Yardbarker: Josh Towers

Josh Towers Joins the Yankees

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:41:07 -0500

Josh Towers Called Up

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 11:57:52 -0500

The Yankees have called up Josh Towers for the second time this season, according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch. According to Hoch, the Yankees were going to wait to make this move until the team comes back home on Monday, but they figured to bring him ...

8/29 Minor League Report

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:27:00 -0500

================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 (73-57) beat Pawtucket (56-76) 3-0 in game 1 of their doubleheader: Box Score - RecapThe SWB Yanks shutout the Pawtucket Red Sox 3-0. The teams were scheduled to play a doubleheader to make up for a rainout of Friday nights game. Due to a rain delay of over 2 hours before th...

Josh Towers Pitches Well As Scranton Wins

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:19:45 -0500

Triple A The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees won over the Pawtucket Red Sox by a score of 3-0. Scranton/WB Recap - Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees official Scranton/WB Box Score - Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees official Scranton/WB Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Russo 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .334 Pena, R SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Jackson, A CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295 Duncan, S RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Miranda 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .298 Ransom 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 Curtis...

Josh Towers Pitches Great As Scranton Wins

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:34:58 -0500

Triple A The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees won over the Buffalo Bisons by a score of 1-0. Scranton/WB Recap - Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees official Scranton/WB Box Score - Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees official Scranton/WB Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Russo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .334 Pena, R 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Jackson, A CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Duncan, S DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .273 Curtis LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 de Caster 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302 Rodrigu...

8/17 Minor League Report

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:28:00 -0500

================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 (67-52) beat Durham (68-55) 9-3: Box Score - RecapThe SWB Yanks pounded the Durham Bulls (Tampa) by a 9-3 score. The win ups the Yanks season record to 67-52. They hold a 3.5 game lead over Syracuse in the IL North division.PITCHING: Josh Towers got the start for the Yankees...

Josh Towers To Be DFA

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:33:00 -0500

Mark Feinsand is reporting that Josh Towers will be designated for assignment tomorrow to make room for Chad Gaudin. He said that Towers was called up today just in case of an emergency.According to Peter Abraham, "Towers said he is eager to get back to Scranton once he clears waivers. 'I’m fine with it,” he said. “I’m just glad they thought enough of me to bring me here today.'”I'm pumped for Gaudin. He's a K machine.

Yankees call up Towers, former Orioles pitcher

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:00:00 -0500

Former Orioles pitcher Josh Towers was called up by the New York Yankees on Saturday from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The Yankees signed Towers to a minor league deal in May. He went 4-6 with a 3.42 ERA in 15 games, 14 starts, with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Towers is 45-55 with a 4.96 ERA in 137 big league games. He hasn't pitched in the majors since 2007 with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Towers to be DFA

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:59:00 -0500

Mark Feinsand is reporting that Josh Towers will be designated for assignment tomorrow to make room for Chad Gaudin. He said that Towers was called up today just in case of an emergency.

Nationals add Josh Towers on minor league deal

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:16:32 -0500

When you wonder about guys like Josh Towers sometimes you get lucky and find out their plans for the upcoming season. Hat tip to DC Sports Plus who told me the news hours before anyone else. Towers failed to make the Rockies out of camp last season and finished 6-7 with a 6.27 ERA while with Triple-A [...]

Where will Josh Towers end up in 2009?

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:48:20 -0500

It?s anyone?s guess and with 30 clubs including 27 which haven?t had the horror of having Towers pitch for them the possibilities are limitless. Now Towers failing at the big league level has become the thing of legends almost but he?s always put up good minor league numbers until last season. In seven big league seasons [...]

Jesse Litsch: Ready To Implode

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:25:42 -0500

After watching countless Sportsnet Jays telecasts I had noticed myself starting to get brainwashed by the announcers repeating the same refrain: ?gThere isn?ft a team in MLB that wouldn?ft love to have the Jays rotation 1-5??. Oh really? I somehow remember cursing my TV at the ineptness of Josh Towers and have somehow glazed over his replacement, Jesse Litsch. Well I decided to look into him a little further.

For Those Who Missed It

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:02:42 -0500

For those who missed the kerfuffle between the Jays and Yankees the other night, here is the YouTube version.

Josh Towers, You Suck!

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:54:56 -0500

I hate Josh Towers. That mouthy son of a bitch Josh Towers has been up to his old tricks these past few weeks and I will highlight some of the lowlights to help explain why I hate this elfish loser.