Ramiro Pena gets a chance to play in the World Series as he takes Melky Cabrera’s place on the Yankees roster.
Cabrera left the Yankees’ 7-4 win in Game 4 on Sunday night in the middle of the sixth inning with a slightly strained left hamstring. Cabrera took an awkward swing and appeared to hurt his leg while running out a grounder.
Brett Gardner, who took over for Cabrera on Sunday night, got his first career postseason start in center field on Monday night. He was 2 for 5 with three runs and two caught stealings in the postseason.
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November 2nd, 2009 @ 8:56 pm
An interesting choice. Pena isn’t much of a hitter, and it’s doubtful the team will need a LIDR infielder. Looks like the point is to have him pinch run and play some OF if necessary — Pena was supposed to work on his OF skills in Scranton and they said he was doing pretty well.
Guzman, while a real speedster, was not a great base stealer, and he’s bad at all those other aspects of baseball — hitting, fielding, that sort of thing.
November 2nd, 2009 @ 9:14 pm
I believe Hairston (sp?) is the 4th outfielder and emergency 3d catcher. So if he’s catching Pena’s in the OF.