A.J. will start Game 4 of the ALCS

Even after Cliffpocalypse, according to Joe Girardi, that’s still the plan…

Trading Joba in the winter

Via Ken Davidoff of Newsday: Joba Chamberlain has slipped down the Yankees’ food chain, and it’ll be interesting to see what happens with him this winter. He’s eligible for salary arbitration, so he’ll be due for a raise. Will the Yankees at least listen to offers on him? Wouldn’t surprise me at all if they [...]

Poll: Should the Yankees keep Joba in the bullpen?

Should Joba Chamberlain be kept in the bullpen permanently? Fire away…

My interview with Bucky Dent, Sparky Lyle, and Fritz Peterson

For Yankee fans, the club’s history is something that we should often revisit, for it is important to appreciate and take note of those who “came before.” Recently, thanks to the kind folks over at Steiner Sports, I was given an opportunity to relive some of that history by interviewing three former Yankees about their [...]

STG29: Yankees VS Orioles

Here are the lineups for today’s game, via LoHud: YANKEES Derek Jeter SS Nick Johnson DH Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Curtis Granderson CF Brett Gardner LF Mike Rivera C LHP Andy Pettitte ORIOLES Brian Roberts 2B Nolan Reimold RF Adam ones CF Miguel Tejada 3B Garrett Atkins [...]

Jorge Posada and “game-calling”

From the charts above, one can see that the Yankees’ top three starters in 2009 – CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Andy Pettitte – when paired with Jorge Posada, often struck out fewer batters and, in fact, walked more batters when compared to their career averages, and to the work done with backup catcher, Jose Molina. [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, Burnett, Granderson, SWB

Here are a few quick news items on the morning: The Yankees defeated the Blue Jays yesterday, 5-2, in what was their final spring road game. The victory can be tied to A.J. Burnett, who threw 4 2/3 innings, allowing 2 ER on 5 hits (2 BB, 2 K). Just in case you missed it, [...]

The obvious problem with paying for pitching

Pictured above is one of several pie charts Jeff Zimmerman posted today over at Beyond the Box Score. Now, the chart certainly isn’t perfect, as there are a number of relevant contextual factors that simply go unstated (e.g., the number of pitchers versus the number of hitters, etc.), but central to the illustration is the [...]

Poll: Who’s the next in line to start if an injury occurs?

If one of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Andy Pettitte, Javier Vazquez, or Phil Hughes suffer from an injury, who should the Yankees then choose to fill that rotation slot? In this case, who should start might be different from who will start. Also, if you believe that another avenue is ultimately necessary in order to [...]

Eighth inning up for grabs this year?

Here’s an interesting article from Joel Sherman of the NY Post: Unlike with the fifth starter’s job, the Yankees are comfortable going into the season without delineating a primary set-up man for Mariano Rivera. It had been believed that if Joba Chamberlain failed to win the last rotation spot, he simply would become the main [...]

Yanks to announce Gardner in LF, Granderson in CF

Today, Joe Girardi is expected to announce that Curtis Granderson will be in center field for the Yankees this season, while Brett Gardner will be in left field. As Mark Feinsand of the Daily News writes, Girardi tacitly acknowledged the configuration yesterday, however, no formal announcement was made. No surprise here, really, as most reports [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, Span, Steinbrenners

Here are a few quick items on the morning: Yesterday, the Yankees lost to the Twins, 4-2. Phil Hughes went 4 2/3, giving up 3 ER (6 H, 1 BB, 5 K). During the game, Denard Span actually fouled a ball into the seats which hit his mother (see video here). This final bit my [...]

Respecting J.D. Drew

Unbeknownst to many baseball fans, for the past three seasons, the Boston Red Sox have had a secret weapon roaming their outfield and anchoring their lineup. Quietly, since donning the white and red and being treated to Neil Diamond on a regular basis, this particular player has produced with both his glove and his bat, [...]

A-Jax in hindsight

Over 19 spring games, former Yankee top prospect, Austin Jackson, who was used to acquire All-Star center fielder, Curtis Granderson, is hitting an impressive .356/.441/.576 with 9 walks and just 8 strikeouts. Manager Jim Leyland is particularly pleased with A-Jax’s performance this spring. “Let’s face it, we (traded) a real good player, a very popular [...]

Morning Bits: Recap, Mitre, CC, Venditte, Posada

Here are a few quick items to start the morning: In their second game of the day, the Yankees defeated the Blue Jays last night, 5-3. They won mainly because of the effort by Sergio Mitre. He allowed 2 ER over 6 IP and K’d 5. CC Sabathia actually struggled in his start yesterday, but [...]

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