Good morning Yankees family and welcome to the final game
during the regular season between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins.
It is getaway day here in the Bronx as after the game the Yankees will use
their final off day of the regular season to make the trip to Toronto to take
on the Toronto Blue Jays inside the Rogers Centre. Days off and travel days are
all the more sweet after a victory so that is the mission and the goal for the
boys in pinstripes this afternoon. Taking the mound for the Yankees will be
Masahiro Tanaka while the Twins will counter with an old foe and teammate in
Bartolo Colon. If George Steinbrenner were alive you have to wonder if The Boss
would have had any nice nicknames for Colon during his tenure in the Bronx. The
things that make you go “hmmmmm.”
Colon has fallen back into his early-season ways lately for
the Twins after being seemingly rejuvenated after signing with the club earlier
in the summer. In three September starts Colon has posted an 0-3 record with a
7.53 ERA including a four run in six innings start against the Toronto Blue
Jays in his last start. Colon has pitched against the Yankees 20 times in his long
career and heads into his 21st appearance against the Bronx Bombers
sporting a 6-8 record with a 5.81 ERA in 110 innings.
The game will be played at 1:05 pm ET inside Yankee Stadium
and can be seen on the YES Network, ESPN and MLB TV. You can also follow along
in your cars and on the radio by tuning into the WFAN broadcast with John
Sterling and Suzyn Waldman. This will be the last time that the Yankees see the
Twins before a potential AL Wild Card Playoff game so enjoy it while you can,
and enjoy hitting a few home runs off a former teammate in Colon while you’re
at it. Enjoy the game, need a win so get a win, and let’s make the playoffs. Go
Yankees!!
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)