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Infielders:
J. Giambi BR BP E MLB
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A. Rodriguez BR BP E MLB
W. Betemit BR BP E MLB mi
C. Ransom BR BP E MLB mi

Outfielders:
B. Abreu BR BP E MLB
J. Damon BR BP E MLB
X. Nady BR BP E MLB
H. Matsui BR BP E MLB mi
B. Gardner BR E MLB mi

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I. Rodriguez BR BP E MLB
J. Molina BR BP E MLB
C. Moeller BR BP E MLB mi

Starting Pitchers:
M. Mussina BR BP BC E
A. Pettitte (L) BR BP BC E
S. Ponson BR BP BC E mi
D. Rasner BR BP BC E mi
C. Pavano BR BP BC E mi

Relief Pitchers:
M. Rivera BR BP BC E
J. Chamberlain BR BP BC E
D. Marte (L) BR BP BC E
J. Veras BR BP BC E mi
E. Ramirez BR BP BC E mi
B. Bruney BR BP BC E mi
D. Giese BR BP BC E mi
C. Britton BR BP BC E mi
A. Aceves BR E mi
P. Coke (L) BR BC E mi

15-day DL:
C. Wang BR BP BC E
60-day DL:
J. Posada BR BP E MLB
J. Albaladejo BR BP BC E mi
A. Brackman BC
H. Sanchez BC mi

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J. Girardi (Mgr) BR BP BC
R. Thomson (Bench) BC
Kevin Long (Hit) BR
D. Eiland (Pitch) BR BP BC
B. Meacham (3B) BR BP BC
T. Peña (1B) BR BP BC
M. Harkey (Pen) BR BP BC

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AAA
S. Duncan BR BP E MLB mi
J. Miranda BR BC mi
M. Cabrera BR BP E MLB
J. Christian BR BP E MLB mi
P. Hughes BR BP BC E mi
I. Kennedy BR BP BC E mi
C. Wright (L) BR BP BC E mi
D. Robertson BR BC E mi
S. Patterson BR BC mi
AA
F. Cervelli BR BC mi
J. Marquez BR BC mi DL

Designated for Assignment:
B. Traber (L) BR BP BC E mi

Select Minor Leaguers:

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B. Castro BR mi DL
C. Basak BR BP BC E MLB mi
E. Duncan BC mi
N. Green BR mi
B. Broussard BR mi
M. Carson BC mi
C. Stewart BR BP E MLB mi
J. Brown BC mi DL
K. Igawa (L) BR BP BC E JB mi
M. Melancon BC mi
J.B. Cox BC mi
S. Strickland BR BC mi
S. Jackson BC mi
E. Milton BR BC mi DL
V. Zambrano BR BC mi DL

AA Trenton Thunder:
K. Russo BR mi
R. Peña BC mi DL
C. Malec BC mi
M. Vechionacci BC mi DL
A. Jackson BC mi
C. Curtis BC mi
E. Gonzalez BR mi
P.J. Pilittere BC mi
J. Jones BC mi
G. Kontos BC mi
J. Nuñez BC mi
B. Smith BC mi DL
A. Claggett BC mi
O. Perez BR BC mi
M. Gardner BC mi
K. Whelan BC mi
W. Arias (L) BC mi

A Tampa Yankees:
E. Nuñez BC mi
C.J. Henry BC mi DL
T. Battle BC mi
K. Anson BC mi
J. Gil BC mi
A. Horne BC mi DL
Z. McAllister BC mi
W. De La Rosa (L) BC mi
C. Garcia BC mi

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs:
J. Snyder BC mi
M. Cusick BC mi
B. Suttle BC mi
A. Romine BC mi
J. Montero BC mi
D. Betances BC mi
J. Heredia BC mi
J. Ortiz BC mi
C. Heyer BC mi

Low-A Staten Island Yankees:
D. Adams mi
P. Venditte mi

Rookie Gulf Coast Yankees:
C. Joseph mi
C. Smith mi
K. Higashioka mi

Key:
BR = Baseball-Reference
BP = Baseball Prospectus
BC = Baseball Cube (past mL stats)
mi = MiLB.com (current mL stats)
E = ESPN (current splits, game logs)
MLB = MLB.com hit charts
JB = Japanese Baseball.com

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2008 Yankees:
R. Sexson BR BP E MLB
M. Ensberg BR BP E MLB
A. Gonzalez BR BP E MLB mi
K. Farnsworth BR BP BC E
L. Hawkins BR BP BC E

Nady/Marte Trade:
J. Tabata BC mi
R. Ohlendorf BR BP BC E
D. McCutchen BC mi
J. Karstens BR BP BC E mi

2008 Campers/mLers:
C. Woodward BR BP BC E MLB PHI mL
J. Lane BR mi BOS mL
G. Porter BC mi WAS mL
J.D. Closser BR mi SD mL
S. Henn (L) BR BP BC E mi SD
H. Phillips (L) BR BC mi TB mL
S. White BR BC mi

2007 Yankees:
J. Torre (Mgr) BR BP BC LAD
D. Mientkiewicz BR BP BC E MLB PIT mL
A. Phillips BR BP BC E MLB mi CIN mL
J. Phelps BR BP BC E MLB STL mL
M. Cairo BR BP BC E MLB SEA
K. Thompson BR BP BC E MLB mi PIT
B. Sardinha BC mi SEA mL
W. Nieves BR BP BC E MLB WAS mL
R. Clemens BR BP BC E mi
T. Clippard BR BP BC E mi WAS
L. Vizcaino BR BP BC E COL $7.5m/2yrs
M. DeSalvo BR BP BC E mi ATL mL
M. Myers (L) BR BP BC E LAD mL
R. Villone (L) BR BP BC E mi STL mL
S. Proctor BR BP BC E LAD
J. Brower BR BP BC E mi CIN mL
C. Bean BR BP BC E mi ATL mL

2007 Campers and mLers:
E. Durazo BR BP BC E MLB mi
A. Cannizaro BR BP BC E MLB mi TB mL
A. Chavez BR BP BC E MLB mi LAD mL
K. Reese BR BP BC E MLB mi
R. Chavez BR BP BC E MLB mi PIT mL
O. Santos BC mi BAL mL
T. Pratt BR BP BC E MLB
T.J. Beam BR BP BC E mi PIT mL
B. Kozlowski (L) BR BP BC E mi Japan

Molina Trade:
J. Kennard BC mi

Abreu Trade
M. Smith (L) BR BP BC E mi PHI
C. Monasterios BC mi PHI
J. Sanchez mi PHI

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Beast in the East

2006-02-27 08:41

by Alex Belth

In addition to some of the cool new Yankee sites that Cliff has already added to our roll call, please g'head and check out the fresh Canyon of Heroes blog by long time Bronx Banter reader Mike Plugh. Mike lives in Japan and, no joke, he used to live in the same apartment building where I currently reside in the Bronx. We've never met, but he's a great guy. Talk about a small world. Welcome him to the club, y'all.

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Comments

2006-02-27 09:42:57

1. pistolpete

Couple o' things I would suggest to Mike:

- Get rid of the plain text 'canyon of heroes' (white) that sits above the large black title. It looks awkward and almost like an accident.

- Move the main 'Canyon of Heroes' off of the Yankees logo somewhat, so that the word 'Yankees' is visible in the banner.

I might also suggest a possible shot of an actual Yankees parade mixed in there somewhere..

Otherwise, it's off to a great start - nice piece on Bernie, the only official Yankees jersey I've considered buying after #23. ;-)

2006-02-27 10:03:05

2. Sliced Bread

Thanks for the links, Alex & Cliff.
Good to know there are more places to read up on the Yanks (hardly enough hours in a day to read 'em all) -- and it's great how you guys support your fellow bloggers.

2006-02-27 10:28:14

3. Mike A

Thanks for the plug (In George We Trust). It's greatly appreciated.

2006-02-27 10:28:34

4. Dimelo

All great sites....

2006-02-27 10:29:47

5. Dimelo

Mike A., are you the writer for In George We Trust? I love your stuff on the Yankees minor league players. Really good stuff...

2006-02-27 10:43:25

6. Mike A

Yes, I'm the Mike A. from IGWT.

For those that don't know, Tino is chatting over at ESPN.com:

http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=10932

2006-02-27 11:18:24

7. Cliff Corcoran

Pete, I almost wonder if you're looking at the same Canyon of Heroes banner I am. Looks fantastic to me, and there's a parade scene on the street sign, a fantastic little detail. Good work, Mike!

2006-02-27 11:36:39

8. Cliff Corcoran

Meanwhile, after reading Mr. Plugh's post it appears he went to Drew University in Madison, NJ. I made my home across the street for the past three years until moving last month. Small world indeed!

Finally, this passage from his tribute to Bernie Williams hit home:

"When you see him misjudge a ball in the sun, or fail to chase down a ball over his head, think back. When he strikes out on a weak hack, or grounds into a game ending double play remember what he once was. As fans we owe him that much. We owe him the dignity to go out with a huge ovation and the forgiveness that players in his position are due when they stumble into retirement."

Sadly that retirement should have come over the winter. I agree entirely with Mike's sentiment. I attended two of Bernie's "last games" last year and applauded his Yankee career with all my might. But a team must only be made to endure such stumbling for so long.

2006-02-27 12:05:22

9. pistolpete

Cliff - here's what I see (with my comments):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/petem/pics/whatisee3.jpg

Sorry, I'm a designer. ;-)

2006-02-27 13:18:24

10. Schteeve

Pistol Pete's comments notwithstanding, I think Mike's blog is one of the most cleanly laid out blogs I've ever seen.

White space is a good idea.

2006-02-27 13:56:22

11. Cliff Corcoran

Aha, Pete and I are not seeing the same thing. That white text above the old english type is not there when I visit Mike's blog. (I leave it to Pete and Mike to figure out why he sees it). Pete, you might be right about the text over the "Yankees" in the logo, but I think the parade image on the sign is sufficient and extremely tasteful (and yes, part of the sign itself, not an added element). That banner does not need another design element. As is it's very pleasing, with another image added it would be cluttered and messy.

2006-02-27 14:18:06

12. mikeplugh

Thanks for all the kind words folks.

The white "Canyon of Heroes" is in fact a mistake. I am not completely proficient at HTML and have spent the last 3 or 4 months learning by trial and error on my own. I can't see to find the line of code to get rid of the template's headline font. ;) On my computer it almost looks like small dots.

I also wanted to move the Canyon of Heroes text off the "Yankee" line, but I left it for a reason. I didn't want to make the font smaller to help it stand out as much as possible. The sign in fact does have the parade on it already. I couldn't find a decent quality shot of the parade to incorporate in the logo so I left it out. I wasn't satisfied with my options. My mission is to get a really good shot on my own at the next Yankee parade in 2006!

I did go to Drew for the early part of my undergrad. Many of my close friends graduated from there....and I did live in the same building as Alex for a few years before moving to Japan. Who knew when I started coming here that I shared the same cosmic space as Cliff and Alex in some way!

Thanks again guys.

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