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The '''2009 New York Yankees season''' is the 109th season for the [[New York Yankees]] franchise. The Yankees opened their new [[Yankee Stadium]] on [[April 3]], {{by|2009}}, when they hosted an exhibition game against the [[Chicago Cubs]]. The new stadium hosted its first regular-season game on April 16, when the Yankees played the [[Cleveland Indians]].<ref>[http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081117&content_id=3682516&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy Yanks to open Stadium against Cubs]</ref><ref>[http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2008/08/new_york_yankees_to_open_new_s.html New York Yankees to open new Stadium April 16 against Indians]</ref>
The '''2009 New York Yankees season''' is the 109th season for the [[New York Yankees]] franchise. This season promises to be just as dissapointing as last, as the Yankees plan to try to "buy" their way into a pennant again. This years Yankees team really sucks and everyone knows it. They love to buy buy buy players and their farm system is absolutely terrible this year as well. The people who designed their new stadium were paid off by the Steinbrenners to be a "hitters" park, so that the Yankees hitters would look extra awesome, because need all the help they can get, because they suck. The Yankees opened their new [[Yankee Stadium]] on [[April 3]], {{by|2009}}, when they hosted an exhibition game against the [[Chicago Cubs]]. The new stadium hosted its first regular-season game on April 16, when the Yankees played the [[Cleveland Indians]].<ref>[http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081117&content_id=3682516&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy Yanks to open Stadium against Cubs]</ref><ref>[http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2008/08/new_york_yankees_to_open_new_s.html New York Yankees to open new Stadium April 16 against Indians]</ref>


==Offseason==
==Offseason==

Revision as of 15:40, 9 June 2009


2009 New York Yankees
File:NY Yankees Logo.png
DivisionEastern Division
BallparkYankee Stadium
CityNew York, New York
OwnersHal Steinbrenner
ManagersJoe Girardi
TelevisionYES Network
WWOR-TV
RadioNew York Yankees Radio Network
← 2008 Seasons 2010 →

The 2009 New York Yankees season is the 109th season for the New York Yankees franchise. This season promises to be just as dissapointing as last, as the Yankees plan to try to "buy" their way into a pennant again. This years Yankees team really sucks and everyone knows it. They love to buy buy buy players and their farm system is absolutely terrible this year as well. The people who designed their new stadium were paid off by the Steinbrenners to be a "hitters" park, so that the Yankees hitters would look extra awesome, because need all the help they can get, because they suck. The Yankees opened their new Yankee Stadium on April 3, 2009, when they hosted an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs. The new stadium hosted its first regular-season game on April 16, when the Yankees played the Cleveland Indians.[1][2]

Offseason

Passing of control

George Steinbrenner stepped down as the main decision maker for the team on November 20, as Major League Baseball's owners approved passing control of the Bronx Bombers to his youngest son, 39-year-old Hal Steinbrenner. The patriarch of the Yankees success over three and a half decades since buying the team from CBS in 1973 has been in failing health, and has been reducing his role in the ownership the last several seasons. Despite his limited role, he will still remain as a team chairman with his two sons.[3]

Offseason departures

After the Yankees failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1993, General Manager Brian Cashman made clear that there would be offseason changes. Mike Mussina retired from baseball on November 20, 2008. Infielder Wilson Betemit was traded to the Chicago White Sox in a trade for Nick Swisher on November 13, 2008. The Yankees declined options on first baseman Jason Giambi and starting pitcher Carl Pavano. Giambi went on to sign a one-year deal with the Oakland Athletics on January 1, 2009, and Pavano signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Indians on January 6, 2009. Right fielder Bobby Abreu signed a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and catcher Ivan Rodriguez signed a one-year pact with the Houston Astros. From those departures, the Yankees shed nearly $89 million from their payroll, enabling them to spend money to fix their team. Furthermore, the Yankees non-tendered the contracts of Chris Britton and Justin Christian, allowing them to become free agents; Britton signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres and Christian signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles.

Offseason acquisitions

The Yankees began retooling the team, when they traded for first baseman/outfielder Nick Swisher from the Chicago White Sox for infielder Wilson Betemit, relief prospect Jhonny Nunez and starting pitching prospect Jeff Marquez.

On December 18, 2008, the Yankees announced the signings of starting pitchers CC Sabathia to a 7-year deal worth $161 million and A. J. Burnett to a 5-year deal worth $82.5 million. On January 6, 2009, the Yankees signed first baseman Mark Teixeira to a 8-year deal worth $180 million with a no-trade import. The signings of Sabathia, Teixeira and Burnett filled the Yankees' biggest needs: starting pitching and first base.

On December 22, the Yankees re-signed Chien-Ming Wang to a 1-year deal worth $5 million, avoiding salary arbitration; they would later reach deals with Brian Bruney, Melky Cabrera, and Xavier Nady.

On January 26, the Yankees re-signed Andy Pettitte to a 1-year deal worth $5.5 million dollar contract with performance-based incentives.

The Yankees signed starting pitcher Sergio Mitre to a split (minor/major league) contract, and signed former major leaguers such as Justin Leone, Angel Berroa, Doug Bernier, Jason Johnson, Kevin Cash, John Rodriguez, and Todd Linden; they also acquired catcher Chris Stewart from the White Sox for a player-to-be-named later.

In addition, to prevent them from becoming eligible for the Rule 5 Draft, they placed starting pitchers Wilkins De La Rosa, Christian Garcia, and Mike Dunn, as well as relief pitcher Anthony Claggett on the 40 man roster.

Coaching changes

Third base coach and former player Bobby Meacham did not get his contract renewed and special pitching instructor Rich Monteleone was fired as well. Former major leaguer Mick Kelleher was hired as the new first-base coach, with Tony Pena moving to bench coach, and Rob Thomson moving to third-base coach.

Linked players

In terms of other transactions, the Yankees were linked with several other upper-tier free agents such as Derek Lowe, Manny Ramirez, and Ben Sheets, and trade targets such as Mike Cameron and Rick Ankiel. The Yankees would have traded Melky Cabrera for Cameron or for Ankiel, but neither of those trades were made, and that is vital for the Yankees, because Cabrera has brought the team 3 walk-off wins. But as of February 4, 2009, GM Brian Cashman stated that the team is finished with its major free agent spending for this offseason.

Controversies

In early 2009, before Spring Training, third baseman Alex Rodriguez admitted to using steroids while playing for the Texas Rangers during the 2001 through 2003 seasons. This happened right before a hip injury to Rodriguez, and that stopped his playing time from early March until mid-May. A-Rod would come back with a bang, having a 3-run homer on the first pitch he had seen since early Spring Training.

Former manager Joe Torre, managing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, published a book called The Yankee Years about his time in New York that criticized Steinbrenner, Cashman, and Rodriguez.

Preseason

In March, Alex Rodriguez was diagnosed a hip injury and will undergo surgery, sidelining him for 6 to 9 weeks.[4] The Yankees announced that journeyman Cody Ransom would start the season as the third baseman; the back-up field spot has been narrowed down to Ramiro Pena or Angel Berroa.

Regular season

April

On April 18, the Indians scored 14 runs in the top of the 2nd inning en route to a 22 – 4 Yankee loss. [5][6]. The 14-run inning set a record for the most runs scored in an inning by an opponent against the Yankees. One day later, Jorge Posada hit a ball that barely cleared the outfield fence and was caught by a fan, thwarting an attempt by an Indians outfielder. After reviewing replays, the fly ball was indeed ruled a home run. The Yankees would take a 4–3 lead that they would not relinquish. They also got swept by there rivals the Boston Red Sox in three games and were also swept the second time they played them this year

June

On the first day of June, the Yankees set a Major League record with 18 consecutive errorless games.

Season standings

AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 103 59 .636 — 57‍–‍24 46‍–‍35
Boston Red Sox 95 67 .586 8 56‍–‍25 39‍–‍42
Tampa Bay Rays 84 78 .519 19 52‍–‍29 32‍–‍49
Toronto Blue Jays 75 87 .463 28 44‍–‍37 31‍–‍50
Baltimore Orioles 64 98 .395 39 39‍–‍42 25‍–‍56


Template:2009 AL Wild Card standings

Record vs. opponents

Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore – 2–16 5–4 2–5 3–5 4–4 2–8 3–2 5–13 1–5 4–5 8–10 5–5 9–9 11–7
Boston 16–2 – 4–4 7–2 6–1 5–3 4–5 4–2 9–9 5–5 2–4 9–9 2–7 11–7 11–7
Chicago 4–5 4−4 – 10–8 9–9 9–9 5–4 6−12 3–4 4–5 4–5 6–2 2–4 1–6 12–6
Cleveland 5–2 2–7 8–10 – 4–14 10–8 2–4 8–10 3–5 2–5 6–4 5–3 1–8 4–4 5–13
Detroit 5–3 1–6 9–9 14–4 – 9–9 5–4 7–12 1–5 5–4 5–4 5–2 7–2 3–5 10–8
Kansas City 4–4 3–5 9–9 8–10 9–9 – 1–9 6–12 2–4 2–6 5–4 1–9 3–3 4–3 8–10
Los Angeles 8–2 5–4 4–5 4–2 4–5 9–1 – 6–4 5–5 12–7 10–9 4–2 8–11 4–4 14–4
Minnesota 2–3 2–4 12–6 10–8 12–7 12–6 4–6 – 0–7 4–6 5–5 3–3 6–4 3–5 12–6
New York 13–5 9–9 4–3 5–3 5–1 4–2 5–5 7–0 – 7–2 6–4 11–7 5–4 12–6 10–8
Oakland 5–1 5–5 5–4 5–2 4–5 6–2 7–12 6–4 2–7 – 5–14 6–4 11–8 3–6 5–13
Seattle 5–4 4–2 5–4 4–6 4–5 4–5 9–10 5–5 4–6 14–5 – 5–3 8–11 3–4 11–7
Tampa Bay 10–8 9–9 2–6 3–5 2–5 9–1 2–4 3–3 7–11 4–6 3–5 – 3–6 14–4 13–5
Texas 5–5 7–2 4–2 8–1 2–7 3–3 11–8 4–6 4–5 8–11 11–8 6–3 – 5–5 9–9
Toronto 9–9 7–11 6–1 4–4 5–3 3–4 4–4 5–3 6–12 6–3 4–3 4–14 5–5 – 7–11
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Game log

Legend
Yankees Win Yankees Loss Game Postponed
Game Log
June (4–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
51 June 1 @ Indians 5 – 2 Chamberlain (3–1) Aquino (1–1) Rivera (11) 23,651 30–21
52 June 2 Rangers 12 – 3 Burnett (4–2) Padilla (3–3) 43,948 31–21
53 June 3 Rangers 4 – 2 Feldman (5–0) Pettitte (5–2) Francisco (12) 44,452 31–22
54 June 4 Rangers 8 – 6 Robertson (1–0) Wilson (3–3) Rivera (12) 45,713 32–22
- June 5 Rays Postponed (rain)
55 June 6 Rays 9 – 7 Howell (1–2) Rivera (0–2) Choate (3) 46,205 32–23
56 June 7 Rays 4 – 3 Aceves (4–1) Balfour (2–1) Rivera (13) 46,465 33–23
57 June 8 Rays 5 – 3 Pettitte (6–2) Sonnanstine (4–6) Rivera (14) 44,702 34–23
58 June 9 @ Red Sox
59 June 10 @ Red Sox
60 June 11 @ Red Sox
61 June 12 Mets
62 June 13 Mets
63 June 14 Mets
64 June 16 Nationals
65 June 17 Nationals
66 June 18 Nationals
67 June 19 @ Marlins
68 June 20 @ Marlins
69 June 21 @ Marlins
70 June 23 @ Braves
71 June 24 @ Braves
72 June 25 @ Braves
73 June 26 @ Mets
74 June 27 @ Mets
75 June 28 @ Mets
76 June 30 Mariners

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB AVG SB
Angel Berroa
17
15
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
.133
0
Melky Cabrera
50
155
23
47
7
0
6
23
13
.303
4
Robinson Cano
56
230
38
69
13
1
9
34
13
.300
3
Kevin Cash
10
26
1
6
2
0
0
3
0
.231
0
Francisco Cervelli
17
48
5
13
1
0
0
4
1
.271
0
Johnny Damon
52
210
45
63
14
2
12
33
25
.300
5
Brett Gardner
48
117
25
31
4
2
2
9
14
.265
11
Derek Jeter
53
225
34
69
12
0
8
25
25
.307
11
Hideki Matsui
50
169
18
42
11
1
8
23
19
.249
0
Jose Molina
16
44
5
12
2
0
1
6
4
.273
0
Xavier Nady
7
28
4
8
4
0
0
2
1
.286
0
Ramiro Pena
38
70
11
17
2
1
0
4
5
.243
2
Jorge Posada
31
108
15
33
7
0
8
27
15
.306
1
Cody Ransom
15
50
4
9
5
1
0
6
3
.180
1
Alex Rodriguez
28
98
16
25
4
0
8
23
23
.255
1
Nick Swisher
55
172
34
43
13
1
11
33
40
.250
0
Mark Teixeira
52
203
39
58
15
0
17
50
30
.286
0
Totals
56
1968
321
547
116
9
90
305
231
.278
39

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS CG SV IP R ER BB K
Alfredo Aceves
4
1
2.70
11
0
0
0
23.1
7
7
5
24
Jonathan Albaladejo
2
1
6.00
18
0
0
0
21.0
16
14
10
12
Brian Bruney
2
0
3.00
10
0
0
0
9.0
3
3
2
13
A.J. Burnett
4
2
4.69
11
11
0
0
71.0
37
37
32
65
Joba Chamberlain
3
1
3.79
11
11
0
0
59.1
28
25
28
55
Anthony Claggett
0
0
43.20
1
0
0
0
1.2
8
8
2
2
Phil Coke
1
3
4.43
24
0
0
1
22.1
14
11
9
14
Phil Hughes
3
2
5.45
7
7
0
0
34.2
22
21
15
31
Damaso Marte
0
1
15.19
7
0
0
0
5.1
9
9
3
6
Mark Melancon
0
0
5.40
4
0
0
0
3.1
2
2
5
2
Andy Pettitte
5
2
4.33
11
11
0
0
68.2
35
33
29
40
Edwar Ramirez
0
0
5.19
15
0
0
0
17.1
11
10
15
16
Mariano Rivera
0
2
3.33
24
0
0
13
24.1
10
9
2
29
David Robertson
1
0
2.08
11
0
0
0
8.2
3
2
6
11
CC Sabathia
5
3
3.56
12
12
2
0
86.0
37
34
27
61
Nick Swisher
0
0
0.00
1
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
1
1
Brett Tomko
0
1
2.16
7
0
0
0
8.1
2
2
2
4
Jose Veras
3
1
6.97
23
0
0
0
21.2
16
16
14
16
Chien-Ming Wang
0
3
14.46
7
4
0
0
18.2
30
30
9
14
Totals
33
23
4.86
56
56
2
14
505.2
290
273
216
416

References

  1. ^ Yanks to open Stadium against Cubs
  2. ^ New York Yankees to open new Stadium April 16 against Indians
  3. ^ Control of Yankees shifts to son Hal
  4. ^ A-Rod opts to have 'hybrid' surgery MLB.com
  5. ^ Indians set record with 14-run inning MLB.com
  6. ^ Cleveland Indians score 14 runs in 2nd inning against Yankees Yahoo Sports
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