Yankees Sell Linden To Japanese Team
Chad Jennings of The Scranton Times Tribune reports that the Yankees have sold outfielder Todd Linden to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League. Linden had been playing in Triple-A, where he hit .312-.381-.515 in 268 plate appearances. The Yanks agreed to the move after Linden had come to terms with his new Japanese club.
Linden is second player...
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June 12, 2009
Yankees Sell Todd Linden to Japanese Pacific League Team
Chad Jennings reports that the Yankees have sold Triple-A outfielder Todd Linden to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Linden was generally the third hitter for the Scra...
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June 13, 2009
A Giants Fans' Ode to Soriano
After missing Vlad a few years back, failing to sign Soriano hurts. Are Giants fans looking at Linden and Feliz in the heart of the order for years to come? I hope not.
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November 20, 2006
Rohlinger, Matos, Frandsen, Hinshaw: 'Four-A Players' or Late Bloomers?
Four-A Player-Noun1. Professional baseball player who is too good to play in Triple-A, but is unable to find success at the Major League level: Todd Linden was a Four-A Player for the San Francisco Giants...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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March 12, 2010
Open Gameday Thread 3/7
Todd Linden and the Oakland A's play against the Scrappytown Gamers in a must-win contest.The new Baseball Prospectus annual claims that the Giants treated Linden as if he were Justin Upton. I have no idea what that's supposed to mean.
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March 19, 2008
Wood stays, Abercrombie goes
The Marlins made their first round of 40-man roster moves Thursday. Nothing earth shattering. Jason Wood, Todd Linden and Paul Hoover were outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque. Reggie Abercrombie and Jose Garcia were claimed off waivers by the Astros and Athletics,...
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January 25, 2008
Open Gameday Thread 3/7
Todd Linden and the Oakland A's play against the Scrappytown Gamers in a must-win contest. The new Baseball Prospectus annual claims that the Giants treated Linden as if he were Justin Upton. I have no idea what that's supposed to mean.
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March 19, 2008
Yanks Cut Eight
According to Peter Abraham the Yankees reassigned these players to minor-league camp today: OF Todd Linden, 1B-OF Shelley Duncan, OF John Rodriguez, INF Doug Bernier, INF Justin Leone, C P.J. Pilittere, C Chris Stewart and RHP Dave Robertson.The Yankees are now down to just 31 players including A-Rod, which means there are just five cuts left.
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March 28, 2009
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March 28, 2009
Weekly Minor league updates
I am going to start with AAAAustin Jackson continues to impress hitting 389 with 12 rbi's, he hasn't hit a homerun yet.Todd Linden is hitting 361 with 4 homeruns and 24 rbi's.Shelly Duncan is hitting 356 with 9 homeruns and 28 rbi's.Eric Duncan has been slumping but is still hitting 289 with 7 rbi's.Ian Kennedy was pitching well before his injury going 1-0 with a 1.59 era. He has...
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December 04, 2009
Eight Down, Five To Go
According to Peter Abraham the Yankees reassigned these players to minor-league camp today: OF Todd Linden, 1B-OF Shelley Duncan, OF John Rodriguez, INF Doug Bernier, INF Justin Leone, C P.J. Pilittere, C Chris Stewart and RHP Dave Robertson.The Yankees are now down to just 31 players including A-Rod, which means there are just five cuts lefts.
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March 28, 2009
SWB Yankees: April 2009
After one month of play, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees have an International League leading 19-4 record. They also lead the IL in batting average (.309), runs (170), hits (262), homers (27), doubles (52), RBI (161) and nearly every other offensive category. The pitching staff is also leading the league innings pitched and are second in saves (8) and strikeouts (184). Needless...
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May 03, 2009
Live PBP Continued...
Top Sixth:Changes: Mariano Rivera pitching. J. Molina catching. Ramiro Pena at SS. Angel Berroa at 2B. Shelley Duncan at 1B. Ground ball out. Brett Gardner with a shallow sliding play in center for the second out. Strike out (1) ends the inning.Bottom 6th:X. Nady with a base hit (2) to right. M. Cabrera pinch runs. Fly out. B. Gardner with a double. Cabrera to third. J. Leone pinch...
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April 06, 2009
5/19 Minor League Report
================(AAA) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (26-13) lost to Columbus 4-1: Box Score - RecapFinal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Columbus 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 11 0 Scranton/WB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 W: K. Saarloos (3-4, 4.42); L: K. Igawa (3-1, 3.77)HR: COL: M. Aubrey (4).Offense:Austin Jackson: 2-for-4, 2B, RTodd Linden: 3-for-4, 2B, RBIChris Malec...
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May 19, 2009
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May 19, 2009
4/14 Minor League Report
================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. (AAA) Scranton-Wilkes Barre (6-0) beat Buffalo 5-3 in 11 innings: Box Score - RecapThe SWB Yanks defeated the Buffalo Bisons (Mets) in 11 innings by a 5-3 score. The win pushed the Yanks record...
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April 14, 2009
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April 14, 2009
Yanks Beat Phillies in Grapefruit League Finale
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PHI ...
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April 01, 2009
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April 01, 2009
Yanks Beat Jays in Spring Training Opener
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)The Yankees opened up their spring training schedule in grand fashion today, defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1.Alex Rodriguez responded to a chorus of boos by blasting a two-run home run in the fourth inning to give the Yankees 3-1 lead.Brett Gardner led off the game ...
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February 25, 2009
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February 25, 2009
5/3 Minor League Report
================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.(AAA) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (18-4) beat Norfolk 11-7: Box Score - RecapThe SWB Yankees defeated the Norfolk Tides (Orioles) by a score of 11-7 in the finale of their 4-game series. SWB took the series...
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May 03, 2009
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May 03, 2009
Yankees Invite 20 to Spring Training
The Yankees announced today that they have invited 20 non roster players to spring training. The list is as follows
Kyle Anson- C
Doug Bernier - INF
Angel Berroa - INF
Kevin Cash - C
Colin Curtis - OF
Shelley Duncan - INF/OF
Kei Igawa - LHP
Austin Jackson - OF
Jason Johnson - RHP
Justin Leone - INF
Todd Linden - OF
Mark Melancon - RHP
Sergio [...]
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January 14, 2009
2009 Yankee Preview: The Outfield
The big outfield question mark in the Yankee outfield this year is centerfield. Will it be Melky or Gardner? Will Melky return to his form of seasons past? Will Gardner prove that he can hit? Perhaps they'll both have terrible Springs and we'll see Nick Swisher in center. Who knows? Here's a ...
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February 21, 2009
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February 21, 2009
6/6 Minor League Report
================Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (33-23) lost to Charlotte (25-30) 3-1: Box Score - RecapFinal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Scranton/WB 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Charlotte 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 4 1 W: Torres, C (4-4, 2.66); L: Kontos (3-3, 2.51); SV: Link (7)HR: None.Offense:Kevin Russo: 1-for-4, RBI, BB - Came off DL before today's game. He...
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June 06, 2009
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June 06, 2009
A-rod Goes Deep In Yanks 6-1 Win Over Jays
ON THE MOUND:Brett Tomko started for New York and pitched two shutout innings against Toronto, allowing just one hit. Jose Veras didnt do too well loading the bases twice in the third inning. Overall, he struck out two, walked two, hit one batter, threw a wild pitch and allowed a run-scoring ...
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February 25, 2009
A Good Day For The Kids
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NY Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 9 1 Minnesota 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0The Yankees...
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March 20, 2009
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March 20, 2009
Yankees' non-roster Spring Training Invitees
Per the Yankees and Lohud, the Yankees have invited 20 to take part in Spring Training.The list includes:Catchers: Kyle Anson, Kevin Cash, Jesus Montero, P.J. Pilittere and Austin Romine.Infielders: Doug Bernier, Angel Berroa, Shelley Duncan, Justin Leone, Eduardo Nunez, Ramiro Pena, Kevin RussoO... ...
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January 14, 2009
When the Giants Come to Town: The Defending Champs Edition
A royal wedding will take place in jolly ol’ England next weekend, but we are keeping our one and only correspondent right here in Washington to cover the Giants and Nationals four game set. Tough, tough duty to have to tell him that.
In the past six seasons, when the Giants traveled to the nation’s capital, there’s been a storyline for each visit. Their first visit...
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April 24, 2011
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