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Despite early struggles, Detroit Tigers starter Jeremy Bonderman was able to rebound and beat the Yankees 6-2 at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night.
Bonderman (2-2) loaded the bases with no outs to start the first inning, as Johnny Damon doubled, Derek Jeter singled and Bobby Abreu walked. Hideki Matsui hit a shallow fly ball that was not enough to score Damon. However, Jason Giambi was able to hit a deep enough fly ball for the sacrifice fly and Melky Cabrera hit a clutch, two-out single to score Jeter.
That was all Bonderman would give up on the night. He only gave up five hits in his 7 2-3 innings, and three of those came in the first inning.
Andy Pettitte was not as successful. After retiring the side in order in the first inning, the Tigers were able to scratch across a run in the second. Magglio Ordonez walked and Miguel Cabrera singled. After a sacrifice bunt, Edgar Renteria grounded out to short to score Ordonez to cut the Yankees' lead to 2-1.
The Tigers weren't done there. With one out in the top of the fifth inning, Marcus Thames hit a ball just over a reaching Damon in left for a two-run home run to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead.
They scored twice more in the sixth. After Placido Polanco led off with a home run, Sheffield and Ordonez singled. Cabrera then grounded into a 6-4-3 double play that advanced Sheffield to third. Carlos Guillen then hit a ground ball down the third base line that Alberto Gonzalez couldn't bare hand to score the Tigers' fifth run.
Pettitte was done after six innings. He allowed those five earned runs, as well as seven hits and two home runs in his start. He also struck out three batters and walked one. LaTroy Hawkins pitched a scoreless seventh inning, throwing 20 pitches while walked one and striking out one.
Kyle Farnsworth was not as successful as he had been in his last three outings. Polanco hit his second home run of the game off Farnsworth in the inning. Farnsworth allowed another hit but struck out two. Edwar Ramirez pitched a scoreless ninth inning to keep the Tigers at six runs.
Clay Rapada pitched the final 1 1-3 innings to close out the game. As with most of the season, the bats obviously didn't show up tonight. With Pettitte allowing five runs in his outing, the bats need to pick up the slack. It hurts that Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada are on the disabled list, but guys like Jason Giambi and Robinson Cano are killing the lineup.
The Yankees fall to 14-15 with the loss, while Detroit improves to 13-15. Ian Kennedy will face Nate Robertson tomorrow night, as the Yankees look to avoid getting swept at home.
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
-Michael Kay, August 18, 2009
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Game 29: Yankees lose 6-2
Despite early struggles, Detroit Tigers starter Jeremy Bonderman was able to rebound and beat the Yankees 6-2 at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night.
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Hughes on the disabled list
The injuries keep on coming. Apparently Phil Hughes strained his oblique, which will result in him being placed on the disabled list, according to Peter Abraham.
I don't know if this explains why he's been terrible so far, but I hope it does. Hughes was scheduled to start on Sunday, so the Yankees will obviously need a starter by then.
He joins Jorge Posada, Alex Rodriguez, Brian Bruney and Wilson Betemit on the disabled list.
This also makes my poll question irrelevant.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 9:11 PM 1 comments
Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Brian Bruney, Jorge Posada, Phil Hughes, Wilson Betemit
Game 29 Preview: Tigers at Yankees
|Detroit Tigers (12-15)
|New York Yankees (14-14)
|Ivan Rodriguez C
|Johnny Damon LF
|Placido Polanco 2B
|Derek Jeter SS
|Gary Sheffield DH
|Bobby Abreu RF
|Magglio Ordonez RF
|Hideki Matsui DH
|Miguel Cabrera 1B
|Jason Giambi 1B
|Carlos Guillen 3B
|Melky Cabrera CF
|Edgar Renteria SS
|Robinson Cano 2B
|Marcus Thames LF
|Jose Molina C
|Brandon Inge CF
|Alberto Gonzalez 3B
Jeremy Bonderman (1-2, 4.28 ERA) vs. Andy Pettitte (3-2, 3.23 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM Radio Channel 176
Tigers vs. Pettitte
- Rodriguez: 16-40, 2 HR, 5 RBI
- Polanco: 2-4
- Sheffield: 0-3
- Ordonez: 12-35, 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI
- Cabrera: 3-9, 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI
- Guillen: 9-24, 1 2B, 3 RBI
- Renteria: 3-13, 1 2B
- Thames: 0-3, 1 RBI
- Inge: 5-14, 3 2B, 2 RBI
- Damon: 14-32, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI
- Jeter: 5-26, 2 HR, 6 RBI
- Abreu: 6-9, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Matsui: 10-19, 1 2B, 3 HR, 9 RBI
- Giambi: 3-15
- Cabrera: 5-13, 1 3B, 3 RBI
- Cano: 5-18
- Molina: 2-8
- Gonzalez: No experience
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Hughes has poor night vision
According to the Post's Joel Sherman, Phil Hughes has been having a tough time seeing at night in Yankee Stadium.
Hughes crossed-up catcher Chris Stewart a few times last night, and later admitted that he had trouble seeing the signs.
Apparently Hughes says there is a strong glare from the lights at Yankee Stadium at night and may wear neon glasses to prevent the glare from affecting him.
In two night games at Yankee Stadium this season, Hughes had one good start (6 IP, 2 ER against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 3) and one bad start (last night's awful performance against the Detroit Tigers).
Maybe Hughes is just sitting too close to the computer when he's blogging.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 3:33 PM 4 comments
Tags: Chris Stewart, Phil Hughes
Moeller goes unclaimed
Chad Moeller passed through waivers this afternoon and is back with the Yankees, according to Jon Heyman via Peter Abraham.
Chris Stewart started behind the plate and got crossed-up several times on Phil Hughes curveballs. Jose Molina has also been bothered with a hamstring injury.
In six games and 20 at-bats with New York, Moeller is batting .350 with one home run and three RBI. He also has two doubles and three walks. He was designated for assignment before Jorge Posada was placed on this disabled list, so it's obviously good news that he went unclaimed.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 3:25 PM 1 comments
Tags: Chad Moeller, Chris Stewart, Jorge Posada, Phil Hughes
Strawberry writing memoir
Former Yankee and Met Darryl Strawberry is writing a memoir that is scheduled to come out next year, according to publisher Ecco. The book is titled "Straw."
According to Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins, Strawberry's book "details his life growing up in Crenshaw, Los Angeles, his rise to baseball superstardom as a Met, Dodger, and Yankee, the high life and low life, his brushes with the law, his triumphant battle over cancer, his religious awakening, and his marriage to the love of his life."Strawberry has always been an interesting figure in New York sports, so this memoir could be worth reading. Strawberry is currently working as a pre- and post-game analyst on SNY, the Mets' cable network.
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Poll: Who should get sent down?
The Yankees' record is 2-9 when either Phil Hughes or Ian Kennedy take the ball.
Hughes is 0-4 with a 9.00 ERA on the season. He has walked 13 and struck out 13 in 22 innings. He is averaging 3 2-3 innings per start.
Kennedy is 0-2 with an 8.53 ERA on the season. He has walked 17 and struck out 15 in 19 innings.
As is, the Yankees can't contend with these two in the rotation. Their short starts are extremely taxing on the bullpen, and the reason why the Yankees have been so up and down on the season rests with these two young starters. Something needs to be done before both are crushed mentally.
So I ask you, who should get sent down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre? Hughes? Kennedy? Both? Neither? Discuss your choice in the comments section.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 10:09 AM 2 comments
Tags: Ian Kennedy, Phil Hughes, Poll
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Rodriguez to disabled list
Peter Abraham is reporting that Alex Rodriguez will be placed on the disabled list for the first time in his Yankee career with a Grade 2 quadriceps strain.
Rodriguez first injured his quad on April 20 in Baltimore. During that time, he sat out a few games and went to Miami for the birth of his second daughter. He returned to the lineup on April 25 and played in four games before sitting out tonight's game. As a result, the Yankees can't put him on the disabled list retroactively.
With Jorge Posada already on the disabled list, the Yankees' struggling offense takes another huge hit.
Rodriguez has four home runs and 11 RBI through 24 games played this season. The earliest he can return is May 13.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 11:10 PM 0 comments
Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada
Game 28: Yankees lose 6-4
Phil Hughes once again did not live up to expectations and taxed the bullpen in a 6-4 loss at the hands of the Detroit Tigers Tuesday night.
Hughes (0-4) threw 82 pitches in 3 2-3 innings, allowing six runs on eight hits. Three of those runs came on home runs - a solo shot by Curtis Granderson and a two-run home run by ex-Yankee Gary Sheffield. The Yankees are now 2-9 in games started by either Hughes or Ian Kennedy.
The Tigers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning. Granderson led off with a walk and advanced to second on a Placido Polanco single. After Sheffield struck out, the two runners advanced on a wild pitch. Magglio Ordonez then drove both home on a single to center.
The home Yankees evened the score against Kenny Rogers (2-3) in the bottom of the second inning on a Robinson Cano two-run home run. It was his second home run of the season.
Hughes pitched a scoreless second but ran into trouble in the third when he gave up those two home runs. He ran into even more trouble in the fourth when he allowed a one-out double, walk and RBI single before being taken out.
Ross Ohlendorf came into the game to relieve Hughes. He gave the Yankees 3 1-3 scoreless innings, allowing only one hit while striking out five and walking one. Edwar Ramirez and LaTroy Hawkins pitched one scoreless inning each to close out the game. Both allowed one hit, while Ramirez struck out a batter.
The Yankees were able to rally with runs in the eighth and ninth innings, but it was too little to late.
They fall back to even on the season - 14-14 - while Detroit improves to 12-15. Andy Pettitte will face Jeremy Bonderman tomorrow night as the Yankees look to rebound.
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Hughes throws another clunker
Phil Hughes against the Detroit Tigers tonight:
3.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2 HR, 82 pitches for 50 strikes
It's getting to the point where it's a guaranteed loss when Hughes or Ian Kennedy pitch. While the growing pains were expected, the Yankees still have a payroll upwards of $200 million - meaning they aren't in a rebuilding year.
I can see a Darrell Rasner call up in the near future because this is getting ridiculous.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 9:18 PM 2 comments
Tags: Darrell Rasner, Ian Kennedy, Opinion, Phil Hughes
Game 28 Preview: Tigers at Yankees
|Detroit Tigers (11-15)
|New York Yankees (14-13)
|Curtis Granderson CF
|Johnny Damon CF
|Placido Polanco 2B
|Derek Jeter SS
|Gary Sheffield DH
|Bobby Abreu RF
|Magglio Ordonez RF
|Hideki Matsui LF
|Miguel Cabrera 1B
|Jason Giambi DH
|Carlos Guillen 3B
|Shelley Duncan 1B
|Edgar Renteria SS
|Morgan Ensberg 3B
|Ivan Rodriguez C
|Robinson Cano 2B
|Jacque Jones LF
|Chris Stewart C
Kenny Rogers (1-3, 7.66 ERA) vs. Phil Hughes (0-3, 7.85 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM Radio Channel 176
Tigers vs. Hughes
- Granderson: 1-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Polanco: 1-3
- Sheffield: No experience
- Ordonez: 0-3
- Cabrera: No experience
- Guillen: 1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Renteria: No experience
- Rodriguez: 0-1
- Jones: No experience
- Damon: 15-49, 1 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI
- Jeter: 8-20, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Abreu: 1-5, 2 RBI
- Matsui: 2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Giambi: 10-23, 4 HR, 9 RBI
- Duncan: No experience
- Ensberg: 1-5, 1 RBI
- Cano: No experience
- Stewart: No experience
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Ramirez up, Britton down
Edwar Ramirez has been called up. The corresponding move sent Chris Britton back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Britton was called up on Friday but didn't appear in a game
Ramirez appeared in one game with the big club earlier this month. He pitched 2 1-3 innings, striking out three and allowing one hit.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 5:39 PM 0 comments
Tags: Chris Britton, Edwar Ramirez
Harlan Chamberlain leaves hospital
Harlan Chamberlain, Joba Chamberlain's father, has returned home after being discharged from the hospital. He had been in a Lincoln, Neb. hospital for respiratory failure from pneumonia caused by flu.
The hospital stay caused Joba Chamberlain to be placed on the bereavement list for about a week. He has been back with the team since April 19.
It's great to see that Mr. Chamberlain is back at home. Joba seemed visibly shaken by this turn of events, so hopefully he can finally be at peace.
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The series ahead
The New York Yankees (14-13) begin a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers (11-15) at Yankee Stadium tonight. The pitching matchups are:
Tuesday, April 29 - 7:05 p.m., YES
Kenny Rogers - LHP (1-3, 7.66 ERA) vs. Phil Hughes - RHP (0-3, 7.85 ERA)
Wednesday, April 30 - 7:05 p.m., YES
Jeremy Bonderman - RHP (1-2, 4.28 ERA) vs. Andy Pettitte - LHP (3-2, 3.23 ERA)
Thursday, May 1 - 7:05 p.m., YES
Nate Robertson - LHP (0-3, 6.91 ERA) vs. Ian Kennedy - RHP (0-2, 8.53 ERA)
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 11:33 AM 1 comments
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The "BobCatch"
Let me preface this by saying that Quinnipiac's baseball team is not very good. However, our school has video of this ridiculous catch from over the weekend by Brian Monack in right center field. It was also just named the No. 1 play on SportsCenter for Monday night.
That's my pal Seth Rothman on the call.
This is the second time this year that a Quinnipiac team has appeared as SportsCenter's No. 1 play. During the basketball season, DeMario Anderson hit a half-court shot to beat Central Connecticut St. at the buzzer.
We may not be great at sports, but we do come up with great plays.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 12:03 AM 0 comments
Tags: Brian Monack, DeMario Anderson, Quinnipiac University, Video
Monday, April 28, 2008
Ni hao
Hello, readers from Taiwan.
I've been looking at my Site Meter these last few days, and I've noticed that many people from Taiwan have been coming to Scott Proctor's Arm.
You guys must be very proud of Chien-Ming Wang. We all hear from Michael Kay how the stock market does better when your native son is pitching, so I can only imagine what it's really like there when he's pitching well.
I hope you guys enjoy your stay and keep coming back!
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 11:53 PM 0 comments
Tags: Chien-Ming Wang, Michael Kay, Taiwan
Rodriguez aggravates quad strain
Alex Rodriguez, tonight's designated hitter, aggravated his quad injury and was forced to leave the game in the eighth inning. He was pinch hit for by Johnny Damon, who eventually scored a run on Hideki Matsui's RBI double.
According to Peter Abraham, Rodriguez will definitely not play in tomorrow night's game against Detroit, and should sit out a few more additional games.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 11:27 PM 0 comments
Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon
Mussina's last two starts
Mike Mussina has been more than serviceable in his last two starts.
Against the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians, Mussina has pitched a combined 12 innings, allowing 11 hits and four earned runs while striking out five and walking two.
Those are fine numbers for a fourth or fifth starter. However, with Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy experiencing their expected growing pains, Mussina is expected to give the team innings along with Chien-Ming Wang and Andy Pettitte.
That said, I'm thrilled to see Mussina rebounding over these last two starts. Aside from two bad starts against Manny Ramirez and the Boston Red Sox, Mussina has actually had a decent April. If Mussina can continue to pitch the way he has, the offense should be able to pick him up eventually.
(AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 10:44 PM 0 comments
Tags: Andy Pettitte, Chien-Ming Wang, Ian Kennedy, Manny Ramirez, Mike Mussina, Opinion, Phil Hughes
Game 27: Yankees win 5-2
After dropping the first two games of the four game series in Cleveland, the Yankees were able to pull out victories in the next to games to split the series, including tonight's 5-2 victory behind the pitching of Mike Mussina Monday night.
Mussina (3-3) held the Indians scoreless until the fifth inning, when he allowed two runs. He surrendered four-straight hits to start the inning. Jason Michaels had an RBI single in the inning, and Travis Hafner added a sacrifice fly. After loading the bases with two out, Mussina was able to get Jhonny Peralta to line out to end the inning.
In total, Mussina pitched those five innings, allowing seven hits and two earned runs. He also struck out two batters and only walked one.
The Yankees were held hitless by Aaron Laffey until the sixth inning. Melky Cabrera led off with an infield single, followed by singles from Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu to load the bases with no outs. Alex Rodriguez was then hit by a pitch to score the Yankees' first run. They would then score two more runs on consecutive grounds out to first by Jason Giambi and Hideki Matsui. Morgan Ensberg hit a ball down the third base line to drive in the fourth and final run of the inning.
Despite holding the Yankees hitless for the majority of his outing, Laffey (0-1) got the loss. In 5 2-3 innings, he allowed three hits and four earned runs.
The Yankees added a run in the eighth inning on a Matsui RBI double.
After Mussina, the Yankees' bullpen pitched four scoreless innings. Jonathan Albaladejo, Kyle Farnsworth, Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera each pitched one inning and struck out a batter. Rivera recorded his eighth save of the season in the process.
The Yankees improve to 14-13 with the victory and will travel to the Bronx to begin the nine-game homestand with a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers. Phil Hughes is scheduled to face Kenny Rogers tomorrow night.
(REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk)
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Game 27 Preview: Yankees at Indians
|New York Yankees (13-13)
|Cleveland Indians (12-13)
|Melky Cabrera CF
|David Dellucci LF
|Derek Jeter SS
|Jamey Carroll 2B
|Bobby Abreu RF
|Travis Hafner DH
|Alex Rodriguez DH
|Victor Martinez C
|Jason Giambi 1B
|Jhonny Peralta SS
|Hideki Matsui LF
|Ryan Garko 1B
|Morgan Ensberg 3B
|Casey Blake 3B
|Robinson Cano 2B
|Franklin Gutierrez CF
|Jose Molina C
|Jason Michaels RF
Mike Mussina (2-3, 4.94 ERA) vs. Aaron Laffey (NR)
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM Radio Channel 176
Yankees vs. Laffey
- No Yankees have experience against Laffey
- Dellucci: 1-5, 1 BB, 1 K
- Carroll: No experience
- Hafner: 2-10, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 4 BB
- Martinez: 2-19, 1 2B, 3 RBI
- Peralta: 6-17, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI
- Garko: 1-3
- Blake: 6-15, 2 2B, 1 RBI
- Gutierrez: 0-3
- Michaels: 0-3
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 6:27 PM 0 comments
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A look at the standings
I delve into the standings after all of the relevant Sunday games have been completed to track the Yankees' progress over the week that just ended.
Here is an updated look at the American League East standings and the American League Wild Card standings:
AL East
|Baltimore Orioles
|Tampa Bay Rays
|Boston Red Sox
|New York Yankees
|Toronto Blue Jays
Wild Card
|Los Angeles Angels
|Oakland Athletics
|Baltimore Orioles
|Tampa Bay Rays
|Boston Red Sox
|New York Yankees
|Cleveland Indians
|Seattle Mariners
|Kansas City Royals
|Minnesota Twins
|Detroit Tigers
|Toronto Blue Jays
|Texas Rangers
Since the last look at the standings, the Yankees went 3-3 and gained 1.5 games in the AL East standings. They also lost one game in the Wild Card standings.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 12:08 AM 0 comments
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Posada to DL
Jorge Posada will indeed go on the disabled list for the first time in his career with the torn shoulder. He will also visit Dr. James Andrews sometime this week, which is never a good sign.
To replace Posada on the roster, the Yankees will call up Chris Stewart. Stewart, 26, has 23 games of Major League experience, playing six games with the Chicago White Sox in 2006 and 17 games with the Texas Rangers last season. He has nine hits in 45 at-bats.
In 15 games with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season, Stewart has 12 hits in 40 at-bats. He has three RBI and has walked seven times while striking out only once.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 8:37 PM 2 comments
Tags: Chris Stewart, Jorge Posada
Game 26: Yankees win 1-0
The offense slept through another game, but Chien-Ming Wang was able to out-duel C.C. Sabathia in the Yankees' 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians Sunday afternoon.
Wang (5-0) pitched seven shutout innings, striking out nine, walking only two and allowing four hits.
Sabathia (1-4) was almost as good. In eight innings, he allowed one earned run on four hits. He struck out eight and walked one batter.
The Yankees scored their one run in the fifth inning. Robinson Cano led off the inning with a single but was promptly picked off. On the next pitch, Melky Cabrera hit a solo home run to left. This was his team-leading fifth home run of the season.
The Yankees had a chance to score more in the sixth. Derek Jeter doubled to lead the inning off and advanced to third on a Bobby Abreu ground out to second. However, Alex Rodriguez and Shelley Duncan both struck out to end the inning.
The Yankees left four runners on base, but Wang did not need insurance. He has able to get strikeouts when he needed to, as the Indians left six on base. In total, he threw 113 pitches over his seven innings.
Joba Chamberlain was available to pitch after tweaking his hamstring earlier this week. He struck out two in his inning of work, needing only 10 pitches to do so. Mariano Rivera also struck out two in the ninth inning to record his seventh save of the season.
With the victory, the Yankees even their record at 13-13, while Cleveland falls to 12-13. They two teams close out the four-game series in Cleveland tomorrow evening, as the Yankees once again don't get an afternoon getaway game. Mike Mussina will face left-hander Aaron Laffey as the Yankees look to split the series.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 4:21 PM 0 comments
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Times: Posada has muscle tear
According to Tyler Kepner of The New York Times, Jorge Posada has a muscle tear and is likely headed to the disabled list.
Posada was a late scratch from this afternoon's lineup, and the Yankees said that they would not announce why until after the game. It appears that we have finally found out why.
Posada had been out of the lineup for a good part of April due to a "dead" shoulder and Jose Molina has caught 39 more innings than Posada has this season.
Chad Moeller was designated for assignment yesterday and can be claimed by another team.
It's great that Posada is in the first year of his new $52.4 million contract and held out for the Yankees to give him a fourth year. Hopefully Moeller does not get claimed and can come back to backup Molina. I can't understand why they designated Moeller for assignment when Posada still wasn't fully healthy.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 3:11 PM 1 comments
Tags: Chad Moeller, Jorge Posada, Jose Molina, Opinion
Game 26 Preview: Yankees at Indians
|New York Yankees (12-13)
|Cleveland Indians (12-12)
|Johnny Damon LF
|David Dellucci LF
|Derek Jeter SS
|Asdrubal Cabrera 2B
|Bobby Abreu RF
|Travis Hafner DH
|Alex Rodriguez 3B
|Victor Martinez C
|Jorge Posada C
|Ryan Garko 1B
|Shelley Duncan 1B
|Jhonny Peralta SS
|Morgan Ensberg DH
|Casey Blake 3B
|Robinson Cano 2B
|Franklin Gutierrez CF
|Melky Cabrera CF
|Jason Michaels RF
Chien-Ming Wang (4-0, 3.94 ERA) vs. C.C. Sabathia (1-3, 10.13 ERA)
Time: 1:05 p.m.
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM Radio Channel 176
Yankees vs. Sabathia
- Damon: 3-14, 1 RBI
- Jeter: 12-22, 2 2B, 2 RBI
- Abreu: 1-3, 1 BB
- Rodriguez: 7-17, 3 2B, 3 RBI
- Posada: 3-13, 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI
- Duncan: No experience
- Ensberg: No experience
- Cano: No experience
- Cabrera: No experience
- Dellucci: No experience
- Cabrera: No experience
- Hafner: 1-6, 3 BB
- Martinez: 2-9, 1 2B, 2 RBI
- Garko: No experience
- Peralta: 2-6, 1 2B, 1 RBI
- Blake: 1-3
- Gutierrez: 1-3, 1 2B
- Michaels: No experience
Update - 1:08 p.m.: Posada was scratched late and has been replaced by Jose Molina. The new lineup is:
Molina is 0-8 with two strikeouts against Sabathia. No reason has been given as to why Posada was scratched.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 12:54 PM 0 comments
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Yankees blogger roundtable
Sean McNally from the Replacement Level Yankees Weblog and the Baseball Think Factory invited me to participate in a roundtable discussion on the 2008 New York Yankees.
Joining me were Steve Lombardi from Was Watching, SG from RLYW and all three writers from River Ave. Blues (Ben, Joe and Mike).
It was fun participating in this discussion. Some questions got me thinking, so it was nice to develop opinions on issues I wouldn't have given notice to otherwise.
Our answers can be found here.
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Back from Maine
I just got back from Maine, and boy are my legs tired.
The Yankees have lost two games (three-straight overall) and some moves have been made. I was unable to watch the games, so I don't have the right to comment. Here are the moves that have gone down:
Before today's game, Shelley Duncan was called up, as lefty reliever Billy Traber was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Lefties had been hitting .375 against Traber, so he isn't serving much of a purpose if he can't get lefties out. Loyal readers of the blog already know my stance on lefty relievers, so it's not a big deal if the bullpen doesn't have a lefty reliever for the sake of having a lefty reliever.
Before last night's game, it was learned that Brian Bruney has a torn ligament in his foot and will be out for the season. Chad Moeller was also designated for assignment. This resulted in Chris Britton and Jonathan Albaladejo being called up to give the bullpen some extra arms.
Apparently Joba Chamberlain tweaked his hamstring the other day and is receiving treatment. The Yankees are being quiet about the injury, so I'll pass along any information I can get when it becomes available.
After losing three-straight, the Yankees are one game below .500. As evidenced by the record, the team has been very up and down so far. The Yankees have been on two three-game winning streaks and have followed both with a three-game losing streak. Hopefully Chien-Ming Wang can be the stopper tomorrow afternoon. If they can pull out a victory tomorrow, they'll have a chance to split the series Monday night.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 9:38 PM 1 comments
Tags: Billy Traber, Brian Bruney, Chad Moeller, Chien-Ming Wang, Chris Britton, Joba Chamberlain, Jonathan Albaladejo, Opinion, Shelley Duncan
Friday, April 25, 2008
The series ahead
The Yankees begin a four-game series against the Cleveland Indians at newly-named Progressive Field tonight. The pitching matchups are:
Friday, April 25 - 7:05 p.m., MY9
Andy Pettitte - LHP (3-1, 2.45 ERA) vs. Paul Byrd - RHP (0-2, 4.43 ERA)
Saturday, April 26 - 3:55 p.m., FOX
Ian Kennedy - RHP (0-2, 9.64 ERA) vs. Jeremy Sowers - LHP (NR)
Sunday, April 27 - 1:05 p.m., YES/TBS
Chien-Ming Wang - RHP (4-0, 3.94 ERA) vs. C.C. Sabathia - LHP (1-3, 10.13 ERA)
Monday, April 28 - 7:05 p.m., YES/ESPN
Mike Mussina - RHP (2-3, 4.94 ERA) vs. Aaron Laffey - LHP (NR)
I will be in Maine all of today and most of tomorrow, so posting will be sparse. Enjoy the games, and I'll check in if the hotel has wireless.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 8:34 AM 1 comments
Tags: Series Preview
Bullpen injuries
I've already mentioned that Brian Bruney will be in New York sometime today to get his foot checked out. The disabled list remains a possibility.
It doesn't end there. Kyle Farnsworth injured his elbow during the seventh inning of last night's 7-6 loss in Chicago. Farnsworth slipped on the mound after throwing his final pitch of the inning. While he doesn't believe it's serious, Farnsworth would have gone out for a second inning of work. The team will find out more today.
With Ross Ohlendorf throwing 49 pitches in two innings, the team will need to make some sort of move with the four-game series in Cleveland beginning tonight.
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Tags: Brian Bruney, Kyle Davies, Ross Ohlendorf
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Rain in Chicago
It's apparently raining hard in Chicago, so it's unlikely that the game with start on time. The Yankees have a night game in Cleveland tomorrow night. For some reason, the Yankees didn't get a day getaway game.
I'll be around with updates if the game is played. Because it's the Yankees' last trip to Chicago, they'll probably wait as long as possible to play.
Update - 8:15 p.m.: Peter Abraham says that the rain is expected to stop in about an hour and they hope to play at 9:30.
Update - 8:35 p.m.: Scratch the 9:30 comment. The tarp is off the field and it looks like they should begin play shortly.
Update - 8:45 p.m.: The game has begun.
Update - 9:35 p.m.: With the Yankees leading 3-0, the game is in a rain delay. Hopefully it's quick so Phil Hughes can continue to be used.
Update - 10:20 p.m.: The tarp is off and the game is set to begin. Hughes is out and is being replaced by Ross Ohlendorf.
It was a small sample size for Hughes, but he definitely showed signs of improvement. In his two innings, he struck out a batter and gave up one hit. He only threw 23 pitches, 15 of which went for strikes.
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Game 23 Preview: Yankees at White Sox
|New York Yankees (12-10)
|Chicago White Sox (11-9)
|Johnny Damon DH
|Nick Swisher CF
|Derek Jeter SS
|Orlando Cabrera SS
|Bobby Abreu RF
|Jim Thome DH
|Hideki Matsui LF
|Paul Konerko 1B
|Morgan Ensberg 3B
|Jermaine Dye RF
|Robinson Cano 2B
|A.J. Pierzynski C
|Jason Giambi 1B
|Carlos Quentin LF
|Melky Cabrera CF
|Joe Crede 3B
|Jose Molina C
|Alexei Ramirez 2B
Phil Hughes (0-3, 8.82 ERA) vs. Gavin Floyd (2-0, 1.40 ERA)
Time: 8:11 p.m.
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM Radio Channel 176
Yankees vs. Floyd
- Damon: 1-1, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Jeter: 0-2
- Abreu: 1-1
- Matsui: 1-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Ensberg: No experience
- Cano: 1-1, 1 2B
- Giambi: No experience
- Cabrera: 0-2
- Molina: No experience
White Sox vs. Hughes
- Cabrera: 0-2, 1 BB
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Game 22: Yankees win 6-4
At least for one night, Mike Mussina (2-3) proved he can still be successful in the Yankees' rotation. The veteran right-hander pitched seven solid innings in their 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox Wednesday night.
In those seven innings, he only gave up four hits and two earned runs while striking out three and walking run. The two runs came on solo home runs when the Yankees had already established the lead.
The Yankees gave Mussina support in the second inning. After Jorge Posada grounded into a double play, they put together a two-out rally. Robinson Cano and Jason Giambi both walked and Morgan Ensberg hit a ball off Chicago starter Javier Vazquez (3-2). Melky Cabrera then hit an infield single to the right of shortstop Orlando Cabrera to give the Yankees their first run.
In 5 1-3 innings, Vazquez allowed six earned runs on 10 hits. He also struck out three batters and walked three batters.
It stayed a 1-0 game until the top of the fifth. With Johnny Damon on first with two out, Hideki Matsui hit a single. Both were driven home on a Posada double to center. This was the first of Posada's three doubles on the night. Posada finished 4-5 with those two RBI on the night.
The White Sox made it a 3-1 game in the bottom half of the fifth on a Joe Crede home run - his sixth of the year.
The game was seemingly broken open in the top of the sixth. Damon hit a two-run double and Derek Jeter hit an RBI single to give the Yankees a 6-1 lead.
Mussina then gave up a two-out solo home run to Carlos Quentin in the seventh. Manager Joe Girardi came out to take out Mussina, but Posada prevented him from signaling to the bullpen. Mussina then got Crede for the final out of the inning to end his outing.
LaTroy Hawkins relieved Mussina in the eighth. He walked a batter with one out and then allowed a single. He was then taken out for Billy Traber, who allowed an RBI single to Jim Thome. With runners on first and third, Mariano Rivera was brought in for a five-out save. He induced a sacrifice fly for the second out of the inning to make the score 6-4. He the got the last out in the eighth and retired the side in order in the ninth for his sixth save of the season. Both runs in the inning were charged to Hawkins, raising his season ERA to 11.17.
The Yankees, on a three-game winning streak, improve to 12-10 with the victory, while the White Sox fall to 11-9. Phil Hughes will start for New York Thursday night, as they look to sweep Chicago. Gavin Floyd will look to prevent that. The fun begins at 8:11.
Notes: The only Yankees without hits were Bobby Abreu (0-5), the hitting hero from last night, and Robinson Cano (0-4 with a walk). ... Giambi was intentionally walked twice and actually hit a single, his second of the season. ... Damon, Posada and Cabrera all had at least two hits.
(AP Photo/Brian Kersey)
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Game 22 Preview: Yankees at White Sox
|New York Yankees (11-10)
|Chicago White Sox (11-8)
|Johnny Damon LF
|Nick Swisher CF
|Derek Jeter SS
|Orlando Cabrera SS
|Bobby Abreu RF
|Jim Thome DH
|Hideki Matsui DH
|Paul Konerko 1B
|Jorge Posada C
|Jermaine Dye RF
|Robinson Cano 2B
|A.J. Pierzynski C
|Jason Giambi 1B
|Carlos Quentin LF
|Morgan Ensberg 3B
|Joe Crede 3B
|Melky Cabrera CF
|Juan Uribe 2B
Mike Mussina (1-3, 5.75 ERA) vs. Javier Vazquez (3-1, 3.20 ERA)
Time: 8:11 p.m.
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM Radio Channel 176
Yankees vs. Vazquez
- Damon: 5-17, 3 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI
- Jeter: 3-13, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Abreu: 18-66, 4 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 12 RBI
- Matsui: 0-1, 1 RBI, 1 BB
- Posada: 1-8, 1 2B, 1 BB, 3 K
- Cano: 2-6, 2 2B, 1 K
- Giambi: 1-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Ensberg: 5-13, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Cabrera: 1-4, 1 BB
White Sox vs. Mussina
- Swisher: 2-9, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Cabrera: 3-19, 1 2B
- Thome: 13-48, 1 2B, 6 HR, 15 RBI
- Konerko: 10-35, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Dye: 20-53, 2 HR, 8 RBI
- Pierzynski: 13-35, 3 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI
- Quentin: 0-3, 2 K
- Crede: 5-27, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
- Uribe: 4-19, 1 HR, 4 RBI
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 7:24 PM 0 comments
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Crasnick not worried about Cano's slow start
ESPN's Jerry Crasnick mentioned Robinson Cano in his "Starting 9" column centered around the season's slow starters.
Here's what he had to say about the Yankees' second baseman:
When Joe Torre compared Cano to Rod Carew in 2005, he wasn't necessarily predicting multiple batting titles. But Cano's fluid stroke, quick hands and mature approach have made a lot of baseball people believe there'll be at least one or two in his long-term future.Going into tonight's game, Cano is batting .172 with one home run and five RBI. His OBP sits at an unhealthy .212 and he is slugging a dismal .247.
In the meantime, he's not immune to the occasional slump. Cano starts with his weight on his front foot, then gradually rocks back and loads as the pitcher begins his delivery. If the process is slightly off kilter, the consequences can be profound.
"He's such a rhythm and timing hitter, and his timing is a little bit off right now," said an American League scout. "I think it's just a case of, 'Wait until April is over.'"
Cano is hitting .139 with runners on base, and manager Joe Girardi recently gave him a day off against Tampa Bay. After Cano produced a game-winning pinch-hit homer, hitting coach Kevin Long observed that it might be just the thing to get him jump-started. Not yet.
Concern level: 2. Hey, he's still a decent bet to be hitting .300 by the All-Star break.
Cano is very frustrating to many Yankee fans. He has all the talent in the world, but he is prone to lapses both at the plate and in the field (especially when he isn't hitting). Larry Bowa, the Yankees' former third base coach, seemed to have Cano's ear, but he fled to Los Angeles with Joe Torre.
He will turn things around, but this negative pattern has developed over the last two seasons.
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Tags: Joe Torre, Larry Bowa, Robinson Cano
Game 21: Yankees win 9-5
The biggest hit of the year came off the bat of Bobby Abreu during the seventh inning of Tuesday night's 9-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Down 3-2 with two outs in the inning, the Yankees' right fielder hit an opposite-field grand slam to give the Yankees a three-run lead off Octavio Dotel. Not only was it a clutch hit, it was a clutch hit with two outs and the bases loaded - something that has been rare to Yankeeland this season.
The Yankees had jumped to an early 2-0 lead - including a Jason Giambi solo home run in the second inning - but starter Chien-Ming Wang did not have his best stuff and allowed two runs to score in the bottom half of the second.
In six innings, Wang (4-0) allowed 10 hits and three earned runs.
Jose Contreras (1-2) got the loss. He gave up seven hits and four earned runs in 6 1-3 innings of work.
The game remained knotted at two until the bottom of the fifth inning, when Paul Konerko hit a one-out RBI double.
After Abreu's grand slam, the White Sox were able to tap into the Yankees' bullpen. Lefty specialist Billy Traber walked Jim Thome to lead off the inning. Traber was then removed for Brian Bruney who loaded the bases while only recording one out. Joba Chamberlain came in next and got a strikeout before allowing a bases-loaded walk to cut the Yankees' lead to 6-4.
Chamberlain also pitched the eighth inning. In 1 2-3 innings pitched tonight, he gave up one hit and one walk while striking out one batter. He also threw 24 pitches.
Johnny Damon provided insurance in the top of the eighth with a three-run home run. This was his third hit of the game, as he went 3-5 with those three RBI. He also hit his fifth double of the season.
Kyle Farnsworth did his best to make things interesting in the bottom of the ninth. He allowed a solo home run to A.J. Pierzynski and also walked a batter, but that was the extent of the damage.
The Yankees improve to 11-10 with the victory, while the White Sox fall to 11-8. Mike Mussina will face ex-Yankee Javier Vazquez tomorrow night.
(AP Photo/Brian Kersey)
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Game 21 Preview: Yankees at White Sox
|New York Yankees (10-10)
|Chicago White Sox (11-7)
|Johnny Damon LF
|Nick Swisher CF
|Derek Jeter SS
|Orlando Cabrera SS
|Bobby Abreu RF
|Jim Thome DH
|Hideki Matsui DH
|Paul Konerko 1B
|Jorge Posada C
|Jermaine Dye RF
|Robinson Cano 2B
|A.J. Pierzynski C
|Jason Giambi 1B
|Carlos Quentin LF
|Morgan Ensberg 3B
|Joe Crede 3B
|Melky Cabrera CF
|Juan Uribe 2B
Chien-Ming Wang (3-0, 3.81 ERA) vs. Jose Contreras (1-1, 4.34 ERA)
Time: 8:11 p.m.
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM Radio Channel 176
Yankees vs. Contreras
- Damon: 5-24, 1 HR, 3 RBI
- Jeter: 5-17, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI
- Abreu: 4-9, 1 HR, 4 RBI
- Matsui: 4-14, 1 HR, 4 RBI
- Posada: 3-9, 1 2B, 1 RBI
- Cano: 4-15, 1 HR, 4 RBI
- Giambi: 0-6, 4 BB, 2 K
- Ensberg: 1-2, 1 2B
- Cabrera: 1-9, 1 BB, 3 K
White Sox vs. Wang
- Swisher: 0-2, 1 BB
- Cabrera: 2-10, 1 K
- Thome: 2-6
- Konerko: 1-7, 1 BB, 2 K
- Dye: 2-9, 1 2B, 1 RBI
- Pierzynski: 0-5
- Quentin: 0-3
- Crede: 2-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI
- Uribe: 2-6, 1 RBI
Pregame concerns: Posada is catching for the first time since April 8, so the White Sox may try to test his arm early. ... Contreras is 2-4 with a 3.96 ERA in six career starts against New York. ... Wang is 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA in three career starts at U.S. Cellular Field.
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A-Rod out, Posada catching
The news coming out of Chicago is that Alex Rodriguez will sit out tonight's game with a straight right quad and Jorge Posada will catch for the first time since April 8.
Posada was making throws from behind the plate for the first time since the injury earlier this afternoon. I guess Joe Girardi and friends thought he was ready to catch as a result.
I'll be back later with the game preview.
Update - 5:20 p.m.: Mrs. A-Rod gave birth to a baby girl last night in Miami, so that's where Alex is. He probably wouldn't have played tonight anyway. He should be back with the team on Thursday.
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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Joe Girardi, Jorge Posada
The series ahead
The Yankees begin a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field tonight. The pitching matchups are:
Tuesday, April 22 - 8:11 p.m., YES
Chien-Ming Wang - RHP (3-0, 3.81 ERA) vs. Jose Contreras - RHP (1-1, 4.34 ERA)
Wednesday, April 23 - 8:11 p.m., YES/ESPN
Mike Mussina - RHP (1-3, 5.75 ERA) vs. Javier Vazquez - RHP (3-1, 3.20 ERA)
Thursday, April 24 - 8:11 p.m., YES
Phil Hughes - RHP (0-3, 8.82 ERA) vs. Gavin Floyd - RHP (2-0, 1.40 ERA)
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Monday, April 21, 2008
A-Rod update
Brian Cashman said that Alex Rodriguez has a "mild" strained quad, according to Peter Abraham.
Rodriguez will go with the team to Chicago, but should get a few days off to fully heal from the injury suffered yesterday afternoon.
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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Brian Cashman
Fan fight
We don't condone fighting here at Scott Proctor's Arm, but fan fights are always fun to watch. Via Deadspin, here is the latest Yankee/Red Sox fan fight to hit the Internet.
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Off-day Monday
The Yankees will not be playing a baseball game today. This is something that hasn't been said since March 31 when the Opening Day game at Yankee Stadium was rained out. The next day, April 1, was a scheduled off-day, but the Yankees played at 7:05 that night.
Usually, I hate off-days. But the Yankees need one. They have played each of the last 20 days, going 10-10. They have survived awful starts by Phil Hughes, Mike Mussina and Ian Kennedy. They have survived injuries to Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada. They have survived an extended team-wide slump. Hopefully they will survive Alex Rodriguez's quad injury and future paternity leave. All things considered, they are extremely lucky to be 10-10. For some perspective, the 2007 Yankees only won nine April games.
The off-day allows for more preparation and more rest. After that, the work picks up again. They will play 13-straight games, with only seven of those coming on the road, a welcome change from the early April schedule.
I'll be around if any news breaks today. Enjoy the off-day. It looks like it should be a nice day outside.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 10:26 AM 2 comments
Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Ian Kennedy, Jorge Posada, Mike Mussina, Phil Hughes
Hank wants Joba starting now
Hank Steinbrenner is getting cranky at the starters' slow start to the season. He told The Times that he wants Joba Chamberlain in the rotation as soon as possible.
"I want him as a starter and so does everyone else, including him, and that is what we are working toward and we need him there now," Steinbrenner said Sunday by telephone. "There is no question about it, you don't have a guy with a 100-mile-per-hour fastball and keep him as a setup guy. You just don't do that. You have to be an idiot to do that."The fact that this is coming out isn't a big news flash either.
"The mistake was already made last year switching him to the bullpen out of panic or whatever," Steinbrenner said. "I had no say in it last year and I wouldn't have allowed it. That was done last year, so now we have to catch up. It has to be done on a schedule so we don't rush him."
"The starting rotation is not what I would have chosen at the beginning of the year, but that is not a big news flash to anyone," Steinbrenner said.
I think Hank will get his wish pretty soon. The first step in improving the rotation was made yesterday by switching the order. The next step will be transitioning Chamberlain from a reliever into a starter.
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Tags: Hank Steinbrenner, Joba Chamberlain, Opinion
Sunday, April 20, 2008
A look at the standings
I delve into the standings after all of the relevant Sunday games have been completed to track the Yankees' progress over the week that just ended.
Here is an updated look at the American League East standings and the American League Wild Card standings:
AL East
|Boston Red Sox
|Baltimore Orioles
|Toronto Blue Jays
|New York Yankees
|Tampa Bay Rays
Wild Card
|Los Angeles Angels
|Oakland Athletics
|Baltimore Orioles
|Toronto Blue Jays
|New York Yankees
|Seattle Mariners
|Kansas City Royals
|Minnesota Twins
|Tampa Bay Rays
|Cleveland Indians
|Texas Rangers
|Detroit Tigers
The Red Sox's magic number to eliminate the Yankees 140.
The Angels' magic number to eliminate the Yankees is 141.
I think there is a lot of season left.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 9:58 PM 0 comments
Rotation switch
With the off day tomorrow, the Yankees decided to change around the rotation a little bit, according to Peter Abraham.
Chien-Ming Wang, Mike Mussina and Phil Hughes will start against the Chicago White Sox. Andy Pettitte and Ian Kennedy will start the first two games of the Cleveland series.
Basically, the Yankees wanted to break up Hughes and Kennedy so as to save the bullpen. Kennedy gets an extra day of rest while Pettitte stays on his normal schedule.
This is the right move, although Mussina and Hughes after each other could also pose a problem. They could probably only move one pitcher at a time.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 8:25 PM 0 comments
Tags: Andy Pettitte, Chien-Ming Wang, Ian Kennedy, Mike Mussina, Opinion, Phil Hughes
Proctor on TBS
During the rain delay, I'm watching the Braves/Dodgers game on TBS.
Scott Proctor was just brought in with runners on first and second with one out in the bottom of the seventh. Proctor struck out pinch hitter Matt Diaz and induced a fly out to end the inning.
Meanwhile, the Yankees have Wilson Betemit on the disabled list and the bullpen is still a mess. At least Proctor could be counted on to give the team innings when needed.
Update - 4:35 p.m.: Proctor came out for the eighth inning and wasn't as successful. He gave up a one-out double, followed by a two-out triple and a two-run home run by Mark Teixeira. He now gave up a double, but Joe Torre is still sticking with him. He followed up the double with an RBI single. After a visit by Torre, Proctor is remaining in the game.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 4:11 PM 2 comments
Pettitte and Kennedy
Andy Pettitte threw 89 pitches through seven innings this afternoon.
Ian Kennedy threw 85 pitches through 2 2-3 innings last night.
Pettitte is a true veteran who isn't afraid to throw strikes. I hope Phil Hughes and Kennedy learned something by watching Pettitte today.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 3:50 PM 1 comments
Tags: Andy Pettitte, Ian Kennedy, Phil Hughes
A-Rod leaves game
Alex Rodriguez was forced to leave the game in the sixth inning with the right quad injury.
This was the same type of injury that forced Derek Jeter to miss six games.
Hopefully his wife gives birth tomorrow, because he would be missing those games anyway.
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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter
Game 20 Preview: Yankees at Orioles
I have to leave soon, so I only have the Yankees' lineup to give you at the moment.
New York Yankees (9-10)
Johnny Damon LF
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Hideki Matsui DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Jason Giambi 1B
Melky Cabrera CF
Chad Moeller C
Andy Pettitte (2-1, 3.37 ERA) vs. Steve Trachsel (1-2, 5.65 ERA)
Time: 1:35 p.m.
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM Radio Channel 176
Pregame concerns:
Hopefully today is the day they finally give up on Giambi.
- Pettitte is 13-4 with a 4.77 ERA in 20 career games at Camden Yards.
- Nick Markakis is 6-15 with one home run and three RBI against Pettitte.
- Ramon Hernandez is 7-21 with one home run and six RBI against Pettitte.
- Abreu is 14-65 with two home runs and 10 RBI against Trachsel.
- Jeter is 9-26 with three home runs and three RBI against Trachsel.
- Matsui is 0-9 against Trachsel.
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Saturday, April 19, 2008
Kennedy done after 2 2-3
Ian Kennedy's last pitch was smacked off the center-field wall for a Ramon Hernandez two-run double.
This was not in the seventh inning. It was even in the fourth inning. It in the third inning with two outs. However, judging by Kennedy's pitch count (85 pitches), it seemed like it was the seventh inning.
The Yankees are trailing 4-0 heading to the top of the fourth. Four runs this early doesn't seem like a lot, but with the way the offense has been, it seems almost insurmountable.
The Yankees seem committed to going with young starters, but through 19 games, it does not appear to be working. Moves need to be made and moves will be made if the Yankees want to contend.
April 19 or not, something needs to change.
Joba Chamberlain needs to begin the transition process as soon as possible. Darrell Rasner and Scott Patterson need to be called up.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 8:28 PM 9 comments
Tags: Darrell Rasner, Ian Kennedy, Joba Chamberlain, Opinion, Scott Patterson
I am shocked
The top of the first inning tonight was probably the most ridiculous inning I've seen in a long time.
Johnny Damon led off with a walk. Melky Cabrera then lined into a double play, as Damon overran first base running back.
Derek Jeter tripled to right center and Alex Rodriguez hit an infield single to third. Rodriguez, improving his numbers with runners in scoring position and two out, was unable to drive in Jeter on the play. Jorge Posada then grounded into a fielder's choice to end the inning.
So let's recap. There was a walk, triple and a single. Yet they were unable to score.
Actually, now that I think about it, I am not shocked - not shocked at all. These are the 2008 Yankees here. The same players that have awful numbers with runners in scoring position.
Meanwhile, Ian Kennedy walked two batters and gave up an infield single in the bottom of the first inning. He was bailed out by a running, jumping catch by Cabrera to end the inning unscathed. He threw 24 pitches for nine strikes in the inning.
The Yankees are going to kill the bullpen if they keep pitching Mike Mussina, Phil Hughes and Kennedy in order. Something needs to be done because pitching five innings each game will get old really fast.
Posted by Andrew Fletcher at 7:32 PM 0 comments
Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Ian Kennedy, Johnny Damon, Jorge Posada, Melky Cabrera, Mike Mussina, Opinion, Phil Hughes
Game 19 Preview: Yankees at Orioles
|New York Yankees (9-9)
|Baltimore Orioles (10-7)
|Johnny Damon LF
|Brian Roberts 2B
|Melky Cabrera CF
|Melvin Mora 3B
|Derek Jeter SS
|Nick Markakis RF
|Alex Rodriguez DH
|Kevin Millar 1B
|Jorge Posada 1B
|Luke Scott LF
|Hideki Matsui RF
|Aubrey Huff DH
|Morgan Ensberg 3B
|Adam Jones CF
|Robinson Cano 2B
|Ramon Hernandez C
|Jose Molina C
|Brandon Fahey SS
Ian Kennedy (0-1, 8.74 ERA) vs. Brian Burres (1-1, 5.40 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES, MLB.tv
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM Radio Channel 176
Pregame concerns:
Interesting lineup tonight. Bobby Abreu (0-10) and Jason Giambi (0-2) both take seats against the lefty Burres. ... Molina is playing for the first time since coming down with a hamstring injury on April 13. ... Joba Chamberlain should be available for the game. Edwar Ramirez will most likely be sent down in favor of Chamberlain.
- Burres is 1-2 with a 4.64 ERA in seven games (three starts) against New York.
- Matsui is 2-5 with two home runs against Burres.
- Cabrera is 4-9 against Burres.
- Molina is 2-5 against Burres.
- Kennedy has never faced the Orioles or any of their hitters.
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Farnsworth to appeal
Kyle Farnsworth was officially suspended for three games and has decided to appeal.
Until his appeal is heard, he will, unfortunately, be able to pitch.
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Joba to rejoin team tonight
Peter Abraham is reporting that Joba Chamberlain will rejoin the team in time for tonight's game in Baltimore.
Chamberlain has not pitched since April 10 and has been in Nebraska attending to his father since the 14th. This obviously adds a much-needed boost to the bullpen. The problem, however, has been getting solid starting pitching the last few games.
It is not known who will be sent down when Chamberlain is taken off the bereavement list.
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Farnsworth likely to be suspended
The Daily News is reporting that Kyle Farnsworth will be suspended three games and fined $2,000 for throwing a 97-m.p.h. fastball behind Manny Ramirez's head Thursday night.
Farnsworth claimed the pitch slipped and it wasn't intentional, but Ramirez hit two home runs earlier in the game and Alex Rodriguez was hit the night before.
The only thing that's curious about this is that Farnsworth wasn't ejected after the pitch. Both benches were warned. Usually a player is suspended after being ejected.
Farnsworth has the chance to appeal, but when all is said and done, this will be the third Yankee of the young season to be suspended.
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Friday, April 18, 2008
Game 18: Yankees lose 8-2
Phil Hughes (0-3) showed signs of improvement in his start against Baltimore Friday night, but he got another loss, as the Orioles beat up the Yankees 8-2.
Hughes was good for five innings, throwing 80 pitches and holding the Orioles to one run. He also threw a first-pitch strike to the first 15 batters he faced. However, things fell apart for Hughes and the Yankees in the sixth inning.
The Orioles led off the inning with three-straight singles by Nick Markakis, Kevin Millar and Luke Scott, scoring one run. After an Aubrey Huff pop out, Adam Jones singled to score Millar.
LaTroy Hawkins relieved Hughes after Jones' single. Hawkins would allow two more singles - to Jay Payton and Melvin Mora - that scored four runs before being taken out for Edwar Ramirez. Ramirez then allowed an RBI single to Markakis that topped off the Orioles' seven-run inning. When the damage was done, the Orioles were up 8-1.
Hughes was charged with five earned runs in 5 1-3 innings. He also walked two batters and struck out only one batter. Hawkins gave up three earned runs in 1-3 of an inning. Ramirez pitched the final 2 1-3 innings for New York. He gave up one hit and one walk while striking out three.
Chad Moeller hit a solo home run to lead off the seventh inning, but that was it for the Yankees' scoring.
The Yankees left nine runners on base and only had seven hits against Oriole pitching.
Daniel Cabrera (1-0) started for Baltimore. He usually has control issues, but only walked two batters in his six innings. He struck out three and surrendered five hits in his first win of the season.
After winning three-straight games, the Yankees have dropped their last two to even their record at 9-9. The Orioles improve to 10-7 with the victory.
Ian Kennedy will face Brian Burres tomorrow evening.
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Game 18 Preview: Yankees at Orioles
|New York Yankees (9-8)
|Baltimore Orioles (9-7)
|Johnny Damon LF
|Brian Roberts 2B
|Derek Jeter SS
|Melvin Mora 3B
|Bobby Abreu RF
|Nick Markakis RF
|Alex Rodriguez 3B
|Kevin Millar 1B
|Hideki Matsui DH
|Luke Scott LF
|Robinson Cano 2B
|Aubrey Huff DH
|Jason Giambi 1B
|Adam Jones CF
|Melky Cabrera CF
|Ramon Hernandez C
|Chad Moeller C
|Luis Hernandez SS
Phil Hughes (0-2, 9.00 ERA) vs. Daniel Cabrera (0-0, 5.94 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES, MLB.tv
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM Radio Channel 176
Pregame concerns:
- Hughes is 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA in two career starts against Baltimore. He has never pitching in Camden Yards.
- Markakis is 2-6 with a double and three RBI against Hughes.
- Millar is 2-5 with a double against Hughes.
- Cabrera is 3-6 with a 4.95 ERA in 13 career starts against New York. He has 46 strikeouts and 42 walks in 72 2-3 innings pitched.
- Rodriguez is 10-27 with two home runs and six RBI against Cabrera.
- Giambi is 2-8 with 11 walks against Cabrera.
- Matsui is 11-30 with one home run and five RBI against Cabrera.
- Cano is 5-22 with one RBI against Cabrera, so Cano's early slump may continue.
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Edwar up, Albaladejo most likely down
Edwar Ramirez is with the team in Baltimore this afternoon, leading many to believe that Jonathan Albaladejo will be optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Albaladejo threw 48 pitches in last night's 7-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox, so the Yankees want a fresh arm in the bullpen with Phil Hughes going tonight.
Albaladejo was called up when Joba Chamberlain went on the bereavement list. In 5 2-3 innings pitched this season, he has given up two earned runs and has struck out seven batters. The two runs were scored last night in his three-inning outing.
Ramirez struggled last season with the big club. He had 14 walks in 21 innings, but also struck out 31 batters. He also gave up six home runs, leading to an ERA of 8.14. His changeup is a terrific pitch, but his fastball is mediocre.
In Scranton, Ramirez has struck out 11 and walked only one in seven innings. He has also allowed two hits and no runs.
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Joba releases statement
The following is a statement from Joba Chamberlain, released by the Yankees.
"After several difficult days, my father is feeling much better. He is still in the critical care unit of the hospital and more tests await him, but he is off the ventilator and breathing on his own. Each day he's acting more and more like himself, and he's even giving people grief-myself included-because the hospital doesn't carry Yankees games on television.There is still no word on when Chamberlain will return to the team, but this is definitely good news.
"When things like this occur in life, you certainly take notice of how much your teammates become more like family members. Their unconditional support, along with that of so many fans, has made a very tough time easier to deal with. Everyone's love has been felt by my entire family, and it has brought great comfort to us when we have needed it most.
"I look forward to being reunited with my manager, coaches and teammates so I can thank each of them personally for all that they have done for my family."
Chamberlain last pitched on April 10 and has been on the bereavement list since April 14.
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The series ahead
The Yankees begin a weekend series against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards tonight. The pitching matchups are:
Friday, April 18 - 7:05 p.m., my9
Phil Hughes - RHP (0-2, 9.00 ERA) vs. Daniel Cabrera - RHP (0-0, 5.94 ERA)
Saturday, April 19 - 7:05 p.m., YES
Ian Kennedy - RHP (0-1, 8.74 ERA) vs. Brian Burres - LHP (1-1, 5.40 ERA)
Sunday, April 20 - 1:35 p.m., YES
Andy Pettitte - LHP (2-1, 3.37 ERA) vs. Steve Trachsel - RHP (1-2, 5.65 ERA)
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Hughes hopeful
Phil Hughes believes he has discovered what has made him lose command of his pitches. He says he is going through his delivery too quickly, as his body moves toward the plate before his arm does. This results in his elbow dropping and the loss in command, according to Ed Price.
"It's a split-second of staying back to let my body catch up," he said. "It will make a big difference with my command. I rely on getting a strike one with my fastball. That's the big key for me."
When Hughes throws a first-pitch strike, opposing hitters are 5-for-27 (.285) with one walk. When he falls behind 1-0, Hughes allows hitters to go 11-for-20 (.550) with seven walks.
"It's such an easy problem to fix," he said, "but it's so hard to do it when you're out there. When you're in the bullpen and you have all the time in the world, (if) you miss a couple of pitches up, you say 'okay, you're going to stay back a little bit longer.' When you're out there (in a game), you're going a million miles an hour, it's hard -- even though it is a simple adjustment -- it's really hard to do it when you're in a game situation.
"Sometimes it's not as easy as just saying it."
At least the problem has been identified. This is why it's great having Dave Eiland around as a pitching coach.In Hughes' last two starts, he has pitched a combined five innings, allowing 12 hits and nine earned runs. He has also walked seven batters.
Hughes starts tonight in Baltimore, so we'll find out if he's made the proper adjustments sometime this evening.
(Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
They should combine Hughes and Mussina
If you combine Phil Hughes and Mike Mussina, maybe then you'd get one pitcher that could pitch more than five innings.
Mussina against the Red Sox tonight: 3 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2 Manny Ramirez home runs.
Why do they keep letting Ramirez beat them? Why is Mussina so stubborn?
Jonathan Albaladejo is in to start the fourth with the Yankees down 5-0.
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Catchers looking at Saturday
Injured catchers Jorge Posada and Jose Molina are both targeting Saturday as their return date.
According to Peter Abraham, Posada is annoyed about getting asked about his health:
"We're pushing for Saturday," he said. "So ask me on Saturday. I'm really tired of you asking me everyday, 'How you doing?' - 'I'm fine.' Same (stuff). I could have played today (but) they didn't want me to. So I'm pushing for Saturday."Nice attitude, Jorge. These people are just doing their jobs. There is no need to be surly.
Molina hopes to do blocking and throwing drills tomorrow. However, with Chad Moeller around, there is no need to rush Molina.
Meanwhile, Manny Ramirez took Mike Mussina deep on a 3-1 "fastball." Why are they pitching to him?
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Tags: Chad Moeller, Jorge Posada, Jose Molina, Manny Ramirez, Mike Mussina
Chamberlain and son update
From Ed Price:
Meanwhile, reliever Joba Chamberlain will stay on bereavement leave indefinitely to tend to his ailing father in Nebraska.
"His dad is continuing to do better," manager Joe Girardi said. "He was up for rehab twice today, moving his arms and his legs. Joba told me he was surprised how strong he felt. So he's doing better. There's still no timetable (for Joba's return to the Yankees). But there is progress, which is good."
Girardi said Harlan Chamberlain could be off a ventilator this weekend.
Great to hear that his dad is doing better.
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Game 17 Preview: Red Sox at Yankees
|Boston Red Sox (9-7)
|New York Yankees (9-7)
|Jacoby Ellsbury CF
|Johnny Damon LF
|Dustin Pedroia 2B
|Derek Jeter SS
|David Ortiz DH
|Bobby Abreu RF
|Manny Ramirez LF
|Alex Rodriguez 3B
|Kevin Youkilis 3B
|Jason Giambi 1B
|J.D. Drew RF
|Jorge Posada DH
|Jason Varitek C
|Robinson Cano 2B
|Sean Casey 1B
|Melky Cabrera CF
|Julio Lugo SS
|Chad Moeller C
Josh Beckett (1-1, 6.35 ERA) vs. Mike Mussina (1-2, 4.15 ERA)
Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: YES, MLB.tv
Radio: WCBS-AM 880, XM Radio Channel 176
Pregame concerns:
- Mussina pitched 5 2-3 innings against Boston on Saturday, giving up four earned runs and eight hits.
- Ramirez is 26-98 with seven home runs and 21 RBI against Mussina. Walk him every time. He homered and drove in three runs on Saturday.
- Ellsbury and Pedroia were each 2-3 against Mussina on Saturday.
- Beckett is 2-2 with a 6.86 ERA in four career starts at Yankee Stadium (obviously not including the World Series).
- On Saturday, he pitched 6 2-3 innings, allowing three earned runs and five hits in the victory.
- Jeter is 7-23 with one home run against Beckett.
- Abreu is 9-53 against Beckett, but has two home runs and four RBI.
- Cano is 9-21 with one home run and five RBI against Beckett.
- Rodriguez is 6-24 with one home run and five RBI against Beckett.
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Ortiz jersey up for auction
The David Ortiz jersey buried in the concrete has been put up for auction on eBay.
The Jimmy Fund, the official charity of the Boston Red Sox, started the auction.
From Jay Lindsay:
"It's certainly a very, very valuable piece of property," said Mike Andrews, the chairman of the Jimmy Fund and a former Red Sox second baseman.
"We're bitter rivals when we go on the field, but there's one thing we have in common and that's the fight against cancer," he said. "I think it was wonderful they thought of us immediately but I'm not surprised."
It's good to see that something good is coming out of this silly story.The highest bid as of press time is $13,000. The eBay page can be found here.
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Bad starts happen
Chien-Ming Wang obviously didn't have it tonight against the Boston Red Sox. Even though he pitched a two-hitter against them last time out, the hitters obviously had an advantage facing him five days later.
Wang will have a chance to rebound next week against the other shade of sock when the Yankees travel to Chicago. He has been excellent this season up until this point, so I'm not worried.
(Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Game 16: Yankees win 15-9
In what will go down as one of the craziest games of the year, the Yankees and Red Sox combined by 24 runs and 30 hits. The Yankees' bats were able to come out on top, however, as they won 15-9 Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium to even the season series at two games apiece.
The Red Sox took the lead in the first inning against Chien-Ming Wang. Dustin Pedroia walked and then scored on a Manny Ramirez double.
New York was able to respond with some power in the bottom half of the first against Clay Buchholz. Derek Jeter walked with one out and then scored on a Bobby Abreu home to into the right field bleachers. Alex Rodriguez then homered into the Red Sox bullpen to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead. The home run, the 522nd of his career, puts him ahead of Ted Williams and Willie McCovey.
The Red Sox were able to tie the score with runs in the second and fourth. The Yankees seemingly gave Wang enough breathing room, scoring four runs in the fourth inning. Chad Moeller had an RBI double, Jeter drove in two runs with the bases loaded and Melky Cabrera scored on a wild pitch.
Buchholz was done after 3 2-3 innings. He gave up seven earned runs on eight hits, while striking out two and walking one.
However, the Red Sox scored six in the top of the fifth to take a 9-7 lead, forcing Wang to leave early. In total, Wang pitched four innings, allowing eight earned runs and nine hits. Wang gave up five-straight hits to start the fifth before being taken out. He was replaced by Ross Ohlendorf who was charged with one earned run in one inning.
The wildness didn't end there. The Yankees scored four in the bottom of the fifth to take an 11-9 lead against Julian Tavarez (0-1). Jorge Posada doubled in Hideki Matsui. Robinson Cano also had an RBI single and Cabrera's ground out into a fielder's choice yielded two runs.
Tavarez gave up four runs (three earned runs) and three hits in 1 1-3 innings.
They added four more runs in the eighth inning on successive two-run doubles by Posada and Jason Giambi against Mike Timlin. He has given up six earned runs in 2 1-3 innings this season since coming off of the disabled list.
LaTroy Hawkins (1-0) pitched two terrific innings out of the bullpen in his first appearance wearing No. 22. He struck out two and only allowed one hit. Billy Traber actually got David Ortiz to pop out, doing what a lefty specialist should be able to do. Brian Bruney pitched the final 1 2-3 innings, allowing two hits and a walk, while striking out a batter. He was rewarded his first save of the year, as the Yankees were able to avoid using Mariano Rivera for the third-consecutive night.
Jeter, Rodriguez, Matsui, Posada and Giambi all had two hits each, and Moeller had three hits. All of the Yankees' starters had at least one hit. The only Yankee starter without an RBI was Matsui.
With this victory, the Yankees have won three games in a row and improve to 9-7, while the Red Sox fall to 9-7. Mike Mussina and Josh Beckett will start tomorrow night's game to close out the two-game series.
(Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
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Just wanted to make sure you all got the current issue of Psychology Today, wherein Jennifer Bleyer writes a fascinating cover story piece on donor-conception. My interview along with a plug for Anonymous Us is featured in the article, for which I'm extremely grateful to Ms. Bleyer. I found her to be a very fair listener with extraordinary compassion and desire for balance.
You can read the article online here, but the art direction is really great I'm sure you'd enjoy the physical copy.
Donor-conceived children themselves are raising many of the questions. As the first large wave comes of age, many express unease over their own origins. Some grapple with conception arising not from love but financial incentives—and for them, the word donor particularly rankles. Others worry they may harbor a hidden medical condition. Many are frustrated by an inability to identify or contact their "real" fathers, since anonymity has long been the industry standard and the terms under which their existence was contracted. Some express deep anxiety about unwittingly falling in love with a half-sibling.

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Who cares? Jeremy Wade examines what we can learn from disability culture
The performance artist has slipped into a nurse outfit as he and the Future Center for Critical Care lead the symposium 'Take Care', Nov. 10-12 at HAU2, as part of the No Limits Festival
Nov. 9, 2017 – Child care, health care, nursing, assisted living, special needs, emotional labor. Care has been a crucial aspect across human evolution, and more recently has become a hot topic in academic and political realms. Wearing a sexy nurse outfit, performance artist Jeremy Wade is aiming to bring critical care theory into practice – namely, the Future Center for Critical Care. This weekend, he'll be joined by disabled and non-disabled artists, activists, social workers and theorists for a critical reflection on the topic of care via lectures, discussions and performances. SIEGESSÄULE spoke with Wade to find out more
This symposium is presented by The Future Clinic for Critical Care, which had little or no presence before the symposium was announced. Who or what is the Clinic, and how did this come about?
The event happening this weekend in HAU is connected to the No Limits Festival, which I am curating together with James Leadbitter, a mad/neurodiverse artist and activist based in the UK. The Clinic is connected to a larger project I am working on called The Battlefield Nurse. She is a fictional character, a drag mother in mourning. The Nurse is the mother, lover, sister of every soldier who died in battle. The Nurse is the person, and her Clinic is whatever location she chooses for various practices.
The FCCC is a hybrid of art, activism and social work, in order to unpack the concept of "care". It started at aquarium, next to Südblock, and this weekend's symposium is at Hebbel am Ufer. She will be bringing the Clinic out of the theater into difference diverse public spaces. The Nurse views care not just a medical issue but also as a political issue. For her, disability studies is a pinnacle aspect of understanding critical care as a social, political and artistic methodology for bodies in crisis.
The description of the event includes the Audre Lorde quote, "Self-care is a form of political warfare" to invoke "new and radical forms of interdependence". What is the connection between those two seemingly contradictory notions, self versus inter?
The metaphor that Lorde might use is, "From the body, into the world" – this idea of taking back care of the self from biopolitical regimes, mechanisms that just want to clean you up, that address symptoms rather than structures. This quote from Audre Lorde is also about caring for oneself, caring for one's community – for those who slip through the cracks of the health care system and are dealing with systemic oppression. I look at her writings, or queer sci-fi writers from the 70s and 80s, as not having any majority belonging whatsoever. They were charting out new spaces in fiction in order for themselves to exist.
But at the same time, self-care is tricky. Care has been sold down the river like everything else – the neoliberalist agenda wants us to take matters of support and health into our own hands. Systems are crumbling. Governments are telling us we must fend for ourselves. There has to be a balance between larger systems of support and individual modalities of resistance that reinterpret the violent norms of care in a political way. Like, "Hey, it's not only personal that you're depressed, honey – it's also structural!"
What can the LGBTI/queer community learn from disability culture and activism?
We'll have to hear that directly from some of the fiercest disability activists who will be present at the symposium. Disabled activists who are fighting for their basic needs over and over, in the face of the austerity politics of governments around the world are the folks who can articulate an emancipatory version of care better than anyone else. Whether you are disabled or not, you need to hear these people speak. They know the ins and outs, the pros and cons, the politics of care.
To speak about what I've learned personally, I've learned to not take care for granted, to place care in the same realm as relational ethics – maybe even replace the term. The word "care" can be full of paternal narratives: who is sick, who is well, who has power and who doesn't. We know care can be attached to forms of control. Care can also be part of the neoliberal agenda of self-improvement.
On the other hand, it can be embodied as consensual and attentive communication in the pursuit of interdependence. We need that interdependence. We need positive formulations of dependence in order to get out of the cult of the self that neoliberalism produces.
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We couldn't find the shorts. The shorts that matched the jersey. The shorts that matched the jersey that were part of the uniform for the first official game of basketball season.
Stop the clock. Sound the horn. Blow all the whistles.
For my 10-year-old daughter, this was devastation. Like, "I'll just quit. I wasn't that great at basketball anyway."
Quit… WHAT?! You can't just quit. Life is full of losing stuff. For me in particular, it's an everyday thing and mostly it's my mind. You can't quit.
But I get it, it's the first game. So for three hours, I turned my house upside down. I found 100 other things I didn't know were missing but no uniform shorts.
Fatigued, frustrated and first pre-game defeated, I shared the bad news with my daughter. But, I also shared the good news that I had two other really great (in my mind) options:
1. Wear your twin brother's game shorts from last year that had a similar design although in a darker shade.
2. Wear your youngest brother's shorts - that although they are a size 3T - match!
She headed to my room crying and swearing off basketball forever. Busted.
I gave her a few minutes before heading into my room. I found her tucked under my covers. With tears rolling down her face and falling off her chin, she said, "I really want to play but I'm afraid of the judgment."
Oh, baby. Momma's. Heart. Breaking. I sat right on the edge of that bed and told her: "I know exactly what that feels like."
I mean, don't we all? Is there a woman you know that at some point did or didn't do something because of the blessed "judgment?" Please, for all of the love, tell me it isn't just me.
So I shared with my daughter the purpose of judgment.
Judgment is a fool. It is meant to hold people back, sidetrack them from doing what they love and dim their light. Judgment is heavy and it's like carrying bricks in your backpack and you can't fly carrying bricks.
And then I looked my baby girl right in her big beautiful brown eyes that shine like the clearest night stars and told her, "And YOU were meant to fly." (It was a very 'nobody puts Baby in the corner' parenting moment for me.)
But it worked and she did it. She put on those 3T shorts and she balled like a mini Maya Moore (really mini -- 3T mini).
I imagine myself having conversations like this with my daughter throughout her life because I'm still having them with myself and with those close to me. Confidence is a journey and we all still need reminders. I think that's why we have sisters and friends and coaches and teachers and people who live to lift others up.
So for my daughter, for myself and for all of you, ditch the bricks, shine your light and spread those wings!


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Ah.... May. One can tell that Spring is finally here in the Canadian Prairies by all the patios teeming with pastie-white folks hoping that their cabin fever has finally broken, reckless motorcyclists wreaking havoc on city streets, and the bounce of the step and smile on the face of every stranger you pass.
But don't be so quick to assume that this collective sense of elation has only to do with the long-awaited return of vitamin D to our systems, friends. May is Masturbation Month and methinks that folks are just showing themselves some much-deserved lovin'.
I actually happen to be a big fan of masturbation, believe it or not, and it's not just because I am newly single, either. But this wasn't always the case. Now normally, as much as I love talking and blogging about sex, I don't like blogging about MY sex life. A Carrie Bradshaw, I am not. But I will happily disclose this little nugget: I wasn't orgasmic - that is, I hadn't actually had an orgasm - until I was 24. Yes, you read that correctly. And if you're counting, that means I have only about two years-worth of orgasms under my belt. (Don't worry, I think I may have made up the short-fall.)
The most common reaction I get when people find this out is: "That's terrible! You must have been sleeping with such losers who didn't know how to please women!" To which I reply something to the effect of: "How on earth were they supposed to know how to satisfy me? I didn't even know my own body well enough to tell them what could get me off!"
That's right, ladies and gents. plainly, I didn't masturbate when I was in my teens. It's the old: I-can-get-any-boy-I-want-so-why-would-I-need-to-masturbate chestnut. Sex still felt great, and as I entered my 20's, I just figured that I WAS having orgasms, but that they were over-hyped in pop-media and that secretly no one actually was having MIND BLOWING sex, they just claimed they were. So that's what I did.
Oh don't get me wrong, now. I was never a prude. Starting at about age 19 or so I was willing to try just about anything that Mr. Right Then would ask, and of course, I owned a vibe or two. I was always a sexual little vixen, and in retrospect, I think that's why I was able to delude myself into thinking that I was actually having orgasms - "How could I not be?"
And then it happened. A blessing disguised as a boyfriend who didn't really like, er, "doing it" with me. Like, ever. Well, to avoid hyperbole, twice a month. BUT STILL! Now, I liked this guy. Quite a lot actually. And I figured: "I can make this work, I just need to be more self-sufficient." So, I blew the dust off the old vibe and whenever I'd be alone at my place for a night, I'd, er, use it. (I will add the caveat that I didn't actually "blow the dust off". I cleaned it properly. To learn how to clean your toys properly and why it's so important, see this previous blog post of mine.)
For the first little while, due to boredom and impatience, I would give up after about ten minutes just like all past attempts. And then, one night.... IT HAPPENED. The warm, tingly buildup starting from the torso that radiated to my extremities and then - wait for it - the wave after wave of glorious release and the physical pulsation of my vagina which took my breath away! "OH MY GOD!", I exclaimed. "That was it!"
Now, you can probably guess what became of that relationship. But let me tell 'ya, I never looked back. Since that infamous day, I have become a lean, mean, orgasm machine, and I only have masturbation to thank. All I needed was a little self-love.
Now don't think for a minute that I cease my self-lovin' when I'm partnered up. Au contraire, mon amis! I truly believe that it is not only okay, but in fact totally healthy and important for both partners (or all, for the polyamourous among us) to maintain a satisfying solo sex-life throughout every sexual relationship.
If you are pre-orgasmic like I was, or are just looking for some tips to add some "spice" to your solo sex-life, Dr. Sadie Allison's book "Tickle Your Fancy" is a a light-hearted, informative guide to female masturbation. Here's a free excerpt!
So get to it! (Especially all you ladies out there - the guys don't need any more incentive.) Rub, flick, tug, yank, caress, tap, tickle and tweak your way through this wonderful month of May.
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It's finally open! Months in the planning with only days to execute, I'm so excited to invite you all to my very first Pop-Up Shop. Step into the imaginative world of Le Petit Elefant as I take over a small part of
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Designed by me and produced by San Jose vendor
, I have "Shop Local. Shop Love" Clink tote bags EXCLUSIVE to the #LPESummerShop. I'll be giving away tote bags to the first 10 customers who spend over $25 both this Saturday & Sunday (August 2 & 3). Get 'em while you can! At the end of the month, I'll put the remaining for sale online.
Preparing for & opening the pop-up was probably one of the toughest challenges I've had as a small business owner, and this wall is the element I'm most proud of. Come by the shop, take a picture in front of it (or anywhere in the shop), tag me on Instagram (
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Here we are in the Dorpstraat Kwaadmechelen to the newly renovated town square with a new library and a new gemeentehuis.Kwaadmechelen is a village in the Belgian province of Limburg, a district of the municipality and Ham. It was an independent municipality until it merged in 1977 with the new merged municipality Oostham Ham went form.
Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. Founding member of the European Union, it covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres and has a population of about 10.7 million. From the end of the Middle Ages until the 17th century, it was a prosperous centre of commerce and culture. Upon its independence, Belgium eagerly participated in the Industrial Revolution and, at the end of the nineteenth century, possessed several colonies in Africa. Today, Belgium's strongly globalized economy and its transportation infrastructure are integrated with the rest of Europe. Its location at the heart of a highly industrialized region helps made it 2007 the world's 15th largest trading nation. Cultural life is nowadays concentrated within each language community and a variety of barriers have made a shared cultural sphere less pronounced. Anyway, the region corresponding to today's Belgium has seen the flourishing of major artistic movements that have had tremendous influence on European art and culture. Text extracted from wikipedia.


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SIGI eimutis | SENIOR PRODUCER
Having spent two decades supervising and producing high-end visual effects at Iloura and Method Studios, Sigi is as adept advising on VFX approach from project inception and pre-production, as he is at ensuring a smooth shoot and post-production process.
With a background in live action as an assistant director, Sigi was lured to the dark arts of visual effects, achieving respect for dedication to his craft and consistently delivering the creative vision of directors by establishing the most efficient and effective techniques. All while closely supervising the artist team at every step to ensure expectations are always met, work is of outstanding quality and clients delighted.
Following his previous role as Head of VFX Commercials at Method Studios, Sigi, along with his fellow founding partners, now has the opportunity to create the studio he has always wanted - with a focus on the artistry whilst providing a platform for creative and technical innovation to better serve our creative partners.
Below is a small selection of projects Sigi supervised and/or produced whilst at Iloura and Method Studios...


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Performance/ Installation/ Mixed-Media / Text
Installation View at Goethe Institute
honing in 2015
to make a corner in the middle of a space/wall 2015
At the Elizabeth Foundation in New York January 2015, I presented my research as the duality between the mystic and the absurd- I created 'a corner in the middle of the space/wall' in situ as the viewers watched-and put up some diagrams and thoughts around the work.
on object(ivity) 2015
on contemplation 2015
levitation or static; charged. 2015
this was an impulsive gesture I made using the remains/traces of two other artists showing their work earlier in the residency-
the square tape mark was left from Paulo Piscitelli's installationand the balloon from Claire Barratt's performance.to me this is an absurd gesture- in that we all know how to charge up a balloon and make it stick to a wall--
but for some reason it makes me think of levitation and the absolute-
and the charging of atoms as poetic and meaningful.
video still projected onto a sketchbook 2014
experimental performance footage shot in berlin -thanks to Humayun M.
TBP process- 2014
beautiful shadow found while shooting footage for 'Dreamscapes'- with TBP-
karachi rooftops!
Dreamscapes Installation Structure 2014
For 'Dreamscapes' -- with all the chaos and stress of Karachi-- we managed to pull this off- as a self reflexive yet somewhat objective take on our need for collective harmony- always breaking into individual chaos.
script for 'Dreamscapes' 2014
sculptural game for 'Dreamscapes' 2014
Once the large triangular piece of the wall was pushed out of the box structure, during the actual performance-
it could further be unlatched into three smaller triangle forms.
Once the performance was over-
the structures remained- along with the triangles in the demarcated 'shadow stage space'--
instructions on tiny white canvases read:
" 'A game of Balance called A game of Strength'
Take turns Build/Break-ing "
sculptural artist book / balance -2014
a page from the book - 2014
re(capturing) the birth of Green Flux 2014
installation at PCA
Green Flux Mask
labradorite, army man, black fabric, re(used) wood from 'the cave', and a clay wall installed in situ- to mean home
installation at the EOF Gallery, Paris.
balance/falling sculpture series
balance / falling sculpture series
balance / falling process 2014
BFA Thesis show.
' are we pushing/moving something'
performance/ birth of Green Flux-
'feedback loop'
installation at EOF Gallery 2014
the saturation is how loud you can get.
feedback loop/ installation at EOF gallery 2014.
I had used Max MSP to have the sound/video in the space be captured
and projected into different spaces within the space.
the loudness created saturation and distortion of the visual feedback.
trying to be one - 2014
experiments in movement/ synchronicity -2014
Remember Me Wall Drawing 2014
Remember Me installation - TBP 2014, VM Gallery Karachi.
Remember Me Installation 2014
VM Gallery Karachi.
accumulation 2013
over saturated collection of found objects and items holding memories-
to create ephemeral structures (of thought)
which inevitably must be broken down and reconstructed to fit the ever changing circumstance life presents.
From me to you 2012
Bronze cast unconventional star series presented at the end of the year show at Paris College of Art.
bronze unconventional star series 2012
Innervoices text/drawing 2012
an exploration of the tones different languages take on in my mind;
english urdu and french.
ceremonial closing of 'the cave' 2013
A shared space turned into a semester long installation/fort-like home structure-
finally came to a close when all that was hidden inside was revealed with this installation.
wall scribble 2014
CD star series
more unconventional star formationsthe CD containing information-warped and melted- and reconfigured-into a new formation-constant re-navigation
inverse architecture at Treignac Project 2013


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An article saying that the Cleveland Browns fired coach Mike Pettine after less than a day on the job is from a satire sports site, but some apparently believed it.
The article generated more than 35,000 shares on Facebook on Friday.
It was published on ProFootballMock.com, which only publishes satire NFL stories. The site includes stories such as "Protesters Demand Indianapolis Colts Change Name To 'NativeAmericanApolis Colts'" and "Report: Pop Warner Coach Declines Browns Head Coaching Offer."
It states that Pettine–the former Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator who was hired on with the Browns–was let go after only a short period of time.
"Claiming that the organization needed, 'a fresh new approach,' the Cleveland Browns today announced the firing of Mike Pettine, the former defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills whom the team hired as their new head coach sixteen hours prior to his termination," it reads.
The article appears to be poking fun at the Browns' inability to retain head coaches. After this season ended, the organization fired Rob Chudzinski after less than a year on the job.
On Twitter and Facebook, a number of people appeared to believe it.


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