Yankees Spring Training 2008, Tampa

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With pitchers and catchers reporting on Thursday I figured I'd get this going beforehand. 69 players will be reporting to big-league camp. Yankees.com has listed all of the invitees uniform numbers, seemingly earlier than usual, which is nice (if you didn't know, I happen to be a uniform nut and uni #'s are somewhat of a big deal to me lol). LaTroy Hawkins took Clemenses 22, Phil Hughes switched from 65 to 34, Kennedy and Edwar Ramirez swapped 31 and 36, Bernie Castro (my guy that I'll be pulling for this spring) gets 66, Nick Green gets 12 (had 17 in his first Yankee stint), Chris Woodward takes 11, Lane gets 19, Scott Srickland (another guy I'm pulling hard for) gets 43, Chase Wright is no longer wearing 38 and will take 65 from Hughes. Well thats that...should be an interesting Spring in Tampa. This will be the first time a Spring Training at Legends Field will be headed by a manager not named Joe Torre. Joba is coming in preparing to start, but I have the feeling he may start the season in the pen.

 

...idk, speculate, discuss, argue, etc.

 

Happy Bday to myself:D lol

[Optimist]

This will be the first time a Spring Training at Legends Field will be headed by a manager not named Joe Torre.

 

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080214&content_id=2373025&vkey=pr_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

[Cocos Disciples]

I went to Legends Field in 2003, but the game got rained out after 2 innings. From what I remember it was nice. Oh and happy late birthday 26 to 6.

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http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080214&content_id=2373025&vkey=pr_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy

haha I got an alert on my phone this morning with the story...Steinbrenner Field doesn't have the same ring as Legends Field. Interesting though. What is also interesting is that there will be a High School named after him next year. I wonder if it's an already-existing High School, or a new one being built. Im also curious as to who owns the facility. I believe the Yankees own the minor league complex AND Legends..eh I mean Steinbrenner Field, but with the way the city council was involved, I wonder if the Stadium is publicly owned. I'll have to look into that....

 

....Girardi had a busy day yesterday going over all aspects of the team with Ca$h and others, today is just physicals and I guess a little bit of working out. Tomorrow pitcher and catcher workouts start for real..... ..my favorite time of the year!

[jacksonianmarch]

http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080215/i/r1624490959.jpg Joba is in great shape. No more fatty can only be a good thing