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2008-04-26 09:56

by Cliff Corcoran

FOX missed the marquee pitching matchup of the Cleveland/New York series by one day. Chien-Ming Wang and C.C. Sabathia rematch Game One of last year's ALDS tomorrow, but today 25-year-old Jeremy Sowers makes his season debut against 23-year-old Ian Kennedy and his 9.64 ERA. This is Kennedy's first start since pissing off Joe Girardi by nibbling against the Orioles and walking five men in 2 2/3 innings. Kennedy had pitched well in his two outings prior to that, throwing a quality start at the Rays before getting hit in the hip by a comebacker and pitching well in relief on a rain-soaked night night in Kansas City, retiring nine of his last ten batters after allowing two of the first four to score. He says he's gotten the message, so look for Kennedy to attack the zone today.

Like Kennedy, Sowers was college hurler who was drafted in the first-round and moved quickly through the minors. Kennedy was drafted 21st overall out of USC in 2006 and made his major league debut in September 2007. Sowers was taken sixth overall out of Vanderbilt in 2004 and made his major league debut in June 2006. Sowers was strong in his rookie season with the Indians, but stumbled as a sophomore last year, pitching his way off the team by mid-June. The issue seemed to be a decline in his ability to induce groundballs, which combined with the steep reduction in his strikeout rate upon reaching the majors essentially eliminated his ability to get hitters out with any consistency. That said, in his one major league start since then, Sowers shut out the Mariners for five innings. Sowers last faced the Yankees last April and got lit up for six runs in 2 2/3 innings, though he also pitched a gem against them in his second major league game in early June 2006.

Sowers is the first of three consecutive lefty starters the Yankees will face to conclude this series. They've faced just two previous lefty starters this season, beating John Bale in Kansas City and losing to Brian Burres in Baltimore. In both games, Joe Girardi sat both Bobby Abreu and Jason Giambi. In their places, he played Hideki Matsui in right field and worked Morgan Ensberg into the lineup. He also used the non-catching version of Jorge Posada in those games, at DH against Bale and first base against Burres. With Posada back behind the plate, Girardi will need another righty bat if he wants to continue to rest Abreu and Giambi against lefties.

Enter Shelley Duncan, who has been recalled and will start in right field today (no word yet on who's being optioned to make room for him). Giambi, coming off his two-homer game last night, stays in the lineup, but lefties Hideki Matsui and Robinson Cano do not. Alberto Gonzalez starts at second base for the second time in his major league career. Morgan Ensberg plays third while Alex Rodriguez takes Matsui's usual spot as the DH. Given Giaradi's tendencies thus far, I'd expect to see a different combination against lefty C.C. Sabathia tomorrow. Oh, and unrelated to the pitcher on the mound, Jose Molina will catch in today's late-day game after last night's night game.

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2008-04-26 12:12:38

1. Zack

0 Per Pete Abe, it was Traber sent down. Which I can't say I disagree with...

2008-04-26 12:24:08

2. Cliff Corcoran

Hmm. Sean Henn's pitching well on rehab assignment in Scranton. I wonder if we'll see him soon.

2008-04-26 12:26:58

3. mehmattski

How can the Yankees have no lefty in the bullpen!!!??!? Right handed pitchers can't possibly get left-handed hitters out! It's inconceivable!

2008-04-26 12:34:01

4. monkeypants

Ah, but this is just one step, hopefully. If they do not need a LOOGY, then there is far, far less reason to carry 12 pitchers. Would that Cashardi figure this out.

Of course, the starters--especially the kids--need to throw more innings per start. On the other hand, with so many kids in the BP, I wonder why they can't use a sort of rotation where every few weeks someone gets rotated to Scranton for some rest.

And one would have to hope that Girardi would actually use a longer bench if he were given it.

Oh well, dare to dream.

2008-04-26 12:35:41

5. monkeypants

Meanwhile, LaRussa has his starter still going in the 9th, tie game, two on, two outs, 120+ pitches.

2008-04-26 13:01:54

6. monkeypants

How can the two Fox idiots so misinterpret the whole Joba situation. Oh, right, because they are Fox idiots.

2008-04-26 13:05:15

7. Simone

FOX must be desperate. Buck and McCarver are talking about Hank's comment about Joba. This is last week's news.

2008-04-26 13:05:40

8. bartap74

I missed it. Was the reading of the Yankees' lineup as annoying as the Indians' was?

2008-04-26 13:06:24

9. mehmattski

Glove save by Giambi!

2008-04-26 13:08:13

10. monkeypants

7 True, but it was delightful to hear their logic for how it was IMPOSSIBLE for Joba to become a starter now this season. McCarver did used to play baseball, didn't he?

8 I missed it too. I now intentionally miss the beginning of all Fox broadcasts, lest I subject myself to any of the inane pregame show and/or rock-video montage.

2008-04-26 13:16:39

11. Simone

Kennedy look so young.

10 I think that all the media types are willing to state anything to make it seem like Hank is wrong.

2008-04-26 13:17:37

12. Simone

11 That should be "looks."

2008-04-26 13:23:52

13. Simone

Giambi runs against Martinez. Well, that is different.

2008-04-26 13:24:32

14. monkeypants

Buck freaks out that Giambi was trying to steal...but of course that was a failed hit and run. Pay attention boys.

2008-04-26 13:32:46

15. fansince77

OK here is my superpeeve of the day:

Do these hayseed announcers and most announcers of MLB have to be so freakin' unskilled and show such insensitivity as to BUTCHER latino names?

SHIT- "Here's Franklin GEW-DE-AIR-EZ! Are you kidding me?

Robinson KA-Know - Hello Caaa-no!

IT's just not that fucking hard!

2008-04-26 13:33:58

16. fansince77

Erick SHU-VEZ? Try CHA-vez.

2008-04-26 13:34:41

17. fansince77

Here we go IPK - Intentional Pass Kid!

2008-04-26 13:35:23

18. fansince77

check that - Inevitable Pass Kid!

2008-04-26 13:35:55

19. fansince77

I'm not ready to say "Inverted Puckered Kid" yet.

2008-04-26 13:37:31

20. SF Yanks

Wow, this has the potential to be really, really ugly.

2008-04-26 13:38:32

21. Just fair

Goddam walks, Kennedy. It's just not that much fun to watch.

2008-04-26 13:38:49

22. claybeez

15 The way I see it most names are butchered. Outside of English last names, it's German, Swedish, French, Russian, Polish, various African and Asian, etc. Not just Latin ones. Go to those countries and you will not here the names pronounced as they are in the U.S. I think you are taking it too personally.

2008-04-26 13:39:01

23. fansince77

OK - see 19

2008-04-26 13:39:23

24. SF Yanks

this is about a 5 on the ugly meter.

2008-04-26 13:39:53

25. tommyl

C'mon Ian, throw some freakin' strikes.

2008-04-26 13:40:09

26. monkeypants

Hahahahahahah. Did McCarver just blame "society" for the struggles of the young Yanks' pitchers.

2008-04-26 13:41:10

27. claybeez

15 Not to mention that in my years in Spain, I'm not sure anyone pronounced my first or last name correctly, including my English students. Intonations and stress are different in different languages. You can't expect other speakers to sound like natives.

2008-04-26 13:43:44

28. rsmith51

Kennedy doesn't seem to have an out pitch. It seems like if he doesn't get the close calls, he is in trouble. Hopefully I am wrong.

2008-04-26 13:44:27

29. OldYanksFan

Fuckin' RCNB!

2008-04-26 13:44:32

30. SF Yanks

Can't catch an effin break here.

2008-04-26 13:45:11

31. SF Yanks

54 pitches and counting.

2008-04-26 13:45:24

32. monkeypants

Now it is ultimately IPK's fault for giving up the three walks. But he has been burned by two flares this inning too. Good lord.

2008-04-26 13:45:24

33. fansince77

22 OK I am not standing 200 yards away from those countries. If you can say JAH-BUH instead of JOW-Buh, If you can say Du LOOCH EEE instead of Dee Luu KEE...there should be an effort to be just as accurate with Latino names- especially since they have become the fastest growing group in this country.

Yes - I do take it personally because it fits into a long history of subtlety...

We are not talking about callers on Rush's show...we are talking about professional sportscasters who make their living with samantics!

2008-04-26 13:45:28

34. nick

yeah, IPK does not have the stuff to survive a tight zone AND bad breaks--the only swings and misses he gets are check swings...

2008-04-26 13:45:30

35. Simone

"A pitcher is surrounded by no one." How profound. What is next? Baseball philosophy by Tim McCarver?

Kennedy is just stinking up the joint.

2008-04-26 13:45:38

36. Just fair

This bullpen is in deep doo-doo.

2008-04-26 13:47:04

37. OldYanksFan

One hard hit ball, 3 runs.

2008-04-26 13:47:42

38. nick

three runs, no hard-hit balls--infuriating....

2008-04-26 13:48:05

39. nick

37 ok, one kinda hard hit....

2008-04-26 13:49:16

40. fansince77

27 You have a valid point there but Spain does not have the same history of immigration and acculturation that we do...not asking for perfection just not BUTCHERING...does it take a little effort...you bet...does it send a different messge to foreignors- absolutely.

I teach on the border and at first I was constantly corrected by my students when mispronouncing names- and you know what? I was not defensive but grateful. I would say; "Everybody has the right to be called by their name...I will make an effort to get it right but please respectfully correct me when I am wrong."

2008-04-26 13:50:41

41. ms october

35 that was a good one - as whatever he was trying to say about the mechancis of the mind taking over for the mechanics of the body

it's tough to take mccarver/buck and a bad start

2008-04-26 13:51:30

42. monkeypants

I am far more concerned with the announcers butchering the game.

2008-04-26 13:52:03

43. fansince77

Back to baseball - sorry- I told you it was a Peeve.

This lefty for Cleveland really needs to be tatooed today...IPK still has a chance if he can stay in the game. If we can't pound this guy, it's not our pitching alone.

2008-04-26 13:52:06

44. Just fair

I am waiting to see Girardi hollering at Kennedy like Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket.

2008-04-26 13:53:01

45. fansince77

Actually and unfortunately Tim he did get "all of that."

2008-04-26 13:55:20

46. monkeypants

Nice baserunning.

2008-04-26 13:56:24

47. claybeez

33 OK. Then since Caucasians are still the majority I guess they all need to learn how to pronounce Johannsen and Beaumont and various other European names the right way. But, it's never going to happen. Those names got put into the melting pot of the American dialect. Ultimately, why should it be any different for any Americans, including Latinos? Improper spellings and pronunciation have been part of the American experience.

I'm not trying to disregard the value of Latinos or Hispanics or Central o South Americans to our culture. But, this is part of the culture, like it or not. Not saying I do, just how it is.

2008-04-26 13:57:34

48. Just fair

Sauers = Sandy Koufax in his prime. No way we'll be able to score off him today. AHHHHHHHH. Give me an effin' break.

2008-04-26 13:58:18

49. SF Yanks

I don't there has been one game yet where Phil or Ian got to pitch with a comfortable lead. It sure doesn't help things.

2008-04-26 13:58:45

50. rbj

Hm, I'm looking at the boxscore on Yahoo (they have Cleveland's pitcher listed as "unknown). Is Sowers really pitching a one hit shutout?

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2008-04-26 13:59:36

51. SF Yanks

*think

2008-04-26 14:04:49

52. claybeez

40 You have a great attitude. I commend you. It's just something that has never been a part of the American experience for any sub-group from Native Americans to African slaves to the countless "desirable" and "undesirable" European immigrants over the centuries.

I've met Spanish speakers who feel offended over this. I just think unless someone is doing it to slight you it's not worth getting worked up over.

2008-04-26 14:06:34

53. monkeypants

Maybe just maybe they squeeze five out of IPK.

2008-04-26 14:13:20

54. bartap74

I guess they've gotten tired of slamming Kennedy, so now we're back to the ARod can't hit in the postseason crap. I guess that's appropriate, in April.

2008-04-26 14:15:25

55. Cliff Corcoran

On the Latin names thing, the one that gets me the most is Michael Kay saying "Rahj-ree-giss." I also remember Tony Kubek using a French J sound (as in "je t'aime") in the middle of Ozzie Guillen's last name. That always bugged me.

2008-04-26 14:17:43

56. Cliff Corcoran

Off the end of Shelley's bat there. McCarver calls him "Chris Duncan."

2008-04-26 14:19:28

57. monkeypants

Well that was disappointing.

2008-04-26 14:19:49

58. nick

how can a righty take that for strike 3? not to mention that he saw the same damn pitch earlier in that ab...

2008-04-26 14:22:09

59. mehmattski

Yeah I don't think any Hispanic-Americans will be getting much sympathy from the Italian-Americans and countless immigrants from Eastern Europe who had letters or entire syllables left out of their names when they entered the country. Each new ethnic group has to go through a right of passage: claims they're stealing our jobs, misspelled names, general racism... before joining the rest of America in putting down the next ethnic group. Anti-Immigrant racism: an American tradition like no other!

2008-04-26 14:22:12

60. monkeypants

58 Lack of moral fiber? Not getting enough vitamins?

2008-04-26 14:23:03

61. claybeez

Here's hoping Kennedy settles down and leaves on a good note. If he can do that and the team can find the closet where the runs are hidden, it would give him something to build off of.

2008-04-26 14:24:06

62. monkeypants

59 yawn

2008-04-26 14:24:27

63. ms october

60 didn't get his weekend edition of the wall street journal

2008-04-26 14:26:10

64. monkeypants

OK, is McCarver saying that young pitchers especially, but all pitchers really, need to work the middle of the plate???

2008-04-26 14:27:22

65. claybeez

Nice, easy inning for Kennedy.

2008-04-26 14:32:15

66. SF Yanks

Cy Sowers pitching the game of his life. Again. Like every other pitcher facing the Yanks. Actually Sowers is a very good pitcher, very Cy Young/Clemens/Pedro like.

2008-04-26 14:33:43

67. monkeypants

66 And yet the Yankees have hit him pretty hard pretty often, an yet they are down by three. Grrrrrr.

2008-04-26 14:34:02

68. nick

is this gonna be another one of those games where we wait and wait for the timely hit in vain?

2008-04-26 14:35:18

69. SF Yanks

Hey a DP! That's something new this season.

2008-04-26 14:40:01

70. SF Yanks

How can I find out which team has the most DP's? I mean, how can I find out by how many DP's the Yanks lead the league in?

2008-04-26 14:41:24

71. monkeypants

70 Baseball-reference. com, I'm sure. I am also pretty certain they are not leading the league, though.

2008-04-26 14:43:09

72. SF Yanks

71 We'll see about that. I'll check right now.

2008-04-26 14:43:59

73. OldYanksFan

70 Also ESPN. League average is 21 DPs, Yankees with 20. Shocking!

2008-04-26 14:45:31

74. SF Yanks

73 Cool thanks! Oh so shocking.

2008-04-26 14:45:38

75. mehmattski

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/stats/teamsort/regularseason/yearly/MLB/HIT/EXT?&_1:col_1=10

Yankees are 11th with 21.

2008-04-26 14:46:09

76. OldYanksFan

IPK has pitched much better then his numbers appear. The are NOT hitting him hard. He basically beat himself with BBs, although it seems the Yankees hate to score when he pitches.

I am encouraged. He just needs confidence and experience.

2008-04-26 14:47:06

77. Cliff Corcoran

Kennedy settled down nicely. Just four hits, all singles, some of them bloops. The problem was the four walks, but that looked like genuine wildness to me, he was trying to pound the zone, just didn't always get it done. Still, I'da signed up for three runs over five innings coming in. It's something to build on.

2008-04-26 14:48:00

78. SF Yanks

baseball reference is too confusing, I can't figure it out.

2008-04-26 14:48:34

79. monkeypants

GDP

1. Toronto: 33
2. LA Angels: 31
3. Boston: 30
4. Detroit: 28
5. St. Louis: 27
6. Minnesota: 25
7. LA Dodgers: 24
8. Colorado: 22
9t. Chicago AL: 21
9t. NY Yankees: 21
9t. Atlanta: 21

Not the worst, but not much comfort either.

2008-04-26 14:48:54

80. SF Yanks

75 Thanks, I forgot about sportsline.

2008-04-26 14:50:16

81. monkeypants

Giambi, the four true outcomes...

2008-04-26 14:52:21

82. fansince77

Shelley looks like he's about to come undone!

2008-04-26 14:53:09

83. fansince77

OK how about we DONT HIT INTO A DOUBLE PLAY!

2008-04-26 14:53:42

84. fansince77

This HAS TO BE A BIG INNING! NOT JUST ONE RUN...............................three or four.

2008-04-26 14:53:51

85. OldYanksFan

Anybody know where to find TEAM RISP figures? Another interesting stat and VERY hard to find is TEAM RISP AGAINST.

2008-04-26 14:55:22

86. monkeypants

85 MLB.com has sortable team stats; I don't know about ESPN.com.

2008-04-26 14:56:37

87. nick

holy &^%$ does Joe not know his bases loaded stats