Morning Bits

Good morning everyone!

Andy Pettitte notched his 250th career win yesterday as the Yankees defeated the Mariners 3-1.

Mariano Rivera picked up his 22nd save of the season.

The top of the Yankees order did almost all of the hitting yesterday.   Brett Gardner, Justin Nix, Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano, and Vernon Wells accounted for 9 of the 10 Yankees hits and all 3 of the RBI's yesterday. 

Today's game will be the final meeting between the Yankees and Mariners in the 2013 season.  David Phelps(4-3, 4.15 ERA) will face King Felix Hernandez (7-4, 2.58 ERA).

If it seems like the Yankees always catch King Felix when they face Seattle, that's because they do.

This will be the 16th time that Hernandez has faced the Yankees Since starting his MLB career in 2005.  Hernandez faced the Yankees one time each season from 2005-2009.  Hernandez faced the Yankees 3 times in each season between 2010-2012.  This will be the second  start Hernandez makes against the Yankees in 2013,  making it the 11th start he will have made against the Yankees since just 2010.

Today's game starts at 4:10 ET and will be televised by YES.

Now on to day's news links:

Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News has this article about Andy Pettitte's son being drafted on the same day his father notched his 250th career win.

Peter Karasotis writes about Michael Pineda's season debut being delayed yet again, this time by rain.

Scooby Axson of SI.com has this about Yankees first-round draft pick Ian Clarkin's apology for his comments on draft day as well as the possibility Clarkin could choose to honor his commitment to University of San Diego instead of signing with the Yankees.

Have a great day everyone!

Cody Eppley Released From AAA Team

First off I want to apologize for the lack of posting lately as I have been back in New York for a funeral. I have a lot of catching up to do and it starts here.

Cody Eppley has been granted his unconditional release from the New York Yankees. Cody has been down with the AAA affiliate the Scranton Wilkes Barre Railriders before his release. Cody was already a 40 man roster axe as well as a 25 man roster casualty this season and will likely use this opportunity to nab a big league job. Good luck to Cody and we hope he bounces back soon.

This Day In Yankees History 6/9

On this day in 2005 Alex Rodriguez became only the 40th, and by far the youngest, player ever to reach 400 home runs in his career. A Rod would hit two in this game in a victory for the Yankees over the Milwaukee Brewers and Jorge De La Rosa.

Game Thread NYY @ SEA 6/8

It's Andy Pettitte vs. Joe Saunders in Game 3 of a four-games series between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners. The game begins at 4pm EST, and can be seen on YES.

Here is today's lineup...

1. Brett Gardner CF
2. Jayson Nix SS
3. Mark Teixeira DH
4. Robinson Cano 2B
5. Vernon Wells LF
6. Kevin Youkilis 1B
7. Ichiro Suzuki RF
8. David Adams 3B
9. Chris Stewart C

Unfortunately I have plans tonight, so I won't be around Twitter. But enjoy the game, and I look forward to chatting again soon.

New York Yankees @ Seattle Mariners 6/7

The third game of a four-game set with the Mariners begins today at 4:10pm EST. The Yankees took game 1 of the series 6-1, but lost last night by a score of 4-1. They hope to get back on the winning track by sending Andy Pettitte to the hill, as the Mariners counter with Joe Saunders.

Saunders has a 5.20 ERA so far this season, but pitched well against the White Sox his last time out. Meanwhile, Pettitte has a 4.17 ERA this season, and is coming off a poor start against the Indians in which he gave up 4 runs off of 7 hits in only 4.2 innings.

With Felix Hernandez starting for Seattle tomorrow, it's important for the Bombers to win this one if they want to take the series.

Day Three of the MLB Draft

Day three of the draft, which includes rounds 11 through 40, begins at 1:00pm EST today. The Yankees have had a pretty good draft so far, but there's a long way to go. I mentioned in a previous article that five players that were on last year's American League All Star team were drafted after the 10th round, so now's not the time to take a rest.

You can either follow Day 3 of the draft at MLB.com, or by watching it on MLB Network.

Game 62 Lineup: Yankees @ Mariners

Well the Yankees had one bad inning and the bats were frozen solid. Hopefully they thawed them for tonight and they're red hot. Here's the lineup! 

Brett Gardner CF
Jayson Nix SS
Mark Teixeira DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Kevin Youkilis 1B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
David Adams 3B
Chris Stewart C

Andy Pettitte LHP

Baseball Draft Cards Willie Randolph

Day three of the draft is pretty uneventful and filled with guys that we will never hear from again, not that we ever heard of them to begin with. Willie Randolph is one half of Yankees representatives at this years draft so he will be the final share of my personal baseball card collection for the draft. Enjoy!

Morning Bits

Good morning everyone!

Hiroki Kuroda had one very bad inning and the Yankee bats were ice cold as they fell to the Mariners last night by a score of 4-1.

Robinson Cano, Mark Teixeira, Travis Hafner, and Vernon Wells were a combined 0-15 last night.

Preston Claiborne pitched yet another score less 1 2/3 innings to lower his season ERA to 0.49.

Today's game in Seattle begins at 4:10 ET and will be televised on YES.  Andy Pettitte(4-3, 4.17 ERA) will battle do with Joe Saunders(4-5, 5.20 ERA).

Now on to today's news and links:

Andrew Marchand of ESPNNY.com has this story about the comments made by Yankees first round draft pick Ian Clarkin.

Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News has this article about Michael Pineda making a start for the Tampa Yankees and Mark Teixeira feeling confident that his wrist is not an issue.

Mike Mazzeo of ESPNNY.com notes that the Yankees drafted former Yankee star Paul O'Neill's nephew.

Have a great day everyone!

This Day In Yankees History 6/8

On this day in 1927 Yankees Tony Lazzeri becomes the first Yankee to hit three home runs in one game. The Yankees would beat the Chicago White Sox 12-11 in 11 innings on this day behind the offensive outburst.

On this day in 1969 the Yankees retired jersey number 7 and called the day Mickey Mantle day in honor of their All Star outfielder.