As the Subway Series roars into town this weekend, Modell’s Sporting Goods is happy to announce that New Era, the official on-field cap of Major League Baseball, has introduced a new test line of Authentic Collection Low Crown 59FIFTY® Major League Baseball® caps that are now available in Modell’s stores throughout the New York-New Jersey area.  The new “Low Crown” 59FIFTY caps are available for purchase for the New York Yankees for $34.99 SRP.

These caps are made with performance CoolBase technology and are custom designed with a low crown featuring an embroidered (raised) team logo on front and stitched Major League Baseball logo on the rear.  The caps are designed for an everyday fit that allows for optimal comfort.  Players and fans now have two options when it comes to which fitted caps they wear on the field and at the game.

Thanks to Modells we will be giving away one of these Yankees hats to a lucky ready. A contest will soon be started to determine the winner so check back often!

Even though the Yankees did not offer arbitration to both players, they can still talk about a new contract and negotiate with them.

Also not receiving arbitration offers were pitchers Mike Mussina, Carl Pavano and Sidney Ponson, plus catchers Ivan Rodriguez and Chad Moeller, and first basemen Jason Giambi.

With the Winter meetings coming up in the next week, it will be interesting to see what management decides to do about the starting pitching rotation as they would really like to get a couple of new pitchers that they could plug into the rotation.

New York Yankees

Darrell Rasner got the start on the mound for the Yankees and only lasted five innings as he gave up four hits and three runs. Two of those three runs were earned.  Rasner struckout four batters and walked one while giving up on home run. That one home run however scored three runs and Delmon Young took Rasner deep. The Yankees bullpen did a pretty good job as they limited the Twins scoreless the three innings of the game.

The offense just didn’t have much production to pick up Rasner in the game. Jason Giambi had the lone rbi for the Yankees when he had a rbi single that went to deep right field in the first inning to score Alex Rodriquez. The other Yankees run came in the eighth inning when Bobby Abreu struckout swinging on a wild pitch but make it safely to first base as Ivan Rodriguez scored from third.

The Yankees will now be off on Thursday and and then will start a short three game homestand against the Kansas City Royals. The Yankees need to sweep the Royals if they want to stay in the playoff race. How do you think they will do? Leave us ac omment and let us know!