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Spring Training Dual: Hughes vs. Joba

CutToTheChase — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:59:20 +0000

With the addition of Pettitte to the rotation the speculation begins whether Hughes will stay in AAA or jump back into the starting rotation and Joba opening in the bullpen again. The belief of many fans is that Joba will be the fourth man in the rotation with Pettitte rounding it off.

There still is a slight chance, however, that Phillip Hughes beats out Joba in spring training and gets into the starting rotation. With the Yankees luck with starting pitchers over the last couple of seasons there is no doubt in my mind that at least one of the starters will go down to injury for a certain amount of time. So even if Hughes doesn’t start off in the rotation there is a very good chance that he is inserted for the first pitcher to fall.

I think I speak for all Yankees fans when I say I want to see Hughes in the majors again this season because he has some nice stuff and can be a dominant pitcher in this league. Only time will tell though how long Hughes has to wait in the wings again, but don’t expect it to be long.

Andy Pettitte coming back to the Yankees

JeterFanatic — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:50:40 +0000

Andy Pettitte is coming back to the New York Yankees after he and the team agreed on a new one-year contract. Pettitte will make a base salary of $5.5 million but could earn up to $12.5 million if he hits all of incentives. Pretty much if Pettitte can stay healthy for the year and make all of his starts, I’d assume he would hit almost all of those incentives.

Last season Pettitte was 14-14 with a 4.54 ERA for the Yankees. He hopes to improve on that and have a strong second half unlike in the 08 season.

Good deal for the Yankees!

Yankees fall to the Angels 4-2

JeterFanatic — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:45:57 +0000

The New York Yankees lost to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon by the score of 4-2. The Yankees dropped two games to the Angels as they clearly just didn’t have the team to keep up with the high powered Angels. There is a reason why they are about to clinch their divison and start looking forward to the playoffs while the Yankees will be staying home.

Starting pitcher Andy Pettitte did not have a very good game as he only threw 4 2/3 innings. He allowed nine hits and all four runs that the Angels scored. Three runs scored in the fifth inning when only two should have. Pettitte gave up a rbi single to Robb Quinlan that scored two, but then Xavier Nady had a costly error that allowed one more run to score. Pettitte was then pulled from the game after walking the next batter.

The Yankees were up 2-0 early in the game as they pushed across two runs in the first inning. Jason Giambi had a rbi single that scored Derek Jeter and then Bobby Abreu scored on a balk. The offense threatened in the ninth inning with two runners on base but Hideki Matsui struck out to end the game.

The team will be off on Thursday and then play the Tampa Bay Rays this weekend. The Yankees could play the spoil role by beating the Rays this weekend.

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Yankees beat the Blue Jays 5-1

JeterFanatic — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:37:22 +0000

It was a little bit of revenge for the New York Yankees on Wednesday night as they beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1. A night after losing 2-1, the Yankees made sure that wasn’t going to happen as they really didn’t have any problems with the Jays on Wednesday night.

Yankees starting pitcher Andy Pettitte improved to 13-9 as he pitched seven innings and only allowed five hits and one run. Pettitte was on top of his game as he did not walk a batter and struckout four. Brian Bruney pitched the final two innings and held the Blue Jays hitless.

At the plate it was two runs in the first inning and then three runs in the fourth inning. In the first, Jason Giambi had a rbi sac fly and then Xavier Nady hit a rbi single. In the fourth, Johnny Damon grounded out but got a rbi and then Yankee captain Derek Jeter connected on a two run home run to put the team up by five runs.

Great win for the Yankees! Yankees Baseball Blog

Pettitte tosses eight innings as Yankees beat the Rays 5-0

JeterFanatic — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:56:25 +0000

Andy Pettitte pitched great on Tuesday night as he pitched a eight innings and the New York Yankees defeated the visting Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 5-0. Pettite only gave up four hits while walking zero and striking out five other batters. Pettitte is now 10-6 on the season.

Derek Jeter got the Yankees scoring started in the third inning when he had a two run double that scored Robinson Cano and Jose Molina. The Yankees were able to tack on a couple of insurance in the eighth inning when Melky Cabrera hit a solo home run and Bobby Abreu had a rbi double that scored Jeter. Cano then singled to score Abreu for the yankees fifth run of the game.

Great win for the Yankees as they beat the Rays who sit a top the division.

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Yankees shutout Padres 8-0 for 5th straight.

porterhouse — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:40:23 +0000

It’s official, folks. The Yankees are hot. Andy Pettitte threw 7 scoreless innings last night and the Yankees pounded out 8 runs on 11 hits to make this one look easy. They got some defensive help as well last night. Pitching, offense and defense, the Yankees are clicking on all cylinders. It couldn’t have come at a better time as the Yankees got the news that ace Chien-Ming Wang will miss at least 6 weeks with a foot injury.

The Yankees started their scoring in the 2nd with home runs by Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi. Giambi followed this up with another long homerun in his 2nd at bat in the 4th inning, this time a 2-run shot to deep centerfield. The Yanks tacked on 3 more runs in the frame after an error by Padres 2nd baseman Craig Stansberry extended the inning for them. Derek Jeter drove in an 8th inning run to complete the scoring for the bombers.

Andy Pettitte looked spectacular in his 7 innings of work allowing just 5 hits and 1 walk while striking out 9. He also picked off his 87th runner of his career in the 2nd. He was helped also by some spectacular defense by Melky Cabrera, the only Yankee who didn’t get into the mix offensively, making a beautiful diving catch in deep centerfield in the 1st inning.

It was a great win for the Yanks as they seem to be playing with much more confidence now that they have their ‘A’-lineup in there everyday. Giambi looks like he is ready to carry the team on his shoulders and A-Rod over the last 2 weeks is putting up numbers that rival last years’ incredible season. Interleague play has come just at the right time for the Yankees.

Yanks, Matsui slam Oakland 4-1.

porterhouse — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:45:49 +0000

The Yankees salvaged a series win last night with a 4-1 victory in Oakland putting them back to a game over .500. On a night where their offense was still slow coming out of the box, they were able to put together one rally that helped push them to victory.

Hideki Matsui celebrated his 34th birthday in style as his 6th inning grand slam powered the Yankee offense. An infield single by Derek Jeter followed by walks to Bobby Abreu and Alex Rodriguez set the stage for Matsui’s dramatics as he drove a 1-1 pitch just over the 362 sign in right-center field.

Andy Pettitte returned to form last night as well tossing 8 strong innings of 1-run ball allowing only 5 hits over that span to pick up his 6th win of the year. Andy looked very comfortable last night, located his pitches well and seemed to have everything working for him. He pitched out of trouble in the second and third innings but other than that, he sailed right along. Mariano Rivera got three outs including 2 strikeouts for his 18th save of the season.

The Yankees flew to Houston after the game for this weeks’ interleague play. It will be the Yankees first trip to Minute Maid Park and Joba Chamberlain goes for the Yankees in the opener Friday night.

Yankees fall to the Twins 5-4

JeterFanatic — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:19:26 +0000

Relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth gave up a rbi double to Delmon Young in the eighth inning that broke a 4-4 tie and the Minnesota Twins went on to beat the New York Yankees by the score of 5-4. Yankees fans that I talked to right after the game were very pissed off at Farnsworth.

Farnsworth is now 0-2 on the season after he took the loss in the game. Starting Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte threw seven innings and gave up ten hits and five runs. Pettitte just didn’t have enough to go any further in the game and the Yankees had to call on Farnsworth. Usually that would have been Joba Chamberlain in the game, but now with Joba in the starting rotation, the Yankees need to find a relief pitcher to get the ball to Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning.

Alex Rodriguez led the Yankees at the plate as he hit his eighth home run of the season and had two rbi in the game. Johnny Damon, Jason Giambi, and Melky Cabrera all had one rbi in the game as well. The offense didn’t have good production as they left 25 runners on base in the game.

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Yankees avoid sweep with 4-1 win over the Orioles

JeterFanatic — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:17:03 +0000

The New York Yankees escaped a sweep by beating the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 4-1 on Wednesday night. The Yankees really needed to pick up this win as they try to get on a nice run and go on a nice winning streak.

Andy Pettitte picked up the win as he tossed 6 2/3 innings. Pettitte allowed eight hits but only two runs in his six plus innings of action. Pettitte is now 5-5 on the season. Joba Chamberlain came in and pitched 1 1/3 innings of relief and only gave up one hit. Mariano Rivera then came in to pick up his 13th save of the season in the ninth inning.

Jason Giambi hit his 11th home run of the season in the fourth inning as he finished the game with two rbi. Giambi also had a rbi single in the second inning. Derek Jeter had a sac fly in the fifth inning and Johnny Damon had a infield rbi single that scored Hideki Matsui in the ninth inning.

Good win for the Yankees, let’s see if they can get some momentum and go on a nice winning streak now.

***Ian Kennedy has been placed on the disabled list so we could see Joba make his first start next week in Kennedy’s rotation spot.***

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Chamberlain gives up three run home run as the Yankees lose to the Indians 5-3

JeterFanatic — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:40:42 +0000

Relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain gave up a three run home run to David Dellucci in the eighth inning as the Yankees lost to the Indians by the score of 5-3 on Tuesday night. Chamberlain who is usually lights out is now 1-2 on the season.

Yankees starting pitcher Andy Pettitte pitched 6 1/3 innings as he gave up five hits and two runs. Pettitte pitched well enough to win the game and probably should have if Chamberlain wouldn’t have had bad control and gave up the three run home run.

Jason Giambi had two RBI at the plate for the Yankees and Robinson Cano had one RBI in the game.

With the loss, the Yankees record dropped to the .500 mark at 17-17 on the season.

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