Yankees defeat Blue Jays in Spring Competition
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New York got past the Jays tonight in Tampa. AJ Burnett wasn’t great but he did good. he pitched 3.1 innings, allowed 3 hits, allowed 1 run, 3 bases on balls, and 1 strikeout. Rivera had a perfect inning tonight. Edwar Ramirez made his first apperance since rejoining the team he allowed 1 hit in 1 inning. At the dish, Eduardo Nunez had a home run. Xavier Nady had a triple. Pena, Posada, Swisher, Cabrera, and Matsui all had RBIs in this game.
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Baseball History Tournament: Midwest: Second Round Results
Here are the results for the Midwest Bracket’s First Round games.
#1-1939 NY Yankees 13-2
#8-1917 Chicago White Sox
#12-1994 Montreal Expos
#13-1941 Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1
#6-1953 NY Yankees
#3-1909 Pittsburgh Pirates 15-8
#7-1903 Boston Red Sox
#2-1975 Cincinatti Reds 11-1
Baseball History Tournament: East: Second Round Results
Here are the results for the East Bracket’s Second Round Games.
#1-1927 NY Yankees 1-0
#8-1940 Cincinatti Reds
#5-1904 NY Giants
#13-1967 St.Louis Cardinals 6-3
#6-1947 NY Yankees 9-8
#3-1912 Boston Red Sox
#7-2004 Boston Red Sox 4-2
#15-1993 Toronto Blue Jays
Joba Will Close if Mo is Injured
Joba Chamberlain would close if Mariano Rivera misses any significant portion of the season. Yankee Officials decided this yesterday. It is kind of ironic considering Mo only needed 11 pitches to get out of his one inning of work against the Pirates. Mariano has 482 career saves in his legendary career. Damaso Marte and Brian Bruney are expected to be the Yankees top choices for the set up role in the 8th inning. Reffering to Brian Bruney a Yankee Official said “Let’s see him handle the 8th inning first”.
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Bombers Face Blue Jays
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The Yankees will play Toronto tonight in Tampa. The Yankees will send out AJ Burnett to start the game for the Yankees. He pitched four perfect innings his last time out. Burnett also played for the Blue Jays for the last three seasons. The Yankees are undefeated in their last five games going into today. The Blue Jays will send out Casey Jannsen who is battling for a spot in Toronto’s rotation. He has a 1.80 ERA in two spring appearances.
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Hideki is Strictly a DH Until July
Hideki Matsui is strictly a DH until July.
Not a surprise considering that they got a crowded outfield.
He hasn’t put his surgically repaired knee to the full test
yet. “I think it should be fine,” Matsui said through an
interpreter. “As long as I don’t have any setbacks and I
don’t have any huge problems with my knees, it’s not
something that I’m concerned about.” That quote from
yankees.com. He’s feeling well and has produced well from the
DH spot. So Godzilla is happy and this is the end of this
story. Yankees in 2009!!!!
Youkilis leaves Team USA, Longoria Willing to Step In
Kevin Youkilis has left team USA with what is being described as a “sore ankle”. This won’t effect the offense that much considering he has batting average of .181 but he has 3 homers. He was a great spark to the team. Team USA really did benefit from him being there. Adam Dunn will be the 1st basemen unless they find another solution for the Semi-Finals. Youk’s most memorable at-bat in the WBC was his 11 pitch AB vs Venezuela in which he hit a homer.
Evan Longoria is willing to take the place of Chipper Jones for the Semi-Finals and Finals (If they make it). Longoria said he would join if Team USA if they invite him. Longoria has been fighting a virus but he’s ready to play. Joe Maddon wants him to play in the World Baseball Classic if he gets the chance.
Aaron Boone to Have Surgery
Former Red Sox killer Aaron Boone is going to have open-heart surgery to replace an aortic valve. This was not an emergency but Boone’s doctors say that the procedure is neccesary. Aaron is currently with the Astros. He is told he’ll be able to play baseball again, but he is not sure if he will. If he doesn’t he’ll always be remembered for that night in October.
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Yankees Ground Astros in Spring Training Affair
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The Yankees raise their win streak to 6 games today as they defeated the Astros 4-1 today. Chien-Ming Wang started for the Bombers had a great day. He pitched five innings, allowed only one run on three hits, and he struck out three batters. Phil Coke got the win his second of the spring (2-0) while pitching one inning. Brett Tomko continues to revive his career, pitching one scoreless inning of one hit ball. He gets credit for a Hold. Jose Veras pitched one scoreless inning and also got a Hold. Jonathan Albaladejo got the save, his first of Spring Training. He struck out one batter in one inning. At the plate Melky Cabrera, Angel Berroa, and Eric Duncan had RBIs in this game. Austin Jackson had a stolen base off Doug Brocail in the second inning. Justin Snyder also collected a stolen base off of Brocail.
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