Good Start For Team and Player
The Yankees opened up Grapefruit League action in 2009 with an impressive 6-1 victory over the Blue Jays in Dunedin. Although all players will insist that it does not matter what happens in spring training, it is good to kick things off on a winning note.
With superstition being such a major part of the game, it is always good to win that first game, get a hit in that first at bat, throw a strike on the first pitch, etc. Speaking of having good starts, Brett Gardner led the game off with a jack on the second pitch down the right field line. He is in a battle with Melky Cabrera for the center field spot and could not have had a better start. I really like Gardner and am pulling for him this spring, as I think he would provide a different dynamic to the Yankee lineup.
Here is the list of pitchers scheduled to throw on Thursday vs. Tampa Bay:
Phil Hughes, Phil Coke, Brian Bruney, Damaso Marte, Jon Albaladejo and Mark Melancon
This game will be televised on YES.
With superstition being such a major part of the game, it is always good to win that first game, get a hit in that first at bat, throw a strike on the first pitch, etc. Speaking of having good starts, Brett Gardner led the game off with a jack on the second pitch down the right field line. He is in a battle with Melky Cabrera for the center field spot and could not have had a better start. I really like Gardner and am pulling for him this spring, as I think he would provide a different dynamic to the Yankee lineup.
Here is the list of pitchers scheduled to throw on Thursday vs. Tampa Bay:
Phil Hughes, Phil Coke, Brian Bruney, Damaso Marte, Jon Albaladejo and Mark Melancon
This game will be televised on YES.
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