But you don't want your stadium to be a joke like Colorado was all those years before they started using that humidor.

The headline sports story in today's NY Daily News is about what might wrong with Yankee Stadium.

it's not a question of being unfair, because of course "it's the same distance for Yankee hitters as it is for opposing players" but several people believe and I agree that a pitcher friendly park is much more valuable to the home team because they can develop their pitchers better, teaching them how to use the ballpark in their favor.

as for hitting, either you can hit or you can't.

What did they suggest?

Somebody better get that concept understood by Wang. He looks like he's throwing batting practice so far this year.

There weren't any solutions. The theory is that the new stadium faces southeast, and the old stadium faced east. Northwest winds facing less resistance in the new stadium due to its new shape, are blowing down the slope of the upper deck, across the field, and up over the right field wall. They also say that perhaps when the winds changes direction in the summer it might not be as bad.

Opposing batters are hitting .622. That's better than batting practice.

Goomb, that was pretty rude of your Injuns....22-4. My daughter was at the game....groan.

4 innings so far today, 4 more homeruns.

so did they lose today then?

No, they won in extra innings. Melky hit a homer to win it

surprised by that then lol...so is that 5 homeruns in that game?

I get the feeling BAM hates the Yankees.

After the disaster that was last season, I was very happy for Melky. Good for him! And good for the Yankees. A very disappointing outing for Sabathia, though.

The Yankees are finding unscripted ways to win, which is what good teams do. They did a good job of realizing that the 22-4 loss was just one game in the L column and was no different than a one run loss in the big scheme of things. It will be interesting to see if Wang bounces back.

He will likely be going to the minors/rehab/DL, whatever. He is very much needed in the rotation - the Wang of 2 years ago.

i hate the team, but the history i respect (even though i hate the '32 team...fucking call shot).

Remember last year he was one of the worst pitchers in baseball the first month or so of the season. So hopefully this year will be the same.

A positive sign at least:

Wang K's 11 in extended spring training game

I was thinking about this some more and the problem with it is that when you have good pitchers, like Sabathia, pitching in a park that can destroy them, it messes with their heads. Most pitchers need to feel routine, and if they pitch a couple of bad games at home, they will probably pitch a bad game on the road as well.

Colorado was a perfect example of that. Before the humidor they tried to get the best pitchers they could, but when that high altitude screwed up their game and rhythm they would go on the road and pitch bad as well because their confidence was shot.

I hope the Yankees can do something to fix this homerun problem because the better quality stadiums there are across the country the better it is for the sport.

...yeah, but how about the 9 hits. It seems there is something still physically wrong, or he's lost it upstairs.

i thought 9 hits was normal

I watched part of last night's game on our MLB Ticket, which gave us the Red Sox telecast from NESN. Their take on Wang's outing is that he got rocked by low level minor leaguers. It's funny to see the spin each side puts on Wang..

Yankees put Chien-Ming Wang on DL because of hip problem

BY Mark Feinsand
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

Saturday, April 25th 2009, 4:00 AM

BOSTON - Chien-Ming Wang won't be back on a mound for the Yankees for at least the next few weeks, as the Bombers believe they have located the root of the righthander's problems.

Wang was placed on the disabled list following Friday night's 5-4, 11th-inning loss to the Red Sox, with a condition general manager Brian Cashman called "weak abductor muscles in his hips," a problem diagnosed by Dr. Mark Lindsay, the rehab specialist currently working with Alex Rodriguez in Tampa.

Wang was examined by Lindsay on Thursday, as the Yankees searched for answers after the former ace opened the season 0-3 with a 34.50 ERA.

"That's what's preventing the power. It all has to do with the Lisfranc issue," Cashman said, referring to the ligament tear in Wang's right foot that cost him the final 3-1/2 months of the 2008 season. Wang will work with Lindsay to rehab the hips for the next 10-14 days, though he will continue a throwing program during that time. Cashman had no timetable for Wang's return.

Dave Robertson will join the Yankees today to take Wang's spot on the roster. Wang's next turn in the rotation would have come Tuesday in Detroit. Phil Hughes is the obvious candidate to replace him, as he would be on normal rest after improving to 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA in three starts for Triple-A Scranton on Thursday.

Can you spell "sweep"??

That was an impressive series for the red hot Red Sox. I thought last night's game was particularly interesting with the straight steal of home and the 3+ innings of scoreless relief from the rookies. That was a tacit statement of "Our farm system is pretty good. How's yours?"

It's certainly not panic time yet, but the Yankee front office has been known to speak apocolyptically in April. They probably realize that after committing $400 million to the roster's payroll in the off-season, they still have to reel in additional talent if they're going to win the division.

That statement is true and so sad.

money cant buy championships...what they need is good scouting. i mean really was it money that brought in the iron horse, mantle, dimagio, berria, or any other yankee legend. ever since steinbreiner came in it was all money with the biggest names.

Free agency wasn't around during the days of the Iron Horse, Mangle, DiMagio, and Berrias. And yes, money did buy Yankee legends Catfish Hunter and Reggie Jackson

look what i was trying to get too is better scouting...and its stupid to think that high paid players always get to the world series.

DETROIT -- The Yankees have cut ticket prices, according to a release sent by the team, which also includes a statement from managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner:

A few weeks ago I indicated that in light of the economy we would review the pricing of a small number of our premium locations at Yankee Stadium; specifically, our Suite Seats. I mentioned a small number of locations because in excess of 3.4 million seats, including 37,000 full season equivalents as well as approximately 85% of all our premium locations have already been sold. Yet, there are a few hundred Suite Seats in our premium locations that have not been sold on a full season basis. As a result, and for many of our fans who have already purchased full season Suite Seats in such premium locations, the Yankees are announcing today a program that adjusts certain prices and benefits affecting such Suite Seats.

The release also gives a rundown of ticket prices:

For the 2009 regular season only, the following price adjustments and benefits are being adopted effective immediately for a few hundred Legends Suite and Delta Sky 360 Suite Licensees.

A. The full season Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses in the first row in Sections 15A, 15B, 24B and 25 will be reduced from $2,500 to $1,250 per regular season game. All fans who have purchased such full season Suite and Ticket Licenses will receive, at their choice, a refund or a credit.

B. The full season Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses in the first row in Sections 11, 12, 13, 27B, 28 and 29 will be reduced from $1,000 to $650 per regular season game. All fans who have purchased such full season Suite and Ticket Licenses will receive, at their choice, a refund or a credit.

C. All fans who purchased full season $2,500 Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses in the first row, in Sections 16 - 24A, will receive an equal number of complimentary Legends Suite Seats in the first row in Sections 16 -- 24A for each of the remaining regular season games during the 2009 regular season.

D. All fans who purchased full season $1,250 Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses will receive an equal number of complimentary Legends Suite Seats in the $1,250 Legends Suite price category for 24 games during the 2009 regular season, as selected by the Yankees.

E. All fans who purchased full season $850 Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses will receive an equal number of complimentary Legends Suite Seats in the $850 Legends Suite price category for 8 games and in the $500 Legends Suite price category for 4 games during the 2009 regular season, as selected by the Yankees.

F. All fans who purchased full season $600 Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses will receive an equal number of complimentary Legends Suite Seats in the $500 Legends Suite price category for 10 games during the 2009 regular season, as selected by the Yankees.

G. All fans who purchased full season $500 Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses will receive an equal number of complimentary Legends Suite Seats in the $500 Legends Suite price category for 8 games during the 2009 regular season, as selected by the Yankees.

H. Future 2009 regular season sales of full season $1,250, $850, $600 and $500 Legends Suite and Ticket Licenses, will receive comparable (dependent upon the price of the Legends Suite and Ticket License) benefits during the 2009 regular season, subject to availability.

I. The Delta SKY 360 Suite and Ticket Licenses in the first row in Sections 218A - 222 will be reduced from $750 to $550 for each regular season game. All fans who have purchased such full season Suite and Ticket Licenses will receive, at their choice, a refund or a credit.

In addition, for 2009, so as to encourage fans to purchase full season ticket plans in the Field Level Sections 115 - 125, the Yankees are also adopting a program affecting a few hundred seats. And, for our fans who have already purchased, on a full season basis such Field Level seating priced at $325 Sections 115 - 125, the following program is being adopted effective immediately:

A. Going forward all fans when purchasing, on a full season basis, three (3) full regular season ticket plans priced at $325 per regular season game in Sections 115 - 125 will receive a fourth full regular season ticket at no additional cost.

B. All fans who have purchased full season plans priced at $325 per regular season game will receive complimentary regular season tickets within Sections 115 - 125 for remaining regular season games during the 2009 regular season as follows:

1. If you purchased two (2) or three (3) full season tickets you will receive two (2) tickets for every other regular season game, commencing with either the Thursday evening game on April 30, 2009 or the Friday evening game on May 1, 2009 and alternating for the remainder of the season.

2. If you purchased four (4) or five (5) full season tickets you will receive two (2) tickets for every regular season game during the balance of the 2009 regular season, commencing with the Thursday evening game on April 30, 2009.

3. If you purchased six (6) or seven (7) full season tickets you will receive three (3) tickets for every regular season game during the balance of the 2009 regular season, commencing with the Thursday evening game on April 30, 2009.

4. If you purchased eight (8) full season tickets you will receive four (4) tickets for every regular season game during the balance of the 2009 regular season, commencing with the Thursday evening game on April 30, 2009.