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.

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.

No Playoffs

Yankees won, Boston won, Yankees go play golf, Boston goes play baseball.

Not really a good way for the Stadium to go out. But the last game there was amazing. And if you're not convinced yet, remember They're tearing it down because they're making a better one. Just watching the tape of them putting the YANKEE STADIUM up on the front and I was convinced. That new stadium is going to be amazing. I'm just sad that I never got to go to the Stadium.

Yanks Sign Sexson

Unofficial still, but the Yankees and Richie Sexson have agreed to a deal. Seattle will pay almost all of his salary, the Yankees have to pay him less than $200,000. He has good numbers against lefties this year, but the catch is that he only has a small amount of at bats against them. I can't complain with it though. If he performs, that's all I want.

Morneau wins Derby, Hamilton is remembered.

Lots of people have never heard of Justin Morneau. After last night, lots of people will forget Justin Morneau. Somebody needs to change the rules.

When somebody puts on a show like that, and hits that many home runs, how can he not win? Isn't the point of the Derby to hit as many home runs as you can?