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A(nother) blog about the most storied franchise in sports
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
D Day
1,500 guys not much younger than me are going to have their lives change in the next 36 hours. Some will be affected more than others, and some won't even know it until the FedEx man shows up at the door with a certified letter next week. Either way, 06-06-06 will be the best day in the life of many of these young men as they come one step closer to reaching their dream.

DA Humber and his extremely under-rated Baseball Central blog unites the baseball blogging masses in a Pre-Draft bonanza. If you have any interest at all in today's draft, you do not want to miss this. Plus I took part in it, so consider this a shameless self promotion.

As I said yesterday, I'll be around for the next few hours updating you on the goings on of the draft (which starts in less than an hour), bringing you scouting reports and tons of other info on the Yankees picks.

Daily Poll: In a landslide win, 7 of the 11 votes in yesterday's poll said the Yanks are best off going to pitching in the early rounds of today's draft. A successor for Jorge Posada finished second with 3 votes, followed by any type of talent close to big league ready. Thanks for voting, the new question is up.

Down on the Farm:

Triple-A Columbus (12-8 loss to Ottawa)
Andy Cannizaro: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Russ Johnson: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB
Carlos Pena: 1 for 4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
Rob Stratton: 1 for 5, 1 RBI, 4 K
Nick Green: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 E (throwing)
Danny Garcia: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Mark Corey: 2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HB - closer started the game, and threw 72 pitches in 2 innings
Matt DeSalvo: 3 IP, 5 H, 8 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 E (throwing) - say the 7.68 ERA isn't so
TJ Beam: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K - one step closer to the Bronx

Double-A Trenton scheduled off day

High-A Tampa (4-3 win over Fort Myers)
Brett Gardner: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 K
Ramiro Pena: 2 for 5, 1 K
Cody Ehlers: 0 for 5, 3 K
Rudy Guillen: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 SB
PJ Pilittere: 2 for 4, 1 R, 2 RBI
Jeff Marquez: 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K - 12-2 GB/FB ratio, the sinker's working now
Phil Thorp: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K - 3-0 GB/FB ratio, 1.02 ERA in 17.2 IP
Gerardo Casadiego: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K - 3-3 GB/FB ratio

Low-A Charleston (11-8 win over Greenville)
Austin Jackson: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 K - threw a runner out at 3B from CF
Marcos Vechionacci: 3 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 SB
Jose Tabata: 1 for 5, 1 R
CJ Henry: 0 for 5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 K
Eduardo Nunez: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Tim Battle: 1 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB - threw a runner out at 3B from LF
Irwil Rojas: 0 for 2, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 SB
Zach Kroenke: 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 WP
Cory Stuart: 1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Written at 8:39 AM by Mike A.
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