Great pics DJ, where did you find them?

The Yanks may win their division, altho Toronto looks much improved so I give them a shot as well.

It won't matter, though.

The other three playoff spots will come from the White Sox, Cleveland, Oakland, or maybe the Angels, and once again we'll be saying "Bye-Bye Bronx Bombers" after the first round of the playoffs (if they even get that far).

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NYY vs PHI right now on YES!

Maybe watching some preseason games will get me back into baseball mode!

Yeah, I wish you would already since you're pretty much all done in basketball (except for the all-important Rookie Game)

I'm not done in Fast Break (yet) :p

I guess, but with the way the game is.....

Never mind. :p

And I suppose if I were you I'd be still battling to stay out of the basement in Yahoo, which means something.

I have been paying a little closer attention to the Yahoo game lately... but it's kinda tough making significant movement at this point.

You're only 192 projected points behind DM, and you've been gaining ground lately as he's been forced to start filling in some of his "lost games" with players who are of lesser ability than those he has had to replace.

Personally, I'd be surprised if you don't catch him; I think you have the better team and there's still about 30% of the season left.

Dennis Erickson should be in the bullpen, no doubt, in my opinion. He has done a great job.

Jaret Wright should be cut, and Aaron Small should make the starting rotation.

Also, I really like that Kevin Thompson kid in the outfield, he's got great wheels. And who would have thought that Andy Phillips would be doing this well? I know they projected him to be a solid bench player, but he is doing great. I also like Stinnett as our backup catcher, though I was surprised to hear Flaherty retired - I would have been willing to take him back.

11 hits, 8 earned runs, all occurring in 3 innings. And against the Pirates no less. I think my previous statement rings true even moreso than before.

Everyone - let's all wave goodbye to Jaret now, m'kay?



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Hell, Dennis Erickson, the non-roster invite, could be a spot starter even. But one thing is clear - Jaret Wright blows, and is a blemish on Cashman's record as a GM. And it looks as though Pavano may not be far behind him, unless he can get healthy soon.

I knew the Yankees should have NEVER picked Wright up. What were they thinking!? The guys always injured and he's just not reliably. I'm glad we only signed him for 3 years (1 down, 2 to go however)

They should just cut their losses and release him, he's not doing us any good anyways.

Maybe this will be a newsflash for Cashman - 1.) Don't hire pitchers that are washed up, have been bombed by your team, and are mental cases (Kevin Brown) 2.) Don't hire pitchers that spend more time on the DL than in uniform (Jaret Wright).

Jaret Wright will start today against the Marlins. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that he gets completely bombed and we cut his ass.

Rumours about regarding a trade with Bubba Crosby. Supposedly, Florida is interested in him, and from what I understand, there is talk of a possible trade sending Bubba to Florida and a certain D-Train to NYY (with other players involved, obviously).

Finally, Don Mattingly has said recently he would love to be a head coach someday, leading many rumour mills to circulate that he is a likely candidate for the Yankees head coaching job now that Girardi is in Tampa Bay. Of course, the old Lou Pinella chestnut is still abound as well. Let's hope we can keep Joe for as long as possible, though.

I seriously doubt this would happen. As much as I'd love to see Willis be a Yankee, I don't think Florida is THAT stupid to trade away there only superstar player left.

I wouldn't mind seeing Mattingly or Pinella take over, but I agree, I wante Joe around as long as possible!

The Toronto Blue Jays might have lost one of their expensive new pitchers before the season even starts.

A.J. Burnett hurt his pitching arm Saturday and left Toronto's 8-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox after throwing one pitch in the second inning.

The right-hander signed a $55 million, five-year contract with the Blue Jays during the offseason after going 12-12 with a 3.44 ERA for the Florida Marlins in 2005.

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons motioned to the area above and below the inside of his right elbow when describing where Burnett's problem was.

"He went to get an MRI and check it out. It could be his forearm, and it could be his elbow. We don't know," Gibbons said. "He has had that elbow reconstructed in the past, so he knows his body."

The Blue Jays have a Carl Pavano of their own??

And the Red Sox have Josh Beckett, who has been having a rough time as well...

Aaron Small is on the DL because of his hamstring, Wright has back spasms (what a surprise) and Pavano too is on the DL because of his back. Deja vu, anyone??

Edited to Add: Double J - LOVE the avatar!!

Well, its not deja vu for Small, since he was our 10-0 lock last year, but its still early, and its only a hamstring. Pavano and Wright are perennial bench warmers...they have collectively spent more time on the DL than some major league players have spent on the field, in game.

But don't feel bad - the supposedly world-beating Mets just found out Pedro's toe is going to make him miss opening day and might put him on the DL. Oh. So sorry. :p

BTW - Nice win last night against the Red Sox, is it just me, or does Bernie look like he's in the best shape of his life? I haven't seen him this good since we were winning the Series' in the late 90's...

SB - thanks, although I realized afterwards I forgot Don Mattingly, Reggie Jackson...I purposely left out most of the new guys...but it is hard to find decent Spring Training pictures of either of those two coaches...dunno why.

I am so sick and tired of reading about Pedro's toe. If I pick up the local paper and see another sports headline about his toe or his special shoes, I swear I'm going to barf.

As for Bernie, he is amazing. I'm so glad that they picked up his contract this year. If he is going to retire after this season, he should go out in pinstripes. And I think that he still has a great deal to offer, so Bern, Baby, Bern!!

From what I heard yesterday, Bernie says he wants to play in the next WBC...which is 3 years away.

If he keeps hitting like that, I'd keep him at the DH for another 3 years at his price...

I heard Alfonso Soriano wants out of Washington so badly, he'd play outfield for the Yanks or Mets. He'd also be willing to DH for the Yanks. I wouldn't mind seeing him back in pinstripes but now we have Cano at 2nd, so we'd have to put him in the outfield or DH.

I would love to have Soriano back on the Yankees. And he is quite obviously miserable with the Nationals.

We don't need any more $10 million dollar prima donnas. Where would we put him? Would you really be willing to pay a DH $10 million dollars?

Bernie made $12+ million last year as an active CF, and has taken a "significant pay cut" to be the everyday DH and the backup CF. He understands his role.

Soriano, on the other hand, has a huge contract, and is unwilling to play other positions (ala Knoblauch, A-Rod) to help the team. Besides, I still think Damon, Sheffield and Matsui are better than Soriano in the OF. While he may be warming up to the position (out of necessity, I doubt he'd like to be suspended and not collect his $10 million), we all know how putting infielder Tony Womack in the outfield worked out last year...

I am very happy the way our trade worked out...we got A-Rod, one of the best fielders and hitters of all-time, and got rid of a great player who has become a Terrell Owens of the MLB and has had more errors than anybody the last few years. I would not like to see him back on the Yankees, unless something drastically changes the way our defense lines up this year.

Um, A-Rod is playing another position, 3rd base.

Duh. That is why I mentioned him. Unlike Soriano, he (and as I said, Knoblauch, who went from 2B to outfield) was willing to take a personal sacrifice to play for the Yankees.

Sorry I misunderstood. I also don't remember Chuck changing positions? But now that you mention it, it somewhat is coming back to me