Dunedin, FL, March 4 — Anyone who has heard the complaint some Spring Training venues have levelled at the Yankees in the past, that they do not send representative teams on the road, would have been silenced just looking at the starting 10 penciled in to play the Blue Jays in Dunedin Tuesday afternoon: Hughes on the mound, with Damon, Jeter, Abreu, Rodriguez, Giambi, Posada, Duncan, and Cabrera. If that wasn’t enough, the sight of Yogi Berra telling Billy Connors that they had seen a no-hitter as they walked out after the rain-interrupted game was called should have done the trick. Continue reading
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A By-the-Book Win
Dunedin, FL., March 5 — The first thing I noticed once the Yanks finished their pregame bp before Sunday’s game in Dunedin was that Joe Torre was carrying a small binder in his left hand as he watched his team assemble in the dugout. And it’s no wonder. Joe is seeing more players than ever this spring as he manages his WBC-depleted team through these early games, and it seems each and every one of them is taking advantage of the opportunity to show their stuff on baseball’s biggest stage. Melky Cabarera and Kevin Thompson continued to carry much of the offense, Mitch Jones made a diving grab in right to blunt the Jays’ biggest threat, and 19-year-old Philip Hughes made his debut against major league hitters. Continue reading
Dandy Day in Dunedin
Dunedin, FL., March 28 — Gulfcoast Florida breathed a collective sigh of relief this morning as the recent streak of hot and steamy weather broke, and we awoke beneath windy but dry skies and temperatures in the seventies. And this afternoon Yankee fans can officially relax a bit too. Bernie Williams played six innings in centerfield, and looked fine in postgame drills.
It Happens Every Spring
Dunedin, FL., March 10 — With the double loss Wednesday, the Yankees’ 2004 Spring Training losing streak reached four games, and the record slipped to 3-5. Their pitching has allowed victorious opponents 13, eight, and 10 runs in the losses, and even seven tallies in one of the three victories.