Since the Yankees and Indians split a four-game series in Cleveland a week ago, the Yankees split a pair of three-game sweeps and the Tribe went 2-3. All five wins, by both teams, came against the hapless Mariners, who are now nursing a five-game losing streak. The rain erased a sixth Cleveland contest, conveniently pushing C.C. Sabathia out of this week's three-game set in the Bronx by pushing his last start up a day.... lire la suite
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Now that Spring Training has started, we're continuing on with Season Previews. Last year, they began as a serious analysis and ended as half-assed haiku, which we're just gonna keep rolling with. Next on our agenda is the Cleveland Indians. The flies bit Joba That's not how to spell Jhonny
CLEVELAND INDIANS Grady Sizemore, CF Jamey Carroll, 2B Jhonny Peralta, SS Ryan Garko, 1B Franklin Gutierrez, RF Travis Hafner, DH Ben Francisco, LF Kelly Shoppach, C Andy Marte, 3B W-L G SHO SV BS IP H R BB
CLEVELAND INDIANS Grady Sizemore, CF Jamey Carroll, 2B David Dellucci, DH Jhonny Peralta, SS Ben Francisco, LF Franklin Gutierrez, RF Ryan Garko, 1B Casey Blake, 3B Kelly Shoppach, C W-L G SHO SV BS IP H R BB
CLEVELAND INDIANS Grady Sizemore, CF Ben Francisco, RF David Dellucci, LF Victor Martinez, DH Jhonny Peralta, SS Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B Casey Blake, 1B Kelly Shoppach, C Andy Marte, 3B W-L G SHO SV BS IP H R BB
This list was originally posted January 14th, 2008. THIS IS NOT A NEW LIST! THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE OLD LIST AND OLD GRADES! Adam Miller, RHP, Grade B ERA with 20/12 K/BB in 29 innings for Triple-A Buffalo, before going on the DL, his home away from home, with a finger injury.
Since the Yankees and Indians split a four-game series in Cleveland a week ago, the Yankees split a pair of three-game sweeps and the Tribe went 2-3. All five wins, by both teams, came against the hapless Mariners, who are now nursing a five-game losing streak. The rain erased a sixth Cleveland contest, conveniently pushing C.
Bronx Banter: Cleveland Indians
Unlike the Rays, the Red Sox haven't changed a lick since the Yanks last saw them. Of course that was just two days ago in Boston. Both the Yanks and Sox swept two-game series on the road to start the week (the Sox doing so in Cleveland while the Yanks were in Tampa). The two rivals reconvene in the Bronx tonight with a rematch of the last series opener that saw Chien-Ming Wang outpitch and outlast Clay Buchholz as the Yanks won 4-1 behind Wang's two-hitter.
It goes without saying that everyone here in the Bronx Banter community is sending best wishes to Harlan Chamberlain today.
Getting to know Pat Jordan has been one of the highlights of my brief time hanging around sports writers. First, Pat was candid and funny in an interview I did with him for Bronx Banter back in 2003, then he occasionally gave me writing tips as I worked on my first book, a biography of Curt Flood.
When the Tigers completed their sweep of the Yankees in the Bronx last week, it completed a 12-5 stretch that made Detroit's 2-10 start seem like nothing but an injury-plagued fluke. Since then, the Tigers have gone 1-6 against the Twins and Red Sox, throwing things into doubt once again.
The Mariners have the worst record in the American League and the second-worst record in all of baseball. When they last visited the Bronx at the beginning of the month, the fell victim to the Yankees' only three-game series sweep of the season (and the Bombers' last series win prior to their just-completed defeat of the Orioles).
I don't drink so I don't go to bars. But I like the idea of the local bar, where you can go watch the game and yes, where everybody knows your name. In many ways, blogs like Bronx Banter are on-line bars, community meeting spots, where a host of like-minded people can get together to follow, in this case, the Yankees.
Coming out of the All-Star break, it wasn't really clear where the Yankees stood in the American League's big picture. After they reeled off eight-straight wins, passing the A's and Twins and closing in on Boston in the Wild Card standings, it became clear; the Yankees were in the playoff hunt, something confirmed by Brian Cashman's acquisition of reinforcements for the outfield, bullpen, and catcher positions.
I've souped-up a series of exclusive Bronx Banter takes on thesummer gatheringof the New York Giants Nostalgia Society. They are intended to be little nuggets of Noo Yawk Lovliness.
Editor's Note: I love reading long interviews and during the first few years here at Bronx Banter was able to conduct a series of them myself. For a number of reasons I wasn't able to keep doing them. So I'm happy to present the following, a QA with veteran baseball author Harvey Frommer, that was done by Hank Waddles, who is no stranger to indepth interviews.
This is sixth season I've covered the Yankees here at Bronx Banter and the first time they've missed the playoffs, which only goes to underscore just how fortunate we've been. However, just cause our boys won't be playing ball in October, doesn't mean that we're going anywhere. Like Earl Weaver once said, This ain't football, we do this everyday.
The Orioles have the fourth-best record in the American League, but have been outscored by their opponents on the season. They have won seven of their last nine, but lost nine of 11 before that. They have the third-best ERA+ in the league, but the fifth worst OPS+. They're having fun, but it won't last, though given the way the Yankees have been playing recently, it may last a little longer.
As the second-half begins, the surprising A's are a game ahead of the Yankees in the Wild Card race and, like the Yankees, are six games behind in their division. Oakland's success to this point has been almost entirely due to its pitching and defense, the latter of which boasts the best defensive efficiency in baseball.
Having opened the second-half by sweeping the A's, the Yankees are now just three games out in the Wild Card picture, but they're still in third place. The next team on the ladder is the one coming to town for the next three nights: the Minnesota Twins. The Twins just took two of three from the Rangers, but with the Yankees' sweep, that closed the gap between the two teams to two games.