Yankees Officially Apologize for Leaking Season Ticket Holders’ Personal Information

The New York Yankees have officially acknowledged and apologized for the unintended distribution of personal information pertaining to nearly 20,000 non-premium season ticket account holders.

The breach occurred on Monday when an account representative accidentally attached a spreadsheet containing the data to an email newsletter. Since then, word of the snafu has gained wide notoriety, including a feature story on Deadspin.com. Before details about the incident surfaced in the media, the Yankees had made no effort to contact the effected account holders. Listed below is the text of the email apology that was sent just before 9:00 PM this evening.

Dear Yankees Season Ticket Licensee,

We are writing to inform you about an accidental electronic distribution of information that you have previously supplied to the New York Yankees.

Monday evening, April 25, 2011 an employee of the Yankees sent an e-mail to several hundred Yankees Season Ticket Licensees.  The e-mail mistakenly attached an internal Yankees spreadsheet that listed the following information associated with your New York Yankees account:

• Your name, and the address, phone number(s), fax number, and e-mail address that you previously provided to the Yankees
• Your seat numbers, Yankees account number, Yankees account representative name, and the ticket package code associated with your account

NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENT THAT WAS ACCIDENTALLY ATTACHED TO THE APRIL 25^TH E-MAIL. THE DOCUMENT DID NOT INCLUDE ANY BIRTH DATES, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, CREDIT CARD DATA, BANKING DATA, OR ANY OTHER PERSONAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION. 

Please note, immediately upon learning of the accidental attachment of the internal spreadsheet, remedial measures were undertaken so as to assure that a similar incident could not happen again.

The Yankees deeply regret this incident, and any inconvenience that it might cause.

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Game 21 Batter/Pitcher Matchups: White Sox vs. Yankees

vs. Mark Buehrle	PA	BA	OBP	SLG	HR	RBI
Derek Jeter SS	36	0.371	0.371	0.543	1	4
Nick Swisher RF	29	0.455	0.571	0.500	0	1
Mark Teixeira 1B	43	0.341	0.372	0.512	1	7
Alex Rodriguez 3B	35	0.226	0.314	0.258	0	2
Robinson Cano 2B	12	0.455	0.500	0.909	1	3
Andruw Jones LF	6	0.167	0.167	0.333	0	1
Jorge Posada DH	22	0.190	0.182	0.238	0	5
Russell Martin C	3	0.333	0.333	0.333	0	0
Curtis Granderson CF	25	0.217	0.280	0.478	1	5
Total	211	0.311	0.358	0.456	4	28
vs. Bartolo Colon	PA	BA	OBP	SLG	HR	RBI
Juan Pierre LF	4	0.250	0.250	0.250	0	0
Alexei Ramirez SS	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0
Carlos Quentin RF	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0
Paul Konerko 1B	47	0.293	0.362	0.561	2	6
Adam Dunn DH	3	0.667	0.667	0.667	0	1
Alex Rios CF	14	0.286	0.286	0.429	0	4
A.J. Pierzynski C	36	0.182	0.250	0.333	1	2
Gordon Beckham 2B	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0
Omar Vizquel 3B	17	0.471	0.471	0.824	1	5
Total	121	0.295	0.344	0.509	3	14

 

Yankees vs. White Sox
Season: 2011	Season: 2010	Season: 2009	All-Time
CHI: 2-0	NYY: 4-2	NYY: 4-3	NYY: 1047-827
	Last 10	Home	vs. LHP
Yankees	6-4	8-5	3-2
	Last 10	Away	vs. RHP
White Sox	3-7	6-8	8-11

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Foolish to Blame Soriano’s Performance on His Contract

If Rafael Soriano felt unwanted at his introductory press conference, just imagine the thoughts going through his head as he walked off the mound to a chorus of 40,000 boos during yesterday’s 3-2 loss to the White Sox.

Things haven’t been looking up for Soriano in his first month as a Yankee (Photo: Getty Images).

When Soriano signed with the Yankees as a free agent back in January, there were many reasonable objections. The size and length of the contract was first and foremost. Considering his lack of leverage, it didn’t seem as if the Yankees needed to give him three years at $35 million, not to mention an opt out after the 2011 season. Money wasn’t the only issue, however. Others focused on the first round draft pick that the Yankees had to forfeit to the Rays, while another faction simply bristled at the idea that Randy Levine would involve himself in baseball operations.

Amid all of the dissent, no one ever disputed Soriano’s ability to pitch because it would have been a foolish argument. Not only was the right hander coming off a season in which he led the league in saves, but his entire career record pointed toward a dominant pitcher when healthy. Even Brian Cashman, who disavowed the signing for many of the reasons cited above, conceded that Soriano’s addition to the bullpen made the Yankees better.

Unfortunately, things haven’t exactly gone according to plan, regardless of whose plan it really was. In only 10 1/3 innings, Soriano has already allowed nine earned runs, which is only three fewer then he surrendered all last year. He has also had two very high profile meltdowns as well as one run-in (or run out) with the media. In other words, it hasn’t exactly been a smooth transition to the Bronx.

Unflattering Comparison, Soriano’s 2011 vs. 2010

Year	G	W	L	IP	ER	BB	ERA	ERA+	WHIP
2010	64	3	2	62.1	12	14	1.73	228	0.802
2011	11	1	1	10.1	9	8	7.84	54	1.935

Source: Baseball-reference.com

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