New York Yankees Morning News: The Late Edition
by Chris McKeown on Dec 14, 2011 10:37 AM EST
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PrintIs it me, or are the winter days just dragging along at this point? Yankee baseball has been dormant for over two months now. It's made even worse by the low activity surrounding the team at the moment. I suppose the good news is that spring training is only 67 days away.
In any event, here are some late morning links to keep you all occupied for a bit.
- The New York Yankees will be holding a food drive today, their 18th annual drive, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you happen to pass by Yankee Stadium today, Joe Girardi will be standing outside Gate 2 on Jerome Avenue and Robinson Cano is expected to make an appearance as well. Bring by some food. Heck, if you bring enough, you could possibly be rewarded with grandstand or bleacher tickets to a game in 2012.
- Rumor has it that former Yankee pitching prospect Andrew Brackman, a 6'10" monster, is on the verge of signing a one-year deal with the Cincinnati Reds. Brackman compiled 343.1 innings in the Yankee minor league system and miniscule 2.1 innings in the Bronx at the end of last season. Despite a promising 2010 campaign in Trenton, his 2011 season with Scranton Wilkes-Barre was an utter disappointment. Best of luck, Mr. Brackman.
- Former MSG president and St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts is rumored to be heading a group of investors that will take a 16% claim on Legends Hospitality Management LLC. Legends is a concessions, merchandising and management-services company that is currently owned by the New York Yankees, Dallas Cowboys and Goldman-Sachs. Needless to say, the company supplies Yankee Stadium with concessions.
Coming up at noon is another look at the new MLB deal.
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I don't understand the Brackman thing
If they were going to release Brackman, why did they even bother bringing him up? If they were planning to release him why not bring him up and use him in more than just 2.1 innings so maybe they could take one last look at him and decide whether or not he was worth keeping. It just seemed like a waste of time to bring him up like “lets show you what its all about” when they were never going to use him enough and then were going to release him. They should have just kept him down in the minors and let his next team worry about his first mlb experience. It really seemed they were going to give him a chance to make the team as a reliever then all of a sudden he wasn’t worth taking up a spot on the 40 man roster.
They didn’t want to guarantee a 40-man roster spot to a guy who had walked 75 AAA batters in 96 IP in 2011.
by Scooby Snacks on Dec 14, 2011 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
I know that
but its not like this decision was a surprise that they weren’t expecting. They knew they would have to make a decision on him so why didn’t they just not bother bringing him up?
for the Yankees?
if they liked that he improved in the pen then they should have called him up and given him more time to play to see if he was maybe worth keeping around.
That’s a good incentive to get people out to donate, wish I lived nearby. I wonder why they’re not accepting bottled water or rice?
I’m looking forward to this thread on the new labor deal.
by MichaelGGBGrabow on Dec 14, 2011 11:32 AM EST reply actions
Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Astros have traded Mark Melancon to the Red Sox for Jed Lowrie and Kyle Weiland.
lol
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by Jedi Master A-Rod on Dec 14, 2011 11:47 AM EST reply actions
LOL
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
by Rorschach44 on Dec 14, 2011 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." --Rogers Hornsby
by Chris McKeown on Dec 14, 2011 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
Probably because Lowrie can’t stay healthy and Weiland is…Weiland.
Just really hoping they make Melancon the closer.
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by Jedi Master A-Rod on Dec 14, 2011 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
Is that why everyone is laughing? If they dot make him closer I don’t think this is a bad deal.
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I figure Lowrie would have gotten them something better
like maybe a starter in a package deal. A package of Lowrie, Weiland, Anderson and Reddick could have gotten them someone more valuable than Mark Melancon and since none of those players are in their long term plans, they can be used to get someone useful. Oh well.
Interesting. I was hopeful he would work out with the Yankees.
by MichaelGGBGrabow on Dec 14, 2011 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
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