SB Nation User Blog: Gaz Tavares

News And Notes

Gaz Tavares — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:05:11 -0000

Here are a few notes...

Phil Hughes is has gone to the Eye Doctor's for glasses. Apparentely he is nearsighted. No word yet on whether he would need them when he's pitching, but I somehow doubt it. I'll ask him soon.
Jose Veras is here at Yankee Stadium, taking the spot of Phil Hughes, who, incase some of you have been living under a rock for the past couple of days, has a cracked rib.
Since Monday is an off-day, the Yankees will be skipping Ian Kennedy's start. The Yankees won't need their No. 5 starter until May 10th, and the Yankees are still discussing whether or not it will be Kennedy. I'll keep you guys posted.

Reyes Suspended

Gaz Tavares — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:10:02 -0000

This press release from Major League Baseball that I have just recieved:

The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that New York Yankees Minor League player Angel Reyes has received a 50-game suspension for testing positive for stanozolol metabolites, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

The suspension of Reyes will be effective at the start of the season for the Single-A Staten Island Yankees of the New York-Penn League.

Reyes' Minor League Totals in his two seasons in the Yankees Minor Leagues: 4-5, 3.02 ERA in 30 games.

The New Guy

Gaz Tavares — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:43:25 -0000

As I get ready to sit down in the Press Box to watch the Yankees take on the Tigers in the final game of their three-game series, I figured this would be the perfect time to introduce myself to the readers of Pinstripe Alley. My name is Gaz Tavares and I am nearly positive that none of you have ever heard of me. Assuming that you haven’t, I will tell you a little bit about myself, what I do for a living, as well as what I am going to do for Pinstripe Alley. I hope you find this informative and helpful.

Well, let's see. As you already know, my name is Gaz Tavares, and I am 28 years old. I'm a huge Yankees fan, probably like most of you reading this. I have been a die-hard Yankee fan since birth, mainly because of the influence of my dad. He was also a huge Yankee fan and used to always take me to Yankee Stadium to watch games and cheer for our favorite Yankees. I currently reside in Orlando, Florida.

I am a New York Yankees Beat Writer for a small paper based out of Florida. Why does a newspaper in Florida cover the Yankees, you may ask. Simple. The editor of my newspaper, John Parsons, grew up in New York City and loved the Yankees. He later moved to Florida and discovered that there was quite a few Yankee fans in the Orlando area. So he decided to start a newspaper delivering all of the news in Florida and New York. Naturally, that included the Yankees. He figured that the fans in Florida should be able to enjoy the same perks of having a Yankee Beat Writer covering their favorite team that the people in New York do. So he contacted me one day and asked if I was up for it.

What I will try to do here is give you an inside look at the Yankees and a little taste of what goes into finding that out. If this is informative, great. Hopefully it will be entertaining, too. I also plan on posting my newspaper articles on Pinstripe Alley, too. Have a question about the Yankees, the blog or what I'm writing in the paper? Drop me at an email at tavares.gaz@gmail.com and I'll answer you ASAP.

Well, that's all for now. Cheers!