Memo; to Mr.George M.Steinbrenner

in Memory of George M. Steinbrenner III

2010-07-27T20:09:00.000-07:00

.George Michael Steinbrenner III July 4, 1930 – July 13, 2010

‎"Winning is very important to me, its second only to breathing. Breathing is first, winning is second." George M. Steinbrenner III

Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa.George Steinbrenner

But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country? George Steinbrenner

I haven't always made the right decisions. George Steinbrenner

...BUT YOU MADE THE HARD ONES GEORGE, And you made it right in the end , always.

As I've always said, the way New Yorkers back us we have to produce for them.
George Steinbrenner

I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't think owners should be.
George Steinbrenner

....BUT YOU SHOULD BE..YOU WILL BE

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------

George: in "Jeter we trust" you have your club in good hands for many years to come. He has become the "Joe DiMaggio" of our generation

George: Robinson Cano another one you've personally picked is the toughest "batter" to "pitch" to in the game.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Yankees should be competitive for years George, saved from Obsurity of the "CBS" of the "Goverment Media Complex

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

..their really hasn't been much to "write" about this team lately...which is a GOOD THING!!! ..This team can be beaten. Not as good or deep as the Late 90's teams...However they have a Heart of a Champion...Thanks to you George!

http://bronxbombers.blog.com/

HOW I WOULD DO THE "2010 LINEUP" IF I WERE MANAGER, AND TEXT'S .100 AVERAGE JUST WON'T DO!

2010-04-18T01:26:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry Mark Teixeira's 4 for 40 in 11 games is JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH!

I mean these are pro ballpayers "professional hitters" and "Text" is supposed to be one of the best in league!'

WINNERS GET IT DONE!!!!
WHEN IT COUNTS MARK!

It isn't like "the short series" "tournament style" baseball is new to these guys...

Growing up in little league you play maybee 15 games TOPS!

And if you're hitting 4 for 4o on the season...AINT NO SCOUT GOING TO LOOK AT YOU! ....

The Playoffs "ALSO" are a collection of a "5 game" and two "7 game series'es" ... and the "World BasebaLL Classic" doesn't exceed 12 games with EACH game after #1 loss usually an elimination game!

All I'm saying is IF YOU'RE "ELITE" even when you go into a slump you should at least hit .200 to .225 !!!! Everyone goes into slumps!!!!

But their is "NO EXCUSE" for going 4 for 40 !!!!! ....What if Text went 3 for 30 in playoff elimination series???

GET IT TOGETHER MAN!!!

*(click to enlarge)*

P.S. = you're lucky the yanks won last year! because your sub .200 -1- HR over "15" gamesduring the playoffs would've had alot people looking at you "Mark" if your team didn't!

WINNERS GET IT DONE!!!!
WHEN IT COUNTS MARK!

...NOW HERE'S AROD'S STATS IN SAME TIME!

Arod who hasn't been HOT either been around .230 to .270 range!

...but look at the "run production" in "8" more hits in same amount of at bats
2 more runs, 2 more RBI in same time and those 2 runs, 2 RBI can be the difference between losing and winning a crucial game in a series!

*(click to enlarge)*

FINALY:
Here's how I would do my lineup

CF GRANDERSON -L
LF GARDNER -L
SS JETER -R
3B. AROID -R
1B. TEXT -S
2B. CANO -L
C. POSADA -S
DH JOHNSON -L
RF SWISHER -S

Why drop Text to 5th...he's NOT a "Joe Mauer" or "Ichiro Suzuki " type "3" hitter! and personally I don't think he'll EVER HIT over .287 AGAIN!

Jeter on the other hand is a .310 hitter! as much as he puts ball on ground!

Gardner @ 2 spot can bunt and speed avoid DP when Jeter does put ball on ground!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!

2009-10-20T02:30:00.000-07:00

ALL I GOTTA SAY IS...

Yogi's Boston Quote Still Prophetic

2009-08-10T01:36:00.000-07:00

OK we didn't get Halladay like I hoped which would've almost guareteed us World series appearance but were looking good at..
69/42/+6.5

GOTTA LOVE YOGISaw this on fanhouse http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2009/07/31/yogis-boston-quote-still-prophetic/

Still think we should've at least gotten Jared Wasburn, but hey gotta love Jah knee Day-Man right now heh?

It's nice beating up on Beat up Red Sox team right now"exact a little revenge", not to downplay it..but WE HAVE TO BEAT THEM when it counts!

On Aroid!

I like Arod 2009 as opposed to Arod 2008
I think his new girlfriend Kate Hudson has done him alot of good
getting away from the circus that is Madonna

Alot of people are worried about Arod NOT hitting homeruns
as of late..I'm not ..this year he seems a much more complete hitter with runners in scoring position...and he'll take the double or single instead of all or nothing of years past

read more
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08042009/sports/yankees/alex_hr_drought_raising_eyebrows_182848.htm

2009-07-19T04:57:00.000-07:00

GET ROY "DOC" HALLIDAY NOW! IF YOU HAVE TO TRADE BOTH JOBA & HUGHES
~OR IF YOU CAN ONLY TRADE CF AUSTIN JACKSON, C/DH JESUS MONTERO AND LHP JEREMEMY BLECH W/ OTHER PROSPECTS
AND HOLD ONTO HUGHES AND JOBA, THEN PUT JOBA BACK IN THE PEN!

...more later

BACKLASH FOR "NEW" MOST HATED TEAM "REDSOX"?????

2009-05-27T17:10:00.000-07:00

Loookie look here --------->

(click to enlarge)

ok, ok it doesn't matter who's in 1st in May, but who's in first in October....And every indication and rebound from ADVERSITY seems to me to BELIEVE THIS IS THE TEAM! minus a few additions here and there...this is the team...THESE ARE THE GUYS!!!

I however would re-arrange the line-up

2B -CANO L
SS -JETER R
LF -DAMON L
3B -AROD R
1B -TEXT S
DH -MATSUI L
C -POSADA S
CF -GARDNER L
RF -MELK S

Why Cano 1st? because he NEEDS to be guided to an eventual 3rd slot it will teach him to be more patient, he is more than capable of stealing a base ...and hitting with Melk possibily on base from 9th hole might be a good thing

ROTATION

Sabathia -L
A.J. -R
Pettite -L
Aceves -R
Hughes -R
Wang -R

PUT JOBA BACK IN PEN! SO HE CAN DOMINATE AGAIN!

...other than that. did anyone see Redsox-Mets with Youklis being a plate hog and crying about Mets Ace Santana hitting him when Youk leaned over the plate????

Good 4 Yohan!
anyone else sick of the Redsox?..or is just me.........?

(click to enlarge)

STOP HATING!

2008-12-26T11:08:00.000-08:00

Is this guy born to be a Yank? or WHAT?
this picture mind you was from like 5 years ago

OK I admit, I wanted "Man-Ram" to team up with "A-Rod"
if for any other reason but to get "A-Rod's" head straight

....if for any other reason but to get "A-Rod's" head straight

THE "R&R" boys
ROCK AND ROLL!

YEAH! to get "ARod's" HEAD STRAIGHT!

AND BACK TO BASEBALL!
Manny has a way of saying "stop bein stoopid Yo"

YEAH! I think Damon's as much as I like him, time may be up in NY, with the signing of Teixera...with Brian Roberts a free agent next year..I was thinking put the weak throwing LF Damon (who is always good for .300-20-80) at 1B, dropping him to 3rd in lineup, to incorporate a Gardner in LF @ 9th and perhaps a Roberts leading off @ 2nd base...gives a slow team more speed

Which leads to What about "Cano"

? well. we do need a CF, Here's some suggested trades I asked for

I think the team will be MUCH BETTER OFF with Roberts than Cano
Cody Ransom can fill in-meantime

As far as other teams (especially the Red Sox) who rejected Teixera
(yeah don't cry you could've had him)

STOP HATING!

----> List of Yankee hater sites

________^<-- = ...all you other teams rather pocket your money than give your fans a good ball team Can't blame the Yankees especially the Red Sox who themselves ""bought the 2004 world series"

2004 Red Sox

Schilling -free agent
Pedro- free agent
Damon -free agent
Manny -free agent
Big Papi -trade
Bronson Arroyo -free agent

as compared to 1996 Yankees

Jeter -homegrown
O'Neill -trade
Pettite -Homegrown
Bernie -Homegrown
Mo Rivera -Homegrown
Posada -homegrown

even Beckett and Dice-K...whom you "hypocrites spent 50 million just to talk too

SO STOP HATING!

The only team I feel bad for is The Baltimore Orioles..not the Blue Jays or Dodgers or San Fran.

and defenetly NOT the Mets or the Red Sox!!!

they all have the money!!!

Baltimore NEEDS to MOVE perhaps to North Carolina (as I believe Tampa BaY WILL MOVE TO New Orleans and become "The Bay Rays" -Gulf Bay

They "The Orioles" need to then market there franchising better make themselves a more attractive place to come!

They can ALWAYS move The Nat's into Camden or have the Yankees play there on a few weekends as Homage to their roots
( Yankee's origins are from Baltimore and were formally Known as the Baltimore Orioles before moving to NY and becomming to NY Highlanders )
...or they can use Camden for special occasions..A minor league team...OR ALL OF THE ABOVE!

STOP HATING!

2008-12-26T11:07:00.000-08:00

2008-12-26T11:05:00.000-08:00

DECEMBRE 26,

DON'T HATE!

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-teixeirareax1223,0,6897631.story

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2008/dec/23/bba-big-bad-yankees-122308/?padres

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/12/24/yankees_grab_prize_sox_pined_for/

http://www.examiner.com/x-436-Baltimore-Orioles-Examiner~y2008m12d23-A-nightmare-before-Christmas-Teixeira-signs-with-the-Yankees
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

THREE SHEETS IN THE WiND

2008-12-09T02:22:00.000-08:00

With the winter meetings heating up in the Vegas sin, This is a follow up to my post Offseason moves

I'd pursue Ben Sheets now instead of wasting 80 million and 5 years on Burnett like discussed before in Offseason moves post

Sheets has simular stuff if not as good as Burnett maybee better if he can stay healthy.
Also it might intice the real prize of the 08 offseason Sabthia to join his former teamate

Then I would pursue Derek Lowe too for back end rotation experience

On the Offense???

well if Pitt will take a -Kennedy-Alan Horne and melky and/or -A.Jackson ....trade for CF Nate McLouth I'd defenetly pull it off,

BUT NO Phil Hughes!

I would also watch the "Nick "Paul O'Neill the 2nd" Markakis contract extentions with Orioles if he doesn't sign long term there...................I'd defentely start offering Cano and whomever is left over in the McLouth deal!!!

Unless you're expecting BIG THINGS from Cano and Cabrera

----------
read more http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/10/trades-offseason-oct-9th-2008.html

>
< >
< >
< >
< >
< >
< >
< >
< >
< >
< >
< >
< >
< >
< >

TRADES OFFSEASON, Oct 9th 2008

2008-10-11T16:55:00.000-07:00

TRADES OFFSEASON, Oct 9th 2008
everyone knows we need to go after bulldogs like A.J. Burnett and even a secondary pitcher like Mets Ollie Perez, And to make a decision on Joba and STICK WITH IT!!! the entire season and bring up guys like Mark Melenchon....however.....

But really what killed the Yankees was not hitting with RISP

.....Watching especially the TampaBay Sunrays vs. Chicago Blacksox divisional series. I notices how slow the Chisox looked waiting around for a 3 run homerun while Tampa would hit double after scorching double steal a base advance a runner and it occured to me......

That's exactly what the Yankees Lack!

Doubles hitter, rippers guys who hack against good pitchers who wont take no for an answer they lack that attitude

Then I went over the Yanks 2008 lineup, YES they we're hurting without Posada who defenetly has that attitude. But Posada or Matsui or NOT, withstanding, they sorely lacked this kind of(Kevin Youklis) gritty type player &* hitter, ALL THEY really HAD was big swing guys hit or miss :-/

Giambi who's option CANNOT be resigned!!!! Only had 19 doubles!!!
no wonder Arod had an off year who hit behind him?

....you could make Arod fish, then are you worried about walking Giambi to first? and without Nady and Matsui and Posada out most or all of the year.... who was behind Giambi?

Thats why the Yankees must get younger, and target certain type players:
Here's a few trades I strongly suggest

Nick Markakis who's very reminescent of O'Neil as much as Peter Angelos loves Markakis lets face it he'll be a Yankee in 2011 anyway, why not get something for him?

Markakis for Cano, Caberera, and Kennedy if they don't want Cabrera then Austin Jackson as much as Yankee fans love AJax potential is his ceiling really going to be higher then Markakis who is only 24?

if the O's don't bite then Nate McLouth for the same or simular package if we can land Markakis we should still try to trade for McLouth anyway maybee an Alan Horne and another Pitching prospect we will never use or even a Melky Caberera

IT IS EMINENT WE GET A GOOD GAP HITTER W/ POWER AND SPEED IN MIDDLE OF THE LINEUP!!!! AND NOT BE A SLOW TRODDEN TEAM!

lineup should look something like this..

SS Jeter R
LF Gardner L
3b Arod R
DH Matsui L
1b Nady
RF Markakis L
CF McLouth L
C Posada S
2b Ransom R

Yes give Cody Ransom a chance he has that something attitude and demeanor that can go over very well here , and why Jeter one and Gardner two?

Well because I like Jeters abilty to start a game and take the pitcher deep better than Gardner's who reminds me of another number#2 hitter Wally Backman and furthermore I like Gardners abilty to bunt after Jeter.

And I also like Arod in the three hole takes pressure off him to be a slugger and asks him to be more of a complete hitter

WE NEED GAMERS APPLY HERE @ 162ST AND RIVER AVE

CURSE OF THE BAMBINO?

2008-09-28T05:30:00.000-07:00

This expert was taken from Girl_in_NY foxsports.com blog (poignant words here makes you wonder?) was so good I had to use being I was their for the final game ever @ Yankee Stadium
(I realized it isn't the players who come and go who are the stars but it's the stadium!!!)

next up changes for 2009 many will suprise you
enjoy the read from Girl_in_NY

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I went to Yankee Stadium this last week and I have to wonder which made me start this blog being a big Yankee fan as well, If the Yankees have cursed themselves by destroying history and knocking down the old Yankee stadium in favor for greed and a brand new Stadium across the street?

What would Babe do if he heard? is he turning over in his grave? The Yankees and Arod unlucky #13 named after another unlucky #13 Dan Marino seemed to have started their current decline and role reversal with the hated and curse of the Bambino suffering RedSox in 2004 when the Redsox miracously came back after being down 3 games to none, which was the same year plans for the "New Yankee Stadium" were going in effect

The words of former New York city mayor Rudy Giuliani are poignant as they are powerfull in his memories of "the Stadium" "The thing I'm going miss the most is being in the physical presence and walking on the same ground that all those ball players walked. The thing that gives Yankee Stadium that sacred feeling is the history -it's like going to the Gettysburg" -Rudy Giuliani Their is to much history and memmories attached to the building. No matter how nice "The New Yankee stadium" is going to be, it's just not going to be the same :-( in this girl's opinion

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

.I AGREE

R.I.P.

2008-08-22T00:06:00.000-07:00

wait here comes the savior

If a miracle happens and the Stankees mke it into the playoffs somehow???

I'll re-write in this blog about postseason if NOT than I'll be talking about offseason moves and possible trades ( because this team defentely needs to be shaken up a little! )

AUG 5TH 2008: no relief in site?

2008-08-05T02:18:00.000-07:00

.
..
ANOTHER DAY GONE BY NO GROUND GAINED!
.....TWO GAMES NOW THE YANKS SHOULD'VE WON!!! THE ANGELS 1-0 LOSS AND TONIGHT MAKING THE TOTAL @ 7 BLOWN GAMES ALL TOGETHER AND BEING 5.5 GAMES OUT WITH THOSE SEVEN GAMES THEY WOULD BE TWO UP

THEY NEED TO GO ON ANOTHER TORRID WINNING STREAK! I KNOW THEY'RE PLAYING THE TOUGEST STRETCH OF THE SEASON THE LAST 7 GAMES VS. BOSTON AND ANAHEIM AND THE NEXT 7 AGAINST TEXAS AND ANAHEIM AGAIN

BUT I JUST DON'T SEE IT WITH JOBA BEING HURT NOW AND PONSOON AND RASNER @ THE BACK OF THE ROATION AND YOUR EIGHT INNING REPLACEMENTS EDWIN RAMIREZ AND DAMASO MARTE GIVING UP GRAND SLAMS ON CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS!!!

MARTE is only good for one inning or as a lefty specialist!

now that we gave up Ross Olendorf we need another guy who can go long into xtra innings other than Dan Giese, I say bring up Alan Horne

and, I THINK IT'S TIME TO BRING UP MARK MELANCON HE'S ALREADY 25 AND HE'S READY

.

JULY 31, 2008: MANNY FOR BAY

2008-07-31T15:05:00.000-07:00

.
.
The biggest trade was Boston trading troubled leftfielder Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers for Jason Bay . It gets Manny who's a notorious Yankee killer out of the division but does it really weaken the Bosox?

No!

Jason Bay stats match or equal Ramirez offense input. And his on field defense and clubhouse presence should should exceed Manny!

Manny's numbers

AVG.
.299
HR
20
RBI
68
SB
1

Jason Bay's numbers AVG.
.282
HR
22
RBI
64
SB
7

BYE BYE KYLE, WE WILL MISS YOUR EXPLOITS

I like having an intimidating Goose Gossage, Jon Papelbom crazy wild eyed presence and that what was Farnsworth, He was our only guy like that!!!
.
.
Now the Yankees didn't add much needed lefty rotation inning eater Jarod Washburn like I hope they would have
.
.
.
.
.
However Other than the Damaso Marte, Xavier Nady deal which was a steal, I'm NOT on board
trading our 8th inning tough guy fighting mad spirit of Kyle Farnsworth for an over the hill, yet hall of famer best years are behind him Ivan Rodriguez what are we going to do with him next year!!!!
!

?
They must have ALOT of confidence in Jose Veras, Edwar Ramirez and Darrel Robertson with Brian Brunney comming back and Damaso Marte
........and with Mark Melanchon and Andrew Brackman waiting in the wings???

To Deal away the 8th inning and, grit of the team!!!

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

comments?

JULY 29TH 2008, GOOD TRADE

2008-07-28T23:39:00.000-07:00

XMAN and the best lefty specialist out there DAMASO MARTE for JEFF KARSTENS and I am a RUBEN RIVERA, RICKY LEDEE CLONE JOSE TABATA

But we're still not done I think we need another power lefty to close out the roation and should go after Washburn

as far as taking 2 out of 3 in Boston, would've been nice to take 3 out of 3
and Joba should'nt thrown @Youklis, because it puts our players namely AROD in jeaporady to be thrown @ themselves ...Shouldn't have opened that pandora's box, let Boston open that box.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

JULY 9TH 2008 VOTE 4 THE MUSTACHE- THE ALL STAR BREAK- CAN THE YANKEES BE "PITCHED" TO???

2008-07-10T06:03:00.000-07:00

VOTE ON MLB FOR GIAMBI OR TEXT A2 TO 36197
. UPDATE, JULY 13, 2008 - THE ALL STAR BREAK- grades
.
.
.
.
.
CAN THE YANKEES BE "PITCHED" TO???
.
.
. I mean it isn't like AJ Burnett is Sandy Koufax you know you're in trouble when Sabathia 2 run homerun today... has more an offence input than your entire team!!!

there is to many below .250 hitters in this lineup not carrying there weight!
I know it's tough without Matsui and Damon missing...but still

OK, it's a little past midseason but time for grades here

MANAGER/ COACHES

Joe Giradi C- , lost about 4 games I can think of due to poor decision making

LINEUP

C. Posada Inc- injured much of season. cannot play up to the level of weak hitting Molina behind plate anymore

C. Molina B- gets key hit, sometimes when needed, never going to be a .280 hitter but defense is impecible

1B. Giambi B+ terrible april but has carried team lack luster offense the rest of way, liability in field

2b. Cano F+ ; terrible head isn't in the game when his role in lineup is lessended @ in bottom third of lineup

3B. Arod D+ ;does not get the clutch hit, overswings guesses wrong strikes out in key spots too much

SS. Jeter-D+ ;does not get the clutch hit anymore defense has improved from last year

LF. Matsui A- injured may not return this season but was hitting .320 and getting on base

Damon B- liability in field may hit 3-5 or go 4-4 but go hitless the rest of the week too
streaky

CF. Melk Man D- ; great defense very little offense in spurts he shows what he can do but to many 0 for 4 performances head seems NOT to be in game as much when hes batting 7th or 8th like he is when @ leadoff

RF. Bobby Abreu C- ,showing signs of age and rust in outfield not on base as much as his career .395 mark would suggest way down this year to about in the .320's still is a gamer but in the 3 hole maybee needs to set things off more in this lack luster offense and show more power!

Reserves

inf- Wilson Bettemit -D+ ; for someone with a beautiful cut and swing he really cant hit!!! may show flashes of power, but is a liability in lineup and to opposing teams a sure out

1B-OF Shelley Duncan -D ; isnt a major league hitter! will never hit above .240 may get his 15 to 30 homeruns a year if gets at bats but isn't a major league monster the way he dominates class AA

Pitchers

Mussina A+ ; what more can you say he's the professional

Wang B+ ; injured, counted on to be yanks #1, but really is a number 2, or three on most good staffs

Joba B+ ; too early to tell seems to be he's going to be a good starter NOT great!! but was a great set up man closer

Pettite C ; two good starts, one bad....even during bad starts battles a professional

Rasner C+ ;end of rotatiom typre starter , doesnt have greatest stuff but is a battler I like him

SidneyMonsoon; ?- ;hasnt been with team long but has pitched well has good stuff just hes firecracker waiting to blow up

Phil Hughes F :was he really hurt or over valued prospect

Ian Kennedy F : refer to Phil Hughes

Bull Pen

Edwin Ramirez C- : has good stuff, inconsistant

Latroy Hawkins F : never good in close game, would only pitch him when up by 4 runs or more

Jose Veras B- : has electric stuff , but sometimes it's to straight

Kyle Farsworth B- : has electric stuff, but sometimes it's too straight, very good thus far, but worries me nicknames Kyle "you know I'm going to blow a big game sometime" Farsnsworth

Mariano Rivera A+ :what more can you say about the legend having his best season

--------------------------------------------------------------------

Overall grade C minus- this team @ times seems lazy and uninspired when it comes to guys like Cano or distracted when it comes to Arod, team needs Jeter and Arod to step it up big time, more so than they have an infusion of youth and speed and Damon to be well Damon
and to get competive pitching in 2nd half to even contend
---------------------------------------------------------------------
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..

JULY 6TH REPORT

2008-07-06T21:37:00.000-07:00

GOOD WiN TONIGHT!

YANKEES 5
RED SOX 4

Box Score
Standings

But we wouldn't have had to come back in extra inning situtions if "Joba" only listened to his catcher in the 5th inning bases loaded and challenged Ellsbury blew it right by him , instead of getting cute throwing a change and walking him and in another run!!!

ALL GREAT PITCHERS REAR BACK AND GIVE IT ALL IN TIGHT SITUATIONS!!!

***two big games against the Rays and three in Toronto this week that will test this teams Mantle
But how about that kid Gardener???

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

July 2nd, 2008 -Hank Steinbrenner: Yankees need to wake up

2008-07-02T17:35:00.000-07:00

NY YANKEES, 44-40 - 7.5 GB

QUOTE: Hank Steinbrenner...
"We've got to start hitting," Steinbrenner said from Tampa, Fla. "They've got to start waking up. They've shown in flashes what they can still do." link

-----> fault---------> Joe Giradi ....who doesn't much alter his lineup card and when he does he takes out all his leftys against Oliver Perez in favor of Justin Christian where is he now?... and Wilson Betimet who shown he cant hit from the right side!!

....after Jeter and Arod @ three and four there was NOBODY!!!

Jeter hasn't been CAP'N CLUTCH or isn't the same player, he was in the Yankee years late 90's LINK
Melky Cabrera .240 avg and Cano just aren't cutting it!

Posada hasn't ever gotten untracked with early season injuries and losing Matsui .332 doesn't help either!
Arod overswings frequently when faced in late pressure spots link

WHERE IS CAP'N CLUTCH?

.
.
.
.

I never seen a worse situational hitting team. they look confused out there. they're letting opposing pitchers dictate to them... instead of dictating theirselves, not like they're facing Sandy Koufax everytime out there! Get your pitch and drive it to the gap!!!
.
.
.
.
.

yankees

JUNE 18TH , 5 GAMES OVER .500

2008-06-17T21:31:00.000-07:00

.
.
WOW the Yanks are on a roll since I told them there theme song should be --> http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2008/06/were-not-going-to-take-it.html

Winning 5 of 6 on recent road trip and 8-2 in last ten.....

***Also playing the National League whom the Yankees always beat up on doesn't hurt either!

***But we lost Wang playing that national league due to injury doing what he's no accostmed to running the bases he fractured his foot ..out until september @ earliest

I think the Yanks need to go after a big time lefty even before Wang got hurt.

The biggest fish in the water is Clevelands CC Sabathia, he's up for a contract year next year
so I wouldn't overpay for him either and it also gives us the luxury of looking @ other pithers like Alan Horne and Dan Giese in the meantime ...BUT DONT PANIC

.......but if the Yankees can get him "Sabathia" for some mid-level prospects like a JB Cox or Karstens or even a proven talent in Robinson Tano?

I think the Yankees need to trade for him if they can secure a long time contract too!

I always liked Sabathia even more so then Johan Satana whom I was against trading and think Sabathia has a bigger upside than Satana
And I think he has another good 10 years left in his engine it's not like we're buying a 41 year old Randy Johnson here...If you can get Sabathia go get him----------->

?

WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT!

2008-06-11T00:53:00.000-07:00

see this symbol -->
I'm begining to think it's a target

just when you think the Yanks got their SWAGGER their STRUT, that they're going to take off get that attitude they cant beaten on any given day
.... they take 2 steps foward ....then two steps back again!

i mean 4 out of 7 homestand isn't what I call a success, you have to play @ least .650 ball in your house NOT barely over .500

they should've easily won 5 out of 7 , they have to start winning and taking pride in defending your home ....OK,OK it's just that breaks dont go there way they have to play against luck against the umps ...what lousy calling the games in the Royal series

Giambi called out on a check swing that could've been a big rally!

Melky called out on a infield single in which he clearly beat the throw that would've resulted in another 2 runs and a win instead of a loss

and the Yankees are 33-33 and 6.5 games out on
Jun.11,2008

is this just a crappy .500 overpaid team here or have they not caught their breaks or hit their stride? I dont know?

But I know this...

I KNOW JOBA IS BETTER THEN FARNSWORTH AND THEY'LL LOSE MANY GAMES IN THE 7TH OR 8TH INNINGS CAUSE NO JOBA AND JOBA WILL STRUGGLE AS STARTER

I KNOW AROD LOOKS MAD CONFUSED IN PRESSURE SITUATIONS OVERSWINGING ON CURVE BALLS AND CHANGEUPS LOOKING FOR THAT HOMERUN INSTEAD OF SHORTING HIS SWING

I KNOW ROBINSON TANO SHOULD GO BACK TO THE MINORS UNTIL HE LEARNS HOW TO HIT.
Better learn how to walk be more plate disciplined and not just be a free swinger into the wind

I KNOW MELKY TABRERA ISN'T THE FULL TIME ANSWER IN CF

AND I KNOW THIS

I think this seasons theme should be --->

GOTTA GET THEIR SWAGGER BACK MAN! ? !
:-/

ok I'm going to chill on writing post in here for a while let the season play itself out a little unless i have something important to write about I think I covered it all Ill be back @t all star break to evaluate the entire team

*

MAY 5TH 2008, GIAMBINO BABYYYYYYY!

2008-06-05T15:44:00.000-07:00

UPDATE JUNE 5TH 2008

Quote says me; If the Yankees lose today, I'm going to be sick!
Damn that first pitch Giambo fouled off if he got it, he would've YANKED IT!

NEXT PITCH--->

BYE BYE BABY MANTLESCHE MOON SHOT JASON GIAMBI 9-8 YANKEES WIN, YANKEE WIN!!!

but theres a few things I learned about the Yanks TODAY

Robinson Tano cannot bunt, that needs to be fixed
they have no speed off the bench in running situations
and...

But, If there is one thing I really REALLY REALLY learned about the Yanks today it's that when you DONT want Robinson Tano to hit into a Double play he does and that Farsworth pushes the envelope too much to be trusted in one run games and doesn't give a $HiT

HEY KYLE test your stuff in a 4 run game NOT A #1 run game

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.
So IN CONCLUSION AGAIN..... answer me this? What good is having Joba in the rotation to only have him pitch let's say "8" beautiful innings and leaving the Yankees ahead 4 to 1, only to bring in Kyle Farnsworth to walk the side then relieve him with Hawkins who gives up a grandslam after???
.
.
Who will Save Joba?

.
.
a tough few games comming up against a team whom plays well in their stadium the last in the Metrodome comming up with a fly ball pitcher pitching game #1, in a park where fly balls, fly out!
.

In conclussion, from a Yankee insider--->

If you ask me it’s a mistake with Joba like the Redsox tried with Paplebom they’ll soon see Joba run into high pitch counts and struggle before the 5th

He’s best when comming in for 2 innings tops!

keeping his pitch count down and throwing the heck off the baseball cover,

Like Boston learned with trying to put Pappelbom in the rotation the Yanks will learn as well and look eslsewhere for there Josh Becket.
.

.
READ MORE
-----------------------------------------------------------
.
.
.
.

.
.

June 4th 2008 "WHAT THE JOBA"

2008-06-04T16:50:00.000-07:00

-----------------

June 4th, 2008

OK count them 8 games the Yankees gave away thus far this season and counting.....?

Where would the Yanks be if they haven't gave away those "8" games and most recently 2 to the Orioles and 1 to the Twins and 1 to the Blue Jays because Joba couldn't throw past 60 pitches and didn't get past the 2nd and Toronto got into the bullpen early

the bullpen HAS NO DIRECTION!
NO IDENIDITY!!!!

You do the math 36-22 and in 1st! OK, OK let's only count the games as recently the 4 in total
32-26 and only 3.5 out, NOT 7.0 and falling fast!

Now they defenetely lost 2 games to the division rival Orioles because they couldn't go to "Joba" in the late inning twice! game they should've WON!

They lost #1 to Minnesota on road trip because Farnsworth doesn't give a $hit and will come over the plate if he wants! .....case sir rah sir rah

And they defentely lost yesterday because of Joba directly and this silly starting pitcher project pitch count they have with Toronto getting into unstable arms as Ramirez and Hawkins and Farnsworth...All Joba's replacements!!!

Tell me? What good is having "Joba" pitch once every 5 days and have Hawkins and Ramirez and Farnsworth take his place when your other pitchers Mussina, Pettite and Hughes, Kennedy or whomever you place in those spots CANT GET PAST THE 5TH or 6TH

TO ONLY HAND THE GAME TO ...HAWKINS, FARSNWORTH....RAMIREZ?

HANK NEEDS TO CHECK HIS HEAD

And who will be held accountable andblamed and be the scapegoat for Hank and George's mistakes????
<---- poor Brian, that's who ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .
.
So IN CONCLUSION AGAIN..... answer me this? What good is having Joba in the rotation to only have him pitch let's say "8" beautiful innings and leaving the Yankees ahead 4 to 1, only to bring in Kyle Farnsworth to walk the side then relieve him with Hawkins who gives up a grandslam after???
.
.
Who will Save Joba?

.
.
a tough few games comming up against a team whom plays well in their stadium the last in the Metrodome comming up with a fly ball pitcher pitching game #1, in a park where fly balls, fly out!
.

.
.
READ MORE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.
.
.
.
.
.

MAY. 28, 2008- PLAY TODAY WIN TODAY

2008-05-29T19:37:00.000-07:00

see this symbol -->
that's the symbol of excellence

was watching the Mets tonight they way @ least in this game that "they dont give up @bats " they take what they're given, they steal bases, move runners over, bunt

TOO MANY TIMES I SEE YANKEES LIKE AROD especially in late inning with runners in scoring position and when their is 2 strikes LOOK FOR ONE PITCH instead of shorting his swing going with whatever the pitcher throws!!

Robinson Cano is another one who constantly looks for "one pitch" to drive has absoloutely very little plate discipline, for a guy with a world of talent???

the Mets sure they make outs they sometimes get bogged down, but from what I seen today they dont get themselves out in ceratian situation (it's ok if the pitcher gets you out that's what he's paid to do. but DONT get yourself out!

We need a leadoff hitter OK Damon's been hot lately...but like I've said a dozen times and I'll say again he's a numb3r #3 hitter not a leadoff hitter, and we have two of those already in Abreu and Matsui who's lights out right now! and a future #3 in Cano if he can ever get his $hit together?

barring a trade for a Willy Taveras, Dustin Pedora type or Jose Reyes, I say the ideal leadoff hitter right now is Jeter, he would have to change his approach @ the plate a little and walk more either him or start grooming Melky???

and lastly
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Who will Save Joba?

So answer me this? What good is having Joba in the rotation to only have him pitch let's say
"8" beautiful innings and leaving the Yankees ahead 4 to 1, only to bring in Kyle Farnsworth to walk the side then relieve him with Hawkins who gives up a grandslam after???

Who will Save Joba?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

end of post, leave comments

MAY 28, 2008 - WHAT HIS JOBA?....WHAT THE JOBA?

2008-05-29T14:04:00.000-07:00

OK, OK
The Yankees bats finaly woke up "sort of"I'm still not convinced!
and Boston has met their match in Oakland and has dropped quite a few...still the Yankees have not made up much ground.........why?
Because division rivals such as "Baltimore" play the vaunted "Yankees" like as if it's the 7th game of the world series!!!

American League

EAST

ELIM#

.604

0.0

21-9

11-12

7-3

Boston Red Sox

.571

1.5

21-5

11-19

5-5

107

Toronto Blue Jays

LIVE

.527

4.0

15-11

14-15

7-3

105

Baltimore Orioles

.500

5.5

16-8

10-18

3-7

105

New York Yankees

.491

6.0

14-12

12-15

6-4

104

the Yankees off sweeping the lowly Mariners seems to be gaining momentum only to win 1 of 3 aginst the birds this weekend...when they should've won all 3 or in the least 2 of the 3?

especially tuesdays, see saw game 11-10 lost in the 11th innning
The Yankees played their a$ses off to quote losing pitcher LaToy Hawkins :
this team played their a$$es off!
and I come in and I throw just a few bad pitches..I dont throw ANY GOOD PITCHES @ ALL!

Final 11	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E

	NY Yankees	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	15	3

	Baltimore	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	16	2

WP: M. Albers (3-1)
LP: L. Hawkins (1-1)

HR: NYY - J. Damon (6), B. Abreu (7), A. Rodriguez (7), J. Giambi (10), BAL - K. Millar 2 (8), M. Mora (6), L. Scott (6), R. Hernandez (4)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Alot of people may point the blame @ Rookie Ian Kennedy giving up a 4 run lead, or even Ross Olendorf, but I DONT!

That's the way the way the game was going the even flow @ the time homeruns galore from both sides' Then finally the Yankees struggled bled and fought for that well earned run in the top of the eigth to take the lead with Mariono Rivera settting the pace shutting down the O's two innings before.... too only bring in LaToy Hawkins, to give one hit after the next after the next all balls up in the zone like they were batting off a tee!!!!

LaToy Hawkins:
this team played their a$$es off!
and I come in and I throw just a few bad pitches..I dont throw ANY GOOD PITCHES @ ALL!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Personally I think the Yankees were in the 1st game of this series too, even though they weren't scoring runs and missed a few key spots getting runners in <--- still think the Yankees need either to put Jeter @ leadoff or pursue a .300 type slap hitterin the mold of Willy Taveras or Dustin Pedora to set the table...but that's another argument link

But yes they were very much into game #1 seemed like they were oh so close...until so far away......

Yes, that's until Hawkins came in
and blew it wide open giving 5 runs to th O's giving them the lead @ 6-1, that's 2 night in a row

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E

NY Yankees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0

Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	X	6	9	0

WP: G. Olson (4-1)
LP: D. Rasner (3-1)

HR: BAL - N. Markakis (9), A. Huff (8)

Box Score - Recap - MLB.TV Archive

------------------------------------------------------------------------

So answer me this? What good is having Joba in the rotation to only have him pitch let's say
"8" beautiful innings and leaving the Yankees ahead 4 to 1, only to bring in Kyle Farnsworth to walk the side then relieve him with Hawkins who gives up a grandslam after???

Who will Save Joba?

a tough few games comming up against a team whom plays well in their stadium the last in the Metrodome comming up with a fly ball pitcher pitching game #1, in a park where fly balls, fly out!

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NY Yankees 26-27 (Road: 12-15)

8:10pm ET

Minnesota 27-25 (Home: 16-12)

WWOR, FSNO


NYY: M. Mussina (7-4, 4.39) MIN: B. Bonser (2-6, 6.16)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

GET ON BASE, HIT THE BALL STEAL BASES DAMNIT!!!!
move runners over!
AND MAKE YOUR PITCHES
... AND FIELD......THAT SIMPLE!

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

end of post

May. 28, 2008- Who will Save Joba?

2008-05-29T13:45:00.000-07:00

Yankees have lost count them #4 in total games as a result of NOT having Joba in the pen since the move back on May.25th to June 5th,

#2 in Baltimore
#1 against the Mariners and
#1 against the Twins

...and let's not even count the 2 inning fiasco 65 pitch count @ the Stadium

...so tell me...

Who will Save Joba?

So answer me this? What good is having Joba in the rotation to only have him pitch let's say
"8" beautiful innings and leaving the Yankees ahead 4 to 1, only to bring in Kyle Farnsworth to walk the side then relieve him with Hawkins who gives up a grandslam after???

Who will Save Joba?

In conclussion, from a Yankee insider--->

Quote:
If you ask me it’s a mistake with Joba like the Redsox tried with Paplebom they’ll soon see Joba run into high pitch counts and struggle before the 5th

He’s best when comming in for 2 innings tops!
keeping his pitch count down and throwing the heck off the baseball cover,

Like Boston learned with trying to put Pappelbom in the rotation the Yanks will learn as well and look eslsewhere for there Josh Becket.

He went on........

"The Yankees have alot of problems this year"

The Yankees have alot of problems this year from pourus defense to no rotation or bullpen stabilty and mostly......from suffering from the 2 run homerun mentality "especially Rodriguez" in clutch situation and overswinging. And also, the inability to move runners bunt, steal bases. The basics
"Basically, not having enough speed on the bases".
...Or NOT, able to generate runs that easily without the 2 run HR

... But the Yankees will lose alot more close games this season in late innings if they have to rely on the likes of Ramirez, Farnsworth and Hawkins.
and in todays day and age.... starting pitching usually doesn't go past 6 innings

"even the best pitchers dont usually go past 6 or 7 innings!"

"Would you want Farsnworth to be your 7th or 8th inning guy?"

I wouldn't

...READ MORE

end of post, leave comments

MAY 19, 2008: THE CITY IS A METROPOLITAN ONE

2008-05-19T11:58:00.000-07:00

Wow the Yankes got a shalacking from the crosstown rival Mets, The Mets just wanted it more and came alive game.

In game #1 if a few breaks and we didn't use Farnsworth (I knew he was a bad match up no matter how good he's pitching vs.the Mets) we should've won!!!
....game #2 their ship lost its sail 11-2 to drop the yanks to 20-24 last place and

2008 Standing

Regular Standings Expanded Standings

American League
East	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Cent	West	Streak	L10
Boston Red Sox	27	19	.587	--	17-5	10-14	8-11	8-5	8-3	Won 3	5-5
Tampa Bay Rays	25	19	.568	1.0	16-8	9-11	18-12	2-3	4-2	Lost 2	7-3
Baltimore Orioles	23	20	.535	2.5	14-7	9-13	8-7	5-4	8-8	Lost 1	7-3
Toronto Blue Jays	23	23	.500	4.0	10-9	13-14	7-10	11-7	3-5	Won 2	6-4
New York Yankees	20	24	.455	6.0	9-11	11-13	10-11	7-11	3-0	Lost 3	3-7

stats courtesy of Yahoo! sports link

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Well anyway...I think it's a good time to rest our regs and give the JB Cox's, Mark Melenchon's and Chase wright's @ CHANCE!...... to infuse new blood into our lineup and to see what we have???

Shake things!... up a little?
.........and also for trade bait???

Even though our pitching staff hasn't been clutch. We've gotten NOTHING from 4 and 5
..... and in tight spots 1, and 2 haven't come up clutch either!
but...........offense is the biggest problem!

...night after night only 2 hitters, hitting are Jeter and Matsui!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

every once in a while maybee... once maybee... twice a week?
Johnny Damon shows up...but after the 4th hitter it's basically 6 outs NOTHING!

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SOLUTION? TRADE DAMON!

I'm sorry Damon IS NOT A LEADOFF HITTER ANY MORE .270-15 HR, 75 RBI-12 SB under 380 OBP ? and we already have a 3 , 5 and 6 hitter all leftys too!

Two guys I think that would defenetely turn this team around and could be had and not too expensively are Willy Taveras and Mark Grudzielanek

they would add instant excitement to a sluggish offense especially Willy Taveras )reminesecent( of...............

TRADE DAMON NOW TO COLORADO!

..... IF THEY''LL TAKE HIM? ONE OF THE 3 CORNERS HAVE TO GO
...I SAY KEEP ABREAU AND MATSUI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

..........PACKAGE A JB COX OR EVEN A CHASE WRIGHT WHOM I LIKE... IF NEED BE...YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO USE THEM ANYWAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!

YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO AFTER C.C. NEXT YEAR ANYWAY!
THE ONLY UNTOUCHABLES ARE JOBA, JETER AND HUGHES AS FAR AS I'M CONCERENED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOURS TRUELY

update:May.20, 2008
..........................................................................

Quote: from the NYdailynews (Blogging the Bombers)

May 19, 2008

Scout: 'I wouldn't bury them yet'

When I asked the scout if getting Alex Rodriguez back would solve all the Yankees’ offensive problems, he replied, “No. It will solve some of them. They’ll never be able to be Billy Ball, because they can’t bunt and steal, so you can throw that kind of stuff out the window.

------------------------------------------------------------------

I agree! thats the problem they CANT generate runs!!!

no slap happy hitters or contact hitters NOT even "Jeter"

....just line drive guys, ... some with loopy swings

-------------------------------------------------------------------

and @ Damon is NOT leadoff hitter anymore!!! link

Lineup card Drop Jeter...

2008-05-14T05:21:00.000-07:00

I will not be writing in this blog everyday.....as I've been and hopefully it wont be all negative as it's been? This blog was intended on writing about free agency moves, minor league prospects and game match ups and stragedies especially post season?
You can check with yankees.daily.com or riveraveblues.com whom both cover every game

But somehow the negative is what makes news sometimes....?

Yes the Yanks are now 4.5 out behind the shockingly 1st place DevilRays and Sox after last nights 2-1 offensive debacle

American League East Division
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	L10	Strk	Elim #
Rays	23	16	.590	-	15-7	8-9	7-3	W6	-
Red Sox	24	18	.571	½	14-5	10-13	5-5	L3	122
Orioles	20	19	.513	3	11-6	9-13	4-6	W1	121
Yankees	19	21	.475	4 ½	9-9	10-12	5-5	L2	119
Blue Jays	19	22	.463	5	10-9	9-13	5-5	W2	118

stats couretesy of http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/standings

Now according to some the reason the yanks offense if failing is because
of the absense of both Arod and Posada

as covered in

13 05 2008 by riveraveblues.com

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The A-Rod and Jorge impact

Posted by: Ben K. in Analysis, Offense. Tagged: Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada

When Alex Rodriguez went down with a quad injury that will keep him on the shelf for a few weeks this year, he hadn’t been off to the same start he enjoyed last year. Admittedly, that’s not a fair comparison. How often does any player hit 14 home runs in a month while single-handedly carrying a team?

to read entire article click here

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

However

it is in my opinion: and I've stated this before in my blog in the BRING BACK RICKEY POST..........

THAT...........

They need an entire lineup overhall --->

They need a spark plug on top of the lineup I’m all for moving Melky to #1 hole and Damon to #3 even when Arod comes back, just dont think Johnny is a numb3r #1 anymore? I also would think about moving Jeter to #5 or #6 whom you place @2 …..? right now I’d say Abreu nd ask him to take more walks!!!! What this team doesn’;t do enough but the Great “90’s” teams did!!!!!

I know Abreu isn’t the ideal numb3r #2 …but this lineup needs a shake up and even “Jeter” isn’t untouchable @ this point!

And I would start taking offers for Cano, I dont care how great he will be he?
His mental lapnesses and ineptitude sometimes makes him a player no matter his potential I dont care to have!

We’ve WON before with the likes of Mariano Duncan and stop gaps @ 2nd before!

Melky CF-S
Abreu RF-L
Damon LF-L
Matsui DH-L
Jeter SS-R
Giambi-1B-L
Ensberg 3B-R
Molina C -R
Gonzales 2B-R

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

WHAT'S YOU OPINION?

May 13, 08 - Yanks look uninspired as Pettitte loses

2008-05-12T22:24:00.000-07:00

.

riveraveblues.com summed it up best-->

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Yanks look uninspired as Pettitte loses

Posted by: Ben K. in Game Stories

For the first time in their team history, the Tampa Bay Rays find themselves in uncharted territories: Following a 7-1 drubbing of a lethargic Yankee team, they are six games over .500, a franchise high-water mark.

Following tonight’s loss, Mike and I were talking about this game. We both agreed — and this is hardly breaking news — that the Yankees without Jorge Posada and Alex Rodriguez are a vastly inferior team then they are otherwise. The middle of their lineup lacks punch, and the bottom of the lineup — led by a struggling Jose Molina — is fairly heinous.

I was all set to write about how the Yankees look old and bored and the Rays looked young and exuberant. But then Mark Feindsand beat me to it:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Opinion:

Even with Posada and Arod this team is NOT consistant seems to lack the desire and overhall during a long season and isn't hungry???
.
.
Right now this doesn't seem to be a team that can rally off 8 to 10 straight wins...than again who knows come July?......
.
.
.
Nor does this team seem to have the internal fortitude to overcome theirselves or an opponet who wants it more
be it a Sabathia, Beckett or Carmona

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

American League East Division
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	L10	Strk	Elim #
Red Sox	24	17	.585	-	14-5	10-12	6-4	L2	-
Rays	22	16	.579	½	14-7	8-9	6-4	W5	123
Orioles	19	19	.500	3 ½	10-6	9-13	4-6	L1	120
Yankees	19	20	.487	4	9-9	10-11	5-5	L1	119
Blue Jays	18	22	.450	5 ½	10-9	8-13	5-5	W1	117

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
More News:

Rays sting the Yankees

May 12th, 2008 admin Posted in 2008 Reg-Season Games | No Comments »

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

YANKEES SUCKKKKKKKKKKK

2008-05-07T21:55:00.000-07:00

The YANKEES SUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK, I'm pissed off lmao

These guys will jump all over lousy pitching BUT CANT manufacture runs against a decent pitcher! Theres no reason they cant force a walk in let's say the 3rd inning for instance, then maybee take a base and bunt him to third then force a run with a sac fly?

theres 1 run right there!

i dont know?.......................

Then maybee string a walk or maybee a hit {Abreu got two hits tonight and Duncan a double!} .....and maybee put another run across the board in the sixth inning or so???

???

? :-/

There thats 2 runs right there.... 3 to 2 , the pressure is on like when Ricky was on base

But thse guy's CANT do it!

I mean Cliff Lee isn't exactly Sandy Koufax? but these guys aren't exactly O'Neil or Williams or Manny! Shit they're NOT even Ricky LOL,

THEY SUCK!

Sure they'll probably make the post season although it isn't guarenteed, but expect another one and done lack luster cold bat playoff

Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food.

YANKEE TICKET PRICES ARE INSANE@!

2008-05-06T16:06:00.000-07:00

read the entire article --> nydailynews

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Joba starter or reliever?

?
?
?
!

WHATS WRONG WITH PHIL HUGHES?

2008-05-05T16:57:00.000-07:00

Did the Yankees overevaluate Hughes, Kennedy and Cano? Where would they be right now if these pitchers who clearly have growing pains would have been even just mediocre and not God awful?

They would be in 1st place that's where

----------------------------------------
Phil Hughes
W-L 0-4 ERA 9.00 K 13 Walks 13 WHIP 2.14

Ian Kennedy

W-L 0-2 ERA 8.37 K 16 Walks 20 WHIP 2.03
----------------------------------------

Even if they cut those stats in half @ this early point into the season give Hughes one more win, one less lose and cut his and Kennedy's era in half they would be tied for 1st place and not 2 games out like they are @ this point.

These guys are afraid to challenge hitter throw it over the plate. And with "Hughes's" stuff this shouldn't be?

I'm sure one day Phil Hughes will be a good number #2 or #3 starter consistant 15 to 16 game winner 3.00 era, And Kennedy will be around alot of years as a mop up man or 5th starter, but did we over evaluated them both?
I mean but c'mon they're NOT Johan Santana, Erik Bedard are they in that league?

And Robbie Cano can he get his head together in big spots or is he all potetial cant deliever in the big spot???

anyways;
This cant go on! these guys have to go down to the minors and bring up Alan Horne when he's healthy again or Chase Wright who's been lights out in AA ball. But knowing the Yankees they'll bring up Kei Igwaya they have to much $$$ invested in him :-(
.
.
.
!

ARMS RACE?

2008-02-15T16:47:00.000-08:00

HAVE ARM WILL TRAVEL

Can someone please tell me when are there arms comming up? the Alan Horne's and the J.B. Cox's the Alan Brackman's and the rest?

If they pull Joba out of the pen they better have something better than just LaTroy Hawkins and Farnsworth?

?

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Anyways, Back to baseball, with pitchers and catchers reporting yesterday mother nature cannot hold the boys of summer and spring roses too long.But it does raise the questions?

Will the Yanks have the infusion of youth the current superbowl champion giants had with 4 rookies contributing big?

Well Posads thinks so link

And so do I

here's the article for the above link

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
but it raises the Question? will Brackman or Alan Horne, be the next Papelbaum and take Joba's place in the pen when Joba returns to the rotation? Will Humberto Sanchez live up to his billing and idol Lee Smith? When will J.B. Cox ever rise out of the minors if he ever will?

Will Ross Olendorf be the anchor mid inning hard ground ball specialist he's expected to be?

Will Edwin Ramirez get his get his head straight?

Will there be a lefty that steps up in the bullpen or the rotation?
Hello Chase Wright do you have the Wright stuff , calling Sean Henn

and how do you think the 2009 Yanks will look heres my guess

Lineup

c- posada-S
1b-S duncan-R
2b-Cano-L
3b-Rodrigez-R
ss-jeter-R
lf-damon-L
cf-gardner-L/A jackson -R
rf-cabrera-S
DH tabata-R/Matsui-L

Pitching

sp-sabathia L
sp chamberlain-R
sp-hughes-R
sp-wang-R
sp-kennedy-R

Bullpen

6th starter-Chase Wright-L
Mid relief-Ross Olendorf -R
Lefty-? and/or Sean Henn/ 6th starter-Chase Wright-L
rp-horne-R
rp-brackman-R
closer-rivera R

What do you think?

this is what Jorge thinks~>

(click to make larger)

from" nomass.com " blog source~> link

.

LeT'S Go GIANTS!

2008-01-25T14:22:00.000-08:00

Has GIANTS, PATRIOTS become the new Yankees, Red Sox New York, Boston rivalry?
ever since the last game of the season where the Gmen gave the Pats a run for there money on there thus far perfect season they seem destined to clash at the superbowl

Not much to report here on the Yankees front with the football dominating the local news
other than were waiting for the Clemens, Pettete clash in the senate over performing enhancing drugs?

I dont know about you, but I'm sick of hearing about this steroid scandal!
I rather talk about who's going to step up and be the Yankees 5th starter and lefty ace? Chase Wright maybee?
Will The Phenom Joba remain in the pen where he's needed more during the duration of the regular season, or will he become a starter which he's sorely needed at least in the post season

Who will step up and fill his role as set up man? will Fawnsworth live up to his expectations and develope a second and 3rd pitch to go with his +99 fastball?
or will it be Oldendorf or Ramirez or some other farm hand?

These are the questions we want to know in YankeeLand!
.......in the meantime

..........LeT's Go GIANTS!
http://mondaymornqb.blogspot.com/

<---- intresting aricle on why boston teams are so good

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=contract/080121

If you ask me the League isn't fair to the GMEN naming all kinds of Pat players and Cowgirls to the probowl

The NFL is cheap man if you notice the pro-bowl list they name 3 of each position like at tackle in the NFC they name only 3 players Walter Jones, Flozell Adams and the left tackle on Green Bay last time I checked, all 3 are LT's, ... and in my opinion Adams doesn't belong all left tackles!!!!

What the NFL cant name right tackles too like who is more deservant than Kareem McKenzie?

And at OG too..... ok...ok.... Steve Hutchithson is a perenial hall of famer but after him.... only Leornard Davis and Shawn Andrews? OK at least Davis is a RG but only 1 deep at RG with two LG's what about Chris Snee a player if I ever seen, if he doesnt belong then I dont know?

Same with reciever, they only name 4 recievers when most NFL rosters carry 5 or 6?
you're telling me out of 16 teams only 4 get named? Was any reciever more vital to his team besides Moss or Welker who play in the other conference than Plaxico Buress even if he do have a really big mouth?

*** & ONLY #1 FB and 2 TE'S ???

Or is the NFL and the NFLPA to weak a union and cheap to name more players that they dont want to pay probowl bonuses?

That's why I ask does anyone know where I can find the ALL-Madden team listing I cannot find it even with --> google and yahoo?
still cant seem to find it, if he even still names it anymore , if anybody knows please let me know thank you

AND LETS GO GMEN

FAWNSWORTH CAN BECOME ELiTE iF......

2007-12-09T18:45:00.000-08:00

iTz DADDY YANKEE: 4--> BEAUTIFULxMESS: <333

*****{ see my video's below to see what a nasty simulated curve ball really looks like from a hitters perspective}

Yes Fawnsworth could be leet if..... somebody would work with him on developing another pitch or two? Maybee a curveballl maybee a slur or slider to go along with his change and sinker-curve combo pitch. The man throws over 100 on the radar at times just his pitches are too straight just like this Hawkins guy they just signed whom I and many others in blogospere think going to be a disaster!

Other than that I havent really written in this blog as much as I briefly looked on and commented on others , But I'm exited about this Alberjando guy we got for Tyler Clippard he throws in the high 90's. But there goes my trade philosphy that Mr.Yankee stole LOL as goes clippard , melky and cano for ...Santana other than that. I'd hold off defenitely agree wouldn't trade Hughes for him nor Kennedy?

You never know which one will emerge out of them young guns do you? And comradery is sarcred!

I'm Glad we didn't have to make a trade for Miggy Cabrera and D-Willis ...when it looked like Arod might not be back, I might have done this without Arod the Yankees are lacking in the righty power bat more than even at 3rd base!

Yes but I do think the bullpen is the biggest question? And with Joba as written so eloquently below-> moving to the rotation, and I agree we need him ultimately as a starter.

So what do we do about the bullpen situation? I dont think LaTroy Hawkins is the answer!

well....... Hopefully Oldendorph, J Brent Cox, Brett Smith and Edwar Ramirez , T.J. Beam and Dellin Belinces can emerge and or develope? Maybee Giradi will give them a chance the way Torre didn't! relying too much on old hands and "favorites"...........And Maybee Fawnsworth will be better under Giradi who seems to get the best out of his pitchers? And maybee he learns a second pitch a curveball or something? LOL WE shall see???

maybee "Fawnsworth will be better under Giradi?
and not just be a "thrower" become a "pitcher"
Learn the art of pitching ----->

The tv announcers really never talk of the art of pitching and defense during broadcasts usually opting to talk about there family bbq or some other nonsense

There really is an art to pitching!.....It isn't just throwing to a batters contact and hoping your infielders can catch it "crapshoot"
.
.
There is reason a batter grounds out or gets jammed and fly's out most of the time! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>

and the best who ever did it! Mr. Nolan Ryan

THE "ROTATION" REVOLVES

2007-12-09T03:20:00.000-08:00

RiverAveblues.com reports~>
http://riveraveblues.com/2007/12/08/off-season-pitching-battle-turns-to-bedard/

...ON...-> WHAT TO DO WITH THE SANTANA SITUATION , BEDARD AND THE BULLPEN WITH JOBA RETURNING TO THE ROTATION

I been saying all along that we should center our focus on Bedard?
We dont know out of the big “3″ who will really pan out , all we know is who has the most potential! All one would have to do is look at the 1988 Mets they had Dwight they had Darling and they had Cone, Whom had the best and longest career of the three? David Cone that’s who! The least heralded at that time.

It does pose the Question however? with A Bedard or Santana or perhaps even a Sabathia next years free agent class

How many starters can we have with Joba slated to return to the rotation?

I say plug in
Sabathia/Santana/Bedard

~than~

Pettitte
Hughes
Chamberlain
Keneddy

Than Move “Wang” to set up he is a ground ball pitcher with mid 90’s velocity and in tight situations where you need a double play he’s your man nd will be seen in limited basis, If he doesn’t work out than I guess exchange him with Joba, but Joba’s has to many pitches to many looks andstuff is too good tonot be a 7 or 8 innings pitcher

Offcourse nuturing guys like olendorf
and going out and getting a quility set-up man is high priority this year

But I say we can wait on Santana , Sabathia or even Beddard, although it would be nice one of them wouldn’t it?

AND I SWEAR THAT I DONT HAVE A GUN...NO I DONT HAVE A GUN!

2007-11-30T14:16:00.000-08:00

WOW!!

AND NOW Latest news :

from the Twins front office "any trade involving Johan Santana with the Yankee's MUST include Phil Hughes"

GO STICK IT!

see what you can in the open market, I say

We'll get Sabathia Next year who's comming into his own, and in my opinion not overworked or an old "29" and may have a brighter future than Santana? who knows?

Hey Johan this message is to you if you want to become a Yankee hey dont sign the paper hit the market in 2008!

because, I for one dont want this trade!

................And trade WHO??? ...Joba the phenom or Phil the next spector or steady Ian , no way! If he wants to become a Yankee he'll wait til 08 as F.A. There is something to be said about comradary and "The Big Three" as they're refered to as of now of Kennedy, Hughes and Joba even though Joba is a bit of a lone wolf renegade (All came up together!)
Ask Jeter, Posada, Pettite and Mariano!
I'd only trade Cano with Cabrera and Clipard and a few others minor league B+ type pitchers and or Austin Jackson or Tabata with maybee Wang maybee and try to entice Minnesota by eating the majority of contract! ... If this isn't good enough than "F" them

?

WHO are your Untouchables?

2007-11-29T14:49:00.000-08:00

Comment on who your untouchables are. My untouchables are Joba, Hughes, Jackson, Tabata, Betances, Agnello, and Montero.

Comment on who you are willing to deal. I am willing to deal Kennedy, Melky, Humberto Sanchez, Alan Horne, and even Cano in the right deal. For example Cano and Melky for Santana!

and? ...WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE THE YANKEES ARE GOING TO OVERBID ON SANTANA!

2007-11-29T14:15:00.000-08:00

With the Red Sox and the Yankees again doing battle, but this time during the hot stove upcoming week, why is it that all we hear is that the Yankees are going to have to include Phillip Hughes in any deal for Santana. The Red Sox have publicly stated that they will not include Ellsbury and Bucholz. The Mets have recently stated that Jose Reyes will not be included in any deal.

Why isn't Hughes listed as an untouchable along with Joba? If the Red Sox are offering Coco Crisp, Jon Lester, Masterson, and another prospect and the Mets are offering Lastings Milledge (more like baggage), Mike Pelfry, and a Chris Gomez why are we even considering putting Hughes in this deal. I consider Hughes and Joba 1a and 1b. Hughes is a big kid who is still only 21 years old. He is still developing and you cannot discount his easy fluid motion that was bringing 95 mph heat in the minors. I do realize that he was throwing 91-91 mph on the big stage but this is a kid that was on the DL for most of the season and had to start it up all over again. He is still developing people and at worse he is a very good #2 starter for years to come.

What are the Red Sox offering? Lester is at best a number 3. Masterson has potential but not ace potential like Hughes. Coco Crisp, are you kidding me, the Red Sox want to give him away. What are the Mets offering? Milledge who has not endeared himself with his teamates. He is a headache! Pelfry is either not ready or just not that good as was evident when he was called up. Maybe one day he becomes a #2 starter at best. Chris Gomez has a big ceiling but he still yet to develop as a hitter. He has the tools but tools are just that for positional players. Why not make Hughes our untouchable? If he would have thrown that no hitter before he pulled his hamstring would that have made a difference? Bucholz throws a no hitter and the Red Sox declared him untouchable meanwhile he was ranked below Hughes in the minors as Hughes was ranked the 2 best prospect behind the Royals 3rd baseman Gordon.

The Yankees should stand tough and not let the twins bait them into trading the farm away. It is widely known that the Twins make good deals for themselves going back to Ryan, there last GM. I say offering Kennedy who may one day be a very good #2 starter at best and a #3 at worse. Also throw in Melky whom the Twins have high regard for as he was once compared to Kirby Puckett with his skill set. Lastly thrown in an Alan Horne whom was ranked the best double A pitcher for 2007. He has electric stuff.

Do not give them Tabata or Jackson. Do not give them Betances. Hold onto our future. The Red Sox certainly intend to and the Mets have no real weapons to dangle without adding Reyes to the trade. So why are we outbidding ourselves and letting Red Sox fans and Mets fans hope that we trade away the farm for one player so they won't have to worry about a potential dynasty again emerging. Can you imagine if Santana, a smallish lefty does break down after we trade all those chips, and then we watch the Twins with Morneau, Delvin Young, Maier, Melky, Austin Jackson, Tabata, and Hughes light it up in the central. We will be a team with aging overpayed stars with a bleak future if we give in to there demands and sell the farm. I hope Hank reads this!'

JOHAN SANTANA

2007-11-28T02:32:00.000-08:00

AS REPORTED IN http://riveraveblues.com/2007/11/28/twins-demands-for-santana-coming-into-view-2/

Twins’ demands for Santana coming into viewPosted by: Ben K. in Hot Stove League, Phil Hughes
As I had to bed after our most trafficked day ever on RAB, let me leave you with some ruminations on Johan Santana, courtesy of Newday’s Kat O’Brien. Ms. O’Brien has a piece in Wednesday’s paper about the pieces the Yankees may need to move to get Santana.

.Take a look:
If the Yankees believe Santana could mean the difference between making the playoffs and making or winning the World Series, they may have to give up a little more than they’d like. That could mean surrendering righthander Phil Hughes along with centerfielder Melky Cabrera and another prospect (possibly pitcher Alan Horne or outfielders Jose Tabata or Austin Jackson).

.
Yankees officials have not said exactly what the Twins want for Santana. However, it’s been made clear that the Twins place more value upon Joba Chamberlain and Hughes than on Ian Kennedy, and that a centerfielder most likely must be part of any deal because they lost Torii Hunter to free agency. The Yankees won’t easily give up Chamberlain and Robinson Cano.
This news, of course, is not really new. I noted these exact demands on Sunday, but this whole trade business is feeling more definite.

I don’t like it.
I don’t see how shipping off Phil Hughes, a bona fide pitcher and not just a prospect, for Johan Santana makes the Yankees better in the long run. I don’t see how giving up Melky and another top rated prospect in the deal makes the Yankees better.

.
Now, I understand that prospects are just that because we don’t know how they are going to turn out, and I understand that fans tend to overvalue their own team’s prospects. I still don’t like this trade. Any trade with Phil Hughes is simply unacceptable at this point. This one is no exception.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I dont like it neither!

In my opinion. I think that We should'nt trade for Santana he becomes a free agent in 2008,

I wouldn't trade any of the big three (Chamberlain, Hughes or Kennedy) I would however trade Melky and I would love to get rid of Cano whom I think would flourish in Minnesota!

Let the Twins sweat it out!!! Let's see the winter meeting come by and nobody take the trade bait! Let the season go by....Than watch Minnesota get desperate to trade him, and maybee his asking price go down?

The only team i fear being able to snatch him from the Yankee's is the angels they have the prospects to get it done! Other than that , I'd wait it out....

better a staff like this -->

Santana L

Chamberlain R

Wang R

Hughes R

Kennedy R/Chase Wright L

than without ???

And what if Joba doesn't work out as a starter, unlikely but still? and they have to put him back in the pen...or need him there? You still have Kenndy and Hughes!

I think Kennedy is going to be a good one I think, Joba is a phenom and Hughes too much potential , I would however package Wang with Cano amd Cabrera.......WHAT DO YOU THINK???

Besides: Next year there are alot top notch pitchers becomming free agents ....Santana...Sabathia ...etc. etc.... etc...

?what do you think?

ARAH!

2007-11-25T23:43:00.000-08:00

You have to give Arod credit he wanted to stay a Yankee?

"felt he owed the fans"

Now only if he can step out from the shadows of Jeter

IF JETER WILL LET HIM?

than again whens the last time "Jeter" was clutch? http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2007/10/is-jeter-still-hungry.html

.......than maybee THAN!...he can get a ring?

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Dugout: Boy I Swurr

Posted Nov 16th 2007 12:47PM by B of the AOL FAN HOUSE
Filed under: New York, Yankees, AL East, Featured Stories, The Word, The Dugout

I'm happy that A-Rod is sticking with the Yankees. Yeah, I don't like the Yankees. Yeah, I don't like Alex Rodriguez as a player. However, Nick, Jon, and I would've never started doing the Dugout if he hadn't shown up in New York with Derek Jeter and inserted himself into a series of wacky life situtations. If he didn't show up in the news with strippers or release statements about how sad he is that he doesn't get to have sleepovers with Jeet anymore, we wouldn't have so much fun doing these.
When he was going to end up on another team I kept my fingers crossed that it would be as funny. He could play for the Cubs. We could play the hyperbolic injury angle. If he played for the White Sox we could have him pal with Thome. If he played for the Dodgers he could spend 40 Dugouts watching reruns of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

But things are good in baseball land, and we move on, our heads held high. Apologies to Phil Jackson.

The Dugout

	E5_rod: AY CUSE ME
	GirardiAndCola: Yes?
	E5_rod: DO JOO GUUUUYS HAVE THAT TWO HUNRED MEELION DOLLARS, aRAH HAS RECONSIDERRRRRRED
	GirardiAndCola: Turns out the Florida Marlins didn't really have 400 million dollars to give you, huh?
	E5_rod: NO
	GirardiAndCola: And the Devil Rays couldn't pony up that 60 year contract I guess?
	E5_rod: NO UNFORTUNATELY
	GirardiAndCola: And the Angels couldn't provide a working space shuttle for you to eat, piece by piece, after having knocked it over with your penis?
	E5_rod: SOMETHINGK IS WRONG WITH THE MARKET, JOE
	pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth: yeah they dont sell leggs for your legs in eggs or lee press on nails at this market
	GirardiAndCola: Alex, I want to thank you for reaching out to the Yankees and making it clear that you want to be a Yankee. You understand what has to be done.
	GirardiAndCola: But before I call the front office, what happened to your agent?
	E5_rod: SHANKED DURINGK A BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL
	E5_rod: DEH-ENT JOO WONDER WHAT HAPPEND TO CHONNY DAMON
	GirardiAndCola: Oh, uh... well, I thought he was around here somewhere...
	pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth: /eats quietly from giant pile of candy
	GirardiAndCola: Look, Alex, you're one of the very best players in baseball. I'm not going to deny you that. But I came here to win a championship for the Yankees, as my novelty jersey suggests.
	GirardiAndCola: So seriously, what is wrong with you in the playoffs? Why can't you get the job done and carry us all the way through?
	E5_rod: OH ARE JOO REFERRING TO LAST YEARS PLAYOFF GAME
	E5_rod: THAT IS NOT A GOOD EXAMPLE OF HOW aRAH PLAYS, THAT GAME WAS A BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN GAME
	GirardiAndCola: Because of all the penetration?
	pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth: because you spent the last half of the game clutchen derek jeters shirt an cryen
	GirardiAndCola: And all of the kickbacks?
	pr0FF3ss0r_F4rnsw0rth: because you kept licken yer palms
	E5_rod: BOYYYY CHO CAN I JUST HAVE MY MONEY NOW PULZ KAY THANKS
	GirardiAndCola: Yeah, but we've got to do this on the down low, so instead of us sending you a check, we're going to have you cut down a bush, descend a hidden staircase, and get your money in precious jewels from a Moblin
	long_live_giambi: it's a secret to everyone

Photos link to player info. WordUpThome.com Photo Credit:

from

NEWS SOURCE

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/11/16/the-dugout-boy-i-swurr/#comments

And was the MVP ever really a Question?

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/11/19/the-dugout-alex-rodriguez-by-a-nose/

Alex Rodriguez " I'd trade all three MVP's for just one ring"

is Arod have the spirit is he a true Yankee see the polls ---->

JETER TO 2ND, ITS INEVITABLE!

2007-11-24T17:11:00.000-08:00

In an earlier post I felt that moving Robbie Cano over to 3rd and moving Jeter over to 2nd base was in the Yankees best interest. This was prior to A-ROD-iculous returning. I felt strongly that what Robbie Cano was lacking at 2nd base was range and I also feel that the second baseman should be a speed guy on the basepaths. If you look around the league I do understand that this is only the case at least 60% of the time.

Now that A-ROD is back I feel that Jeter is eventually gonna need a new position. Right now at the age of 34 he still plays an adequate SS. Every year we hear the same sentiments that Jeter's range to his left (middle of diamond) is regressing. We hear that 20+ hits at the very least could have been prevented if you had a solid defensive SS manning the position. What you lose defensively, you gain offensively. But in 2 years are Yankee fans gonna be concerned about his defense even further?

Maybe, maybe not!

But at the rate we are going it looks very possible. Many TV and newspaper analysts feel that Jeter will eventually wind up at 1st base at the end of his career. There is only one problem with this view point. Jorge Posada may already be at that position, or maybe a Jesus Montero, or one of the other big sluggers in the minors that didn't develop at there initial position. We may even have a power hitting 1st baseman with a gold glove.

So what is left?

2nd base is! With Jeter's plus range to his left and plus arm ranging to his left he would play a tight defense up the middle and put up above avg offensive numbers for a 2nd baseman. What do we do with Cano than? Well in my previous article I suggested packaging him with Melky, and Horne for a Santana. Cano could be a #3 hitter in many MLB lineups right now as his swing is very natural and he should continue to put up 300 avg's, 30+HR's, and 100RBI's. Melky may project as a mini Kirby Puckett. This is the most I would be willing to give up for a Santana, an ace lefty who may pitch at that level for 3-4 more years. It's an awful lot but it makes sense in some circles and we wouldn't have to give up any of our top positional players in the minors as well as our big 3 pitchers. Jeter to 2nd? It can happen! What do you think?

The A-Rodiculous Dilema

2007-11-16T17:14:00.000-08:00

*
*
THE CIRCUS IS BACK IN TOWN!
*

Looks like the circus never left town. Just when you thought he was out, they pull him back in! WHY?
.
.

.
.
.
I remember 4 years ago when A-Rodiculous stood at the podium.... as a new member of the New York Yankees and the whole gang was there. They had Steinbrenner, Torre, and Jeter.
.
.
Does anyone remember what A-Rodiculous said at that press conference?
.
.
.
.
.
Probably not! For some odd reason I do.
?
"He stated that "Jeter has 4 world series ring. And I want to get him to 10"

9 would match the number of titles Berra has and 10 would put him in the lead.
.
.
.
He further stated "I want Jeter to have a ring on every finger".

If you could have seen Jeter's face,
.
.
.
you knew by the sarcastic look on his face, that he could have thought of a million places he rather be than at that press conference, while having to listen to this phoney who has not won any titles to date.
.
.
.
And than to act like he is the missing piece of the puzzle. There Jeter stood and everyone knows of the split they had ever sinse A-Rodiculous bashed Jeter a year prior in Sports Illustrated.

Forward 4 years to the 2007 playoffs against the Cleveland Indians.
.
.
.
.
Here we are in game 4, eight inning and the Yankees down to there final 5 outs and A-Rodiculous comes up to the plate and hits a homerun. Woooohooo. The weight of the world was off his shoulders regardless of the score and the Yankees on the cusp of getting knocked out of the playoffs. There was A-Rodiculous chatting with Robbie Cano and you can sense relief from him.

That's not the Yankee way.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
He has never displayed the Yankee way. It looks as if he and his circus act is back, so that solves trading our young pitchers to Florida for Cabrera to replace the lost right handed power bat. But does it really solve the dilema the Yankees have been conflicted with since A-Rodiculous broke onto the scene. Time will tell if he will grow into the uniform and become a Yankee with out a name on the back of the jersey. Time will only tell.

NOW WHAT? WELL READ BiLLyBaLLa's 2008 YANKEES PART II~>

http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2007/11/part-2-of-2-part-series.html

............AND DO YOU THINK AROD IS A WINNING PLAYER OR DO YOU THINK HE'LL SUFFER BEING THE GREATEST PLAYER OF HIS GENERATION LIKE ANOTHER #13 DAN MARINO HAD AND NEVER WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP?

.....WE'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR OPINION? WERE THE YANKS BETTER OFF WITHOUT HIM OR NOW THAT THEY HAVE HIM???
???

?

New Lineup with Santana and without

2007-11-15T20:10:00.000-08:00

fantasy?
New Lineup barring we obtain Santana and without Johan

***addition of Santana based on article below:

hitting: pitching:
1-lf Damon (L) 1-Santana (L)
2-2b Jeter (R) 2-Wang (R)
3-rf Abreau (L) 3-Petitte (L)
4-3b A-Rod (R) 4-Hughes (R)
5-c Posada (S) 5-Chamberlain (R)
6-DH Matsui (L)
7-1b Giambi/Shelly Duncan (L)/(R)
8-cf Gardner (L)
9-ss Gonzalez (R)

no new additions based on part 1:

hitting: pitching:
1-lf Damon (L) 1- Wang (R)
2-ss Jeter (R) 2- Petitte (L)
3-rf Abreau (L) 3- Hughes (R)
4-3b A-Rod (R) 4- Chamberlain (R)
5-c Posada (S) 5- Kennedy (R)
6-2b Cano (L)
7-DH Matsui (L)
8-1b Giambi/Shelly Duncan (L)/(R)
9-cf Melky (S)

which team do you like better?
which offense do you think will be more exciting?
.................ITS UP FOR DEBATE!
?

*****see below to make sense of all these suggested offseason moves and propsed lineup changes OR CLICK THISD POST ---> http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2007/11/part-2-of-2-part-series.html

BiLLyBaLLa
,

part 2 of a 2 part series BiLLaBaLLa's 2008 Yankees

2007-11-15T19:28:00.000-08:00

BiLLyBaLLa's 2008 YANKEES

Part 2 was prepared prior to the fiasco of A-Rodiculous returning. With the new addition of the old subtractions inevitable return. Part 2 has now been altered. Part 2 is still based on trading some younger players for a Johan Santana and Miguel Cabrera.

Remember, I was in favor of trading none of our prospects in part #1~>
http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2007/11/lol.html

..............and rebuilding with what we have and waiting for the big 2009 class. Now that A-Rod is back our needs may have changed dramatically. The prefix of trading for a Miguel Cabrera prior to A-Rods return was on one condition and that is that he would have to agree on moving to 1st base and also on a new contract especially when giving up young players.

Well my stance hasn't changed but our needs have. Prior I was reluctingly willing to part with a Ian Kennedy, Russ Olendorf, and Melky to bring in Cabrera which is what it would take to get him. Now that has changed. It sounds like Cabrera is probably going to either the Angels or Dodgers which saves us from trading any of these prospects which is what I wanted. Maybe wherever he winds up he will refuse to sign and go the free agent path in 2009 and than we can bring him in to play 1base. Giambi and Farnsworth will be forgotten headaches by than and Damon and Matsui whom I'm not opposed to trading, will have one more year left.

The big story now is that of Johan Santana. My sources and they are credible at the very least are stating the Yankees and Twins have talked and exchanged names to make a trade happen. The Twins are reluctant to trade him yet based on the fact that they now have a new stadium and they want him starting in the new stadium with hopes to resign him. There fan base would be up in arms if they traded him.

So in order to get him now your gonna have to blow away the Twins with an offer. The rumor is that Cano will have to be involved in the trade just to start it. My feelings based on multiple sources is that Melky and 1 of the big 3 along with a top level prospect would also have to be involved.

Well you know as well as I do that the Yankees cannot give up Cano, Melk, IPK, and a (Tabata or Betances) for Santana.

My initial proposal once again prior to the A-Rod circus returning was to trade Cano, Melk, Steven White, and a Humberto Sanchez to obtain Santana.

Remember we are getting one of the top 3 pitchers in baseball that is in his prime and throws LEFTY

! I do not want to part with any prospects but trading these 3 for Santana would make the Yankees instantaneously stronger. Where losing 2 young starting position players (in Cano's case a star in the making) and 2 unknow minor league pitchers.

We now open up 2nd base for Jeter ............to begin the rest of his career defending which is what I stressed in part 1 anyhow............ We than give Brett Gardner or Austin Jackson ( the 2 closest MLB ready players) a shot to start in CF thus replacing Melky and keeping the team infused with youngsters.

In Brett Gardner's case your adding a player that can steal you 40 bases, is an above avg fielder who will get better, has an above avg arm, and will slap the ball to all fields with little power. These are the type of players that we need to help create excitement in this lineup with the addition of speed. These are the type of players that Girardi will desire in order to help rid this team of the Joe Torre base to base offense that shuts down in the playoffs.

One of these 2 will be ready to make the jump and both are plus defenders. At the very worse they may not add much offensively but with this lineup I'm sure as the year progresses they will fit in like a Dustin Pedroia did. The shortstop can be filled by Alberto Gonzalez (until Carmine Agnello is ready) whom will be an upgrade defensively with scouts saying he has the potential to be a gold glover. He may not hit better than .250 with 5 homeruns and 40 RBI's but defensively our team has improved behind this new starting rotation that would be second to none.

Our new rotation will be Santana, Wang, Petite, Hughes, and Chamberlain. Wow! Give them some defense and we have the team to beat once again.
.
.
.
.
And finally see HOW ALL THIS MAKES SENSE YOUR 2008 NY YANKEE LINEUP BiLLyBaLLa STYLE~~~~>

http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2007/11/new-lineup-with-santana-and-without.html

YANKS WANT TO NEGOTIATE WITH AROD--IF SCOTT BORAS STAYS HOME

2007-11-14T22:17:00.000-08:00

Well well well what a tangled web we weave
................ it seems all the chatter of "A Bernie Like" replacement for Arod in Miguel Cabreara or Andruw Jones , Miguel Tejada or even Shelley Duncan by my previous posts. And the ludicris talk of fellow editor BiLLyBaLLa of putting Jeter at second and Cano at third and to bring up project in the works Austin Jackson or undersized for rightfield , and I should be playing second Jose Tabata .........and going with no righty power "minus Arod "in 2008 in BiLLyBaLLa's minor league blog http://billyballer.blogspot.com/

is all for NOT ...............---> due to recent news and AOL FAN BLOG going Arod crazy

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/11/14/report-a-rod-about-to-finalize-10-year-275-million-deal-with/

Yes we do need Arod and he needs us, however I wont believe it until I see him signing that contract , there is alot of reason Arod would want to talk to the Yankee's I can sum it up in one word LEVERAGE!

We shall see????

We at Memo will be making a few changed in the next few days, and we also will discuss future trade options, with Arod on our roster which changes alot of things, WE DONT NEED A BIG RIGHTY BAT NO MORE FOR ONE

see you soon =D

in the meantime, wont you check out Mr.BiLLyBaLLa's minor league report blog http://billyballer.blogspot.com/

MY

My version of the 2008 N.Y. Yankees by Mr.BiLLyBaLLa

2007-11-12T20:36:00.000-08:00

Hello Memo; to George subscribers,

This is a new blog covering the NY Yankees and we hope that we can keep you up to date on the everyday activities of the greatest franchise in the World. I am BillyBalla, one of the covering editors to Memo; to George M. Steinbrenner. The other editor goes by the name mr. Yankee. As you will quickly discover we do not agree on anything sport or general world topics related. I shall refer to him as mrs. Yankee. Why you ask should I insult our female subscribers with his new name change? One reason and one reason only is he lacks the knowledge of a true male Yankee fan with his outrageous suggestions on what Brian "the GM" CASHman should do to tweak this team to be rightful front runners again. He lacks vision, vision I shall enlighten you with now with my 2 part series of events that covers both angles of rebuilding for 2009 or restocking for a run in 2008. I hope you enjoy!

Part 1:

My feelings are that the NY Yankees need to keep all there farmhands and not making any blockbuster trades. Part 1 emphasizes and prioritizes team defense and young pitching. The influx of youth is essential to remake this franchise into a Dynasty again. Lets start with the resigning of MO better blues Rivera and hip hip Jorge Posada. Now with the addition of the big 3 pitchers; Joba, King Phillip, and IPK
in the rotation along with the Wangster and God willing Andy snake eyes Pettite as we are all done with watching the Moose nip pick at the corners and get slapped around when he's off by a millimeter. Adding those 3 youthful pitchers along with some much needed youth in the bullpen with a Russ Ohlendorf, a hopefully healthy Humberto Sanchez, Mark Melancon, and perhaps J. Brent Cox sometime during the season. Ridding the team of Kyle Farnsworthless and lefty non-specialist Ronald the villain Villone needs to be done.Now your relief corps has Mo anchoring a much younger group with room to only get better in a call it what you want but I insist on referring to it as a rebuilding year in by the way the last year in the Real Yankee Stadium.

Now lets go around the horn shall we. We all know that hip hip Jorge needs to be resigned, hopefully at only 3 years as we need to rid ourselves of these obnoxious long contracts with old players. Well hip hip is our catcher until Jesus Montero, Austine Romine, or Brandon Laird is ready to take the spot. At 1st we go with a platoon of Jason I'm so happy this is your last year Giambino and Shelly the crazed Duncan. A righty / lefty platoon that lacks glove and will be replaced by Andy Phillips in the 7th inning on in close games. Now we move Robbie Cano to 3rd base. Cano has decent range and a power arm and he hits more like a 3rd basemen. He is a future 300. plus avg, 20+ home runs, and 90-100+ rbi's. That's perfect for a 3rd basemen. Now here comes the shocker, I suggest we move Derek el capitan Jeter to 2nd base. Why 2nd base? Well it's obvious. Joe the skipper Girardi himself admitted this past year in the YES booth that what Jeter lacks and it has been his only real flaw is the ability to range towards the middle of the diamond, towards second base, thus cutting off 30+ hits a season. Jeter has good range to his left and as a 2nd basemen his range would be an improvement over Cano. He may cut off some balls that Cano seemed to unintentionally lackadaisically flail his glove at while not diving to cut the ball from escaping to the outfield. Cano has excellent reflexes and an outstanding arm, 2 much needed strengths on 3rd base. Jeter will add offense to 2nd base and Cano will continue to create offense on 3rd base, a offensive position if you will throughout baseball history. Now we need a stop gap shortstop until Carmine Angelini develops. My suggestion is letting the kid from the Randy Johnson trade Alberto Gonzalez man the position until than. He is said to have gold glove caliber skills right now with little pop. Well we are losing pop from that position but we are gaining an overall outstanding and improved defensive infielder for our young pitching staff. Maybe sometime during the season you add a !st basemen with a glove and stick without giving up too much if we are in the playoff hunt.

Now for the outfield. Leave the Melk man in CF as his arm makes up for any loss of speed he may have. He will only improve offensively as well as some feel that he has the potential one day to be a mini Kirby Puckett. I'll take half of Kirby.

Damon will man LF and that alson increases your speed out there even though he lacks any resemblance of a major league arm. I've seen girls in HS throwm more dignified than him. But his offensive prowess makes up for that arm and his uncanny stand up attitude makes up for the rest. Bobby Abreau God bless you gazoon-tite will be in RF for the final year of his contract and his arm and speed are above avg. This defensive outfield while not the best is at best above average and can improve for last year offensively. During the season maybe we give a Austin Jackson, Brett the fastest minor league player alive Gardner, and Jose Tabata a shot to make a name for themselves and platoon with a veteran or fill in during injuries. These are the future outfielders along with a Abe Almonte that we hope to see creating excitement in the new Yankee Stadium. The speed in Gardner and Jackson can only improve a base to base lineup that we all know Girardi will insist on changing. Part UNO keeps our system stocked with blue chip potential ballers. The fact of the matter is that Boston is the team to beat right now and we need to concentrate on not going for it only for 2008 but for rebuilding a dynasty in the coming years. We can do so while contending next year. This team will prove to be more exciting defensively and more exciting offensively as the days of waiting for the big hit that never comes in playoffs of late are over. The days of getting back to strong pitching and manufacturing runs on days when the bats are cold all while playing outstanding defense limited the opposing teams scoring chances.

In 2009 the free agent market stands to be overwhelmingly good, that is if Santana, CC Sabathia, and Miggy Cabrera do not sigh prior. Regardless we would not be sacrificing our future. Making trades now prior to the 2008 season is risky in that we will most certainly overpay. Waiting for the free agent crop of 2009 may also be risky in that those big free agents may have been traded to other teams that have resigned them to long term deals. This is the chance I am willing to take in order to see this rebuilding through. Gone are the days of Z-Rod (zero rod) and his greedy, non genuine characteristics that so per versed Yankee baseball these past 4 years. These were not our 1996-2001 Yankees we lived and dies for. It became a circus led by the ring leader z-Rod.

Part 2 will cover the opposite spectrum where we should trade some of the youth to improve our team in 2008 and beyond. Trading for a Johan Santana, Miggy Cabrera, Miguel Tejada, maybe Scott Rolen will be covered. Part 2 covers those young Yankees I would be willing to trade, but caution, it may or may not get the trade done. It is mere rumors and back alley chatter tossed around the general meetings with further conjectures added to spice up an already twisted possibility. I will pointedly demand that Miggy Cabrera should only be traded for with his knowledge that he will be the 1st basemen. Santana would have to be resigned along with Miggy for these trades to go through. This will all be covered in part 2. I hope you enjoyed part 1 and remember caution with an eye towards the future is my hope. I would hope as a Yankee fan that part 1 is at least considered.

OFF SEASON MOVES AND WHAT TO DO WITH AROD?

2007-11-08T22:16:00.000-08:00

More then a thirdbaseman at 55 HR 130+RBI. what we WILL MISS THE MOST in losing in Arod........is a Power righty bat in between all those leftys protecting them at cleanup, which will be missed the most!

Now I think Arod knows he's made a bad decision in opting out,
I dont believe he thought it would go like this.
Yes he might still get his 30mil ............. But I do believe that he thought the Yankees would bid on him too.

Now "Arob the 350 million dollar man" he may only get 5 or 6 years, not the 8 or 10 years he desires, and he might not get 30 mil but only 25 or even 20 mil, as there isnt alot of buzz in signing him thus far to this date.

30 mil is alot to play for a player, where as that money can be spent more wisely on 2 or 3 a+ pitchers prospects

Yankes General Manager Brian Cashman will offer Arod arbitration and who knows Arod a public relations media whore who knows he percieved as a villan might take it now, giving the Yankees a discount?

However this is highly doubtfull!

........
..........Cashman is only doing this so if they do lose Arod they will be compensated with two high draft picks basically, shrewd move!

But really we should move on!

...............So how do you replace Arod?

You dont!
You cant!

But we can still get someone of Bernie William's stature to bat cleanup inbetween the lefty bats of Bobby Abreu's and Hideki Matsui's, Jason Giambi's and Jorge Posada's

One such suggestion this editor made although staff member disagrees with me is

--------------->
http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2007/10/eric-duncan-replaces-arod.html

((((btw that's suppose to read shelly duncan NOT eric above)))))

The next suggestion is to make a trade?

We have so much talent in the minors Austin Jackson, Jose Tabata, Brett Gardner and more pitchers then I can shake a stick at ,that we cant possibily try them all out!
we need to trade some of them?------------>

1st TRADE SUGGESTION, "MIGUEL CABRERA" OF THE MARLINS WHO IS ON THE BLOCK AND GENERATING MORE INTREST THAN AROD --->

miguel cabrera and D willis

for

melky, cano, tabata and a few mid level pitcher maybee one "A" pitching prospect?

to .... me melky a energizer type player enthuisiasm can be replaced by a Gardner OR a healthy Damon! Robinson Cano also with his head problems and mental mistakes future .340 hitter or not also can be replaced we have Tavaras , Tabata , Manzinillo etc. etc. and 2nd base isnt hard to find a stop gap , just ask the Bosox

BiLLyBALLER DOESN'T agree with me on Cabrera , but how can you pass on "Manny Ramirez type numbers in the NL the guy can flat out hit!

I know he "Miguel Cabrera" gets the moniker of being fat lazy and likes to party and eat too much, but Giardi likes him, and you're not getting any closer to Manny then that and Dontrelle Willis too he's 2 years removed from a 22 game winner Put these guys in a new winning athmospere who knows what they can do, they can revitalize? Guys like Miguel Cabrera dont come along every day! at worse he can DH play 1b or even RF if needed, and you know he can hit!

THE NEXT TRADE PROPOSAL SANTANA

wang and kennedy with a hitting prospect for santana

free agency

IN FREE AGENCY

---> 2 for the bullpen and andruw jones.............. and that's "Andruw Jones" only if we dont pick up Cabrera,

............if not we better start playing the Austin Jackson's and Jose Tabata's and Shelly Duncan's of the world, give them there SHOT!
because other teams are going to line up there lefty pitchers against us otherwise

but first and foremost re-sign Posada give him his 4

jorge-posada-changing-boroughs

2007-11-02T14:21:00.000-07:00

as reported in AOL sports blog~>

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/11/01/jorge-posada-changing-boroughs/#comments

The Yankees have been pretty busy the last couple of weeks trying to find a new manager but now that Joe Girardi is signed, sealed and delivered they need to turn their attention to his former position. Despite some reports to the contrary last week, the New York Daily News is reporting that the Yankees haven't made any offer to retain Jorge Posada.

That's a problem because it is widely believed that Mets GM Omar Minaya has made Posada his top free agent target of the offseason. He makes a lot of sense for the Mets. He's a switch-hitter coming off of his best offensive season, he's a local icon and he fits right in with their senior movement. With Paul Lo Duca a free agent the Mets have a big hole behind home plate and Posada would fit it quite nicely. Minaya hasn't been afraid to offer more money and/or years than others in the past, he'd likely have to do the same to land Posada.

The Yankees still have 12 days of an exclusive window to negotiate and those earlier reports indicated they'd be offering in the neighborhood of three years and $40 million. Why would Posada accept that before finding out what the Mets or someone else had to offer, though? Even if he wants to stay in the Bronx, a longer or more lucrative offer from someone else would force the Yankees to up their offer, especially in a catcher-poor marketplace. At 37 he's not signing another contract so it behooves him to get the most years and money that he can.

-----------

I think ...

Posada would be more of a loss and harder to replace than Arod! Even though Arod's numbers righty bat and lineup card spot will be harder to replace by sight.

Posada intangibles clutch at-bats-leardership and blossing catching abilty in his later years , make him the most valuable yankee

Mr.Giradi please make a plea to Posada,because I dont think it's all about money! Give him a player-manager type responsibilties. George make him Co-Captain if you have to!

We need to hold on to this guy.

http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2007/10/eric-duncan-replaces-arod.html

Eric DuncAN replACES AROD!

2007-10-29T12:26:00.000-07:00

WHY NOT!
the Yankees biggest need is a big Right handed power hitter @ 6'6" 220 that big enough with his big bat?
, he can play first so you know he can play the infield! and he plays RF so you know he can throw!

as posted in the ny times sports section

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

He had a clubhouse attendant do his laundry as soon as he arrived Friday, and by yesterday he found himself rounding the bases while the score of “The Natural” played in the background.

“It’s a crazy experience,” Duncan said.

In the dugout, as the fans stood for Duncan, Torre turned to Rodriguez. “I said to Alex, You’re not the guy anymore,” Torre said.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/23/sports/baseball/23yankees.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

WHY NOT?

MY LINEUP

Shelley Duncan at third , if not him than Miggy Cabrera wait a year have patience dont trade for Santana..................

2008 NY YANKEES

L Damon LF
R Jeter SS
L Abreu RF
R S.Duncan 3b
S Posada C
L E.Duncan 1b
S Cabrera CF
L Giambi DH
L Cano 2B

And............
either Giambi has to go to Anaheim or Matsui has to go to seatle cant fit them all in.... preferably Giambi in a trade for mid relief journeyman because Matsui can fill a role in of

Wait on any trades for Santana he'll be a free agent next year dont pay the farm or a kings ransom on what you can get next year maybee?
only trade I can see happening is Melky for Miggy Cabrera and pursue Tori Hunter/Andruw Jones then?

I say GIVE THE KIDS A CHANCE!

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WHY I THiNK iF THE BOSOX WIN THE W.S. iT'S THE BEST MEDICINE FOR THE YANKS!

2007-10-26T17:16:00.000-07:00

WHY I THiNK iF THE BOSOX WIN THE W.S. iT'S THE BEST MEDICINE FOR THE YANKS!

Yes I said it. I think if the Sox win it all and it looks like they're well on there way after a record breaking 13-2 smash followed by a 2-1 sqeaker. It will burn the Yankee's Braintrust like no other. (((It really bothered "George" The Mets late 80's sucess))) He tried to recapture that "Magic" mid 90's with the signing of both Gooden and Strawberry!

Now as a Yankee fan I'm DEFENTELY ((NOT)) rooting for the BOTOX !

I cant fathom watching them win rooting for them , nor stomach it lol.

It just has to burn the Yankee's core knowing they're a better team than the BOSOX, and watching them WIN again!

When you go position by position

1b Mientkwicz vs. Youklis
I have to go with Youklis on this one at leastthis year
even though Yanks have dangerous Bettimit on bench with a vacuum for glove and Youk is no defensive stud! Giambi is even better

2b Cano vs. Pedrioa

Even though Lil Dusty is having a career postseason, Cano as much problems emotionally he may have is a STUD and a future batting champ at an average production of .320 25 -90+

SS Jeter vs Lugo
come on now!

3b A-ROD vs Lowe

who do you think?

C Posada vs Varitek
even though Varitek is cluth , so is Posada! even more and a much better defensive catcher at 40% clip throwing out attemted baserunners stealing. Posada wins here!

ok On Defense it's hands down the Yankees

when you look at the OF of Melky , Abreu and Damon/Matsui vs Ellsbury , Manny is a joke in LF and CoCo Crisp

The Yankees bench is much deeper ALSO!--> with guys like Bettimet and Duncan ,even though the Bosox have the leagues most dangerous hitter in "Big Pappi"

The BOSOX's staring pitching after Beckett ,

WHO do you have Dice-K and Schilling???????

................both of whom the Yankees OWN!

we .......have.......... Wang and "Pettite who is a consumate Pro" and Clemmens who-when healthy rises up in big games...................... and Hughes the Phenomom, Kennedy and let's not forget "Joba's FILTHY STUFF!!!" waiting in the wings!

You have Bucholtz and Lester and a bunch of journeymen

BULLPEN

as for the Pen you have one of the best in Pappelbon , We have almost his equal = in the legendary but declining "Rivera"............ but you have no consitency getting to Pappelbon?????

..................we have Joba and Visciano setting up MO@!

bullpen go's to the Yankees

Your lineup if you get past "Manny and Big Pappi" isn't that scary , we are scary 1 to 9 YET................................................................................................
......................................

YET.............................................

...............GEORGE ISNT HaPPY!

They're building a Dynasty in New England and I dont only mean The Patriots!

WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO GLORY!

http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2007/10/reverse-curse.html

REVERSE THE CURSE

2007-10-21T16:55:00.000-07:00

EVER since the BOSOX made history in 2004 and beat the Yankees after being down 3-0 and then going on to the win their 1st World Series in 86 years! Have you wondered if "The Curse of the Bambino was reversed??? espicially with the Yankees having anounced they're moving off sacred hallowed ground the same batters boz that Gehrig , Mantle, DiMaggio and the Babe has stood!!!!!!

Do you believe in the "Curse of The Mattingly" as much as I love Mattingly ever since he's been in the organiztion 1979-1995 The Yankees haven't won!

They won the year preceding his arrival in 1978 and the year after he retired in 1996

CHECK OUT THESE REVERSE THE CURSE LISTING ON GOOGLE-->

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=the+curse+of+the+mattingly&spell=1

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=off&resnum=0&q=the+curse+of+the+mattingly&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

THERE IS NOTHING MORE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, THERE IS NOBODY MORE DESERVING AS MUCH AS "JOE TORRE" WAS DUE IN 1996, THAN MATTINGLY" A CLASS ACT" AND A GREAT BASEBALL MIND!

LETS GET BACK TO GLORY!

THIS IS WHAT I THINK--->

http://memotosteinbrenner.blogspot.com/2007/10/why-i-think-if-bosox-win-ws-its-best.html

.

iS JETER STiLL HUNGRY?

2007-10-16T19:10:00.000-07:00

"UPDATED OCT. 23, 2007- BECONING ON WORLD SERIES EVE
WITH YOUR COMMENTARY BELOW"

I dont know? But to me Derek Jeter Mr.Yankee-Mr.Clutch does NOT look like the Jeter of old of younger years- hungry , determined like he did in 1996-2000 .

I know it isn't popular to critisize "our" Captain, but if you were watching the ALDS against the Indians he had a big sh*t eating grin top of the ninth, with the Yankees about to be eliminated like he hadn't a care in the world. OK OK , I know it isn't that serious it isn't life or death "it's just a game" but show some kind of determination!!!!'

People will Blame Joe "Yankees manager Joe Torre" or even grossly overpaid A-Rod,
""than again everybody in MLB is grossly overpaid to me!""
Yes they'll blame A-ROD who was CLUTCH, along side Posdada whom also was clutch all year long! , Or they'll even blame the pitching staff or choices , or they'll say the ball didn't bounce our way or we got "flea-bitten" Or it was an Omen --> Joba getting attacked by insects on Jacob's Field mound throwing a wild pitch , that cost us a game

But from what, I seen all year long regaudless of the numbers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeter DID NOT HAVE A TYPICAL JETER YEAR from April to October.
Not only the multiple double plays he hit into in the divisional series with runners in scoring position! But all year long!
Is Jeter really so much better than Detroits Carlos Guillén who is very hungry or Khalil Greene

Now I'm not saying we have to get rid of Jeter.
YES he has lost a step in his range.
It's Just I'm concerned I didn't see that fire. I saw back in the "95 to 01" years.That fire I have seen in the past? and that is bothersome!

SHOULD JOE GO OR STAY?

TO BE CONTINUED.....
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME IT TOOK THIS BUNCH THAT LONG TO DECIDE THE FATE OF MLB'S MOST WINNIGEST MANAGER OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS? AND...............You mean to tell me the reason the yankees didn't make the world series or win it in 7 years is all Joe Torre's fault? These younger underpaid players are hungrier! Take for instance--> "Cleveland"
It was proven with the Yankee's themselves when they bought up the farm "Joba Chamberlain, Melky Cabrera , Shellson Duncan etc.etc." which basically saved there season!

You also read reports about Derek Jeter's wild weekend in South Beach in the N.Y. Daily News. It makes you wonder is he still "hungry" like he was back in 1997 when it was only about baseball?

.............here is some intresting commentry on the entire situation buy other journalist -->
THE FANS SPEAK OUT!

http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/MikeGwizdala/2007/10/09/If_I_Were_George_Steinbrenner_I_Would

http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/WPTaylor4/2007/10/21/The_2008_New_York_Yankees

http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/METROPOLITAN%202007/2007/10/19/The_Yankee_Dynasty_Leaves_With_Torre

JOE GO

2007-10-10T00:18:00.000-07:00

TO BE CONTINUED.....

JOBA RULES & THE POST SEASON

2007-10-03T23:20:00.000-07:00

OK were beconing here on the wild card divisional series tommrow

The Yanks will play Cleveland tommorow in Cleveland in a short 5 game series which is usually dominated by starting 3 or 4 pitchers or lost by suspect bullpens,

The Yankees have a tall order in front of them facing C.C. Sabathia in game #1 sending Cheng Ming Wang to the mound who is a very good pitcher , however he also is known to average giving up 2 or 3 runs through 7 or 8 innings. And in the post season where pitching usually dominates and against Sabathia that

may not be good enough?

Pettite as well as he's matched up against another 19 game winner in Carmona with a 3.09 era compared to Pettite's 4.o5

Clemens is a mystery with a hammy

ALL season long I've argued with everyone that Joba Chamberlain should remain a closer!

that he is more needed in the pen, BUT NOW, I see the importance of a lights out starter , that Joba is capable of being

The regular season is not like the post season folks it's stepped up a notch.

Let's just hope that Wang is steady the Yanks bats can work the counts against very good pitchers and Clemmens turns out the performance he did last time he pitched against the Jays

"vintage Clemmens 1994" and they turn the ball over to Joba and Mo with a healthy lead or at least a competive game , and that Mo is Mo offcourse

In the end, I think the Yanks will be just fine, I dont like to make predictions, but I think it's there year!

AND IN JOBA WE TRUST!

To BEE or Not to BEE!

2007-09-22T21:56:00.001-07:00

To BEE or Not to BEE!

That is the question my friends which I find myself asking myself time and time again. Lets look into the origin of the question, the roots, the meat and potatoes if you must. The origin of the quote dates back to the year 1988. The New York Yankees of 1988. That team was comprised of power and speed. The catalyst of the lineup of course was Donny Baseball. The table setter was Rickey Henderson. Why was that team a butt awful team than? Pitching, Pitching, Pitching! Andy Hawkins wasn't doing it my friends.

2007

Well now we fast forward to 2007 and we have a team locked in for the playoffs at the time of this article fighting Boston with a week left in the season for first place. To Bee or not to Bee? Well is the pitching good enough to capture a 27th title? Compared to the rest of the league it is avg. to above avg. but compared to the likes of the Angels the pitching is a tad below. The post season is won with pitching and not with slugging.

Can Rocket regain his youth?

Can Andy snake eyes regain his playoff big game savvy?

Can Wang turn into El Duque circa 1998? Can King Philip live up to the promise?

These are questions that we need to look into. We here at Memo to Mr. Steinbrenner would like your opinion. 2007 Yankees, to Bee or not to Bee!

Wild Card

2007-09-21T15:50:00.000-07:00

I think the Yankees are better off if THEY DONT CATCH the SOX in a way in the division as of today Sept.21,2007 the Yankees have cut the Sox lead to 1.5 games from 14.5 in August pretty impressive, yes it's good to go into the postseason with momentum but this isn't alway's a formula for success as proven in recent years

The reason I say this is

#1 the yankees need to rest there rotation but play them sparingly at the same time to keep them sharp

#2 yes someday they'll have to get past the Angels and, when and if that day comes that's a monumental victory in itself, as of a day ago The Angels were second seed and Indiand third, meaning if the Yankees are the wildcard they play the Indians no easy feet in itself (this is playoff baseball, if last years cinderella team the Tigers haven't proven this yet?)

as of now they're all tied so who knows it seemd the Indians already clintched (just about)

have the harder of the two western foes remaining schedule of about ten games

I rather play the Indians in 5 game series let the Sox and Halo's rock em sock it out

that's just my opinion what's your's

Should Mussina be a part of the post season rotation or Kennedy get back to me on that?

in JOBA WE TRUST!

2007-09-17T14:46:00.000-07:00

AOL REPORTS IF AROD DECIDES TO OPT OUT OF HIS CONTRaCT THE RED SOX ARE A STRONG POSSIBILITY?

I know I haven't written in this blog in a while but however theres a story much on mind I would like to report on from >> http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/09/11/a-rod-and-boston-a-match-made-in-heaven/

Personaly I think Arod will re-negotiate his contract reguardless of Scott Boris being his agent if he were to go to the fre marker he would definetely command 32 to 40 million a year (unheard of) But Arod know's history at least this is what I'm hoping for??

And he know's when everythings said and done he could shatter all the legendary Yankee records and be held in the same breath as Ruth,Gehrig,Mantle,DiMaggio

The return of BiLLybALL

2007-09-17T12:56:00.000-07:00

BiLLyBaLLa bringing his style of baseball talk to us at memo to george m. steinbrenner and at

http://billyballer.blogspot.com/

YANKEES VS. REDSOX

2006-08-16T20:02:00.000-07:00

I THINK G.M. CASHMAN PULLED OFF THE STEAL OF THE YEAR PRACTICALLY GIVING UP NOTHING FOR BOTH BOBBY ABREU AND COREY LIDLE
ABREU A CONSEMATE PRO SHOULD MAKE JONNY DAMON EVEN A BETTER PLAYER AS THEY BOTH TAKE LONG PITCH COUNTS AND MAKE THE OPPOSING PITCHERS WORK

ALSO ABREU ADDS A ELEMENT TO THAT LINEUP THAT IT WAS SORELY LACKING THE HIT AND RUN AS HE AND DAMON PLAY CAT CHASES MOUSE AROUND THE BASES AND SMALL BALL IN FRONT OF ALL THOSE BIG SLUGGERS THAT FOLLOW

AUGUST 16 THE YANKEES INVADE BEANTOWN

I DONT KNOW BUT IT SEEM'S TO ME THAT THE YANKS BEEN TANKING GAMES LATELY IN CHITOWN AND AGAINST ANAHEIM IN LOOKING PAST THEM AND TO THE UPCOMMINGTOUGH 5 - GAME SERIES VERSES THeHATED BITTER RIVAL RED SOX

THEY COULD VERY WELL BE UP BY 5 OR 6 GAMES INSTEAD OF JUST TWO we will look at the two teams match up by match up......

there BULL PEN SEEMS INTACT AND BETTER THEN EVER OCTAVIO DOTEL'S STUFF IS ELECTRIC AS HE BATTLES BACK

AND PROCTOR AND FAWNSWORTH HAVE BEEN STEADY AS EVER AND MO IS MO

THEVE GOTTEN SOME CONSISTENCY IN THE STARTERS NOW THAT THEVE PICKED UP COREY LIDLE AND HAVE PONSON IN A PINCH , AND JARED WRIGHT'S BEEN PITCHING ALOT BETTER

LETS LOOK AT THE MATCHUPS

LINE-UP

STARTING PITCHERS

I DONT EXACTLY AT THIS POINT WHAT ALL THE PITCHING MATCH UPS GOING TO BE SO I'LL GIVE TOP 4 STARTERS VERSES TOP 4 AS THIS SEASON WILL BE A LONG HAUL ANYWAY

MUSSINA VS. SHILLING

ADVANTAGE MUSSINA COMMANDING 4 OR 5 PITCHES MATURTED AND SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPEEDS TO CHOOSE FROM

CHING MING WAH VS JOSH BECKETT

NO CONTEST HERE THE YOUNGER MING WAH IS A MASTER AT THE SLIDER AND SINKER MATURE WAY PAST HIS AGE OF 24 AND ALOT MORE CONSISTANT

RANDY JOHNSON VS. TIM WAKEFIELD

NO CONTEST HERE THE TALL GRUNGY GANGLE SUPERPOWERHOUSE KO MASTER HANDS DOWN

JARED WRIGHT VS. JOHN LESTER

JARED WRIGHT BY ALOT IF ONLY HE WAS 100% HEALTHY IMAGINE THAT???

THE BULL PEN

SET UP MAN

RON VILLONE VS. MIKE TIMLIN

VILLONE IN MY OPINION BEEN THE SAVIOR THIS YEAR OF THE BULL PEN NO CONTET HERE

SCOTT PROCTOR VS. JULIAN TAVAREZ

ALTHOUGH PROCTOR'S BEEN OVERUSED AND A HORSE OUT OF THE BULLPEN and in the dog days of LATE JUN EARLY JULY SUFFERED A BIT I GIVE THE NOD TO PROCTOR

KYLE FAWNSWORTH VS. KEITH FOLKE

EVEN THOUGH I WAS SCREAMING FOR FAWNSWORTHS HEAD HES BEEN GOOD LATELY , I THINK FAWNSWORTH THE HARDEST THROWERE ON THE YANKEES NEEDS A FEW OTHER PITCHES HE ALWAYS SEEMS TO MISSING DOWN AND OUT IN THE SAME SPOT TO RIGHTIES

FOLKE HAS MORE PITCHES THIS IS PRETTY CLOSE BUT I HAVE TO GIVE THE SLIGHT EDGE TO FAWNSWORTH AS HES BEEN MORE EFFECRIVE THIS YEAR

BATTERS

ALOT OF GUYS IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS DO DIFFERENT THINGS SO ILL COMPARE LINE UP SPOTS

DAMON VS. CRISP

NO CONTEST HERE JONNY SEEMS TO RAISE HIS GAME VERSES BOSTON IN FENWAYS AND AMASED PRETTY GOOD POWER AND ON BASE PCT . NUMBERS

JETER VS. LORETTA

4 W.S. RINGS MVP THIS ONES A JOKE ONES A CERTIFIED WINNER THE OTHER A CONTENDER

AROD VS. BIG PAPI

AROD CAME ACROSS ALOT OF CRITISM LATELY , BUT BIG PAPI ISNT A 5 TOOL PLAYER HES CLUTCH WE KNOW THAT, BUT AROD IS THE MORE COMPLETE PLAYER CAN HURT YOU IN WAYS THAT ARENT ALWAYS SHOW UP ON SCOREBOARDSLIGHT ADVANTAGE VERY SLIGHT AROD

JASON GIAMBI VS. MANNY RAMIREZ

RAMIREZ IS CLUTCH BUT SO IS GIAMBI THIS ONE ILL SCORE EVEN

JORGE POSADA VS. JASON VARITEK

CATCHCHER VS CATCHERNO ONE!1 BEEN MORE CLUTH THEN POSADA THIS YEAR FOR THE YANKEES THROWING OUT BASERUNNERS COMMANDING THE PITCHERS ADVANTAGE YANKEES

BOBBY ABREU VS. KEVIN YOUKILIS

THE MERE PRESCENCE OF ABREU MAKES DAMON A BETTER PLAYER AS THEY PLAY CAT CHASE MOUSE AROUND THE BASES AND INCORPERATE A HIT AND RUN STYLE IN FRONT OF ALL THOSE BIG SLUGGERS THAT FOLLO A ABREU IS A CONSEMATE PR BIG EDGE YANKEES

ROBINSON CANO VS, MIKE LOWELL

CANO IS BATTING 7 TO 9TH AND HITTING .345 ANY MORE NEED BE SAID???

ADVANTAGE YANKEES

AND THATS NOT TO MENTION THE INJURED PLAYERS SUCH AS MATSUI, SHEFFEILD AND THOSE WHO FILLED IN NICELY AND BENCH STRENGHT BERNIE WILLIAMS AND CABERERA

TO ME ITS NO CONTEST THE YANKEES ARE THE CLASS OF THE EAST STILL AND SHOULD REPRESENT THE AMERICAN LEAGUE AND HOPEFULLY WIN IT FOR US A 27TH TIME

ALOT CAN HAPPEN

BUT DONT MISS A SECOND AND GO TO THE BALLPARK AND SUPPORT YOUR TEAM I KNOW I WILL

ENJOY ;-)

advertisement

get your tickets now any show anywhere look em up the Google of TICKETS

and dont forget to wear your colors while your there

get your tickets now any show anywhere look em up the Google of TICKETS and dont forget to weak your colors while your there

WE SHALL SEE

HALF WAY POINT

2006-06-30T13:54:00.000-07:00

THE YANKEES I CAN WRITE MANY THING THUS FAR, AND LORD KNOWS I HAVE BEEN LAPSE.... BUT I SEE THEN NOT MOVING UP RUNNERS WAITING ON PITCHES BUT SWINGING FOR THE FENSES NOT TRUSTING THERE NEXT TEAMATE

JOE RELIES TOO MUCH ON TWO RELIEVERSSSS

SCOTT PROCTOR

....&...KARL FAWNSWORTH( WHO NEEDS A SECOND AND THIRD PITCH SLIDER , SINKER, OFFSPEED??? BUT MORE IMPORATANTLY LISTEN TO HIS STAFF STOP BEING JOHN WAYNE!!! )

I LIKED SCOTT ERIKSON ??? HES GONE

MAYBEE OCTAVIO DOTEL???....
IF JOE DONT BURN HIM OUT LIKE HE'S DONE TO PROCTOR

ROTATION!!!
ROTATION!!!
ROTATION!!!

T.J. BEAN , SCOTT PROCTOR, DAN MICELLI , OCTAVIO DOTEL,

EVEN KYLE FAWNSWORTH

...........OK HERE IS MY LATEST POST IN... I CAN BE FOUND @T

http://blogs.foxsports.com/TOMMYSGUN

As big Yankee fan

one couldnt not but help but take an intrest in this weeks interleague play between the inspired Mets and the RED HOT SOX ,

Offcourse as A Yankee Fan with the month of june gone and finding our Yankees 3 1/2 games behind a steam rolling BOSOX team and 6 out in the Wild Card ,One can only hope that The METS sucess continues and root for our cross town rivals against our "arch enemies"

With all the injuries and incosistency out of the bullpen it's truly AMAZING the Yankees are still in it between the injuries to there two corner outfielders

AROD fighting AROD

Kyle Fawnsworth fighting Reasoning!!!!

and Jorge Posada

.

...... , incostinency in the bullpen !!!

I think Kyle Fawnworth should sit out the whole season until he learns a second get out pitch be it a slider , sinker offspeed

Kyle Fawnsworth in his Chicago Days

picture courtesy of

http://nohomers.net/showthread.php?p=1203509#post1203509

it looks as if THE BIG UNIT is finaly accepting hes not going to be the pitcher he was in the 90's and learning to pitch acording with flashes of his old self one can only HOPE..

and Ching Mind Wong is maturing The Moose should be steady

...and one can hope when Octavio Dotel comes back it will cure and take some pressure off the Much used and maligned bullpen

but this post isn't about him or that.....

The Yankees begin a three game serious against the Mets who just lost 3 in a row in sloppy stlye for the most part against the Sox in Fenway. The Mets still trying to establish thenselves as a genuine World Series threat and in the top 5 or 6 team "ELITE" want to offcourse prove who better since getting EMBARRESSED by the Sox there cross time rivals Yankees

the Yankees who cannot afford to fall back any further in both the division and wild card must win two out of three especially at the stadium

especially after the Mets took 2 of 3 in shea

...But wouldn't it be funny if the Yankees drop ALL #3 GAMES!!!

The Mets finanly find themselves again

it would virtually knock the Yankees out of the entire playoff scene barring a miracle HOW IRONIC WOULD THAT BE???

THE METS ARE PLAYING TO PROVE TO THEMSELVES AND BRAGGING RIGHTS

THE YANKEES FOR SURVIVAL

And one question?????????

I think the Sox can be beaten the Yankees themselves have beaten them 2 outta 3 the last two series's

After Manny And Ortiz who else is there? other then the clutch Veritek???

they've gotta alot of nice role type players but without there "2" big hoses what good are they

it has been Proven unlike the Yankees who are patient hitters

YOU CAN PITCH INSIDE "JAM THEM" OR AROUND THE SOX BIG TWO

AND WHY IS THIS MAN : NOW IN NEW YORK"

ABOVE CHEERED IN BOSTON AND THE MAN BELOW NOT

HERES JOHNNY

AND WHAT IS THAT THIS MAN BELOW REFUSES TO PITCH INSIDE , HE DOESNT WANT TO HURT HIS "OLD FRIENDS"

THAT "BOSTON WILL ALWAYS BE #1 TO HIM AND HOME???

WHAT KINDA A MESSAGE IS THAT TO HIS CURRENT TEAM???

HE LOOKED BEYOND CONFUSED AND CHOKED UP I DONT WANT TO SUGGEST ANYTHING

BUT.................????

WHAT IF HE SIGNED WITH???

????

?????

?????

GOOD THING WE WILL NEVER KNOW!!!

ONE THINGS FOR SURE...

THE METS SWEEP OR WIN 2 OF 3 AND HURT THE YANKEES THIS INDEPENDANCE DAY WEEKEND

YOU'LL REALLY SEE EVEN MORE HATRED BETWEEN YANKEE FANS AND METS IN YEARS TO COME!!!

.................NEXT BLOG....

THE KNICKS AND MANAGEMENT

see yankee store for alot off cool gear and yankee merchandise

http://www.lmaoatyou.com/yankeestore.html

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC - GOOD 4 BASEBALL??? OR NOT ???

2006-03-07T16:23:00.000-08:00

Welcome LOL GO A-ROD DEREK AND JOHHNY D AS THEY REPRESENT THE U.S. AND THE PINSTRIPES IN THE W.B.C.

its been a while since I wrote in this blog I am now at http://blogs.foxsports.com/TOMMYSGUN

I loved the W.B.C. even as a Yankee fan , and the protest of one George Steinbrenner and the Yankee front office.

I dont think it took anything from the Regular season

Look how David Ortiz and Luis Pujos started and still are performing??? for example!!!

I dont see a future for the W.B.C. however BIG MONEY and intrests will eventually squash it and either this stubborn commisioner or maybee the next more open one will eventually give in.

I think it is good for the developement of Baseball all over the Globe............

LOOK @t the F.I.F.A WORLD CUP!!!

But HOWEVER Steinbrenner and the rest of BIG MONEY have a legitamate BEEF w/ Johnny Damon just signed UNDER CONTRACT hurting his shoulder ???

WHAT DO YOU THINK??? POST IT!!!!

live chat

1999-01-01T18:25:00.000-08:00