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The Return of the Evil Empire
The Tao of Stieb — ... hits in two innings) is the harbinger of awful things to come for the Bronx Boys. (And seriously, that Posada contract is a real head scratcher.) Today's Jays lineup (courtesy of hip hop purist Cathal Kelly) should look like this: Eckstein Rolen Johnson Wells Thomas Overbay Hill Stewart Zaun Kelly also speculated that the Yanks would toss some scrubs out against Jesse Litsch (Roy Halladay's pick for the fifth starter), but the lineup posted on the LoHud Yankees blog looks pretty close to an opening day roster: ...

ST Game #4: Yankees @ Blue Jays
N/A — Lineups for today’s game (Thanks Pete!) Damon LF Jeter SS Abreu DH Rodriguez 3B Giambi 1B Posada C Duncan RF Cabrera CF Castro 2B Pitchers: Hughes (2-3 innings) Igawa (2-3 innings) Wright Marquez Traber Phillips It’s lefty day as Igawa, Wright, Traber and Phillips will all see action. This game will be broadcast only on radio today but requires a MLB.com subscription. I plan on listening to some or most of the games so tune back if you ...

ST Game 4: Yankees at Jays, 1:05 p.m.
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... Lineups courtesy of Peter Abraham. Peter and Mark Feinsand will both be live-blogging the game.Robinson Cano will miss today's game because he had a dentist appointment. For anyone listening to the game on MLB.com please feel free to post updates/or discuss the game in the comments section. I will be posting a game summary after the game. ...

Yankees vs. Blue Jays 1:05pm
The Bronx Stop: A Yankees Blog — The New York Yankees will play the fifth game of their 31-game spring training schedule today vs. the Toronto Blue Jays at Knology Park. Right handed pitcher Phil Hughes will start for the Yankees and is scheduled to be followed by LHP Kei Igawa, RHP Chase Wright, RHP Jeff Marquez, LHP Billy Traber, and LHP Heath Phillips. Right handed pitcher Jesse Litsch will start for the Blue Jays. Peter Abraham has the lineup: Damon LF Jeter SS Abreu DH Rodriguez 3B Giambi 1B Posada C Duncan RF Cabrera CF Castro 2B ...

Abraham Should Scold his Media Buddies, Not Just His Readers
High and Tight. — Fair is fair, right? If you're going to scold your readers for something: 10:05 a.m., 3/4/2008: I just flipped through the comments. I can’t believe how many negative and generally ill-informed “fans” there are. Mike Mussina has won 250 games and pitched well last September. How he pitches on March 3 in Kissimmee is meaningless. By your logic, Johan Santana is a bum, too. But I suspect these are the same people who “knew” the Yankees wouldn’t make the playoffs last June. How did that work out? Dan Shaughnessy of ...