Melky out with mild hamstring tear; Peña in
ByA few minutes ago, Joe Girardi revealed that Melky Cabrera suffered a mild strain of his left hamstring during the 6th inning of last night’s game. He will be unavailable for the remainder of the World Series, and the Yankees are working to replace him on the roster, most likely with Freddy Guzman. Official word will come down at 6 p.m., and we’ll update this post accordingly. With Melky out, the Yankees will hand center field over to Brett Gardner this evening, and the Yanks’ lineup will feature a 6-7-8-9 combination tonight of Robinson Cano, Gardner, Jose Molina and A.J. Burnett. On the bright side, the bench is very strong tonight.
Update (5:45 p.m.): The Yankees have announced that Ramiro Peña will take Melky Cabrera’s place on the roster. Peña isn’t as fast as Guzman but provides more versatility both with the bat and in the field. Peña could be asked to bunt tonight as well if the situation calls for it.
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With Melky out, the Yankees will hand center field over to Brett Gardner this evening, and the Yanks’ lineup will feature a 6-7-8-9 combination tonight of Robinson Cano, Gardner, Jose Molina and A.J. Burnett. On the bright side,
the bench is very strong tonightwe’re still the fucking Yankees. Hide the women and liquor.Haha! I love it, my thoughts exactly brother. We’re still the motherfucking Yankees and this shit is but a minor obstacle on the way to destiny. At least now Grit Gritner can feel more like he’s earned it when everyone else is celebrating their asses off.
Hulk?
http://media.photobucket.com/i.....hogan2.jpg
If Cliff Lee no hits the Yanks for 2 or 3 innings tonight the Yanks better start bunting.
Jeter got out of his slump before breaking Gehrig’s hit record by bunting for a single.
In Philly that’s a lot of liquor to hide.
LOL
Damn. That is bad news. I hope it does not come back to bite us this series.
melky being out? there could be worse situations, wayy worse.
yeah this was down around 14 on my list
there is no doubt of that. But it is still not ideal to lose Melky and is definitely bad news
Considering that Melky and Brett are very similar players and that Melky was just 2 for 13 this World Series, I’m not sure how it can come back to bite us.
Knock on wood.
The biggest difference is that Melky can hit right handed. With Lee on tap tonight and Hamels potenially in line for a game 7, that could make a difference.
Pretty confident this series won’t be lost due to the hitting ability of out 8/9th place hitter
Really, though, if the Yanks are relying on Gardner or Melky — especially if this series returns to the Bronx — they might have some bigger problems. It will be ok.
Gardner can go 0-5 tonight and it won’t matter… he’ll still get champagne poured on him after the game.
Brett’s gone .291 against lefties this year. Not worried.
Agreed. And you even gain something defensively.
I don’t even want to put myself through the pain of thinking of the possible scenarios where it might come back to bite us.
i wouldn’t use the phrase “come back to bite us” b/c that usually implies some sort of regrettable decision.
this wasn’t a decision. Melky got hurt.
/nitpick
It’s not like Melky was smashing the cover off the ball this series! And i think gardner is a better defensive weapon with his speed getting to those balls in the gap. His arm isn’t as strong but you can’t have everything unless it’s Ichiro!
If Cano wasn’t in a Cano funk, you could say tonight is the night Cano busts out…On the bright side, Yanks will pull this one out tonight – 5-2 chasing Lee in the 6th.
“Yanks’ lineup will feature a 6-7-8-9 combination tonight of Robinson Cano, Gardner, Jose Molina and A.J. Burnett.”
And Lee on mound.
The Yankees are just trying to make it competitive.
“The Yankees are just
trying to make it competitivetoying with them.”Fixed.
I vote Hairston. Yea or Nay?
i wanna see brett fake a bunt, pull it back at smash a comebacker at cliff lee, if only for payback for that damn catch
I’m not gonna lie, you said
“i wanna see brett fake a bunt, pull it back at smash a comebacker at cliff lee, if only for payback for that damn catch”
and my mind read the words
“I wanna see Brett Favre fake a punt, pull it down, smash a linebacker at cliff lee, if only for Packers for that damn catch”
I’ve been classically conditioned by ESPN like a Pavlovian dog.
FU tommie, i just shot coke out my @#$@#$ nose all over my desk…ur lucky my paperwork wasnt all over it yet!
urgh…shit stings like a mofo…
Holy shit, me too!! I was like, wasn’t the vikings game yesterday!? Damn that old drama queen media whore for being on my mind all the time.
In all seriousness tommiesmithjohncarlos stay off the ESPN.
Think of your family,
Think of your friends,
We love you man just stay clean.
Cosigned.
Ramiro Peña, step on down. He’s the lucky winner of the Melky Cabrera Replacement Sweepstakes.
My first thought: http://bit.ly/11n7ji
One dollar, Bob.
smart move – pena more versitile than guzman or cervelli.
Yeah, it works for me.
Hairston is a fine backup OF, and Peña is a better backup IF than Hairston is.
What’s the over/under on Pena getting the winning hit or being the the difference maker tonight.
Because I’m voting for PENA.
What’s the over/under on Pena getting the winning hit or being the the difference maker tonight.
Um… yes? It’s yes?
I gotta go with 8.
B. If you don’t know, always go with B. Or C. But not A dammit
Funny i say
7
Push. Definitely a push on that one.
So when the yankees win the series will he still get a ring? I assume only 25 rings are given out…?
Angel Berroa and Jose Veras will get rings if the Yanks win. Pretty much anyone on the team this year will probably get a ring.
No probably about it. EVERYONE who played for the Yankees this year will get a ring.
I think even the pitcher called up, sent down and then traded (erickson maybe, cant remember), will get a ring.
Without throwing one pitch.
Stephen Jackson would get a ring, and he didn’t even make an appearance — was just on the roster.
Thats the person I was looking for.
Your assumption is wrong.
So, they DON’T have the ring ceremony right after the game? WTF? Bush League!
/World Cup’d
You didn’t bring the guac?
BUSH LEAGUE BRO
I am trying hard not to say “Black Taco.”
i ate four of those @#$ers today…and i giggled and said ‘black taco?’ after each one. eventually my wife gave in and went to get me a coke.
I nominate Sid (The Kid-and-a-Half) Ponson for a WS ring.
I liked the swings CC was taking yesterday. Can the big man play the outfield?
Worst bunt ever.
No, Jeter’s bunt-K was the worst ever.
Oh, true.
I was thinking more form-wise.
the form was CC trying to get the bunt called off so he could swing, but they made him do it again.
And one of the called strikes was pure BS.
well there was only 1 called strike, but yes it was outside.
Right, right. I felt that the strike zone was putrid last night.
One of the worst strike zones I’ve ever seen.
Let’s hope gardner can steal 2 bases this evening-but probably on 2 pitches…
not sure if I can handle another double steal on 1 throw…
if they win tonight when is the parade?
probably thurs/fri, after bloomberg throws himself a parade for being re-elected.
key player tonight is going to be swish cause they wont pitch to a-rod or at least if they were smart they wouldnt so swish will get chances and has to make them pay, especially with what is behind him.
Question to the stat guys… why didn’t Mo get a save on Saturday; pitched 2/3 of an inning and score was 8-5? How does that not qualify?
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/officia.....ations.jsp
Glad to see the kid (Pena) get some WS action.
I bet when Melkman’s leg gets splashed with champagne during the celebration, he’ll be miraculously healed and hopping around.
How freaking pumped is everyone? I mean seriously. How. Pumped. Are. You.
I can’t remember the last time I was this pumped for a sporting event.
We have Molina, Gardner, and Burnett going up against a pitcher with a sub 1 era in the post-season, and I am completely, totally, and utterly pumped. I’m normally a pessimist, but I feel as confident as TSJC. Let’s. Do. This.
* This was an absolutely useless post, providing nothing of value or any meaning analysis. I apologize. My “pumped-itude” has gotten in the way of my ability to reason coherently.
PUMPED.
I’m pumped too Guest.
I been doing the time warp all day.
I’ve been grinning to anyone with Yankees merch on and saying “27 baby, 27″ all day long.
True that dude.
Locked up.
i love i had a bunch of met fans today telling me “do it, do it.”
A.J. Burnett: 7 2/3′s, 1 run. Ties for Series MVP w.A-Rod, who goes Reggie Jackson/Babe Ruth on us w/3 solo shots to put us ahead 3 runs for Mariano to close it out.
People aree idiots to be saying this weak lineup is a result of A.J. pitching on short rest. In actuality, it has nothing to do with A.J. It’s a fixable managerial decision; all they have to do is START POSADA!!!!
Anybody else have “New York, New York” and New York State of Mind” playing on a loop in their heads? Because I do.
Ugh, there’s Karros and that damn politician hair…is anyone voting for him tomorrow?
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