Game Thread 6/8/2011 New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox

By EJ Fagan On June 8, 2011 · 53 Comments · In Game Thread

Some business before the lineups:

The Yankees roster took some hits today. Jorge Posada is out while his son goes under a surgery. Luckily, Mark Teixeira is playing through the pain and manning 1st base today. He’s a tough cookie. Russell Martin is out with a stiff back. Joba Chamberlain is out with a flexor [...]

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How frequently the Yankees and Red Sox have hit each other by pitches since 1997

By Larry Koestler On June 8, 2011 · 13 Comments · In Statistical Notes

I want to preface this post by saying that I’m not a fan of the Hit-by-Pitch. Sure, I’m happy to get a free baserunner if a Yankee gets plunked, but I despise the idea that a team needs to retaliate just because one of their own was hit. Why on earth would you giftwrap [...]

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Yankees’ Gain Would Have Been NFL’s Loss If Elway Had Chosen Baseball

By William J. On June 8, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Former Players, History

(The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog).

Thirty years ago today, the Yankees drafted a Hall of Famer, two-time champion, multiple-record holder, and iconic cultural figure. Unfortunately, the player they selected never appeared in a single major league game.

With the last pick in the second round of the 1981 June [...]

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Hip Hip, no more?

By Matt Warden On June 8, 2011 · 15 Comments · In General Musings, Roster Decisions

Earlier today, I had a chance to read an interesting (albeit depressing) article by ESPN’s Ian O’Conner (insider req’d) — yes, the same guy who wrote “.” The article explored some of the mounting performance pressures that have been placed on ‘s veteran shoulders, and the presumable [...]

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Open Thread: Draft Day 3, And Some Thoughts So Far

By EJ Fagan On June 8, 2011 · 15 Comments · In Prospects

UPDATE: 3:13 PM: I said two days ago that I expected the Yankees to approach signability guys with the Powell Doctrine – overwhelming force – in the middle rounds. They didn’t do a ton of that yesterday, but as has been reporting on twitter, the Yankees haven’t touched a single [...]

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Semi-Collected Thoughts from Last Night’s Game

By Matt Imbrogno On June 8, 2011 · 6 Comments · In Game Recaps, General Musings

Just a few things that ran through my head during the game last night…

… John Sterling had a line that really got to me last night. After had his second hit off of –which I assume was essentially an infield [...]

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Yanks can’t dig out of early Garcia hole; let hittable Lester off hook in fifth straight loss to BoSox

By Larry Koestler On June 8, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Game Recaps

The Red Sox stormed out to a 2-0 lead against the Yankees before Freddy Garcia could record an out, and with an ineffective Garcia unable to go more than 1 2/3 innings — the Yankees’ shortest outing by a starter this season — the tone was set early on for another Yankee [...]

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Yankee 2011 Draft Days 1 and 2: 30 New Potential Yankees

By EJ Fagan On June 8, 2011 · 7 Comments · In Prospects

After two long days, we now have 30 new potential members of the Yankee organization to talk about. I’ll have some big-picture thoughts tomorrow afternoon, while the remainder of the draft is conducted, but for now here is a summary table, plus my preliminary notes on the first 30 picks.

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