Pettitte Rejoins Rotation

Andy Pettitte will start on Tuesday, pushing David Phelps into the bullpen.

Andy is slated for approximately 70 pitches on Sunday, meaning we could see Phelps throw a few innings after him. As for David, he'll throw a side-session in the next day or two, and wouldn't be available in relief until Sunday anyway.

Rafael Soriano To Opt Out?

According to Jon Heyman there is a "good chance" Rafael Soriano opts out of his contract, which is set to pay him $14 million in 2013, making him a free agent after this season. If Mariano doesn't return, then that could make the bullpen pretty iffy, as I don't see any way the Yankees re-sign Soriano to a multi-year contract. Heck, Cashman didn't want to sign him in the first place. Of course, if the team needs to fill the closer role, then that could change.

Yankees @ Red Sox 9/13/12

Yankees win

#untuck

Say goodbye to Fenway Park for the season, especially you Nick Swisher, because we will no longer benefit from (and sometimes die by) that annoying green monster, or that even more annoying pesky pole, or that just downright silly triangle in center field. The Yankees finish up their three game set with the Red Sox tonight as they send Phil Hughes to the mound to face off against Felix Doubront. The game will be televised on YES and MLB Network at 7:10 pm ET.

Lineups

Derek Jeter DH
Nick Swisher RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Russell Martin C
Andruw Jones LF
Curtis Granderson CF
Steve Pearce 1BEduardo Nunez SS

Go Yankees!!

The Freddy Garcia News We Have All Been Waiting For

Ivan Nova is scheduled to start in place of Freddy Garcia in his next scheduled start against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Nova was not exactly in the discussion for the CY Young award before he went on the DL but he has to give us a better chance to win then Freddy does. Hopefully this time off has healed the shoulder and gotten his head and mechanics right so we can right this ship.

This Day In Yankees History : 9/13/12

Yankees CFer Bernie Williams was born on this day in 1968.

In 2011 Mariano Rivera recorded his 600th save when Russell Martin threw out Ichiro Suzuki trying to steal second base.

You're Kidding Me, Right?

Update: Derek aggravated a bone bruise in his left ankle, which is something he's been dealing with for a couple weeks or so. It's nothing new, and shouldn't keep Jete out of any games. Girardi said he will play tomorrow, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him DHing tomorrow.

Well, it was great to get the win tonight, as that hasn't been happening very much over the last month. Seeing the Orioles win in walk-off action wasn't so good. And what is worse? Derek Jeter is injured.

In the top of the 8th inning the Yankees had runners at the corners with one out, and all Yankee fans thought the same thing... "just don't hit into a double play". So what happened? Derek Jeter hit into a double play. And that, folks, wasn't the bad part. The bad part was seeing Jeter limp after hitting the bag.

No word on what the injury is, however it was said during the game that it was a possible sprain to his left ankle. That report was followed up with the thought that Jeter will play tomorrow, but that was more attributed to his competitiveness, and not to his ankle being okay.

More on this as we here it.

Andy Is "Good To Go" After Simulated Game

Andy Pettitte threw a 55 pitch simulated game for the first time since being cleared to run by team doctors on Monday. Andy threw four innings and was crisp and, more importantly, set back or question mark free. He seems to be ready to start whenever the Yankees will let him. The Yankees reported yesterday that they might be willing to bring him back before he is fully stretched out and have David Phelps back him up in the bullpen which I cannot say I disagree with when I look at the standings. This is not a 20 year old kid, Andy Pettitte knows his body and we know he will not push it farther then he should and risk injury. If Andy says he is ready then put him in coach.

Speculation has started that he will start next Tuesdays game in place of David Phelps against the Toronto Blue Jays. If that is the case then he is in line for three more starts down the stretch after the Toronto game including dates with Oakland, Toronto, and Boston.

The Yankees Release Their 2013 Schedule

The Yankees released their 2013 schedules along with the rest of Major League Baseball today, if we make it that long. As we all know the Astros will be heading over to the American League West, Interleague play will be all year long, the Yankees will play the NL West in said interleague play, and the Subway Series will be reduced from six games to only four.

The Yankees open their schedule on April 1st against the Boston Red Sox and will finish their season in Houston to face the Astros on September 29th. The Yankees will host the Diamondbacks for a three game set in April, travel to face the Rockies in May, host the Dodgers at Yankees stadium in June, travel to play the Dodgers in July,  travel to play the Padres in August, and host the Giants in late September at the stadium. The Yankees and Mets will play four consecutive games in May where the first two games will be played at Citifield and the last two at Yankees stadium.

If the Mayans were not right after all and there is a 2013 season it should be fun!

Yankees @ Red Sox 9/12/12

Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano add home runs to make it 3-0 Yankees

Yankees win 5-4

#untuck

The Yankees are tied up top of the AL East with the Baltimore Orioles after last nights loss in Boston. Those same two teams will go to the mound today with first place on the line for the Yankees. The Yanks will send David Phelps to the mound who has struggled with command and confidence his last two starts. Opposing him will be Aaron Cook for the Red Sox. The game will be televised at 7:10 pm ET on YES and ESPN Wednesday Night Baseball.

Lineups

Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher 1B
Raul Ibanez LF
Eric Chavez 3B
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Chris Stewart C

Go Yankees!!

David Aardsma Improving In Rehab Assignment

David Aardsma threw another inning for the Trenton Thunder last night and this time it was a scoreless inning. David was not without his troubles though as he walked two guys and allowed a single, loading the bases, before he struck out the next batter and induced a double play to get out of the jam and end the inning. He threw 30 pitches in the outing, half of them for strikes, and showed a lot of heart in getting out of the jam. He will pitch again tonight in his first back to back games since going on the rehab assignment. Keep at it David, you're doing great!