A Salute To Junior (no asterisk required) I don’t care what the score was or how it affected the game…I loved seeing Ken Griffey Jr. hit a home run at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night. He sits at 621 home runs for his career.
YANKEES ACQUIRE INF/OF ERIC HINSKE FROM PITTSBURGH The New York Yankees today acquired infielder/outfielder Eric Hinske from the Pittsburgh Pirates along with cash considerations in exchange for minor leaguer right-handed pitcher Casey Erickson and minor league outfielder Eric Fryer.
Ruthian Impact Who's better than Mariano Rivera? I've written before in this space that you can make the case he is the most important Yankee since Babe Ruth. Think about it.
Will Joe Go? There are plenty of you out there who want to see the Yankees fire Joe Girardi. That seat will get warm, especially if they lose the second round of the Subway Series this weekend.
5 Questions For Jorge Posada Hey Yankee fans! Have a question you always wanted to ask Yankees catcher Jorge Posada? Now here is your chance!
Waldman's Way
The Mentor Last nite, when I was interviewing Mariano Rivera on the field after the game, I asked Mo what John Wetteland (now the Mariners' bullpen coach) must think as he's watching his former pupil save his 502nd game?
Maybe It Was The Heat So there we were, in South Florida, home of South Beach, home of incredibly overweight men doing a Beach Boys dance in the 7th inning, home of cheerleaders on the dugouts, home of great, young starters, year after year after year.
The Big Fish We can debate endlessly whether or not Phil Hughes is/will be a Number 1 starter, and whether Joba belongs in the rotation or the bullpen. But yesterday, the Yankees got a look at "the real thing"
NOW They Sit Him Down? It never should have come to this. It never should have come down to Alex Rodriguez being "scratched" from the lineup, two hours before game time, and everyone having to answer questions about his health and his heart...
The Wang Way To Handle This I've learned that when Joe Girardi uses the phrase, "We'll have to talk about it" when he is answering a question like.."Is Chien Ming Wang going to make his next start?" he means "NO".
Schmeelk in the Stands
The Bullpen Dilemma Look how far we've come. It was only a few weeks ago that there was panic in the streets about the Yankees bullpen.
The Great Mariano I almost didn't make this whole blog about Mariano Rivera because frankly, he wouldn't want that. We all know about his accomplishments on the field.
A National Embarrassment I hope the Yankees feel it, because they should. The Yankees just lost a series to a team that has only won two all year long.
The Word on Wang The Yankees are playing the Nationals, how much could their really be to talk about? Wang is the only story and his start on Wednesday can have a serious impact on the season.
Subway Series On Track That was as crazy a weekend of baseball as I've seen in a long time. The Subway Series didn't fail to entertain or annoy both Yankees and Mets fans.
