Where do I sign up, Kly?

I'll give him your name and SB too. They're actually at the game today, and will meet with someone in the front office. Apparently there's a lot of red tape for vendors bringing food to the stadium that the team will eat.

He's still lucky to be doing business with the AAA Yankees. Last season when he was on vacation, an order came in from the stadium that included sauteed chicken breasts. The substitute chef used chicken that was to be discarded. As a result, half the team had severe stomach cramping the next day and they lost by double digits.

Wow, there goes the lefties in the rotation. Sabathia's on the 15-day DL with a strained left groin (they expect him back shortly after the All-Star break) and Pettitte's out now for a minimum of 6-8 weeks with a fractured ankle!

They'll just have to hit lots of homeruns.

Prior to both CC and Andy getting hurt I said the Yankees should try to get a bat before the trade deadline because what happened last October I feels going to happen again. They CAN'T hit with runners in scoring position to save their lives and when they go up against the best pitchers in the American League (i.e. Justin Verlander, Jered Weaver, etc.) they have to manufacturer runs and cannot rely solely on the long ball.

Now I think they should get both, a hitter and pitcher because the guys they have in Triple-A just aren't ready, no matter how much they wanna talk them up. Bestances just got optioned to Double-A as a matter of fact. I believe somewhat in Phelps but haven't seen enough of him. How long will he hold up for? Can he handle a pressure situation as a playoff start? I'll see what Warren's got but his Triple-A numbers don't overly impress me. I'd like to see the Yankees go after Matt Garza but I know Chicago's not going to let him go lightly and I wouldn't want the Yankees to raid the farm to get him.

And don't even get me started on Freddy Garcia...

They could use Gardner back in the lineup. A little speed couldn't hurt.

I haven't heard this but a coworker said during Wednesday's game the broadcasters said he was put on the 60-day DL. Again, I haven't heard anything about that and I'm wondering if she didn't him confused with Pettitte?

Damn, you guys got a good team. My White Sox were lucky to get a split of that four game series. Jeter plays like he is still 25.

Yes, he does!

I kinda thought that one would garner an SB comment... he is worth every million he has earned.

I have to say, the player I'm most impressed with this year is Robbie Cano. He has just been outstanding! Although I hated losing Soriano for ARod (who honestly has never impressed me all that much), we never would have gotten Cano without that trade.

Robbie took an O'fer at the Home Run Derby. I think he took a dive.

I've never been interested in the HR derby. It's glorified batting practice, and it's painful to hear Chris Berman react to every hr as if it were the Second Coming.

The news in Yankee land is that Reggie Jackson has been indefinitely banished from the team. Jackson, who's been a Yankee consultant for years, had criticized Alex Rodriguez' numbers this season, and questioned the validity of his career statistics in light of his steroid admissions.

EVERYONE criticizes A-Rod cuz he hasn't really lived up to his salary (except for one spectacular year in NY). But I guess the difference is that Reggie's Reggie.

What do you guys think of Kansas City's reaction to Cano? Personally, I felt it was a little classless but that's just my opinion. I know Kansas City hasn't been relevant since 1985 and they need SOMETHING to cheer about, but what breaks it for me is everyone congratulating the crowd on the Internet today for backing up "their boy" Billy Butler, who isn't a great homerun hitter to begin with.

The same thing happened in Arizona last year with Fielder for not including Upton.

According to ESPN , MLB is proposing a change to where the hometown will have 1 participant in the homerun derby which I am completely against.

Nowadays, it seems they hand out All-Star selections like candy. I'm completely against the requirement that every team must be represented. And this just goes even further. It deludes the All-Star selection IMO. Guys should have to earn a spot, not be given it because some quota that Bud Selig dictates must be met!

I have no problem with Kansas City fans booing him. It comes with the territory, and while the criteria for selection to the derby are largely subjective, they had a hometown boy, who could have been included, but wasn't. I'm sure Cano didn't take it personally.

If MLB wants to make sure a hometown player is included in future competitions, I have no problem with it. As I discussed above, I have minimal interest in it, but the fans, who fill the All-Star stadium, enjoy the spectacle, and adding a home team boy to the mix would increase excitement. For the most part players generally aren't too disappointed not to be part of this exhibition.

I know the All-Star game rosters were expanded to avoid the debacle of 2002 when Torre and Brenly persuaded to pull the plug on a tied game, so that the last pitchers avoided a risk of being overworked. I think this makes it a little easier for all teams to offer a good player to the game.

I support having all teams represented in the game because the All-Star Game is a celebration of the entire league and all of the fans. Every year there are players selected to the team, who opt out due to injury or some other reason. Sure, several teams like Oakland, Kansas City, Montreal/Washington and Pittsburgh have often struggled to keep all-star caliber players, but I think there aren't too many players, selected, who are completely undeserving.

My brother-in-law will cater the stromboli meal, which I mentioned earlier, for the Yankees and Blue Jays on Wednesday after the day game.

I'm free on Wednesday!

GREAT come from behind win for the Yankees last night! Hopefully picking up right where they left off.

I hear A-Hole did his usual non-clutch act today. Bases loaded pop up. He's a stat compiler, just like Dave WindFall. Hit a grad salami when your team is ahead by 10.

He was as useless as always, MC. All he needed was a nice blooper so that they could get a runner home and bring Cano up.

I can't stand him, even tho he hit that previous 2-run homer. He's just not a clutch hitter any more.

A-Rod : Hit :: Wetteland : Strikeout

This year: 2 for 12 with bases loaded. Too much pressure to break Gehrigs grand slam record. He did have one MVP year with the Yanks, but his biggest stat years were with Texas -- last place team, no pressure....oh yeah, and the juice helped.

Any more???? ANY MORE??? When was he EVER??

Except for *1* year in New York.... Texas and Seattle.

Texas and Seattle don't count. As for his one good year in NY, I'm pretty sure that was his pre-contract year.

No SB, he opted out during the World Series of 2007 and received a lot of flack about it. He resigned before the 2008 season.

I read that as "resigned" as in "quit", and I was like, "WTF?" and then realized it was re-signed!

My bad SB