Did she graduate yet? That day will really hit you. Nicole had a large class, and she was the next to last person to get her diploma. And they didnt' even do it alphabetically.

Happy 18th birthday to your daughter. I'm sure you're all going to have fun. i hope you catch a foul ball.

SB, give your daughter my happy birthday wishes!! Hope she has a very special day and that you guys have a blast at the game!

My brother in law gets a lot of tickets for all Orioles games through church because he's a deacon. He just tole me to ask Nicole if she wants go to to the August 23rd Yankee game. I wonder what her answer will be. I think he said he gets about 30 tickets. Their nosebleed seats, but hell for free that's good.

Looking at the score I think it's safe to say The Babe family had an awesome time at the game tonight.

Remember that line from the movie Gung Ho?:

"They look like the Yankees. I hate 'em already."

WOW! What a great game! That 5th inning was unbelievable. We had a terrific time, plus it was hat day! However, because Budweiser sponsored the hats, they wouldn't give them to the girls. You had to be 21 to get a hat!!

Our seats were field level by the right field foul pole. It felt like we were so close to Bobby Abreu that we could've counted the stripes in his uniform.

We had a terrific time! Thanks for all the good wishes. Beth, her graduation is not until the 29th, but she's having a combination 18th birthday/graduation party on the 14th. We've been referring to it as The Coronation, because she's making such a huge deal out of it.

It was really a great time all around.

Will it include a 3 tier cake with fountain?

That's only for Sweet Sixteen, silly!

I still have to get you a picture of that damned cake! My former nanny gets the cakes, and they are unbelievable. This year, when my younger daughter made her confirmation, the cake was in the shape of a giant bible.

How did you handle the graduation, mom?

Sorry, June 29th. However, The Coronation is only two weeks away!!!!

June 29th? Man, that's late. Graduations here are all in end of May, or 1st week of June at the latest, so I assumed.

I know, what happens when you "assume".

I'll leave you to your work, Madam hostess. Coronations take a lot of work.

Well Joba's gonna make his first start on Tuesday:

Joba's first start to come Tuesday

MINNEAPOLIS -- Joba Chamberlain is set to join the Yankees' rotation on Tuesday, starting against the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium and completing his transition from the club's bullpen.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi officially announced the move on Friday prior to the team's game against the Twins in Minnesota. Chamberlain will be permitted to throw 65 to 70 pitches in the outing, his first professional start since he was converted into a dominant setup reliever and promoted to the Major Leagues last season.

"I'm excited just for the opportunity to continue to help the team win ballgames," Chamberlain said. "It's been fun continuing to extend and get lengthened out. I'm excited for the opportunity. It feels like it started about forever ago, but it came about real quick. I know I've got to continue to get better and keep getting stronger in my legs and keep throwing good bullpens."

Girardi said the Yankees set their rotation to allow Andy Pettitte to pitch on regular rest on Monday at Minnesota, setting Chamberlain up for Tuesday's start. Chamberlain is now considered a member of the five-man rotation and, in each outing, Chamberlain will add 10 to 15 pitches until he reaches the neighborhood of around 100 pitches.

"After a lot of consideration, we just thought Tuesday was best," Girardi said. "It's the way our rotation kind of shakes out."

Chamberlain is 1-2 with a 2.28 ERA in 20 relief appearances for the Yankees this season. In 23 2/3 innings, he has allowed 16 hits and six earned runs while walking 11 and striking out 30. In his last outing on Thursday, Chamberlain struck out three in 1 1/3 innings of relief at Baltimore, earning a hold in New York's 4-2 victory over the Orioles.

Source: Yankees

Thank God for the unlimited Bloody Marys and Mimosas being served. I'm going to need them.

Hey, the Yankees won tonight! I see a pattern emerging - I don't watch the game and they win.

It's WAY too soon for Jaba to be starting... this is ridiculous! F Hank and the horse he rode in on! When he ruins Jaba's career -- which he will -- then as a true Steinbrenner he'll blame someone else, right? Girardi somehow, I'm sure. This is so not right that we have to now rely on FarnsworthLESS in the 8th???? Hank fucked the team. And luckily for him, he can't get fired.

(I hope I'm wrong of course! )

I think you just answered your own queston.

Here is my question....who's worse off at the moment, Mets or Yanks?

No difference right now... they both suck. ...but Yanks at least have infinite potential if they can get healthy...

Yeah, I think I agree with you as well.

Can we please have somebody ELSE in their but Farnsworthless? If this is a sign of things to come now that Joba's in the rotation

Um, yes.

Moving Chamberlain to the starting rotation may cause two problems. First, the only thing the Yankees have done consistently well this season is close out games when leading in the 6th or 7th. That may be compromised without their top set up guy. Secondly, there is a possibility that Chamberlain may not get to or through the 6th or 7th innings consistently, which will increase reliance on middle relief, which isn't a strength of this team.

Chamberlain may have a good outing, but the test will be how he handles the rigors of throwing 90-100 pitches every fifth day throughout the summer. Time will tell.

By the way, this may be time for the Yankees to gain ground on Boston as the Sox are without Matsuzaka and Ortiz for a while. Problem is that TB and Toronto may stay in the race longer than they have in the past.

I was listening to a sports talk show yesterday on the way home from work. The Cleveland host was talking to some NY reporter about a trade rumor involving Cleveland and the Yanks. Here is the rumor: Indians trade C.C. Sabathia, Franklin Guitierrez and Astrubal Cabrera for Cano, Melky Cabrera, and Phil Hughes. We'll see if there ends up being any truth to it.

WTF? Cano AND Cabrera? Although their contribution to the team this season hasn't been spectacular, they contributed a youth and energy that I think helped turn the team around last year. We could've done this trade for Santana, and they didn't want to. Why would they want to now??

The Yankees are looking hard at Brian Fuentes, the Colorado reliever, to take the set up role. With the Rockies floundering this season, they are expected to move players, and Fuentes has sparked interest from a few teams. He will be likely traded before the deadline.

By the way, the Rockies may also put Matt Holliday and Garrett Atkins on the block.

I agree with SB. If they didn't trade Melky or Phil for Johan Santana (who IMO is a better pitcher than C.C.) then I don't see them trading for C.C. Plus, C.C.'s a free agent at the end of the year, so why trade for him now when they could keep their players and just sign him (New York can outbid Cleveland).

Now I did read about this yesterday and this is more realistic. I just wonder what they'll have to give up for Brian?

WHO CARES??? GO RAYS!!!!

Hey, I'm just sharing - I never said the trade would happen. I will say that I guarantee that C.C. will not sign in NY this offseason, so do not plan on him being a free agent acquisition. He hates the city and the media pressure. Sabathia is going west, probably to SF, the Dodgers, or Anaheim. But the idea of renting him is nothing that Steinbrenner has not done in the past, so it could happen.

I couldn't imagine that any of the Steinbrenner's would be content to just sit back without trying to improve before the trading deadline. NY was utterly foolish for not pulling the trigger to give up the players you mentioned for Santana, who is one of the best pitchers in MLB. Santana is better than any starting pitcher they have had on their roster in the past 10 years.

I think those "renting" days of the Yankees are over with this new management and with Cashman's new approach which I don't disagree with at all. This season will be a lose. I realize that. But when Hughes, Joba, and possibly Kennedy come around they could finally have a triple-threat in the rotation the likes of the 90's Braves (Smoltz, Maddox, Glavine) or early 2000's A's (Zito, Moulder, Hudson). So I'd rather hang onto those guys and see them develop and help us win for the next decade then get a quick fix to get us through just this season.

As for Santana, only time will tell with this trade but looking back, I'm glad the Yankees didn't trade for him. First there's the money AND prospects issue. Not only would the Yankees have had to trade about 3 or 4 players but they also would have had to make a $120+ 7-year commitment to this guy. Granted the Yankees can afford it but they could also use that money this offseason on other players rather than just sinking into one guy who goes out every 5 days. Also, Santana is no spring chicken. He's 29-years-old right now and by the time his contract expires he'll be 36. I believe his prime is already past and so do others as his velocity has been down since moving to New York. I think Minnesota overworked him and now unfortunately for the Mets, they could have a broken down pitcher (see Pedro Martinez). However, after the Mets historic collapse last season, they HAD to do something and on paper the Santana trade looked great for them and a number of people (including myself) picked them to represent the NL in the World Series. So far it hasn't worked out for them but it is still early and they have plenty of time to turn it around. And one more piece of fact, Phil Hughes is only 21-years of age. He hasn't even begun to reach his potential so I believe the Yankees did right by hanging onto him.

I admire your optimism, but Smoltz, Glavine and Maddux are first ballot hall of famers. So far with Hughes, Kennedy and Chamberlain you have a guy, who hasn't been healthy, a guy, who hasn't shown anything in the big leagues, and a guy, who is going to start his first game tonight. I think all three will have major league careers, but wouldn't them in the claass of the three Braves. They still have some proving to do.

I actually think the Yankees should have made the deal for Santana. Pitchers of his caliber are rare and he's still young and in good shape. He can be the anchor of a staff for years. I was disappointed the Mets got him. He's 7-3 and is keeping the Mets in the race.