State of the Yankees

So it's August 15. There's only 46 games left this season and we're 6 games up on Boston in the loss column. That is a very good place to be...This time last year, weren't we on our way to missing the playoffs for the first time in forever? Yup, we were.

But this isn't last year. This is a whole different team. CC and Burnett are both coming around and pitching amazingly well right now. A.J.'s pitching better, in my opinion, but it's hard not to be content with either of them on the mound. Teixeira? Probably the best sign. Not only can he hit, but guess what, he can play defense! Yankees didn't see any of that with Giambi out there.

Anyway, we have an amazing team right now, don't take it for granted. But enjoy it, because if we keep winning, this could be a World Series-bound team.

Yankees Roster

http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2008/12/24/the-roster-at-the-moment/

Right now, Our roster is looking really good.

For Pitchers, we have Sabathia, Wang, Burnett, Joba, and Hughes/Kennedy.

1B-Teixeira
2B-Cano
3B-Rodriguez
SS-Jeter
LF-Damon
CF-Gardner/Cabrera
RF-Nady
C-Posada
DH-Matsui

Potential Batting Order-
Damon
Jeter
Teixeira
Rodriguez
Matsui
Posada
Nady
Cano
Gardner/Cabrera

Looks good enough for me.


In other news...I just found out that the Orioles and the Blue Jays left the AL East and went to the AL Central. I don't know when that happened, but it wasn't publicized well at all.

Merry Christmas

Mark Teixeira, the greatest Christmas present since CC Sabathia!


We needed him bad. If you don't think so, I'd like to know why, because I can't make any argument against him. He has good defense, he puts up great numbers. And he plays First. The Yankees need all of those things. And we got all of those things. So everything seems good.

Breaking News: Tiexiera

Buster Olney's reporting that the Yankees have signed First Baseman Mark Tiexiera.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3790141

Been A While

Well it's been A while since I've written anything, and I don't even know if anybody's reading this, but I'll write it anyway...

We got CC and A.J. That's good news. Don't say that CC's arm is tired, because it's obviously not. Everybody baby's pitchers too much. That's what they do, they pitch. CC can handle it.

I love Pettitte, but to be honest, he didn't come through for us this year. So if we don't get him, I won't be that dissapointed, because I think it's best for the team.

But we will be loaded with pitchers next year. CC, Joba, A.J., and the guy everybody forgets about, Wang. Plus Hughes and Kennedy are always an option.

It's really not looking like we'll get Tiexera. And I think we need him. More than we needed CC or A.J. Because the Yankees problem this year was their offense, not their defense.

Ok...I'll start updating more. If anything happens, that is.

News...?

I don't like the Phillies.

Looks like we probably won't get Moose back...Which is dissapointing, coming off his best year. And the way Pettitte pitched this year, I'm not really sure I want him back. I love Pettitte more than anybody, but we need guys to perform. And he didnt really do that.

I hate Arod.

Not that it matters. Just thought I'd get that back out there.


Sabathia. I think people are making way too big a deal of his innings. All of a sudden pitchers can't pitch or else they'll hurt their arms.

I was watching an interview of a pitcher from back in the day, and they asked him what his highest pitch count was, and he said '380'.

His arm is fine.

I could go on forever about Arod. Can anybody argue his case for me? Because I'll be glad to listen. But there's more to baseball than stats. He's had great stats playing for the Yankees. And where has that brought us? No where. He can't carry a team to a World Series. I don't know why, because he obviously has the talent. But as long as he is on the team, I don't think we will win.

I hope he proves me wrong. I really do. But I don't think he will...

World Series, Game 3

It went a little bit long, but I liked it.

At first I was going to root for the Rays in this series, but then I figured that since they're in our division I should be rooting against them. But it's too hard to root against these guys. It's easy to root for all the players, they have a great manager, what's not to like?

But they need to win tonight and keep the series tied or else they might be in trouble.