Bobby Abreu’s grand slam, Johnny Damon’s 3-run homerun, and Jason Giambi’s solo shot overcame a sub par outing by Chien-Ming Wang, as the Yankees beat the hosting Chicago White Sox, without the presence of A-Rod, who had a baby. Wang still won, and became the fastest man to win 50 games since DOC GOODEN.
The Yanks feasted upon former Yankees flop Cuban exile Jose Contreras.
Wang gave up a lot of hits, but only surrendered 3 runs in 6 innings. Billy Traber and Brian Bruney stumbled a bit, and Joba Chamberlain pitched 1.2 innings, before Kyle Farnsworth gave up a HR in the 9th.
Jorge Posada returned behind the plate.
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By Mark Gonzales GLENDALE, Ariz. The Chicago White Sox trimmed their spring training roster Tuesday with nine cuts, including former major leaguers Brian Bruney and Dallas McPherson….
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There is a pattern: The two BEST Met pitchers Ollie and Maine are the best FB pitchewrs(include Wags in that group). Not only does the FB have movement but they are unhittable if they are using the UPPER and outer pt of the plate. Ollie is least successfull wwhen he pounds the lower pt of the plate particular low middle, caus hiiters sit on that pt of the zone and wait.
Hence the discussion that he is best when he is wild' , actually he needs to sety his slider up with a FB that uses the entire strikezone.
From Steve Popper: …..But that doesn't mean that the Mets won't be checking in with the White Sox about the availability of Javier Vazquez or Jose Contreras. But if Martinez shows the form of an ace, the price the Mets are willing to pay will drop.
The Mets are caught in limbo on the mound and in the outfield. They have Pelfrey and Phil Humber waiting in the wings, but neither has shown he's ready to be counted on – particularly Pelfrey, who is 0-7.
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