Ouch.. Suck is a little harsh.
Tons of pitching injuries. Any other division in baseball, I think we are very competitive.
Jays have 4 or 5 rookies as starters this year.
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Ouch.. Suck is a little harsh.
Tons of pitching injuries. Any other division in baseball, I think we are very competitive.
Jays have 4 or 5 rookies as starters this year.
Interesting comment they made about Dustin P.
They were critizing his a bats with runners on base.
Instead of moving runners over to set the plate for the big guys he instead tried swinging for the fences, all he got were pop ups. He's not a big guy to be constantly doing this.
They were critizing his a bats with runners on base.
Instead of moving runners over to set the plate for the big guys he instead tried swinging for the fences, all he got were pop ups. He's not a big guy to be constantly doing this.
Just kidding, I would bother the Sox fans but the wounds are still too fresh.
Respect the reigning AL MVP, you cock nodes.
Plus he's gay.
You know...he is sort of nerdy looking.
The Red sox nation are still bitter they didn't get him.
The Red sox nation are still bitter they didn't get him.
Indeed.
All kidding aside he is all that was advertised and some.
I never realized how good he was defensivly at first and the fact he's a switch hitter. Wow.
He changed this team, the infielders are all playing better and I would have to say thanks to him. Plus he's a switch hitter.
Giambi was really, really bad at first.
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He's really having a good season. It's ashame that A-Rod can't jump on the gravy train too! I know he has injuries and won't be 100% this year
So true, I can imagine if he was his old self what type of team this would be.
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Derek Jeter becomes all-time hit leader among shortstops as Yankees routed by Mariners
BY Mark Feinsand
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
SEATTLE - Derek Jeter has never been one to celebrate his personal accomplishments, always choosing to focus on the Yankees' success instead of his own.
The Yankees didn't have much success in Sunday's 10-3 loss to the Mariners, but Jeter took another step toward the Hall of Fame by ascending to the top of the all-time hits list for shortstops.
Jeter collected hits in each of his first two at-bats to move past Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio for first place on that list. Jeter went 3-for-4 to push his hit total to 2,675 as a shortstop and 2,688 overall (he has 13 career hits as a designated hitter), leaving him only 33 away from tying Lou Gehrig for the most in Yankees history.
Jeter's record was one of the few highlights for the Bombers, who saw their five-game winning streak come to an end. Joba Chamberlain posted his third straight mediocre start, allowing four runs on seven hits and three walks, taking his first loss since June 18.
After opening the second half 3-0 with a miniscule 0.84 ERA, Chamberlain is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA in his last three starts. Still, it was only the seventh loss for the Yankees in Chameberlain's 23 starts this season. He won't start again until Aug. 25 when the Yankees return to the Bronx to kick off a six-game homestand.
Mariners rookie Doug Fister held the Yankees to three runs over seven innings in his second big-league start, picking up the first victory of his career.
The loss was only the second for the Yankees in their last 14 games. It didn't cost them anything in the standings after the Red Sox lost for a second straight day in Texas, leaving the Yankees with the same 7 ½-game lead they had when the day started.
Jeter tied Aparicio's record with a leadoff single to open the game, his 2,673rd hit as a shortstop. Two innings later, Jeter hit an RBI double down the right-field line to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead, putting Aparicio behind him on the list.
Chamberlain opened the game with a pair of perfect innings, throwing an economical 21 pitches. The Mariners put their first man on base with Ryan Langerhans' one-out walk, then collected their first hit with Josh Wilson's single, putting runners on the corners with one out.
Russell Branyan worked a two-out walk against Chamberlain to load the bases, setting up Jose Lopez's two-run double that gave the Mariners a 2-1 lead.
Swisher, whose two-run homer played a key role in Saturday's win, went deep for the second straight game, belting a two-run shot off Seattle starter Doug Fister to put the Yankees ahead, 3-2. Fister gave up a single by Eric Hinske after the homer, but the 25-year-old retired the next 10 batters, settling in nicely for the Mariners.
Chamberlain didn't look so smooth, putting himself in a second-and-third jam with one out in the fourth before escaping without any damage. He couldn't escape in the fifth, allowing a walk and three hits, as a pair of two-out RBI singles by Franklin Gutierrez and Jack Hannahan gave the Mariners a 4-3 lead.
Alfredo Aceves and Chad Gaudin combined to give up five runs in the bottom of the seventh to blow it open for Seattle, helping the Mariners avoid a four-game sweep.
Derek Jeter becomes all-time hit leader among shortstops as Yankees routed by Mariners
BY Mark Feinsand
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
SEATTLE - Derek Jeter has never been one to celebrate his personal accomplishments, always choosing to focus on the Yankees' success instead of his own.
The Yankees didn't have much success in Sunday's 10-3 loss to the Mariners, but Jeter took another step toward the Hall of Fame by ascending to the top of the all-time hits list for shortstops.
Jeter collected hits in each of his first two at-bats to move past Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio for first place on that list. Jeter went 3-for-4 to push his hit total to 2,675 as a shortstop and 2,688 overall (he has 13 career hits as a designated hitter), leaving him only 33 away from tying Lou Gehrig for the most in Yankees history.
Jeter's record was one of the few highlights for the Bombers, who saw their five-game winning streak come to an end. Joba Chamberlain posted his third straight mediocre start, allowing four runs on seven hits and three walks, taking his first loss since June 18.
After opening the second half 3-0 with a miniscule 0.84 ERA, Chamberlain is 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA in his last three starts. Still, it was only the seventh loss for the Yankees in Chameberlain's 23 starts this season. He won't start again until Aug. 25 when the Yankees return to the Bronx to kick off a six-game homestand.
Mariners rookie Doug Fister held the Yankees to three runs over seven innings in his second big-league start, picking up the first victory of his career.
The loss was only the second for the Yankees in their last 14 games. It didn't cost them anything in the standings after the Red Sox lost for a second straight day in Texas, leaving the Yankees with the same 7 ½-game lead they had when the day started.
Jeter tied Aparicio's record with a leadoff single to open the game, his 2,673rd hit as a shortstop. Two innings later, Jeter hit an RBI double down the right-field line to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead, putting Aparicio behind him on the list.
Chamberlain opened the game with a pair of perfect innings, throwing an economical 21 pitches. The Mariners put their first man on base with Ryan Langerhans' one-out walk, then collected their first hit with Josh Wilson's single, putting runners on the corners with one out.
Russell Branyan worked a two-out walk against Chamberlain to load the bases, setting up Jose Lopez's two-run double that gave the Mariners a 2-1 lead.
Swisher, whose two-run homer played a key role in Saturday's win, went deep for the second straight game, belting a two-run shot off Seattle starter Doug Fister to put the Yankees ahead, 3-2. Fister gave up a single by Eric Hinske after the homer, but the 25-year-old retired the next 10 batters, settling in nicely for the Mariners.
Chamberlain didn't look so smooth, putting himself in a second-and-third jam with one out in the fourth before escaping without any damage. He couldn't escape in the fifth, allowing a walk and three hits, as a pair of two-out RBI singles by Franklin Gutierrez and Jack Hannahan gave the Mariners a 4-3 lead.
Alfredo Aceves and Chad Gaudin combined to give up five runs in the bottom of the seventh to blow it open for Seattle, helping the Mariners avoid a four-game sweep.
for Jeter.Not a bad weekend. 3 out of 4 from Seattle, while Boston drops a couple in Texas.
NY must not get complacent now and lose momentum in Oakland. Then it's on to Beantown for the weekend.
Effing Red Sox.
They definitely having problems right now. It's being made worse by the Yankees playing so well.
Yeah, life is good.
Yeah, life is good.
You will not get any sympathy from me. In fact, let me do a little dance.
They definitely having problems right now. It's being made worse by the Yankees playing so well.
Things are just back to normal, the Red sox are tanking after the Allstar break and the Yankees are where they belong. First place.
You will not get any sympathy from me. In fact, let me do a little dance.
They definitely having problems right now. It's being made worse by the Yankees playing so well.
Oh yeah, well.....ehhh...SHUT UP.
Did you see where Brett Tomko and the A's bullpen shut out the Yankees? Why can't NY get pitchers like that? 
He was just released a few weeks ago.Did you see where Brett Tomko and the A's bullpen shut out the Yankees? Why can't NY get pitchers like that?
I am not used to seeing the Yankees shut out or lose two in a row.
Yuck, I would hate to be in their shoes.Yes, we are somewhat spoiled, aren't we.Unlike IAB and sox. Oh, and Iain too.
We really shouldn't let the riff raff in this thread, they lower the property values here.
Honestly, a slumping Sox team is a lot easier to tolerate these days since the 04 and 07 titles.
Never happened.
Jeter's future a hot topic - except for him, that is
August 20, 2009
There has been plenty of speculation in recent years about where Derek Jeter will play once his days as a shortstop come to an end. Based on the captain???s latest words, I don???t expect that day to come for quite some time.
Jeter joked to Joe Girardi the other day that he could see himself being a designated hitter for five more years after he stops playing short, saying that DH duties are ???easier??? because ???you only have to worry about one thing.??? A handful of reporters were talking with Jeter on Wednesday when one asked him if he could see himself being a DH at age 41 - six years from now.
???You???ll see me at short still,??? Jeter said without a hint of humor in his voice.
After riding Jeter???s defensive ability for years, the stat-heads have decided this season that he???s actually a pretty good shortstop. I asked Jeter if he felt like he was playing any better in the field this year than he ever has, and his answer was typical Jeter: ???I don???t know. It???s not over yet.???
Then, he added, ???I just try to be consistent. I don???t sit around and rate my seasons. That???s your job, right? I feel good. That???s pretty much all I can say.???
Jeter???s contract is up at the end of 2010, and his situation will be a very tricky one for the Yankees. It???s hard to imagine him taking a huge pay cut, especially when you consider the MVP-type season he???s having this year. But his 10-year, $189 million deal was signed in the one year when salaries were at their all-time highest. Is he worth more than $20 million a year at age 37 and beyond?
At the same time, it???s virtually impossible to imagine him in another uniform. I can???t help but think that as much as the Yankees need Jeter to be the face of the franchise, Jeter needs the Yankees just as much. Seeing him finish his career in another uniform would just be strange. He???s talked about how special it is to play his entire career with one team - the one he grew up rooting for, no less - so I have to assume they???ll figure something out.
How long will Jeter play beyond 2010? He doesn???t seem to have any set plan, and as far as I can tell, he???ll take it year by year and see how his body feels, how he???s playing and how much fun it is for him. Unlike some players of the past that hung on way too long, Jeter has more money than he???ll ever need and he???s already got his championships.
???I???m worried about this year, man,??? Jeter said. ???I???m not thinking about anything beyond that. It???s unfair to think about what I???m going to be doing years from now as opposed to trying to help us win this year.???
Having just turned 35, Jeter is still a young man, though he???s getting up there in baseball years. I can???t see him sticking around long enough to threaten Pete Rose???s hits record, but he has a pretty good chance to finish his career with more than 3,500 hits, which would put him in the top-five all-time. Not too shabby.
Jeter???s future will be a very hot topic next season unless the Yankees get him signed to an extension before he becomes a free agent. He???s not thinking about his next contract any more than he???s thinking about retirement, but at some point down the road, he???ll have to figure out just how long he wants to continue playing the game.
???I haven???t sat down and had that conversation with myself yet,??? Jeter said. ???I???m just trying to win this year. That???s how I???ve always handled it - and I???m not going to change.???
August 20, 2009
There has been plenty of speculation in recent years about where Derek Jeter will play once his days as a shortstop come to an end. Based on the captain???s latest words, I don???t expect that day to come for quite some time.
Jeter joked to Joe Girardi the other day that he could see himself being a designated hitter for five more years after he stops playing short, saying that DH duties are ???easier??? because ???you only have to worry about one thing.??? A handful of reporters were talking with Jeter on Wednesday when one asked him if he could see himself being a DH at age 41 - six years from now.
???You???ll see me at short still,??? Jeter said without a hint of humor in his voice.
After riding Jeter???s defensive ability for years, the stat-heads have decided this season that he???s actually a pretty good shortstop. I asked Jeter if he felt like he was playing any better in the field this year than he ever has, and his answer was typical Jeter: ???I don???t know. It???s not over yet.???
Then, he added, ???I just try to be consistent. I don???t sit around and rate my seasons. That???s your job, right? I feel good. That???s pretty much all I can say.???
Jeter???s contract is up at the end of 2010, and his situation will be a very tricky one for the Yankees. It???s hard to imagine him taking a huge pay cut, especially when you consider the MVP-type season he???s having this year. But his 10-year, $189 million deal was signed in the one year when salaries were at their all-time highest. Is he worth more than $20 million a year at age 37 and beyond?
At the same time, it???s virtually impossible to imagine him in another uniform. I can???t help but think that as much as the Yankees need Jeter to be the face of the franchise, Jeter needs the Yankees just as much. Seeing him finish his career in another uniform would just be strange. He???s talked about how special it is to play his entire career with one team - the one he grew up rooting for, no less - so I have to assume they???ll figure something out.
How long will Jeter play beyond 2010? He doesn???t seem to have any set plan, and as far as I can tell, he???ll take it year by year and see how his body feels, how he???s playing and how much fun it is for him. Unlike some players of the past that hung on way too long, Jeter has more money than he???ll ever need and he???s already got his championships.
???I???m worried about this year, man,??? Jeter said. ???I???m not thinking about anything beyond that. It???s unfair to think about what I???m going to be doing years from now as opposed to trying to help us win this year.???
Having just turned 35, Jeter is still a young man, though he???s getting up there in baseball years. I can???t see him sticking around long enough to threaten Pete Rose???s hits record, but he has a pretty good chance to finish his career with more than 3,500 hits, which would put him in the top-five all-time. Not too shabby.
Jeter???s future will be a very hot topic next season unless the Yankees get him signed to an extension before he becomes a free agent. He???s not thinking about his next contract any more than he???s thinking about retirement, but at some point down the road, he???ll have to figure out just how long he wants to continue playing the game.
???I haven???t sat down and had that conversation with myself yet,??? Jeter said. ???I???m just trying to win this year. That???s how I???ve always handled it - and I???m not going to change.???
da,da,da dadadada,da,da,da The Evil Empire strikes back
Powell: Yankees are back, and baseball???s better for it Bombers back from the brink, leading AL East, and we can't stop watching
OPINION
By Shaun Powell
updated 11:24 a.m. ET, Wed., Aug 19, 2009
Well, that recession was quick, wasn???t it?
The Yankee recession, that is.
It was only a few months ago when life looked pretty grim in The House That Greed Built. Those plush thousand-dollar seats, softer than CC Sabathia???s belly, were empty, and so were the champagne flutes passed around inside the luxury suites. Alex Rodriguez became a target for TMZ while dealing with a nasty divorce and confessing to steroid use. The local sports tabloids, always willing to take someone???s scalp, put manager Joe Girardi on notice in a New York second.
And Hank Steinbrenner, more of a chip off the old block than brother Hal, refused to be muzzled.
The Yankees weren???t exactly plunging like Florida real estate, but they could see the bottom of the AL East back on May 12, when they were 15-17. And even by late June, they still couldn???t muster much steam, or at least the kind you???d expect from a team costing roughly $200 million. At that point, Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, the pricey off-season pickups, were giving mixed results and A-Rod was still recovering from injury.
But look at them now. Or, put it this way: Let???s hope our country can snap back as fast as the team that reflects some of what our country is all about.
Comforted by a cozy lead in the division, the Yankees are back to winning, back to enjoying the view from the top of baseball. Once again, they are the team you can either hate or love but simply cannot ignore. We can???t know whether this will last through the end of October, when pitching is everything, but if nothing else it appears the Yankees will give themselves a chance at title No. 27, which is all they can hope for. Which is all we can hope for.
That???s because the Yankees are good for baseball when they???re winning. The sport needs a team that can trigger a reaction, either anger or awe, and capture the imagination. That???s what the Yankees do best, because they bring star power and scandal, greed and greatness. Come fall, they will either crumble and delight half the baseball world, or conquer and thrill the other half. The Cardinals, by comparison ??? and no offense to the superb baseball town of St. Louis ??? don???t get the heart racing from coast to coast.
It???s all good again in the Bronx. A-Rod is delivering clutch hits, which he tends to do from April through September, and has quietly distanced himself from those nasty pre-season steroid revelations (thanks, Big Papi).
Sabathia is rounding into form and the Yankees are comforted in knowing the Big Fella throws best late in the season; he is 31-9 lifetime in August and you know what he did for the Brewers last October. Burnett is almost as accurate with a baseball as he is with a cream pie, used to smear the face of an unsuspecting teammate.
And who woke up Johnny Damon? The last time he looked this good was a while ago, when he looked like Jesus.
There???s plenty of good coming from Mark Teixeira (MVP candidate) and Joba Chamberlain and Robinson Cano and others, and suddenly the Yankees look like they might indeed be worth all that money.
Strange how, in some respects, they mirror us, both good and bad. They???re ambitious and do whatever it takes to get ahead. They???re all about big business. They couldn???t resist moving into a nice, shiny new house that cost gazillions. They spend, spend, spend whatever it takes to look good. They live for today and worry about tomorrow, well, tomorrow. They talk about the welfare and the health of baseball and their concern for their less-fortunate neighbors in Kansas City and Baltimore but deep down it???s really all about them. It???s all about winning.
Well, we know what this attitude did to us. Big business, especially the weasel mortgage companies that preyed on the vulnerable, either suffered greatly or collapsed. The people who bought more house than they could afford are now clinging to them by their well-chewed fingernails. Everyone in this economy is concerned about their fellow man, as the country tries to shovel out from the heaviest financial rubble since the Depression, but when things get tough, you know there???s an underlying and desperate every-man-for-himself attitude prevalent among us.
Why can???t we all be as resilient as the Yankees?
Well, if nothing else, we can live through them. That???s what sports fans are experts at. We can applaud their good fortune and watch them hit and pitch their way through the rough patches and imagine, maybe when the economy turns, that could be us.
Or we can just boo the hell out of them and curse their good fortune.Sox, Baboon, IAn= haters.
The Yankees always give you a choice, don???t they? At least when they???re winning. And right now, that???s what they???re doing. They???re distancing themselves from the long and complicated days of spring, a recession for them, when they weren???t sure how this year would turn out.
Now that they have a hunch about their immediate future, what about ours?
Shaun Powell writes regularly for NBCSports.com and is a freelance writer based in Atlanta.
URL: Powell: Yankees are back, and baseballâ??????s better for it - Baseball- nbcsports.msnbc.com
Powell: Yankees are back, and baseball???s better for it Bombers back from the brink, leading AL East, and we can't stop watching
OPINION
By Shaun Powell
updated 11:24 a.m. ET, Wed., Aug 19, 2009
Well, that recession was quick, wasn???t it?
The Yankee recession, that is.
It was only a few months ago when life looked pretty grim in The House That Greed Built. Those plush thousand-dollar seats, softer than CC Sabathia???s belly, were empty, and so were the champagne flutes passed around inside the luxury suites. Alex Rodriguez became a target for TMZ while dealing with a nasty divorce and confessing to steroid use. The local sports tabloids, always willing to take someone???s scalp, put manager Joe Girardi on notice in a New York second.
And Hank Steinbrenner, more of a chip off the old block than brother Hal, refused to be muzzled.
The Yankees weren???t exactly plunging like Florida real estate, but they could see the bottom of the AL East back on May 12, when they were 15-17. And even by late June, they still couldn???t muster much steam, or at least the kind you???d expect from a team costing roughly $200 million. At that point, Sabathia and A.J. Burnett, the pricey off-season pickups, were giving mixed results and A-Rod was still recovering from injury.
But look at them now. Or, put it this way: Let???s hope our country can snap back as fast as the team that reflects some of what our country is all about.
Comforted by a cozy lead in the division, the Yankees are back to winning, back to enjoying the view from the top of baseball. Once again, they are the team you can either hate or love but simply cannot ignore. We can???t know whether this will last through the end of October, when pitching is everything, but if nothing else it appears the Yankees will give themselves a chance at title No. 27, which is all they can hope for. Which is all we can hope for.
That???s because the Yankees are good for baseball when they???re winning. The sport needs a team that can trigger a reaction, either anger or awe, and capture the imagination. That???s what the Yankees do best, because they bring star power and scandal, greed and greatness. Come fall, they will either crumble and delight half the baseball world, or conquer and thrill the other half. The Cardinals, by comparison ??? and no offense to the superb baseball town of St. Louis ??? don???t get the heart racing from coast to coast.
It???s all good again in the Bronx. A-Rod is delivering clutch hits, which he tends to do from April through September, and has quietly distanced himself from those nasty pre-season steroid revelations (thanks, Big Papi).
Sabathia is rounding into form and the Yankees are comforted in knowing the Big Fella throws best late in the season; he is 31-9 lifetime in August and you know what he did for the Brewers last October. Burnett is almost as accurate with a baseball as he is with a cream pie, used to smear the face of an unsuspecting teammate.
And who woke up Johnny Damon? The last time he looked this good was a while ago, when he looked like Jesus.
There???s plenty of good coming from Mark Teixeira (MVP candidate) and Joba Chamberlain and Robinson Cano and others, and suddenly the Yankees look like they might indeed be worth all that money.
Strange how, in some respects, they mirror us, both good and bad. They???re ambitious and do whatever it takes to get ahead. They???re all about big business. They couldn???t resist moving into a nice, shiny new house that cost gazillions. They spend, spend, spend whatever it takes to look good. They live for today and worry about tomorrow, well, tomorrow. They talk about the welfare and the health of baseball and their concern for their less-fortunate neighbors in Kansas City and Baltimore but deep down it???s really all about them. It???s all about winning.
Well, we know what this attitude did to us. Big business, especially the weasel mortgage companies that preyed on the vulnerable, either suffered greatly or collapsed. The people who bought more house than they could afford are now clinging to them by their well-chewed fingernails. Everyone in this economy is concerned about their fellow man, as the country tries to shovel out from the heaviest financial rubble since the Depression, but when things get tough, you know there???s an underlying and desperate every-man-for-himself attitude prevalent among us.
Why can???t we all be as resilient as the Yankees?
Well, if nothing else, we can live through them. That???s what sports fans are experts at. We can applaud their good fortune and watch them hit and pitch their way through the rough patches and imagine, maybe when the economy turns, that could be us.
Or we can just boo the hell out of them and curse their good fortune.Sox, Baboon, IAn= haters.
The Yankees always give you a choice, don???t they? At least when they???re winning. And right now, that???s what they???re doing. They???re distancing themselves from the long and complicated days of spring, a recession for them, when they weren???t sure how this year would turn out.
Now that they have a hunch about their immediate future, what about ours?
Shaun Powell writes regularly for NBCSports.com and is a freelance writer based in Atlanta.
URL: Powell: Yankees are back, and baseballâ??????s better for it - Baseball- nbcsports.msnbc.com
it's too bad they signed good players this offseason.
eff teixeira.
I don't hate Sabathia but in an ideal world he would have resigned in Milwaukee.
I still don't think they're going to win the World Series at this point though.
eff teixeira.
I don't hate Sabathia but in an ideal world he would have resigned in Milwaukee.
I still don't think they're going to win the World Series at this point though.
That's the objective isn't it? Boston plays the same game.
I am grateful the Yankees reinvest the money they make back into the team.
The Mets spend money but just don't have that luck.
Why would you even think of hating him, I would do the same.
Those days of staying loyal to a team are over.
