Gameday Open Thread: Yankees 6/10

by Tom FornelliFiled under: Yankees, AL East, MLB Media WatchTwo weeks ago while broadcasting a New York Yankees game former pitcher and current color commentator Rick Sutcliffe said that Alex Rodriguez was giving his teammate Mark Teixeira verbal indicators on where the catcher was setting up behind him while in the box. How exactly Sutcliffe could hear these verbal cues from Rodriguez...

5.53 PM: Today's line up, which will likely need to score ten or so runs in the first inning:JeterDamonTeixeiraRodriguezCanóPosadaMatsuiSwisherCabreraInteresting to note: both Swisher and Teixeira, both switch hitters, have indicated they may try to hit righty against the RHP knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.There's a lot of pressure on Chien Ming Wang tonight...and the general...

================We are lucky enough to have a SWB report from BigGuy tonight.He won't be doing these all the time by when he does I willpost them. Thanks BG for the great contributions.(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (36-24) beat Gwinnett (33-28) 9-4: Box Score - RecapPITCHING: Kei Igawa got the start for SWB. He tossed scoreless 1st and 2nd innings. In the 3rd Gwinnett...

I want to go on record right now: If the Red Sox don't win the 2009 World Series, but manage to go 19-0 against the Yankees in the regular season, I'd be fine with it. Because there's something outlandishly awesome about watching the bloated, five-hundred million dollar circus roll into town, unload the high-priced talent on our field, fumble aimlessly for a couple hours...

================Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (35-24) beat Charlotte (26-32) 6-3: Box Score - RecapFinal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Scranton/WB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 12 0 Charlotte 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 0 W: Melancon (3-0, 2.92); L: Link (0-1, 2.57); SV: Claggett (3)HR: SWB: Leone (3). CHA: Myrow (7).Offense:Kevin Russo: 1-for-5Austin Jackson...

by Knox BardeenFiled under: MLB Injury Report, MLB Locking Your Lineup, MLB Slump or SuckPoppin' out of the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.There are soooo many things to argue about in the world of fantasy baseball these days. It felt like we waited forever to get our hands on Matt Wieters...

BOSTON -- Brian Bruney can handle his return from the disabled list going slower the second time because the Yankees' bullpen is better than it was the first time he was shelved with right elbow discomfort. "The good thing is that the bullpen is...

Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story and box score links as well as links to team rosters, team stats and league standings are after the jump. If you would like to listen to any of the Red Sox [...]

The 2009 MLB Draft concluded this afternoon with rounds 31 through 50. Here are the selections of the Boston Red Sox for those rounds. 31st round (948) – Shaugn Webb, LHP, Palm Beach Community CC (FL) 32nd round (978) – Michael Clark, LHP, American Heritage HS (FL) 33rd round (1008) – William Tart, RHP, The Pendelton School (NC) 34th [...]

Nebraska right fielder Adam Bailey became the third Nebraska baseball player taken in the 2009 MLB Draft, as he was selected by the New York Yankees in the 38th round (No. 1,155 overall) on Thursday.

The Boston Red Sox take aim at their ninth straight win over the New York Yankees this evening, as they try for their third sweep of the season against their hated rivals at Fenway Park.

After taking the first two games of the series, the Boston Red Sox look to get out the brooms with the New York Yankees tonight at Fenway Park. The game tonight will start at 7:10 PM EDT and will be televised in the Red Sox television market on NESN. If you live in the Yankees television [...]

Josh Beckett allowed only an infield hit in six innings, and David Ortiz hit his third homer of the year to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.

NYY: C. Wang (0-3, 14.46 ERA) Bos: T. Wakefield (7-3, 4.50 ERA) Lineups: Mrs. Red Sox D. Jeter, SS (.302/.377/.457) J. Damon, LF (.294/.367/.541) M. Teixeira, 1B (.284/.391/.615) A. Rodriguez, 3B (.238/.389/.505) R. Cano, 2B (.300/.335/.477) J. Posada, C (.292/.379/.566) H. Matsui, DH (.246/.333/.462) N. Swisher, RF (.253/.390/.539) ...

During last night’s Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees game, Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon thought it would be nice to catch up on his sleep in the bullpen since the Red Sox had the game in hand. (Please open the article to see the flash file or player.)