Saturday, April 4, 2009

Opening the New Stadium Exhibition: Game 2 vs. Cubs

Exhibition Game 2
Yankees vs. Cubs
New Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 1:05 p.m.
TV/radio: YES, MLB Network, WCBS 880

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Hideki Matsui DH
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Xavier Nady RF
Cody Ransom 3B
Brett Gardner CF

Pitching:
Andy Pettitte and A.J. Burnett

CUBS
Alfonso Soriano LF
Ryan Theriot SS
Derrek Lee 1B
Aramis Ramirez 3B
Milton Bradley RF
Reed Johnson DH
Kosuke Fukudome CF
Koyie Hill C
Aaron Miles 2B

Pitching: Rich Harden

News & Notes

- A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte are expected to pitch four inning each.

- The Hudson River Hero, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, is throwing out today's ceremonial first pitch.

Stick around and discuss the game
as it happens in the comments section.

20 Comments:

Will said...

so can someone explain what is up with the backstop net / tv problem? every major league park has a backstop net, and the press box at yankee stadium does not look unusually low. so what is up, did they just put in a net that is ridiculously high? and then the question would be why? how did this happen and why is it different that at every other park in baseball?

Greg Cohen said...

I think it's just a matter of the camera behind home plate being a little too low. They're going to have to find a place that's a little higher up.

Liam Gallagher said...

Hopefully they do. I had no problem with the camera last night.

Greg Cohen said...

It wasn't that terrible, but it's something that has to be fixed. There's no reason why we should have to watch the game through a net on TV, even if it isn't that big of a deal.

Will said...

does YES not offer an online streaming package? I dont have cable and i dont really waant cable. id rather pay for an online stream, but poking around yes I dont see anything.

Anonymous said...

Game is once again free on MLB.TV

Will said...

Does MLB.TV premium give access to all YES broadcasts? no blackouts?

Anonymous said...

Networks like YES are not allowed to broadcast their games online. Only MLB.com may stream games online. The cost for MLB.tv is $109 for the year for premium, or $20/month for premium. MLB.tv "regular" is $15 month (video quality isn't quite as good).

If you live outside the NY market (see MLB.com for zip codes), then you will get almost all Yankee games. The only games you won't see will be games exclusively if the Yankees are on FOX (Saturday games) or if they are on ESPN (on Sunday).

If you live within the NY market area, ALL Yankee games will be blacked out on MLB.tv, and your only choice is to get cable or satellite.

Liam Gallagher said...

YANKEES WIN!!!!!!

She-Fan said...

And win big. We look unstoppable.

Anonymous said...

I'm glad I don't have to deal with all that blackout stuff.
Live abroad guys, that's a good part of it.

Yanks in there way to a 162-0 regular season starting on Monday. You won't say didn't call it!

Liam Gallagher said...

Too bad it's still spring Training.

Vinsanity13 said...

It's better to call something with a name.

Liam Gallagher said...

What do you mean?

Anonymous said...

Can somebody explain that horrible siren noise that goes off for home runs? that thing is brutal. let's bring back the Who!

Vinsanity13 said...

I was talking to myself because I called a perfect season as an Anonymous.

If the Yankees actually go 162-0, I want to be named the smartest guy ever.

So I had to have a name. Nothing against you Liam.

Greg Cohen said...

I know it's just spring training, but this team looks freaking great. For a few years now I've had to convince myself that the Yankees had a good team. I'm noticing this year I don't have to convince myself that much.

Anonymous said...

Dominant Spring Training by the boys. The Boss must be proud he hated losing even in spring training games.

Anonymous said...

everything is starting to fall in place before the season even starts. hopefully it keeps up through the season..

Liam Gallagher said...

Ok. Thanks Vinsanity13.