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March 19, 2009

Wang Grinds Down Astros

by @ 10:30 am. Filed under 2009 Yankees

The Yankees took care of business behind the arm of Chien-Ming Wang in a 4-1 win over the Astros.  Wang got 10 groundball outs through his five innings of work and he gave up just a single run on three hits with two strikeouts.  No walks either.  I’ve never been a big believer in Wang the 19 game winner but I think he’s poised for a solid season this year.

Four different Yankee relievers threw shutout innings to close out the game.  Jonathan Albaladejo was particularly strong. He struck out one and didn’t allow a baserunner in his shutout inning.

Austin Jackson singled and scored two of the Yankees’ runs.  Jose Molina and Robinson Cano each had a pair of hits while Eric Duncan singled and drove in two runs.

Tonight, the Yanks take on the Jays in a night game.  A.J. Burnett gets the start.

March 16, 2009

Jobarific

by @ 5:36 pm. Filed under 2009 Yankees

Alright, this is what you like to see.  The Yanks dismantled the Phillies today and Joba Chamberlain was solid for three shutout frames.  Three strikeouts, one walk, two hits.  You have to like that.  Kei Igawa also had a solid outing with three shutout frames of his own.  Jonathan Albaladejo struck out two in his single shutout innning.

There was plenty of offense too.  Nick Swisher went three for four with three RBIs.  Cody Ransom went two for two with two runs while Xavier Nady went two for four with two runs and an RBI.  Good, good and good.

Here’s a solid story in Brian Bruney.  He’s looking to set up Mariano Rivera and to turn some heads, he came into camp 20 pounds lighter.  You have to love that kind of dedication.

The Yankees next victim are the Pirates at Steinbrenner Field.  CC Sabathia gets the nod against Tigers cast off Virgil Vasquez.  I like our chances.  Even better, the games on MLB.TV.

The Man Is Back

by @ 9:30 am. Filed under 2009 Yankees

It’s been a while since you’ve consistently been graced by my prescence.  Well, you need to wait no longer.  After some fill ins, my time off is at an end.  I’m not sure if I’ll be able to do much with the off track Yankees History site, but the hope is, you’ll find me writing about the finest sports establishment in our fine world’s history on a day to day basis.  Of course it helps that I’m unemployed but when Brian asked me to come back and write, it was hard to refuse.

While a large contingent of player’s are off at the WBC and while Alex Rodriguez is having his little vacation, the Yankees are coasting through the spring.  Yesterday,  Andy Pettitte showed us what he can do with three shutout innings.  Phil Coke also had a solid outing and while he gave up a run, it was over three innings in which he struck out two and walked one.  Then three relievers threw a shutout inning a piece to close out the game.

Angel Berroa singled and drove in two runs in the 7-1 win.  Jorge Posada also had a nice game with two hits and two runs but his big test was the fact that he was behind the plate for the first time in a game this spring. 

This afternoon, it’ll be Joba.  The big hurler needs to work on some things this spring so hopefully he’ll have a solid outing.

March 14, 2009

Rivera Explains How He Feels After Throwing His Fifth Mound Session…Sort Of

by @ 3:32 pm. Filed under 2009 Yankees

Was it perhaps a bad choice of words, or are our ears geared to hear only certain words when discussing baseball right now?  I will let you decide.

When asked how he felt after pitching from the mound again today for his fifth mound session of the spring following surgery to repair his right shoulder, Mariano Rivera replied, “I feel good — a little high today — but I feel good.”

What did he say?  My ears cancelled every noise around me in order to hone in on this most disturbing recent development.  “I feel good all year around after having surgery. I wanted to push a little more, so I feel good.”

Oh, thank you for clearing that up.  I thought he was saying….well never mind let’s not even go there.

After pitching from the mound today he said he will be ready to pitch in a game on Tuesday, and will be right on track for the regular season.

The Yankees also got some perfect pitching today from A. J. Burnett, who struck out three in his four innings of work in a split squad game today against the Astros.  This was his second start of the spring for the Bombers, and he is as advertised, and today was flawless.

This takes the Grapefruit League Record for the Yankees to 7-8-1.

The Twins are in town Sunday for a 1:15 pm game, and Pettitte will be getting the start.

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