may want to go the manufacturer at http://usa.envirosax.com/pages/products.php?icat=1 . These bags are cute with retro design and colors. Plus they are light so I can carry them in my purse. They are much cooler and cheaper than most of the other reusable bags that have been posted here- so check them out. No I dont work for the company but I have been looking for something like these for a while.
Plastic bags are avoided at my house; I always ask for paper at the market which I reuse for recyclables such as newspapers and milk jugs. My newspaper is delivered in plastic sleeves which I wrap up into a knot until the litter box needs scooping. I have a psycho cat who eats plastic - he opens cupboards to get to it - and then leaves unpleasant surprises. My home is plastic bag free. I keep the newspaper sleeves in a drawer which the cat cannot open. :) I will use the random plastic bag to help collect trash from bathrooms etc. but cannot use them to line waste baskets because of the cat.
I like to sew so will try some designs which are light weight and sized for my needs. Having grown up on a farm where we made do I can not imagine paying $$$ for tote bags. So, sew I will.
I have been using re-usable grocery bags that they sell at my grocery store for 99 cents apiece. They also have mesh ones for produce. They seem to be holding up pretty well so far.
When I buy something that might leak or get wet with condensation, like frozen items making the trek from store to home, I put them in plastic, and when I've accumulated a bunch I take them back to the grocery store and put them in their recycling bin.
I like the idea of making grocery totes out of the plastic bags, and may do that when my current bags wear out.
I switched to flushable cat litter a long time ago (made from wheat or corn) as it is biodegradeable, doesn't require a plastic bag to dispose of the scoopings, and is better for my kitties, too.
I ALWAYS have a Walker lightweight mesh bag with me - it weighs only 2 ounces, is very strong, never wears out and lets me avoid plastic bags entirely. Keeping it tied the way the company ships it is the easiest way to tote it around. I have a bunch of them and have bought them as gifts. They're also great when you travel. http://walkerbags.com/ln.html
I refuse plastic bags now and carry my own. I reuse them until they fall apart. I keep 2 or 3 in my purse for all my unexpected purchases and take a large tote for planned shopping trips. I'm so over all those damn bags that I seemed to use only to get a couple of blocks from store to apt. and then throw away. What a waste.
I use all of mine for daily trash/garbage as it goes down a garbage chute into a compactor area where it then ends up in large black plastic bags for the street. What do people use for their daily trash?. I am looking for biodegradable bags but would love to know how other NY'ers handle this trash containment as I go through themthe bags at a prodigious rate (kids and puppy).
I cut them into strings and crochet them into really cool totes and purses. (They also make some neat beach/pool bags)
I use them to stuff my felt monsters, and b4 someone goes nuts over the dangers, I don't give them to kids.
My cat Niko eats plastic bags too - ruins his digestive system and he never gets that it's bad for him. The worst is when I have houseguests that come with plastic bags...I have to explain it to them and I know it sound neurotic, but...I have to avoid tempting the little guy!
Do you have to tell your plastic-bag-bearing houseguests anything? Seems better to just quietly take the bags from them and put them in a drawer or closed garbage bin that the cat won't get to. Or... I'm curious, is it that you want them to learn to never bring bags over again?
Here in Baltimore, and probably in lots of other cities, there are plastic-bag recycling bins at nearly every grocery store. I just consolidate all my little bags into one giant bag, and haul it down to the store once in a while. Makes me feel a lot better about the hundreds that seem to accumulate.
Here in Ireland plastic bags are taxed at 15c (euro) a bag, so you get very creative about always carrying a bag of some sort on you.
One of the best uses for plastic bags is if you are redecorating. Put the roller tray in a bag, pour on the paint, and when finished bin the bag. One less thing to scrub paint off!
I do feel bad about the huge assortment of plastic bags I accumulate throughout a typical month, but every bag I get is reused for disposing of trash. (It's not like I can just dump my garbage can down my apartment building's trash chute, after all.) So if I end up using a canvas or mesh bag for groceries, then buy bags for disposing of trash, doesn't that defeat the purpose?
Also, what do people do when shopping for clothes? Most stores have now created a big ritual around wrapping your purchases in tissue paper, putting on a sticker and placing the whole thing into a big glossy shopping bag. Although I do reuse these as well (typically for recycling newspaper, or transporting bulky objects from point A to point B) these really pile up fast, and I never hear anyone talk about using their own bags for this purpose - or see people doing it either. Any thoughts on this conundrum?
IKEA in the US is now charging customers if they use the IKEA plastic bags to take the shopping home! I just find this whole thing ridiculous -- rather than outlawing plastic shopping bags, why not mandate more eco-friendly-but-still-disposable bags? And really, why stop there? Why not outlaw plastic trash can liners too? If we have to buy more plastic bags/liners in order to take out our trash, what exactly are we saving here?
(I don't have a solution; but I almost wish more stores would revert back to using paper bags a la Trader Joe's -- their brown shopping bags are strong and durable, I can reuse them several more times, and as far as I know, still free.)
I'd like to point out that paper bags have a stronger adverse ecological impact than plastic ones do, to start with. The best thing is to bring your own bags; the second best is to use plastic. Paper is a distant third, with its only real advantage over plastic being that it's less dangerous to marine life.
(We do often get paper shopping bags at Whole Foods, though we're trying to phase them out with cloth, and what we do with those bags is to use them to hold paper recycling. Our area has a massive municipal recycling program.)
We use plastic grocery bags for several things in my house: we throw away a minimal amount of trash (usually a large bag every few weeks, thanks to aforementioned recycling program - most of our trash is recyclable), and the grocery bags are used as can liners in bathrooms and bedrooms. It's stuff that can't be recycled, and it's going into a plastic bag anyway. We also use plastic grocery bags to clean up after our pets. We use them for lunch bags, for packing, and we recycle plenty of them in recycling bins.
I'm really not sure that purchasing biodegradable pet waste bags is the thing to do: it depends on what kind of ecological impact *making* the bags has.
I'm not sure whether this applies for cat waste, but there is a system you can purchase called a Doggie Dooley. It's sold through petsmart.com, in their stores, and presumably plenty of other places. You need to have a small patch of yard - maybe 2'x2'. You place dog waste inside the container, which contains enzymes that break it down. It doesn't work during cold winters, though.
I wrote a lot about this on my blog a couple of weeks ago. http://craftyminx.vox.com. I linked a bunch of patterns for knitted and crocheted shopping bags, particularly those made from plastic bag "yarn," and I explained why I was doing it... that there was a lot of fashion and privilege attached, currently, to certain kinds of cloth shopping bags, and it shouldn't be about that.
i want one of those big woven bags that are shaped like a trapezoid with leather (or leather alternative) handles that are big enough to go on my shoulder, with the bag uner my arm - for groceries. anyone know where to find one?
Check out http://baggy-shirts.com/
Reusable bags made from recycled clothing for a healthier planet
These bags are made from recycled men's shirts. A business driven by commitment to the triple bottom line of profit, people and planet.
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I use them for covering left-overs. I put the plate in, twist the excess, then put the plate in the fridge with the excess under. If there is a hole in the bag, I can usually still turn the bag so that the hole is on the bottom. I use about the same number of bags I receive for groceries as I use for leftovers. I cook all my meals double big, and save half. Anyways, I use way less plastic wrap or tin foil, which is not recyclable also.
I guess I don't see what the big deal is with the plastic bags. The paper bags always tear at the handle when I use them. I'm a man of course, and I load the bags heavier and accelerate them faster when I lift or turn. And when I get home, I carry about 3 bags in each hand. I'm pissed, because if the paper bags weren't designed so poorly, I'd use them.
And this is going to make some people mad, but I think the plastic ones are kind of pretty in that American beauty sort of way. Even if they are stuck in trees getting more shredded with the passing of time. I'm more pissed about people who litter. I go off on people I see drop stuff. I range from "Excuse me, you dropped something." to "I should let you know how PAINFUL it is for me to see trash around or how much I HATE having to pick up after people like you." Maybe they need to carry a grocery bag to put their trash in?
I worry more about packaging design of the groceries I buy. So many are missing the recyclable label and just aren't recyclable.
I'm pissed b/c my recycling service can't take pizza boxes. Someone needs to design a better, recyclable box. I think the problem comes from the box getting soiled with food. A solution might be, to use a thin waxpaper-box inside the regular box so the pizza doesn't soil it.


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