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As the Yankees left Seattle after a 7-1 loss, their rookies donned 1960’s Batman costumes as part of their annual rookie hazing.
Mark Melancon was dressed as Batman, Michael Dunn was dressed as the Riddler, and Ramiro Pena was Catwoman.
Joining them was radar gun operator Brett Weber as the Joker, video coordinator Anthony Flynn as Robin, and massage therapist Lew Potter as the Penguin.
Last year’s theme was the Village People ...
After throwing three perfect innings in his last outing in Triple-A, Ian Kennedy has been called up to finish the remainder of the season with the Yankees.
“This is crazy,” Kennedy said. “I didn’t dream of this happening. After not pitching all year, this seemed crazy. When he called me and told me it was going to happen...I’m still in shock.”
He sounds really happy to be ...
Behind Mark Teixeira’s huge night and CC Sabathia’s dominant pitching, the Yankees (95-54) cruised past the Mariners (77-72) to a 10-1 win last night.
Quick ‘Cap:
Teixeira’s three-run homer in the fifth inning broke the game open, and gave Sabathia a 6-0 lead. Sabathia and the Yankees experienced a near-miss in the bottom of the fifth, when Franklin Gutierrez hit a line drive back at ...
Mariano Rivera had struck out the first two batters of the ninth with ease, but then long-time Royal Mike Sweeney pinch hit for Josh Wilson. Sweeney doubled, and Ichiro homered to give the Mariners (77-71) a walk-off, 3-2 victory over the Yankees (94-54).
Quick ‘Cap
The Yanks used a pair of sac flies from Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira to take a 2-1 lead into the ninth ...
According to Tyler Kepner of the NY Times,
Yankees right handed pitcher Ian Kennedy could be joining the Yankees after making two successful minor league starts including three perfect innings for the Scranton Yankees while recovering from aneurysm surgery.
"Juan Miranda on roster, sounds kik(sp)," Kepner tweeted. "Sounds like Ian Kennedy to follow soon. (sorry)"
Kennedy’s first start back was a two inning performance where he only gave up one hit with ...
The Yankees (94-53) begin a three-game set with the all-but-eliminated Seattle Mariners (76-71) tonight.
Head-to-Head
The Yanks have already taken three out of four in Seattle this season, and have won five out of seven overall.
Series Preview
Date:
Yankees starters
Mariners starters
Fri., 10:10 p.m.
A.J. Burnett (11-9, 4.33)
Hernandez (15-5, 2.52)
Sat., 10:10 p.m.
CC Sabathia (17-7, 3.42)
Doug Fister (2-2, 3.53)
Sun., 4:10 p.m.
Chamberlain (8-5, 4.39)
Ian Snell (6-10, 5.17)
My Outlook
The Yanks cannot take this ...
What’s At Stake: Andy Pettitte and Contract Incentives
Posted: 18th September 2009 by Rob Abruzzese in MLB
After a long drawn out contract dispute with the Yankees last offseason, Andy Pettitte finally settled on a one-year deal that only guaranteed him $5.5 million, but gave him an opportunity to earn as much as $12 million if he reached certain incentives.
Then there is this bit from SI’s Jon Heyman:
“Andy Pettitte begged the Yankees to keep pitching through his shoulder fatigue—though it appears he’s going to make almost ...
The New York Yankees right handed reliever David Robertson, who threw from 60 feet yesterday, said he felt good, and will do it again today before tonight’s game against the Seattle Mariners. If all goes well he is estimated to return by September 28th.
The Yankees have no need to rush Robertson back this season, but they’re going to do all they can to make sure he’s ready for the ...
N.Y.’s Juan Miranda Has Pop, Just Sad Mark Teixeira Was Plopped in Front of Him
Posted: 18th September 2009 by Rob Abruzzese in MLB
Via Peter Abraham, we’ve learned that Juan Miranda will be joining the Yankees in Seattle tonight. His season with Scranton ended last night when they lost 3-2 in 12 innings to the Durham Bulls in the International League Championship.
Miranda played in five games for the Bombers last year, amassing 14 plate appearances. He collected four hits, one of them a double, drove in one run, walked twice, and struck ...
Last night, two Yankees minor league affiliates won championship titles: the high-A Tampa Yankees and the short season-A Staten Island Yankees.
The Tampa Yankees rode a five-hitter by Trent Lare to capture the title. This team has been a truly great team for the Yankees minor league system this season. They have a nice mix of some of their top talents down there, and they also got some late-season additions from ...