In the last 24 hours, the Yankees have made a flurry of significant minor league roster moves. JB Cox was promoted from AA Trenton to AAA Scranton, while Mark Melancon was promoted to Trenton to take his place. It was rumored that Dan McCutchen was...

New York Yankees (20-21) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (23-17) Ian Kennedy (0-2, 8.37) vs. Scott Kazmir (1-1, 2.70) May 15, 2008 @ 4:10 p.m. @ My favorite kind of orange juice… I mean, Tropicana Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7...

Even after getting slapped around in his starts this year, Ian Kennedy remains confident about tonight. After pitching two games in Scranton, Kennedy will return to the Yankees rotation, following a disastrous experiment with Kei Igawa. In two starts...

After Hank Steinbrenner’s little rant yesterday, I opined that, Does he really think the players are going to read the quotes and say, “You know what, I really have not been trying. Hank has  motivated me to improve.” If so , then he is quit

New York Yankees (19-21) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (23-16) Mike Mussina (5-3, 4.36) vs. James Shields (4-2, 3.14) May 14, 2008 @ 7:10 p.m. @ Tropicana Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E New York ...

Ben at River Ave. Blues  is thinking about a solution for the Yankees offensive woes: Barry Bonds . True, Bonds did bat .276 last year with a .480 OBP and a .565 slugging percentage, but he also brewed in his own troubles. The Yankees have been...

After last night’s excruciating loss to the Rays, in which the Yankees looked lethargic when compared to the younger Tampa Bay club, Hank Steinbrenner had some choice words for his struggling 209 million dollar investment. In an interview with...

Seriously, after a 10 hour day, I just want to come home, turn on the game and be snoring on my couch by the third inning, lulled to sleep by the hum of the crowd and the voice of Ken Singleton. Whoever spends an entire game banging over and over...

New York Yankees(19-20) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (22-16) Chien-Ming Wang (6-1, 3.12) vs. Edwin Jackson (2-3, 4.04) May 13, 2008 @ 7:10 p.m. @ Tropicana Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E New York...

On this date last season, the Yankees were 17-19 and 8 games behind the Red Sox. They finished 2 games out. They are currently 19-20 and 4 games back. Step back from the ledge.

Let’s start with the enlightening statistic (or two): According to Raphy from “ Stat of the Day “, Mariano Rivera has started the season with 14 consecutive appearances of at least one inning each without allowing more than one...

My second post on this site, on this past New Year’s, discussed the Yankees possible interest in Yu Darvish. At the time, I wrote: Darvish is an Iranian-Japanese, 21 year old RHP for the Nippon Ham Fighters. In the 2007 season, he struck out...

New York Yankees (19-19) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (21-16) Andy Pettitte (3-3, 3.77) vs. Matt Garza (1-1, 4.91) May 12, 2008 @ 7:10 p.m. @ Tropicana Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York X X X...

A lot of the discussion after the rain-out yesterday was centered around who was going to pitch on Friday against the Mets? Since the rain-out gave the Yankees the ability to push Kei Igawa ’s next “probable start” to Friday from...

Rarely do I read something in the sports media or on a blog that makes me stop and say “That is exactly, word for word, how I feel about this issue.” Yet Ed Valentine, of Bugs and Cranks, wrote one such article today when he chimed in on...