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The Yankees called up pitcher Josh Towers from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and optioned reliever Mark Melancon. Towers was 4-6 with a 3.42 ERA.

Never give up on a dream, kids.

UPDATED!


Alas for Josh, it was an emergency call-up in the wake of the 15 inning marathon with the Red Sox. In the course of that game, Melancon seems to have irritated everybody by hitting Dustin "Ratboy" Pedroia - the Red Sox, by actually hitting him, and the rest of us by needing two attempts to do so. Josh, as we well recall, would have gotten it right the first time.

At any rate, Towers was a only to be a Yankee for a day. And he was only going to get into the game if something strange happened to C.C. Sabathia. Nothing did, and he'll be on his way again to clear a spot for another ex-Jay, Chad Gaudin.  The Yankees will have to DFA him, so Josh can decide how he wants to keep chasing that dream.

San Diego, Josh. Trust me on this.
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Magpie - Saturday, August 08 2009 @ 05:00 PM EDT (#204268) #
Towers will wear # 28 - it seems his old # 7 wasn't available.
johnny was - Saturday, August 08 2009 @ 05:15 PM EDT (#204269) #
No way! 

Too bad for the Yankees the US Marine Corps already has a TM out on the slogan "welcome to the suck."
Chuck - Saturday, August 08 2009 @ 05:26 PM EDT (#204270) #
Ouch. Gopher Ball Josh in Yankee Stadium. This ain't gonna be pretty.
Original Ryan - Saturday, August 08 2009 @ 06:20 PM EDT (#204274) #
"Josh, meet ARod.  ARod, meet Josh."
westcoast dude - Saturday, August 08 2009 @ 07:43 PM EDT (#204277) #
If Josh Towers comrs up and pitches a perfect game against the Red Sox then we'll know we've just entered the Twilight Zone.
brent - Saturday, August 08 2009 @ 07:51 PM EDT (#204278) #

DeWayne Wise was honored by the White Sox. The next time you see footage of Comiskey II, you can see they wrote "THE CATCH" at the spot Wise saved Buehrle's perfect game.

Ron - Saturday, August 08 2009 @ 08:04 PM EDT (#204279) #
In 2009, how in the world did Josh Towers, Bruce Chen, and Sidney Ponson all throw pitches in regular season games? There has to be dozens and dozens of pitchers better than these guys.
damos - Saturday, August 08 2009 @ 08:56 PM EDT (#204280) #
MLBTR is now reporting that the Yanks intend to DFA Towers tomorrow to make room for Chad Gaudin. 
That's gotta hurt. 

Matthew E - Saturday, August 08 2009 @ 10:22 PM EDT (#204283) #
I like Josh Towers. I hope he catches on with somebody and succeeds.
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