Yankees Announce Lineup for 66th Old Timers' Day

The Yankees have released a press release containing the lineup for the 66th annual Old Timers' Day that will take place on Sunday, July 1st.

The New York Yankees today announced that nearly 50 former Yankees will be on hand at the 66^th annual Old-Timers’ Day on Sunday, July 1, at Yankee Stadium.  Ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 11:15 a.m. with the traditional Old-Timers’ game to follow, both of which will be aired exclusively on the YES Network. The Yankees will then host the Chicago White Sox at 2:05 p.m., also airing on YES. General public gates will open to ticket-holding guests at 10:00 a.m. and fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 11:00 a.m. for the festivities.

The Old-Timers are headlined by several members of past Yankees’ World Series-winning clubs, including Hall of Famers Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Rich “Goose” Gossage, Rickey Henderson and Reggie Jackson. Former Yankees and current YES Network broadcasters David Cone, Paul O’Neill and Lou Piniella will also join in on the festivities.

Also on hand will be former Yankees managers Joe Torre and Stump Merrill. For Merrill, who currently serves as a Special Assistant to the General Manager, it will mark his first Old-Timers’ Day appearance. Gene Monahan, who retired at the end of the 2011 season after serving as a trainer in the Yankees organization for 49 years, will also make his Old-Timers’ Day debut.

Joining the Hall of Famers and former Yankees on the baselines will be the widows of five legendary Yankees—Arlene Howard, widow of Elston Howard; Helen Hunter, widow of Jim “Catfish” Hunter; Jill Martin, widow of Billy Martin; Diana Munson, widow of Thurman Munson and Kay Murcer, widow of Bobby Murcer.

List of those Scheduled to Attend (*Denotes First-Time Old-Timer)
Luis Arroyo
Jesse Barfield 
Yogi Berra
Ron Blomberg 
Dr. Bobby Brown
Homer Bush
Jerry Coleman 
David Cone 
Bucky Dent 
Al Downing 
Brian Doyle
Cecil Fielder 
Whitey Ford 
Oscar Gamble
Jake Gibbs 
Joe Girardi 
Rich “Goose” Gossage 
Ron Guidry 
Charlie Hayes 
Rickey Henderson 
Sterling Hitchcock*
Arlene Howard
Helen Hunter 
Reggie Jackson 
Tommy John 
Pat Kelly
Don Larsen 
Graeme Lloyd 
Hector Lopez
Jill Martin 
Tino Martinez 
Lee Mazzilli 
Stump Merrill* 
Gene Monahan* 
Diana Munson 
Kay Murcer 
Matt Nokes* 
Paul O’Neill 
Joe Pepitone 
Lou Piniella 
Willie Randolph
Bobby Richardson
Mickey Rivers
Aaron Small 
Mel Stottlemyre 
Darryl Strawberry
Tanyon Sturtze* 
Ralph Terry 
Joe Torre 
Bob Turley
Roy White
Bernie Williams

Who else do you think should be appearing? Let us know.

Probable Pitchers: Indians at Yankees

The Yankees and Indians will meet for the first time this season with a 3 game set in the Bronx.

Here are the probable pitchers for this series:

Game 1: Monday, June 25th, 7:05 ET, Yankee Stadium

Indians:
Josh Tomlin RHP (3-4, 5.12 ERA this season)

Yankees:
Hiroki Kuroda RHP (6-7, 3.57 ERA this season)

Game 2: Tuesday, June 26th, 7:05 ET, Yankee Stadium

Indians: 
Justin Masterson RHP (4-6, 3.98 ERA this season)

Yankees:
Phil Hughes RHP (7-6, 4.94 ERA this season)

Game 3: Wednesday, June 27th, 1:05 ET, Yankee Stadium

Indians:
Ubaldo Jimenez RHP (7-5, 4.59 ERA this season)

Yankees:
Andy Pettitte LHP (3-3, 3.29 ERA this season)

Enjoy the series!

Probable Pitchers: Yankees at Mets

This post has been re-posted due to accidental deletion.

The Yankees and Mets will conclude this years regular season Subway Series with a 3 game set at Citi Field. 

Here are the probable pitchers:

Game 1: Friday, June 22nd, 7:10 ET, Citi Field

Yankees: 
Andy Pettitte LHP (3-2, 2.77 ERA this season)

Mets:
Jon Niese LHP (4-3, 3.82 ERA this season)

Game 2: Saturday, June 23rd, 7:15 ET, Citi Field

Yankees:
Ivan Nova RHP (9-2, 4.32 ERA this season)

Mets: 
Chris Young RHP (1-1, 3.06 ERA this season)

Game 3: Sunday, June 24th, 8:00 ET, Citi Field

Yankees:
C.C. Sabathia LHP (9-3, 3.55 ERA this season)

Mets:
R.A. Dickey RHP (11-1, 2.00 ERA this season)

Enjoy the game!

Cano's Blast Leads Yanks' to Subway Win

Robinson Cano hits a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning of Sunday night's game. 

The Yankees concluded the Subway Series Sunday night with a win. They took the series 5-1, with a sweep in the Bronx and a 2-1 series win in Flushing.

C.C. Sabathia was on the mound tonight and he took a no decision in tonight's contest. Sabathia allowed 5 urns, in which 1 run was earned, on 9 hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched. He struck out 3 and walked 2. He exited with 73 strikes thrown over 112 pitches.

The Yankees were sloppy behind Sabathia tonight. They commited 3 errors which led to 4 unearned runs. Chris Stewart had 2 throwing errors and Robinson Cano had a fielding error. Cano's error could have gone either way, but it was a play that Cano usually makes.

The Yankee offense was able to get to the knuckleballer, R.A. Dickey. The Yankees scored 4 runs in the third inning, which was capped off by a Nick Swisher 3-run home run to right center field.

The Yankees would score 1 run in the fifth inning on a Mark Teixeira force out.

The Mets would come back to tie the game at 5, but then Robinson Cano would break the tie with a solo shot to center field in the 8th inning.

Rafael Soriano came on in the 9th and earned in 15th save on the season.

The Yankees will start a 7 game home stand tomorrow starting with the Cleveland Indians.

Game 71: Yankees at Mets

                                     June 24th, 2012, 8:00 pm ET, Citi Field, Flushing, New York

The Yankees and Mets will finish the Subway Series of 2012 tonight at Citi Field. C.C. Sabathia and R.A. Dickey will face off in the battle of the ace's.

Here are the lineups:

Yankees (42-28)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Nick Swisher, RF
Raul Ibanez, LF
Chris Stewart, C
C.C. Sabathia, P

Pitching: C.C. Sabathia LHP (9-3, 3.55 ERA this season)

Mets (39-33)
Andres Torres, CF
Ruben Tejada, SS
David Wright, 3B
Scott Hairston, LF
Lucas Duda, RF
Justin Turner, 1B
Ronny Cedeno, 2B
Josh Thole, C
R.A. Dickey, P

Pitching: R.A. Dickey RHP (11-1, 2.00 ERA this season)

Enjoy the game!