Game 43: Mets at Yankees

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Bronx Banter: Pitcher Perfect
Published 5/17/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... and Yankees will be able to get a game in this afternoon without a hitch. Turns out this'll just be a brief encounter between the two teams as last night's game will be made up as part of a two-stadium double header in late June. So, today gives an appealing match-up of southpaws: Johan Santana vs. Andy Pettitte. The Yankees, of course, are well familiar with Santana. They know how tough he can be, and with Alex Rodriguez's return still a few days away, the team is still at a disadvantage against lefties. ...

Game 43: Lefty matinee
Published 5/17/2008 by Joseph P. at River Ave. Blues
I honestly don’t have a ton to say. Same as las night: Hit ball, win game. Pettitte vs. Santana. Yeah. Wooo! Oh, and via PeteAbe, there’s a chance Joba stays in the bullpen. Yeah. Because the starting pitching has been soooo good. Lineup: 1. Johnny Damon, LF 2. Bobby Abreu, RF 3. Derek Jeter, SS 4. Hideki Matsui, DH 5. Jason Giambi, 1B 6. Robinson Cano, C 7. Melky Cabrera, CF 8. Alberto Gonzalez, 3B 9. Chad Moeller, C Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog

I Sure Miss Larry Bowa
Published 5/17/2008 by Brian at Depressed Fan
Let me start by saying Bobby Meacham should be fired. Did his bonehead call sending Damon to the plate in the third cost the Yankees the game? Maybe. Was it a completely senseless, idiotic move. Definitely. Look at the situation. The Yanks have Johan on the ropes, if Damon holds at third the Yanks have either first and third, or second and third with no outs and Jeter at the plate. Peter Abraham said in his running digest of the game that he thought it was a good call because Damon looked safe on the replay and the Yanks have had trouble scoring runs. I completely disagree. The ...

Almonte returns
Published 5/30/2008 by Mike A. at River Ave. Blues
... to High-A Tampa. Just 12 days ago Brian Cashman said the plan was to keep Z-Mac in Charleston all year long. A 19-yr old in High-A is pretty insane, he’ll be facing better competition than he would have if he followed through on his commitment to Nebraska. It’ll be a nice test for him. (h/t ...