ByJason Giambi just hit a ball so hard he hurt the pitcher’s shoulder. That’s his 5th homer in 13 games since returning from the DL. Please quit the shit and put him in the lineup everyday. </rant> · (24) ·
ByFrom the Official Site:
The manager said he planned to speak with Henn, who has had two games end on this road trip while he has been on the mound. Henn is expecting the birth of his first child in the near future and has “a lot of things going on,” Torre said. … General manager Brian Cashman inquired about stocking the Yankees with another pitcher from the Minor Leagues, Torre said, but the early-morning telephone offer was rejected.
Isn’t this what the bereavement list is for? To let guys take a short leave to deal with personal stuff while allowing the team to call someone up in his place? Get used to this Chris Britton (140 career OPS+), this is your life. Ridiculous. (hat tip to NoMaas) · (7) ·
ByHaven’t seen this on the good ol’ idiot box yet, but I’m sure it’s out there. · (6) ·
Two more pro debuts
By · CommentsTriple-A Scranton (6-1 loss Buffalo)
Brett Gardner: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 K, 1 CS, 1 E (throwing)
Eric Duncan: 0 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 K
Alberto Gonzalez: 2 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K- only 57 K in 128 games this year
Jose Cruz Jr., Angel Chavez, Kevin Thompson, Wil Nieves & Juan Francia: combined 0 for 16, 4 BB, 7 K – 3 of those K’s came courtesy of Crap Jr.
Raul Chavez: 2 for 4, 2 K
IPK: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K – took the loss after being outpitched by a former 18-game winner
The guy would should be in the bigs: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-0 GB/FB – 16 of 22 pitches were strikes
Jim Brower: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Alan Horne named EL Pitcher of the Year
By · CommentsFrom the Thunder’s press release:
(Trenton, NJ)- The Eastern League of Professional Baseball announced today that Thunder RHP Alan Horne has been selected as the 2007 Eastern League Pitcher of the Year. A ceremony to present his award will be made prior to tonight’s game against the Binghamton Mets.
The 24-year old has been the ace of the Northern Division leading Trenton pitching staff, compiling a record of 12-4 with a 2.97 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP while striking out 158 batters and walking 51 in 142.1 innings of work this season. The 6’4”, 195 lb. hurler has been dominant for the Thunder all season, giving up one earned run or less in 13 of his 25 appearances and striking out at least six batters in a game 21 different times…
Bowie right-handed starter Radhames Liz finished second in the voting for the award and Portland right-handed starter Clay Buchholz finished third in the voting. The award was voted on by respective Eastern League team managers and coaching staffs, writers and radio and television broadcast personnel.
Introducing threaded comments
By · CommentsWe’ve rolled out a new feature here at River Ave. Blues that will make it much easier to follow comment threads. Beginning now, we’ve got threaded comments. That means you can now reply to other people’s comments.
Here’s how it works:
1. Someone writes a post about a topic.
2. Someone else writes a comment about something mentioned in that post. At this point, you have two choices. You can write a different comment about the post or you can reply to the comment already on the site. If you want to reply to a comment, just hit reply. Your new comment will be nested. If you don’t want to reply to the comment, just leave a comment as you always would.
So there you go. Have fun with it. It’ll make for better conversations in the post, and we’re thinking of rolling out game threads too.
Update: We know of a few problems with the threaded comments, and we’re still trying to iron out the kinks. But for now, we’re keeping them up. Enjoy them.
Another day, another pro debut
By · CommentsThe Braves just DFA’ed Bob Wickman…at this point, with rosters set to expand in a week, how do the Yanks not take a flier?
Triple-A Scranton (6-2 loss to Rochester)
Brett Gardner: 1 for 4
Eric Duncan: 0 for 4, 1 K, 1 E (throwing) - don’t look now, but he’s 10 for his last 35 with 5 doubles, a triple, a homer & 9 RBI
Alberto Gonzalez: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
Jose Cruz Jr.: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B – 5 for Yankees
Angel Chavez: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 E (fielding)
Bronson Sardinha: 0 for 4, 1 K – 1 for his last 16
Kevin Thompson: 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 K
Steven White: 5 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 1 E (pick-off) – even with the error, he still picked another guy off
TJ Beam: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Ben Kozlowski: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K – team MVP threw 7 of 10 pitches for strikes
ByRoster changes abound before the Yanks face the Tigers this weekend. Brian Bruney’s exile to Scranton ended today as the Yanks recalled the righty. Bruney managed to give up 4 runs in 6 IP in AAA. In a corresponding move, the Yanks put Ron Villone on the DL with what Peter Abraham reports as a “lower back strain.” I prefer to call that a “You suck, but Joe Torre won’t let us release you” injury. Meanwhile, the Yanks’ best relief option continues to toil away at AAA while Bruney gets another chance to prove that he has no control. · (9) ·
