The New York Yankees have selected right-hander Josh Towers' contract from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and optioned reliever Mark Melancon to their top farm club.
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Via Knuckle Curve
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August 07, 2009
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox played a classic game on Friday. In a game that was scoreless into the bottom of the 15th inning, Alex Rodriguez hit a 15th inning two-run homer to give the Yankees an emotional win.
With Derek Jeter on base, Rodriguez hit a home run off of Junichi Tazawa. [...]Post from: Knuckle Curve
Via Replacement Level Yankees
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August 09, 2009
BOS: Jon Lester (25, LHP, 9-7, 3.79 ERA, 3.19 FIP, 3.3 WAR) vs NYY: Andy Pettitte (37, LHP, 9-6, 4.35 ERA, 4.45 FIP, 1.5 WAR)
Lineups
Boston Red Sox
J. Ellsbury, CF (.302/.352/.410, 1.0 WAR)
D. Pedroia, 2B (.300/.374/.434, 2.7 WAR)
V. Martinez, 1B (.333/.405/.485, 2.2 WAR)
K. Youkilis, 3B (.309/.422/.569, 3.6 WAR)
J. Bay, LF (.252/.381/.496, 1.4 WAR)
J. Drew, RF...
Via Sliding Into Home
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August 09, 2009
This Week in Yankees History August 9th - August 15thAugust 9th1919 - Former Yankees Player (1947-54), MLB Coach, Manager (1961-1963,1966-1973) General Manager (1964-66), Ralph “The Major” Houk was born. The Yankees signed Ralph as an MLB amateur free agent in 1939. He was a Yankees reserve catcher (1947-54), appearing in 91 games while hitting 272. He became a Yankee MLB bullpen...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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August 08, 2009
Mark Feinsand of The NY Daily News tweets that the Yankees intend to designate righthander Josh Towers for assignment tomorrow to make room on the roster for recent pickup Chad Gaudin. Towers had been pitching with New York's Triple-A affiliate, but the team called him up today as bullpen insurance following the 15-inning Yanks-Red Sox marathon last night. Towers had a 3.42 ERA...
Via *D NY Baseball Digest
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August 07, 2009
There was one pitcher last night certainly needs to spend some time in the bullpen. No, it’s not Joba Chamberlain, although he predictably came back down to earth with his mediocre 5 inning/4 runs outing. It was John Smoltz, future Hall of Famer, that looks to finally be washed up. The Sox fell 3.5 games [...]
Via NY Daily News
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August 07, 2009
Following a 2-for-24 slide to complete the Yankees' nine-game home stand toward the end of July, Hideki Matsui hopped on the Bombers' eight-game, three-city trip last week and seemed to leave his troubles in the Bronx.
Via Sports Illustrated
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August 08, 2009
NEW YORK(AP) Alex Rodriguez broke up an electric pitchers' duel in the 15th inning with his first homer in three weeks, giving the New York Yankees a 2-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
Via CBSSports.com
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August 08, 2009
Alex Rodriguez broke up an electric pitchers' duel in the 15th inning with his first homer in three weeks, giving the New York Yankees a 2-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
Via TBO.com
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August 08, 2009
CC Sabathia shut down the Red Sox just like A.J. Burnett did, putting the New York Yankees in position for a pivotal four-game sweep.
Via Bleacher Report
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August 07, 2009
The Yankees said all along that the Red Sox had not gotten into their heads.
To a man, the party line was this: Yes, Boston has beaten us in eight straight, and yes, we understand the importance of defeating our top rival, but, no, the struggles will not affect us in future meetings.
It was a logical stance to take, a way to admit their previous shortcomings while at the same time...
Via NY Daily News
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August 08, 2009
Alex Rodriguez didn't see David Ortiz's press conference Saturday, as he chose to sleep in after delivering one of the most memorable home runs of his career to end Friday night's 15-inning marathon. But A-Rod can relate to the feelings Ortiz encountered.
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