Announcing a New Series: Yankees Daily Newspaper

One of my good ideas I had while away from Bleacher Report was to start a daily Yankees newspaper that could be delivered to your profile by 8:00.  Here is an example of what I was thinking.  If you are interested, leave a post on my bulletin board or leave a comment expressing your interest.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Page 1:  Game Recap

Page 2:  Analysis

Page 3:  Game preview

Game Recap: 

Yankees Take Tough Loss Vs. Marlins

The Yankees took two tough losses yesterday, one being a loss to the fish, the other loosing their ace after throwing just an inning and a third.  Sabathia left in the 2nd with tightness in his bicep on his throwing side.

Cody Ross and Hanley Ramirez both homered for the Marlins...Hanley's two-run shot was his first in a month, and tied the game in the fifth inning.  In the next inning, Ross put the fish on top with a solo shot.

A Yankee's ninth inning rally where two runs were driven in was snubbed when Yankee's captain Derek Jeter grounded out with runners in scoring position.

The whole game was overshadowed by a line-up goof made by the Marlins:

In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Marlins pinch-hit outfielder Alejandro De Aza for pitcher Renyel Pinto, who was batting ninth. When the inning ended, Floridamanager Fredi Gonzalez made a double-switch. Reliever Leo Nunez entered the game, and Chris Coghlan remained in left field.

Nunez threw one pitch to Derek Jeter, a called strike. At that point, Yankees manager Joe Girardi brought to the attention of home plate umpire Tim Timmons that Coghlan was supposed to be out of the game, with De Aza in left field.

For more than five minutes play was delayed, eventually with Coghlan leaving the field. De Aza headed to left field, only to be replaced by Jeremy Hermida.

After more discussion, it was determined that both Coghlan and De Aza were no longer available. So the mistake cost the Marlins two players, with Hermida remaining in the game and slotted ninth. Nunez was placed in the leadoff spot.

So, for now the Yankees have a loss added on to their respective record, but the commisioner could choose to change the call at any time.

Here is the box score from MLB.com:

NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Jeter, SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .301 Swisher, RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .245 Teixeira, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286 Rodriguez, A, 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .213 Cano, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 Posada, C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 Cabrera, M, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .282 Gardner, CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .284 Sabathia, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Aceves, A, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000   Tomko, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   a-Matsui, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251   Coke, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Robertson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   b-Damon, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280   1-Pena, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Totals 35 5 8 5 2 5 6   a-Grounded out for Tomko in the 7th. b-Walked for Robertson in the 9th. 1-Ran for Damon in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Swisher (17, Volstad), Teixeira (19, Volstad). 3B: Gardner (3, Lindstrom). TB: Jeter; Swisher 2; Teixeira 2; Rodriguez, A; Posada; Cabrera, M; Gardner 4. RBI: Teixeira (56), Rodriguez, A 2 (28), Gardner 2 (11). 2-out RBI: Teixeira; Rodriguez, A 2; Gardner 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, A; Jeter. Team RISP: 3-for-6. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING SB: Jeter (14, 3rd base off Volstad/Paulino). FIELDING E: Cabrera, M (2, throw).		Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Coghlan, LF 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 .272   Nunez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   Lindstrom, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Helms, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .240 Ramirez, H, SS 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .328 Cantu, 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .275 Uggla, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .213 Paulino, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .276 Ross, C, CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .265 Carroll, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 Volstad, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .071   Pinto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000   a-De Aza, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235   Hermida, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Totals 33 6 9 5 2 10 10   a-Popped out for Pinto in the 7th. BATTING 2B: Coghlan (7, Sabathia), Carroll (2, Sabathia). HR: Ramirez, H (9, 5th inning off Tomko, 1 on, 2 out), Ross, C (12, 6th inning off Tomko, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Coghlan 4; Helms; Ramirez, H 4; Cantu 2; Ross, C 4; Carroll 2. RBI: Helms (13), Ramirez, H 2 (36), Ross, C (41), Cantu (44). 2-out RBI: Ramirez, H 2; Ross, C; Cantu. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Paulino; Coghlan; Uggla. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 5.
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Sabathia 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.71 Aceves, A 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.32 Tomko (L, 0-2) 2.0 3 3 3 0 3 2 6.28 Coke 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.64 Robertson 1.2 1 1 0 1 4 0 1.84		Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Volstad (W, 5-7) 6.0 5 3 3 1 4 0 4.74 Pinto (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.31 Nunez (H, 13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.58 Lindstrom (S, 14) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 5.72
WP: Volstad. Pitches-strikes: Sabathia 28-16, Aceves, A 43-29, Tomko 32-22, Coke 10-5, Robertson 36-21, Volstad 96-57, Pinto 7-5, Nunez 8-6, Lindstrom 21-11. Groundouts-flyouts: Sabathia 0-3, Aceves, A 1-5, Tomko 0-3, Coke 0-1, Robertson 1-0, Volstad 7-7, Pinto 1-2, Nunez 1-2, Lindstrom 2-0. Batters faced: Sabathia 8, Aceves, A 9, Tomko 9, Coke 2, Robertson 7, Volstad 24, Pinto 3, Nunez 3, Lindstrom 7. Inherited runners-scored: Aceves, A 1-0, Robertson 1-1. Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Jeff Kellogg. Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, Out to RF. T: 3:07. Att: 35,827. June 21, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner C.C.'s Sore:  I'm Worried, How 'Bout You? He says “It was just achy, it wasn't a sharp pain. It wasn't anything like that. I didn't feel it on any one pitch." And he says he's "pretty sure" he'll make his next start, but the Yankees invested $161 million in him, and if he hurts, I'm worried. Warming up prior to the second inning at Land Shark Stadium, Sabathia was visited by manager Joe Girardi and trainer Gene Monahan, after catcher Jorge Posada told them that Sabathia's pitches were lacking their usual velocity.  He insisted he was fine. Moments later, Sabathia threw a pitch up in the zone that Marlins outfielder Brett Carroll whacked into left field for a double. Girardi had seen enough. "I just felt like he wasn't able to finish his pitches," Girardi said. "That's why we took him out." The Yankees said no test or anything would be needed, and said he was just achy. Perhaps he's dealing with the flu, or maybe he's just sore, but if I were the Yankees, I'd watch him closely. Normally, a game preview would be featured here, but the Yankees today have a much needed off day.