FORMER STATEN ISLAND YANKEES FIND NEW HOMES

Arodis Vizcaino

Arodis Vizcaino and Melky Cabrera are headed to Atlanta in a trade that lands the Yankees Javier Vazquez and Boon Logan.

Phil Coke and Ian Kennedy were involved in the trade that landed the Yankees CF Curtis Granderson. Ian Kennedy went to Arizona and Ian Kennedy went to the Detroit Tigers.

Former Staten Island Yankees Mitch Jones (left) and Eric Duncan (right) signed with the Atlanta Braves as Free Agents.

In other news former Staten Island Yankee Chien Ming Wang declined an offer from the New York Yankees and is now a free agent who is being looked at by various Major League clubs.

2009 NEW YORK PENN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!

Neil Medchill drove in the go-ahead run as Staten Island won the fifth championship in team history and third in five years.

 

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Staten Island	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	5	11	0
Mahoning Valley	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2
Box | Wrap | Log W: Benjamin Watkins (1-0); L: Austin Adams (0-1); SV: Graham Stoneburner (1); HR: None.

NILES, OHIO–The Yankees were down early but fought hard late, when it counted! Their bats went on a tear in the 5th through the 8th and rallied for 5 runs! Those 5 runs were enough to nail down New York Penn League Championship number 5, how ironic. Closer Ronny Marte pitched in yesterday in the loss so the Yankees sent Graham Stoneburner to the mound to try and get the save. Stoneburner was making his first postseason appearance for Staten Island and made a very good impression as he pitched a scoreless inning on his way to helping the Yankees win the Championship. Yankees starter Jose A. Ramirez was also making his first appearance for the Yankees and did not do so well. He pitched three innings, gave up three hits and two earned runs. Ben Watkins got his first win of the postseason by pitching five scoreless inning while giving up only one hit, walked two and struck out one. Neil Medchill, Kyle Higashioka, Deangelo Mack, Jimmy Paredes, Luke Murton, and Zoilo Almonte were all parts of the offensive assault on the Mahoning Valley Scrappers to attack their pitching and get the five runs that turned out to be enough to win it. No extra innings in this one, the Yankees & Scrappers finished this one in regulation but what a thriller it was!

 

2009 NEW YORK PENN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

SCRAPPERS TAKE GAME 2 TO STAY ALIVE

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Staten Island	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
Mahoning Valley	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	2
Box | Wrap | Log W: Cory Burns (1-0); L: Ronny Marte (0-1); HR: Chun-Hsiu Chen (1)

The Yankees had a lead early but it wasn’t enough because in the same inning the Scrappers tied it up and the score stayed ties until the bottom of the eleventh when Chun-Hsiu Chen hit a walk off home run to win the game for Mahoning Valley. If the old axiom history repeats itself is true then the Yankees will win Game 3 tonight. In the Semi Finals the series was tied up at 1 -1 but Staten Island won game 3 to go to the championship round. The regular season and post season records between the two clubs is 1 – 5 so Staten Island looks to have the upper hand as they head into this win or go home situation. 

Here is the pitching matchup for Game 3:

Ramirez (0-0) vs. Cook (5-3)

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YANKEES TAKE GAME ONE FROM SCRAPPERS!

6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 7 K, ERA 1.69

Game Over	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mahoning Valley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Staten Island	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	9	1
Box | Wrap | Log W: Adam Warren (1-0); L: Brett Brach (0-1); SV: Ryan Flannery (1); HR: Zoilo Almonte (1)

Staten Island, NY– Adam Warren gave the Yankees length and that is just what they needed out of him because the bullpen could use the rest after being worked hard during round one against the Lowell Spinners. Zoilo Almonte’s home run put the nail on the coffin for the Scrappers because at that point Staten Island was up 3 – 0 and the pitching was lights out all night. Every pitcher that toed the rubber for the Yankees tonight pitched scoreless baseball to put them in prime position as they head into Mahoning Valley for Game 2 of the Championship Series and the possible clinching game for Staten Island. Sean Flannery looked a little shaky out of the pen but kept he didn’t let the hits hurt him as he nailed down the save for the Yankees. 

Here is the pitching matchup for Game 2: 

Black (6-0) vs. Popham (6-1)

 

Upcoming Schedule: 
Game 2 Staten Island Yankees @ Mahoning Valley Scrappers 7 p.m.

Game 3 Staten Island Yankees @ Mahoning Valley Scrappers 7 p.m. (If Necessary)

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND PREVIEW

Brach (5-2) vs. Warren (4-2)

 

The Yankees and Scrappers turn to their aces in Game 1 of the Championship Series tomorrow night. Adam Warren (5-2) will go for the Yankees and Brett Brach (5-2) will get the ball for the Scrappers. The Scrappers haven’t played last Wednesday after sweeping Brooklyn in 2 games. The rest can either help them or hurt them as they go into a best of three series with the red hot Staten Island Yankees. If history repeats itself Staten Island should have themselves a fifth Championship because the record between the Scrappers record against the Yankees during the regular season is 0 – 3 in favor of Staten Island so Mahoning Valley’s chances of being 2009 New York Penn League champions look slim to none even with Game 2 and Game 3 (If Necessary) being in Mahoing Valley. Only time will tell who is crowned 2009 New York Penn League champions so all we can do is sit and wait until the series is over on either Tuesday or Wednesday (If Necessary). 

Here are the box scores from the three match-ups between the two teams this season: 

7/14/09

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Staten Island	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	13	2
Mahoning Valley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Box | Wrap | Log W: Trent Lare (2-2); L: Marty Popham (2-1); HR: Neil Medchill (5)

7/15/09

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Staten Island	0	0	1	2	0	0	6	0	0	9	11	2
Mahoning Valley	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	2
Box | Wrap | Log W: Sean Black (1-0); L: Kyle C. Smith (0-1); HR: Deangelo Mack (1), Ryan Baker (1), Neil Medchill (6)

7/16/09

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Staten Island	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	5	11	1
Mahoning Valley	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	1
Box | Wrap | Log W: Gavin Brooks (2-0); L: Tyler Sturdevant (0-1); SV: Ronny Marte (3); HR: Neil Medchill (7)

YANKEES ARE GOING TO CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND!

5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER

 

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Lowell	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	1
Staten Island	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	7	1
Box | Wrap | Log W: Kelvin Perez (1-0); L: Yeiper Castillo (0-1); HR: None.

The game may have been delayed due to rain and the remembrance of 9/11 but the off time was just what Staten Island needed. Staten Island is headed to the championship is round and 5 innings in the second round is to thank for that. Yankee starter Kelvin Perez went 5 innings and gave up no earned runs on only 3 hits. The Yankees will have one more day off before facing Mahoning Valley in Game 1 of the New York Penn League Championship Series which is on Monday at 7 pm in Staten Island.

WE REMEMBER 9/11/01

No baseball will be played at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark tonight and rightly so. Minor League Baseball is paying special tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by not scheduling any games for today. The Staten Island Yankees hope to never play baseball on this date again because of the ballpark’s proximity to the site of the World Trade Center. A memorial was erected outside the left field fence of the stadium and it outlines where the two towers formerly stood. 

The Staten Island September 11 Memorial honors the Staten Island victims of terrorist attacks

Information about the memorial courtesy of StatenIslandUSA.com:
Postcards 9/11 Memorial 

 

GAME 3 POSTPONED

Game 3 has been postponed due to rain

OFFICIAL STATEN ISLAND YANKEES PRESS RELEASE:

Game 3 of the Division Series between the Lowell Spinners and the Staten Island Yankees has been postponed due to rain, shortly before the scheduled first pitch.  The Game will be played on Saturday night at 7pm at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark.

Let’s take a look at Saturday’s pitching matchup:

Perez (3-2) vs. Castillo (6-1)

SPINNERS DEFEAT YANKEES TO STAY ALIVE

 

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Lowell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	0
Staten Island	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	11	1
Box | Wrap | Log W: Doug Wogee (1-0); L: Gavin Brooks (1-1); HR: Daniel Butler (1)

 

STATEN ISLAND, NY – The Spinners went out to a 2 – 0 lead early but the Yankees answered back to send the game into extra innings. When the Yankees tied the game it got undefeated starter Sean Black off the hook to keep his 6 – 0 record. Staten Island got runners into scoring position a few times but those runners stayed there and didn’t score until the bottom of the 8th inning which turned out to be too little too late. Mahoning Valley defeated Brooklyn last night to complete a two game sweep and to advance to the Championship Round. With Staten Island’s loss last night it puts both Lowell and Staten Island in a win or go home situation. If Thursday’s game is not played because of the weather game 3 will be played Saturday because no baseball will be played throughout the entire Minor Leagues in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks but no action will occur especially at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George because of it’s proximity to the site of the World Trade Center. 

The third and final game of the Semi Finals will be tonight and here is the pitching matchup:

 

Perez (3-2) vs. Castillo (6-1)

YANKEES WIN GAME 1

Almonte hit a leadoff homer in the top of the ninth inning Tuesday as Staten Island edged the Lowell Spinners, 3-2, in Game 1 of their best-of-3 New York-Penn League semifinal series.

 

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Staten Island	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	2
Lowell	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	1
Box | Wrap | Log W: Gavin Brooks (1-0); L: Pedro Perez (0-1); SV: Ryan Flannery (1); HR: Zoilo Almonte (1)

After going 1-for-10 over the final three games of the season, the All-Star outfielder tripled and scored in the fourth to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. But he saved his best for last, pulling a pitch from reliever Pedro Perez (0-1) over the right-field fence to snap a 2-2 tie.

Three of Almonte’s eight homers this season have come against the Spinners.

Justin Milo and catcher Kyle Higashioka drove in the other runs for Staten Island, which has won 15 of its last 17 games and will host Game 2 on Wednesday night.

The home run was the only hit Perez allowed over 3 1/3 innings. Gavin Brooks (1-0), the Yankees’ ninth-round pick in the 2009 Draft, tossed two hitless frames for the win.

Trailing, 2-0, Lowell tied it in the fifth against Staten Island ace Adam Warren. Wilfredo Pichardo delivered an RBI single and Kenneth Roque scored the tying run on Higashioka’s throwing error. The Spinners loaded the bases with two outs, but Griffin Bailey replaced Warren and retired Michael Almanzar on a comebacker.

In other New York-Penn League action

Mahoning Valley Scrappers 3, Brooklyn Cyclones 1
Three pitchers combined on a five-hitter and Jason Kipnis and Rafael Vera both had two hits and an RBI as the Scrappers shut down the Cyclones in Game 1. 

PITCHING MATCHUP FOR GAME 2:

 

Black (6-0) vs. Wilson (1-2)