The Detroit Tigers have traded veteran catcher Ivan Rodriguez to the Yankees for hard-throwing reliever Kyle Farnsworth. Rodriguez, a 14-time All-Star in the option year of a $50 million deal he signed with the Tigers in Feb. 2004, will step into the hole in the Yankees’ lineup created by Jorge Posada’s shoulder injury. Posada had [...]
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Damaso Marte's Yankees Debut
“Advice Number One: Strike out Ortizinator.” Hey, he did it! – D. Marte relieved J. Veras – D. Ortiz struck out swinging I hope Girardi isn’t tempted to use Marte as a LOOGY because he is too good for that, plus the Yankees gave up too much in the trade for Xavier Nady + LOOGY.
Nailing Down A Quality Start
Andy Pettitte’s command is still a bit lacking but he made it through to pull in his third quality start in a row. The homerun Melvin Mora hit was off a good pitch, not the meatballs he had been leaving up there for a few starts in late April. Here’s his line for the night: [...]
Summary of LaTroy Hawkins' Most Recent Appearance, In Pictures
I don’t really have the words in me to explain my frustration and anger at this game, so make due with a picture.
A Need for Long Relief?
The Yankees game yesterday was pretty ugly, not much to say there except the hitters still are not alive and Kyle Farnsworth is still no good. Ian Kennedy didn’t start the game because of the threat of rain, but did pitch three innings and looked good after the first. His command was much better than [...]
The Rotation, Once Through
Now that we’ve seen the entire rotation at least once (Wang twice now), here are some observations: Chien-Ming Wang – Looked very solid twice now, against teams with differing levels of offense. If he continues to be able to use his slider and changeup the way he did in his first two starts he’ll do [...]
Roster Projection Revised
1B Jason Giambi – If he is healthy, there is no reason (or justification) to keep him out of the starting lineup. Not the hitter he used to be, but still useful. 2B Robinson Cano 3B Alex Rodriguez SS Derek Jeter RF Bobby Abreu CF Melky Cabrera – I love Melky a lot, but don’t [...]
Mike Mussina: Thrower of Hissy Fits
Mike Mussina pitched 2 2/3 innings today, and looked okay. The most notable thing about his outing was the number of hissy fits he threw about the calls the homeplate umpire was making. His line for the day: IP H R ER BB SO HR Mussina 2.2 2 1 1 2 5 1 His fastball [...]
