Get Barry Zito? Yea that will solve all your problems Randy Johnson $16 million a year So who exactly is gonna play outfield? Matsui is out for 3 months atleast, Sheff is a little bitch and will milk the injury. I think the Yankees are in big trouble, they know it and their fans know it.

Little b*tch? Milking the injury? The guy played hurt most of the year 2 seasons ago and should have on the AL MVP in my opinion. He wants to play next year and possibly beyond. I'd rather him sit for 15-days, get healthy and come back strong rather than playing hurt again and have a chance doing more harm than good

Everybody knows that BOSTON IS THE BEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE the yankees are nothing but punks, all but 2 yankees are sellouts. The biggest one is johnny Demon o i mean Damon. He is overrated anyway. Coco is btter then he was at this point in his career.

Everybody knows that NEW YORK IS THE BEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE the red sox are nothing but punks, all but 1 red sox are classless. The biggest one is cock schilling o i mean Curt. He is overrated anyway.

O he has won 2 world sereis how many as randy won O yea 1. and the yanks suck b/c they have all the money and they havent won in 5 years it must be embarrassing to be a yankee fan at this point. O yea sox are leading the series 3-1 this year.

Little b*tch? Milking the injury? The guy played hurt most of the year 2 seasons ago and should have on the AL MVP in my opinion. He wants to play next year and possibly beyond. I'd rather him sit for 15-days, get healthy and come back strong rather than playing hurt again and have a chance doing more harm than good [/b][/quote]Well I think you have to keep in mind that Sheffield is in a contract year meaning he will be a free agent. Like you said he is willing to play next year. Thats the key he isn't going to go and play hurt for a team that hasn't given him an offer. That same team has one good pitcher in Mussina, say what you want about the rest but they are nothing special. The big unit flat out got old. The AL is a better hitting league and its showing.

Now they Yankees don't know what to pick up at the mid point. Pitching is the obvious choice...now. More problems could arise though. Were gonna have to wait and see.

As for you comments on Schilling, say what you want about his political views your aren't going to find two people anywhere who view everything the same. To say hes overrated is a little premature. He hasn't pitched well since the 130 pitch night in Cleveland i'll give you that. However with all the rain were having in New England right now the Sox lost 2 1/2 games due to weather. I hope and believe this is what Schilling needed to get back on the right path.

-NEWS FLASH "THE YANKEES ARE IN TROUBLE, I REPEAT HOUSTON THE YANKEES ARE IN TROUBLE AND NEED THE ROCKET"

-Not gonna happen.

If Damon was on your team he wouldn't be overrated, correct?

Boston is not the best team in the league.

Have you seen Boston's payroll?

i always thought damon was overrated anyway. He a leader but not great. HE was a great guy. now he nothing but a punk. yea i no boston has the 2nd most money in the league but the yankees are a whole worse then any other team in the league. i know boston isnt the best but they are one of them.

I think we all know my hatred for Schilling. I will give the man his due, he's a great pitcher (especially at his age). But that doesn't mean I don't hate him and he doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut. As for my comments about him, I was being sarcastic. I basically took everything hova4ever9 said and was making fun of it

Iam a Yankee fan but Randy does not look to Dandy anymore.

ds

I know Plaw knows who said this (somebody like Branch Rickey) "It's better to trade him a year too early than a year too late." Unfortunately George is enamored with this old players and gives them long(er) term contracts. Longer than they deserve. I think Randy is the perfect example.

I think we all know my hatred for Schilling. I will give the man his due, he's a great pitcher (especially at his age). But that doesn't mean I don't hate him and he doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut. As for my comments about him, I was being sarcastic. I basically took everything hova4ever9 said and was making fun of it [/b][/quote]Let me ask you a question, if he was a Yankee would you feel the same?

About the man, I think I might yes. As a player, I won't lie, I'd cheer for him in pinstripes. Same with Ortiz. Ortiz is really the only Red Sox I would say I "like" if a gun was put to my head

Nine runs scored, I think, in the four games since Matsui went down.

With Shefield still out and coming back who-knows-when and A Rod having a sub-par year so far, does everyone think the Yankees still have enough offense?

Is only one or possibly two bona-fide 3-4-5 type hitters (A Rod and Giambi), one maybe-top-starter (Mussina) and a top closer (Rivera) enough to get them into the playoffs?

If I were a Yankee fan right now I'd be more worried about making the playoffs than I would be about trashing the Red Sox.

Sturtze looks to be out for the rest of the year with a torn rotator cuff, so it'll be good if they keep Erickson up. He looked great in Spring Training this year.

BTW - where did I ever say that signing Zito would solve all of the Yankees problems? Oh, that's right, I didn't. I simply indicated that it would be a good pickup, especially considering his age and the future of the franchise.

And I'm surprised they brought up Kevin Reese to back-up the outfield, I really thought Kevin Thompson looked like he was ready to break out during spring training and has great speed and range.

Will missing those two guys hurt? Yes. Of course.

However, there is still considerable depth and talent in that order - Damon, Jeter, A-Rod, Giambi, Williams. If they can all play to their proper levels, it would be fine (Jorge will still be pretty bad :p ). As far as guys like Cano, Crosby, Phillips, etc., they need to step it up and produce as backup players.

Still, while it is probably persistant optimism, the Yanks are only a game behind the Red Sox. And just look at the Red Sox if Manny or Ortiz went down...and the Yanks are in trouble? I'm concerned and disappointed (since Matsui is my favorite player on the Yanks) but I don't think its time to throw in the towel, we still have considerable talent on this team and if it can play to potential we should be able to compete for a spot in the playoffs.

Pitching is still the biggest problem. Kevin Johnson/Randy Brown is pitching his way into irrelevance. They need another decent pitcher...move Mussina into the ace role, get Zito/Willis, and then it should even out.

I don't call a team with a bench consisting of Kelly Stinnett, Andy Phillips, Miguel Cairo, Kevin Reese, Bubba Crosby, and Melky Cabrera a team that has "considerable depth".

Actually, I think their bench is probably the weakest of any of the AL playoff contenders.

I don't know how many of you guys have noticed but either last year or this year I've been seening a lot of teams uniforms now with the player's numbers only, no names. I know the Yanks have been the team doing this the longest but recently the Cubs, Giants and Dodgers all don't have their players name on the back of their jersey's anymore. Why do you think that is?

i know the red sox have been doing this for a while too. but maybe the teams want to be more old-fashined. but i really didnt think about it much even though i noticed it.

tryna be like those yankees

I didn't see tonight's game but all I can say is theeeeeeeeeeee Yankees win!

Last night's game will go down in history!!!!

So what was that again about the Yanks needing to score 6 or more runs for Wang to win? I'm just not getting it. Tonight's outting, 8 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned, 1 BB, 2 SO. 4-1 record with a 3.79 ERA

Well, they didn't do very well today, but to all those who said that Jorge Posada was on his way out

Nice SB

Hey did I hear Johnny Damon had a cracked bone behind his big toe?

Hey, did I hear that Coco Crisp (the more youthful and allegedly more durable Red Sox replacement for Damon) has missed nearly a quarter of the season already and only suited up for five games due to injury? :p

Edit: Edited the wrong post, bedizzle!

Randy Johnson

Randy Johnson

WTF is going on? First Randy Johnson has been pitching like sh*t for the past month, and then the Yanks let a game go with Mo closing it out! Not to mention, it looks like Pavano won't even pitch this year as he got bone chips taken out of his pitching arm