Game postponed; doubleheader tomorrow
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Sep 12, 2008 
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Tonight’s game was called off. Here is the release from the Yankees:
Tonight’s game between the Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium has been postponed due to rain and rescheduled for tomorrow, September 13 at 7:05 p.m., as the second game of a day-night doubleheader. Tickets for Friday’s game will ONLY be honored for the 7:05 p.m. game on Saturday and will NOT be honored for Saturday’s 1:05 p.m. contest.
Fans are strongly encouraged to use their tickets for tomorrow night’s rescheduled game at 7:05 p.m. as there is no ability to exchange tickets for another game in 2008.
Those fans unable to use their tickets for the rescheduled contest tomorrow at 7:05 p.m., may instead exchange them for tickets to any home game at the new Yankee Stadium in the 2009 season, subject to availability and only after tickets are made available to the general public at a date to be determined in the future.
At the time tickets are available to be exchanged, fans may only do so in person at the new Yankee Stadium ticket office.
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Akron-Trenton rained out as well. Game 3 will be tomorrow. A Game 5, if needed, would be Monday.
There is good news: Mighty Scranton is putting the smack down on Durham, leading 11-1 in the fifth. Annie Savoy is in tears. Phil Hughes has fanned 10 through four innings and allowed one run. That’s right, 10.
Phil Hughes is going to be just fine, people. He’s 22. People are acting like he’s washed up. You know what Andy Pettitte was doing when he was 22? Pitching in the International League. Give the guy a chance.
Just as the rain is about to let up….
Nice of them to wait 2 hours….
$$$$$$$$
sad their aren’t any “true” double headers anymore…
I remember skipping high school and spending day/ night with one ticket ….
$ makes the world go round I guess ..
12 K’s in 5 IP for Philip Hughes (His curve looks sick)
re-post from previous thread:
So tonight we gain on either Toronto or Boston.
So the miracle begins.
new content:
For those of you watching the SWB game, is Justin Christian better able to run the bases upright down there?
hughes at a high 97 after 5 innings…he struck out 12 and gave up 4 hits and 4 walks…13 innings in the playoffs and 23 k’s
btw by 97 i mean pitches not mph lol
Bringing a championship back to Wilkes-Barre! Go Yanks
Oh watching Elliot Johnson w/ a dejected face and Johnny Gomes look lifeless running after a ball to the gap that makes it 12-1 and it wasn’t even to him. SUFFER
I think Phil’s earned a spot in the rotation for the reamainder of the year…
Excellent news about Scranton – i’ve got to try and get to a game there next year, maybe as a present to myself after visiting my in-laws – and Phil Hughes. Excellent point, Pete. Let’s everyone give the kid a chance, and not demand greatness and the AllStars team/HOF right off the bat.
Fact of the matter is rumors of Phil Hughes demise have been greatly exaggerated.
I think Phil’s earned a spot in the rotation for the reamainder of the year…
I’d shut him down until AFL and bring up Garcia instead. We need to see what we have w/ him and he needs his innings up more. Hughes will be coming off a championship there is no need to dampen his mind here.
14-1
The Translation Specialist
Subject: Phil Hughes
AAA — 97 pitches, 5.0 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 4 walks, 12 strike outs
ML equivalent — 97 pitches, 2.0 innings, 10 hits, 8 runs, 7 walks, 3 strike outs
SWB is putting a smack down on the Rays farm team.
15 – 1
16 – 1
16-1.
16-1
These Durham announcers are hilariously awful
Trevor
September 12th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
“Fact of the matter is rumors of Phil Hughes demise have been greatly exaggerated.”
Fact of the matter is rumors for the last two years that Phil Hughes is the franchise are greatly exaggerated.
MIRANDA w/ a bomb 19 – 1
he put his two arms up to showboat the HR uhoh
19-1
God these announcers are whiney
19-1..miranda looked at a homerun and now warnings have been issued
Who are these moron broadcasters?
They are blaming it on the post Joe Torre regime
“That’s not the way you play baseball”
6 RBI for Miranda tonight
Can we get another Shelley Gomes fight?
hey
how can i watch this game?
or at least listen to it?
I’m losing respect for that third base dug-out. You know these used to be done a different way with the Joe Torre regime all the way down the farm system.
What??!!! Joe Torre had control over what was done in the farm? The same Joe T who didn’t know who certain players were till they were up a few weeks?
Oh and they shouldn’t remove Miranda because you are excusing him, leave him in to get hit??? WHAT!!!
Brandon don’t you know Miranda showboating is Joe Girardis fault?? You didn’t get the memo?
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....#038;_mp=1
Wasn’t IPK lighting up the minors…. came up, got destroyed… went down, lit up the minors… came up, got destroyed…. went down, and is dominating again.
Phil Hughes’ 10 Ks mean jack diddly squat.
Look for Miranda at first next year…
I bet this SWB team can beat the big league Yankees, even with Hughes pitching for SWB.
Miranda has a little jerk to him, I’m starting to love this guy.
Nice to see Albaladejo.
Okay I missed what he did. Someone please explain. Why are they still carrying on!
thank you jennifer
I say we still drill Elliot Johnson for the heck of it.
Pitchers are like elephants they always remember.
What jerks.
The announcers for the team that’s losing 19-1 are commenting on the way you play baseball? Nice.
Holy crap. These freak announcers need to shut it.
The difference between Hughes and Kennedy is Hughes has better stuff.
Jennifer- Miranda drilled a homer and stood there, and put both his hands up in the air.
Durham announcers are now just crying.
I’ve seen retribution two years later. What??!
What a jerk Elliot Johnson is, working a walk!! Doesn’t he know the game is over. They are down by 18 runs you know. Why work the count?
What is this? Sumo time?? lol
Not sure how a major league manager can either get the blame or credit on how a minor league player with zero major league experience plays the game. Somebody needs to get a grip on reality.
“Wasn’t IPK lighting up the minors…. came up, got destroyed… went down, lit up the minors… came up, got destroyed…. went down, and is dominating again.
Phil Hughes’ 10 Ks mean jack diddly squat.”
holdstrong, if that means jack diddly squat, what performance would have meant something to you? If you want to answer “a Major League start”, then that’s you, he’s gotta work back up to the level. This is an encouraging start.
Greenberet- They are nuts. Go watch the game, I’m sure when you get to it they’ll still be carrying on.
Now Girardi is getting blamed for the way the minor league team (and 95% of the roster has probably never even met girardi) is playing?
Joe just can’t win lol
is there a better thsn 50/50 chance that miranda gets a call up after the playoffs?…doesnt he deserve a look…i think so
Miranda drilled a homer and stood there, and put both his hands up in the air.
It was like this
why is igawa the first base coach?
From Chad Jennings blog, now you’d think (well maybe not) would give out correct information. Instead of insinuating that he was jawing with the dugout.
I’ve got the game on, Jennifer. I have both the major and minor league packages, along with the directv package. I’m trying to catch up on the games I missed over the years.
That should be you’d think the tv guys would give out correct info.
holdstrong, you are 100% right. But most of these fans think Hughes is going to be the next Clemens and they get giddy over minor league numbers.
We have seen this story before. Same thing with Kennedy.
If Hughes was really doing as good as his numbers would indicate, Cashman would have brought him up by now. But Cash has seen the light and knows that isn’t how to judge minor leaguers.
I saw the middle three innings that Phil pitched and missed the first and 5th. I really, really like how Phil didn’t mess around after the team scored those runs for him. I also love that he was able to dig himself out of a deep hole and only give up one run in the fourth. Then, he had a great 5th. I saw some absolutely nasty curves, but I missed the cutter on the last K of the 5th that I read was utterly filthy. Sort of an odd outing for Phil, but mostly he looked terrific. I forgot just how big he is – he looked like a giant on the mound. Also, the Durham announcers sucked. LOL, they said they couldn’t tell if Phil was pitching well or not because he had a ton of run support – they wanted to see what he would do with zeros on the board. All I have to say to that is -watch last Saturday’s game against Pawtucket. Period.
There will be way too many “Phil is just a #2 or #3 starter” or “we have Joba, so Phil is expendable” comments from now until Phil retires, but it’s like banging your head against a brickwall. People will believe what they want to, regardless of logic, but what can .you do? Phil just has to go out there and pitch like he’s capable. Problem is, if he struggles (like every young pitcher who has ever put on a uniform), fans are going to say he’s overrated. Phil will not be allowed any leeway whatsoever – he must be perfect.
Wilson that is a good point
the fact that cashman has not even mentioned him or is planning on bringing him up is a telling sign. he is letting the transition year end with ponson and pavano.
thats how little he thinks of hughes or kennedy- he is letting pavano showcase himself so he can get a nice contract next year at our expense instead of bringing up the kids.
Yankees starters era is 4.65. Of course geeting Wang and Joba back helps. Signing CC should be the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd priority of the front office. Hughes developing into what scouts claim he can be would be great too.
Wang, joba, cc, hughes would give the a young pitching core (nobody under 30).
I thought Miley would take him out, but Miranda went back to first base and immediately turned to the Durham dugout to appologize. He was tapping his chest and obviously saying he was sorry for showing them up. One of the Bulls was still on the field, and Miranda apologized to him personally.
I wonder if these idiot announcers would feel that Girardi should get credit for Miranda apologizing?
Would have been nice if those fools mentioned that.
Love him or hate him, Miranda has been pulled but he has a finisher’s mentality at the plate, sac fly, a HR, 6 RBI, doesn’t swing at much crap.
Rightly or Wrongly, Hughes will always be judged against Santana. Cashman did not put him in a position to succeed by penciling him in as the #3 starter this year. He will be a #3 starter someday, not yet though. You have to shield young players in NY. Cashman did not realize the ramifications of talking up Hughes and Kennedy to be something they are not.
Wilson, I disagree. Phil needs to get his innings in and he needs to work on stuff in the minors that he just could not get away with in the majors. Also, I love Brian, but he was ridiculously underwhelming in his “praise” of Phil’s performance last week. That’s just wrong. 11 K’s in 8 innings of shutout baseball, with just 4 hits allowed, is dealing. By every account, Phil looked great – outstanding control, nasty curves, and I think I read that he threw some terrific changes and cutters as well. What more could the Yankees ask for? No, IMO, they are leaving him down here because they know they rushed him in 2007 and he needs the development time.
Also, Ian Kennedy should simply not mentioned in the same breath with Phil Hughes. They are completely different talents.
You people that keep hyping Phil are deluded. He’s already 22. It’s over.
Battle w/ a double it was a golpher ball 1st pitch
Atleast reward the kid for his 2 outstanding performances. I am starting to believe that Cahsman may be shopping him this off-season if he does not atleast let him get 1 start in the majors.
Battle is very intruging. Maybe he needed to get promoted to get kick-started a la Jackson
It’s good that the wizards declaring Hughes a bust at age 22 were never in charge when Ford came up at age 21to make 12 starts….Mel Stottlemyre at age 22 and lost 20 games in ’66…or Guidry at age 24 to make his ML debut or when he got knocked around in ’76. These guys may have been traded. Stottlemyre probably showed no heart in ’66.
Jorge Tabata, if Phil ends up a #3, then I will consider him to be a relative bust……..I know a #3 starter is nothing to sneeze at, but that is not what Phil projected to be. If people want to label him a future #3, that is their preogative, but I say it’s unfair to Phil and extremely premature to say the least. What this says to me is that fans are pathetically impatient and it also foreshadows some future outrageous comments the next time a highly promising young player (are you reading this, Austin Jackson) is promoted. Jackson had better not dream of struggling or the fan base will turn against him. Anyone not named Joba will have the wrath of Yankee fans visited upon them should they dare to struggle. I’m being slightly dramatic, but only slightly. Fans disgust me.
One more thing about Santana. Cashman held onto Hughes not because he thought Phil would outpitch Johan this year, but because he had utter faith in Phil’s future as a stud pitcher. The fact that fans want to judge the trade on this year alone (which is idiotic) means nothing.
I think Nick was sarcastic.
I still think that the Yankees are handling Hughes the right way in regards to keeping him in the minors for the rest of the season. At the end of the day, this past season has been a year to forget for him. He looked absolutely clueless at the beginning of the season and then injuries cut short the rest of it. He is better off ending the year on a high note and then going out and hopefully dominate the AFL in the winter.
In regards to people thinking the Yanks might be showcasing him, I’m not so sure that I agree with you. If Cashman is still working for the organization, I highly doubt it since he has basically staked his legacy on Hughes being a top notch SP. When someone refuses to deal a prospect for two of the best pitchers in the league (first Santana, then Sabathia), then you better hope he works out in the ML. However, if Cashman is pushed out the door (which there is a possibility of), then who knows at that point.
Alba just gave up a solo to Gaby Martinez
Battle, if NYY puts him on the 40 man roster should be in Trenton for at least part of next year. Illness and injuries derailed him early in his career and it took him a long time to catch up, but, he has a world of talent. Somebody will take him in the Rule 5 draft. He’s still only 23.
GB he K’s alot and doesn’t walk
Alba wants to stage the biggest comeback in Durham history
19-2?
Wow. Umm.
Good thing we decided to pay attention to the minors this year, huh?
Durham history, that would be baseball history.
no chance. Crack the champagne.
The camera man was checking out a 14 yr. old Shirley temple girl ..(can anyone say pedo)
GreenBeret7: Great point. How many great pitchers come up at 21-22 years old and dominate? How old was Randy Johnson when he figured it all out? Patience is important with the kids.
I realize he strikes out a lot, but, love than gap power and blinding speed, along with his defense, and his youth.
Call up Shelley for 1PM tomorrow haha. When is that game where the Il winner plays the pcl winner? I think its on espn 2.
Me too GB but remember Garcia and De La Rosa need to be picked up.
I don’t think Cashman is showcasing Phil Hughes; rather, I am getting more of the feeling that Hughes is where he should have been all along.
We saw the flashes of brilliance last year with Hughes (the no-hitter that wasn’t, the playoff game vs. Cleveland, and other starts as well)…but when a player has immense ability (which Hughes does possess), than he is going to show signs of greatness…even if he is not quite ready to be a consistent major leaguer.
A few weeks ago, I was all for bringing up Hughes to let him get in some major league work. But now I feel they did the right thing with him; perhaps the organization decided that the guy simply was not ready for the big leagues yet.
What would I do with him after tonight? Tough call. I may bring him up and let him pitch in a game or two out of the bullpen just to let him test himself a bit. But I would not be opposed to just sending him off to get ready for the Arizona league.
Tom, like Guidry, Johnson didn’t have a winning season until age 26. He was 24 when he made his debut.
Betsy-
Apples to oranges when comparing Hughes to Jackson. First off Austin has no fanfare. Only the die hard knows who he is… the Francessa’s and Madden’s of the world do not. Secondly, he will be hitting 9th in front of the likes of Damon, Abreu, ARod, Jeter, Matsui, Posada, Teixeria (hopefully) etc. there will be no pressure on him. If he has a 0-4, 3 K/4 LOB game, not many will notice and it won’t cost us the game. If Hughes has a 2.2 IP, 9 H, 8 ER game… he will get blamed and he will not give us a chance to win.
It is MUCH easier for a position player to adapt in our lineup. He has lightening rods like Alex and Jeter hitting in front of him, nobody will rely on the 9th place hitter. We carried Melky’s subpar bat for 2 years.
Garcia and De La Rosa are studs and they can move fast now that they are in Trenton. They need to be protected. Garcia is seemingly healthy after the TJS and Wilkins seemed to have sorted out his mechanics and fixed his control problems. Infact, I’d bring Garcia up after the playoffs, just as a reward.
Wow who said tampa’s pitching is good. With a 18 run deficit they still can’t throw strikes.
20-2
Brandon, De La Rosa is safe. He still has a year to go.
Albaladejo will be off the 40 man roster… Him and Britton are not needed with all the talented arms we need to protect.
coke should be untouchable
lefty pumping 96 mph FBs, only 26,
dont sell low like we did on tabata
I’d bring Garcia up after the playoffs, just as a reward.
Not just a reward but to see how he first reacts to ML hitters.
It will be cool to follow Arizona Fall League, and the Hawaian Winter League this year. Being a Yanks fan is a 365 day job haha. Can’t wait to see Brackman in the HWL.
AFL – Hughes, Garcia, Sanchez, Jackson
HWL- Brackman, Bleich, Romine
We will probably send Eduardo Sosa and some other guys to the VWL too.
This combined with the FA hot stove should make for a fun winter.
Garcia got hammered the other night, didn’t he? Why put him on the 40 man roster before it’s necessary?
Jorge Tabata -
To be fair, Melky Cabrera’s bat was not sub-par last year or the year before. He struggled severely this season, to be sure, but he was not “carried” his first two seasons.
By the time Jackson becomes a household name, he will have pressure. And because of the popularity of blogs and increased interest in the minor leagues, Jackson’s name will bubble up. Especially since there are, right now, very few position players in the Yankees system projected to make an impact in the next couple of years. And he’s a CF, a position of high visibility.
Okay can this ump just call them strikes. I mean they are down by 18.
THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA YANKEES WIN !
Kei Igawa jumping on the pile LOL.
That is actually a very good idea to bring up Garcia now… his stuff is good enough to get out ML hitters. He has to be added to the 40 anyway.
Mark, I believe MILB has the Fall and winter leagues on the radio feeds.
And of course they had to break away. Shelley kept jumping on the top of the pile.
Wake pitches a gem! 8 shutout innings.
Elimination party number also down to 8.
Everybody, together: Whaaaaa whaaaaaa whaaaaaa!!!!
congrats to SWB
I feel so happy for Shelley.
He always seems to be so happy out there on the diamond…if there’s any yankee that epitomizes ‘for love of the game’ it’s him
I think I just saw Shelley arm bumping with someone. lol
Hope no one got hurt
Any player coming up to join the Yankees and plays one of the glamour positions is going to have a bull’s eye on his back. Glamour positions are shortstop, third, catcher and center field.
The PA guy called them Scranton MilksBarre what an a-hole
GB7 -
I would add pitcher to that list, as well.
Congrats to SWB team.
Make that top of the rotation starting pitcher, if we’re talking glamour.
Kei Igawa jumping on the pile LOL.
Kei Igawa has earned that pile
Congratulations to SWB Yankees.
As a 9th place hitter in a hypothetical lineup of Damon-Jeter-Abreu-Arod-Teixeria-Posada-Matsui-Cano, Austin Jackson will absolutely no pressure on him. If the offense is working well and scoring runs, will people really care if Jackson struggles? If it persists for that long, he will be sent down anyway. Now if Cashman makes Jackson the leadoff hitter when he first comes up, then yes, there will be pressure.
Are people seriously comparing a 9th place hitter to a starting pitcher? Nobody is saying he won’t have any pressure…. but relative to Hughes? Not even close.
that’s what we are reduced to. Celebrating a league championship in a league that the gm called weak.
In Pittsburgh, McLouth needs a single in the 9th inning to hit for the cycle. Been a lot of them , lately. More no hitters than cycles in history.
doesnt it seem a little ridic at this point clinging to the old “phil no hit texas into the 6th” line considering that bum karstens almost had a nohitter?
Sept 16th is the Bricktown Showdown. I wonder who will get the nod for Scranton to start, and who if any players they want to bring to New York for tomorrow
a-rod takes the pressure off everyone
if the offense fails, they will blame him not jackson
My error, Doreen…especially if they are at the advanced age of 22 or 23.
mo, exactly and thats what is sad. even cashman acknowledged that triple A is irrelevant.
that’s what we are reduced to. Celebrating a league championship in a league that the gm called weak.
Are you a die hard, or a spoiled Yankees fan, That AAA is part of our system so your damn right we’re cheering thier achievement. Take a hike tonight if you don’t like it.
McLouth almost snuck one through the infield…safe on an error.
Tough being a Yankee.
I think Hughes will get a call up…not sure will he pitch though.
And we’ll finally see Melancon and Robertson will be back.
Red Sox complete 15th shut out, most in baseball this year!
Just another nail in the “miracle”.
Poor school systems in Boston since thier fans can’t read the name of the team blog.
Now if only you’d say the same about Ian Kennedy, Pete!
Brandon’s poor school system……can’t spell “thier”
Oh and another thing I can’t stand listening to bandwagon Yankee fans whining and crying, yes the ML team is bad this year the A ball the AA and AAA deserve props. These are teams are players come from, Jeter was in AAA, Posada, Bernie, you damn right this group gets my props tonight, Dave Miley after the year he had and the death of his son he gets my appreciation to a hard season.
Brandon’s poor school system……can’t spell “thierâ€
LOL read what you wrote then get back to me.
Is this all we have left to celebrate? Oh well . . . YEAH HA!
“Melky Cabrera’s bat was not sub-par last year or the year before.”
Yes it was. It was just a lot further below par this year. He’s a lousy offensive player at the MLB level. Not good. Not average. Considerably below average.
Cashman is purposely trying to turn the hype machine down with his recent comments so the kids can just come up and pitch without answering a million questions about how they compare to the best pitcher in baseball.
Any chance ESPN will be picking up the make-up game? Down in Austin we don’t get too many Yankee games on TV, and me and the boy were all set in our matching Yankee jerseys to watch it tonight.
yeah mos, according to yahoo sports schedule, the 2nd game will be on espn, my 9