Some Mid-Week News & Notes
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... A member of the Yankees organization since 1990, Thomson has manned several pinstriped posts during the past 18years. From minor-league coach to director of player development, the 44-year-old has seen practically every angle inside the organization. ...

Some Mid-Week News & Notes
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... A member of the Yankees organization since 1990, Thomson has manned several pinstriped posts during the past 18years. From minor-league coach to director of player development, the 44-year-old has seen practically every angle inside the organization. ...

Girardi Still not Bowled Over by Play
My Pinstripes — ... What it does is it opens another chapter of intensity in the spring training ballgames," Duncan said Sunday about the incident in Saturday's game between the Yankees and Rays. "They showed what is acceptable to them and how they're going to play the game, so we're going to go out there to match their intensity - or even exceed it." Will the young Yankee, known for his all-out style, take a different approach if he has a chance to collide with one of the Rays' catchers on Wednesday? "I don't know," Duncan said. "That will ...

Yankee Stadium's Hockey Farewell?
Bronx Liaison — ... Momentum has built in recent weeks toward finalizing a deal that would have the Rangers play the final game in the storied history of the current Stadium, the Daily News has learned. The Yankees, who will move into their new Yankee Stadium for the 2009 baseball season, are said to be completely on board with having the ...

NHL Winter Classic Destination #2: New York City
Sports Business Digest — ... Momentum has built in recent weeks toward finalizing a deal that would have the Rangers play the final game in the storied history of the current Stadium, the Daily News has learned. The Yankees, who will move into their new Yankee Stadium for the 2009 baseball season, are said to be completely on board with having the NHL  close the 85-year-old original. ...

Feds trying to nail down date with Jose Canseco
Steroid Nation — ... With less than two weeks to go before Jose Canseco's "Vindicated" hits bookstores, the book's publisher, Simon and Schuster, has the former Bash Brother slated for a lavish publicity tour. Canseco, whose 2005 steroid tell-all "Juiced" rocked the baseball world, is scheduled to appear on ABC's "Nightline" on March 28, on Howard Stern's Sirius Satellite Radio show on March 31 and do book signings in New York, Boston, Chicago, San Diego, Los Angeles ...

Thomas Has No Prob With Joba
Bronx Liaison — ... whirling around and pumping his fist after striking out the future Hall of Famer to end the eighth inning of the Yankees' 3-2 victory on Opening Night. ...

The Rocket -- Roger Clemens -- appears to be in frequent launch mode
Steroid Nation — ... , area, worked as a bartender from 2000 to 2004 at Sutton Place, a yuppie East Side watering hole. That's roughly the same time the pitching legend played for the Yankees. ...

Paulette Dean Daly and Roger Clemens
FanIQ Blog — ... for Daly - the latest woman to emerge as an alleged Rocket flame - to watch him pitch forthe Yankees against the Angels. Sources also said he spent time with her in ...

A-Rod Forced to Defend Message to Manny
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From Mark Feinsand: ST. PETERSBURG - Yankees fans expressed their outrage on talk radio yesterday after they learned Alex Rodriguez had taped a message for Manny Ramirez, one which will be played at Fenway Park after the Red Sox slugger joins A-Rod as a member of the 500 home run club. A-Rod's message to those fans? Ramirez's accomplishment has nothing to do with the rivalry, but is rather an historic accomplishment by one of the game's great hitters. "This is bigger than the ...

Put on Your Thong Giambi!
Mets Prospects Minors Blog | MetsProspectus.com — The key to turning the Yankees season around could be under Jason Giambi 's pinstriped pants.The Yankee slugger revealed Friday he slips on a gold lamé thong with a flame-line waistband when he's trying to get out of a hitting slump - and he's shard it with his teammates. Not sure about you, but I think it is time for Giambi to pull out these magic panties. Look at Giambi's stats and you will see what I mean: AVG: .193 Homeruns: 8 RBI: 21 Hits: ...

Hank Optimistic About His Struggling Yanks
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... beat his Yankees Saturday, and while one might think that sight would have sent the new Boss into a fit of rage, he actually came away from the game feeling good about his team. ...

Now starting for the Yanks: Joba
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog — ... , and afterward the Yankees announced that it was the first step of the phenom's much-anticipated conversion from lights-out set-up man to starting pitcher. ...

Slight Chance Jorge Could be Back Tuesday
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... said Posada would take Sunday off, then play another game behind the plate on Monday. Assuming he has no setbacks, Posada and the Yankees will evaluate the situation after Monday's game, deciding whether he needs to catch back-to-back games before returning. ...

Albaladejo Done For Rest of Season
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From Anthony McCarron: The Yankees disclosed Thursday that injured reliever Jonathan Albaladejo has a stress fracture in his right elbow. "He won't pitch the rest of the year," Joe Girardi said. Albaladejo went on the DL May 10 with a sprained right elbow.Albaladejo was 0 and 2 with a 3.95 ERA in 7 games this season for the Yanks. ...

Breaking News: Wang out 2-3 Months
My Pinstripes — That according to the NY Daily News citing a source familiar with the test results. Wang was examined Monday at New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Medical Center by Stuart Hershon, the Yankees' team physician, Dr. Jason Greisberg, a foot and ankle specialist, the Yankees said. According to a statement released by the team, "Imaging studies revealed a mid-foot sprain of the Lisfranc ligament of the right foot and a partial tear of the peroneal longus tendon of the right foot." Wang will ...

Matsui Could Return to Lineup Tonight
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... Matsui underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee over the winter, and he indicated that this latest flare-up could have come from overcompensating for the weakness in that leg. The Yankees play three games in ...

A-Rod To Skip Derby
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... "I try to stay away from that," Rodriguez said. "My responsibility is to the New York Yankees. I need my swing to be at its best." ...

Yanks to Scout Victor Zambrano?
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... In their never-ending quest to find starting pitching, the Yankees plan to send a scout to watch the free-agent righty throw sometime this week, according to a source. ...

Posada Upset He's Not Behind the Plate
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... in each of the Yankees' last six games - including Thursday night's makeup game with the Pirates - according to a source with knowledge of the situation. ...

Yanks Ready to Make a Move
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From Mark Feinsand: With the trade deadline looming a week from Thursday, the Yankees' brain trust will gather Thursday in Tampa to discuss potential moves. The meeting will include co-chairmen Hank and Hal Steinbrenner, president Randy Levine, general manager Brian Cashman, special adviser Gene Michael, pro scouting director Billy Eppler and senior VP Felix Lopez. Manager Joe Girardi isn't expected to be at the meeting, but he is expected to have some input. A ...

Pudge Working Hard to Adjust to the Yanks Staff
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From The Daily News: Darrell Rasner was surprised Thursday, during all the commotion following the Yankees' latest trade, to see Ivan Rodriguez trotting out to the bullpen. The veteran catcher put aside his pregame preparations to catch Rasner's bullpen session. "He showed up, he threw on some gear and he took the time to come out and catch my bullpen," Rasner said. "That was a classy move, especially by an 18-year veteran." It was a first step in what will be a week-long crash course for the ...

A-Rod: We Are Better Than No Runs
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... was frustrated. After the Yankees were shut out, 1-0, by the Angels at the Stadium Friday night, the slugger said his team should be better than that. ...

Giese's Injury Opens Door For Hughes to Start Tuesday
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... Mauer," Giese said. "I was trying to overthrow and it got progressively worse and worse the more pitches I threw." "I've had it in the past and you usually have to just give it time to rest and you can bounce back pretty well," he said. "Obviously I'm concerned. I had to come out of a ballgame and I didn't do my job. Hopefully tomorrow, the doc will have some good news." If Giese is unable to go Tuesday, the Yankees could bring up Phil Hughes, who is scheduled to make his ...

Pettitte: Tough Times Have Hurt Yanks' Confidence
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... was there at the dawn of the Yankees' dynasty and sometimes he can't help but look at this year's team through the prism of past championships. He marvels at the way the Yanks' World Series winners were a perfect storm of talent - especially veteran starting pitching - good health and good fortune. ...

Girardi Sticking With Ponson
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From Mark Feinsand: Sidney Ponson has been brutal in his last three starts, yet when the Yankees take the field Saturday in Seattle, the 31-year-old righthander will be back on the mound. Ponson's job is secure, according to manager Joe Girardi, even though he has allowed 24 hits and six walks in his last 9-2/3innings over three starts, posting a 15.84 ERA in that stretch. "Right now, our rotation is what it is," Girardi said. "We haven't talked about any changes." ...

Hughes Determined to Put Rough April Behind Him
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... . But Wednesday against the White Sox, Hughes can put the disappointing season behind him with his first start for the Yankees since April 29. ...

Girardi Wants Bernie at Spring Training
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... "We always bring back great Yankees and Bernie is a great Yankee," Girardi said. "I'd love to have Bernie around whenever we can have him." ...

The Daily Yankeeland - 9/24
My Pinstripes — ... "When you look at what Joe Torre did with the Yankees - being a part of four championships - he was a part of it and so was Roger Clemens," said Boggs, who was signing copies of the 232-page "Yankee Stadium: The Official Retrospective" book for fans at ...

Moose and Abreu looking for three-year deals?
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... Abreu has said several times that he would like to remain with the Yankees, having enjoyed his 2-1/2-year stint in pinstripes. But the 34-year-old also is seeking at least a three year-contract, leading most baseball insiders to believe the outfielder will wind up in a new uniform this winter. ...

Moose Still Unsure About '09
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... Of course, the only opinion that matters is Mussina's, and the pitcher hasn't spent much time thinking about his future since the Yankees' season ended nine days ago. ...

Cash Asking Players to Evaluate Coaches
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — This is very similar to the George King article from 10/2, the only new info is that Cashman will ask some players to evaluate the coaches. From Mark Feinsand: The Yankees haven't held their organizational meetings yet, but a change in Joe Girardi's coaching staff could come before the team's brass meets later this month in Tampa. According to a source, Brian Cashman has been asking some players to give evaluations of the coaching staff, giving the general manager information to use as he figures out ...

Frank Torre Blasts Yanks
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From the Adam Rubin: Joe Torre's brother took swipes at the Yankees Friday for what he deemed shoddy treatment during their breakup. "I wonder what the Yankees are thinking now while they're fishing or doing whatever," Frank Torre said on the field at Citizens Bank Park before Game 2 of the NLCS, as quoted by USA Today. "I have friends there. I will always root for Derek Jeter. But what they did to my brother was not right. Really, it was pathetic what they did. There was no class. ...

Hank: Joba's Going To Start
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — Back in September there was a report that said the Yankees were leaning to starting Joba in the rotation next year. Today Mark Feinsand reports the the Yankees decided yesterday at the organizational meetings in Tampa that Joba will be a starter in '09. Yankees brass began its offseason meetings Thursday in Tampa, determined to figure out what went wrong in 2008 and how to get the Bombers back in the playoffs in 2009. One decision that appears to have been made is to include Joba Chamberlain in the ...

Joba Arrested on DUI Charge
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From the NY Daily News: Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain was arrested early Saturday morning in Nebraska for driving under the influence of alcohol, the state patrol said. The 23-year-old starter - with a wholesome reputation - was driving southbound on Highway 77 in Lincoln, Neb., his hometown, at 1 a.m. when a trooper pulled over his dark-colored 2006 BMW for speeding, said Deb Collins, a spokeswoman for the Nebraska State Patrol. The trooper detected the smell of ...

Cashman Willing To Bring Back Pavano?
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... walked off the mound on Sept. 25, most people assumed it would be the last time he would ever wear a Yankees uniform. ...

Yanks Look To Give Marte Multiyear Deal
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From Mark Feinsand: The Yankees declined the $6 million option on Damaso Marte Thursday, but the lefthanded reliever may not be turning in his pinstripes so fast. The Yankees are in the process of negotiating a multiyear deal - likely for three years - with Marte, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Marte, 33, was acquired by the Yankees in the Xavier Nady trade in July. Because lefthanded relief pitching is scarce, the Yankees would love to keep Marte in the Bronx, although ...

Madden: Swisher Deal Has Big Upside
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From Bill Madden: Now that the Wilson Betemit era is over, Yankee legions must come to grips with reality and feel secure in the fact that Brian Cashman is off to a good start in his effort to fix all that was wrong with the Yankees this year. His .219 batting average notwithstanding, Nick Swisher looks to be a high-upside acquisition in the same mode as Scott Brosius (.203 with the Oakland A's) in 1997 and Paul O'Neill (.246 with the Cincinnati Reds) in 1992. That ...

Feinsand: Yanks Still Have Their Sights On Teixeira
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From Mark Feinsand: The Yankees have made their desire for CC Sabathia well known. But when it comes to Mark Teixeira, could the Bombers be laying in the weeds? GM Brian Cashman has been saying very little when it comes to this year's free-agent market, but a source familiar with the team's thinking said that while starting pitching is clearly the Yankees' priority, adding another impact hitter is also one of the team's goals this winter. "The Yankees may be focused on pitching, but don't think for ...

Yanks May Not Make Burnett An Offer
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From Anthony McCarron : The Yankees are on an all-out pitching blitz, but A.J. Burnett's desire for a five-year contract has bogged down the Bombers' pursuit of the righthander, according to a baseball executive familiar with the team's thinking. The Yankees, who made a six-year, $140 million offer to CC Sabathia last week and planned to make an offer to Burnett shortly thereafter, have not made a formal proposal to the pitcher and likely won't as long as he insists on a five-year pact. The Yanks ...

Pols Blackmailed Yankees
My Pinstripes — ... Assemblyman Richard Brodsky (D-Westchester) under the Freedom of Information Act in his ongoing investigation of the Yankees' new taxpayer-subsidized stadium. ...

George Mitchell: One year Mitchell Report anniversary interview; Did the report change the world?
Steroid Nation — ... DN: A lot of players named in the report have ties to the Yankees, and there has been a lot of talk about the report's anti-Yankee bias. What do you say to people who say that? ...

Deadline Day for Arbitration Decisions
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... Abreu is seeking a three-year deal, something the Yankees apparently have no interest in, because they have not engaged his agent since the end of the season. ...

Cashman Meets With CC
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... With each passing day, the likelihood of that lessens considerably. "(Genske) has to be concerned about them pulling the offer and moving on to the other (free agent) pitchers," the source said. "If he blows this deal, he's dead as an agent. For one thing, who's going to approach that $140 million if the Yankees are out of it? Sabathia winds up with a deal $20 million less than ...

Slaying the Golden Goose
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog — ... With each passing day, the likelihood of that lessens considerably. "(Genske) has to be concerned about them pulling the offer and moving on to the other (free agent) pitchers," the source said. "If he blows this deal, he's dead as an agent. For one thing, who's going to approach that $140 million if the Yankees are out of it? Sabathia winds up with a deal $20 million less than ...

Cashman Meets With CC
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... With each passing day, the likelihood of that lessens considerably. "(Genske) has to be concerned about them pulling the offer and moving on to the other (free agent) pitchers," the source said. "If he blows this deal, he's dead as an agent. For one thing, who's going to approach that $140 million if the Yankees are out of it? Sabathia winds up with a deal $20 million less than ...

Madden: CC Concerned About NY's Media Scrutiny
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... afraid of New York? It is sure beginning to sound like that as the big lefty continues to sit on the Yankees' six-year, $140 million offer - an offer that would make him the highest paid pitcher in baseball - with no other team remotely close to those numbers. ...

Feinsand: Yanks Set To Acquire Cameron
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From Mark Feinsand: The Yankees have found their center fielder for 2009, as they are set to send Melky Cabrera to Milwaukee for veteran outfielder Mike Cameron on Thursday, according to two major league sources.In 2008 the 35 year old hit .243/.331/.477 with 25 HR, 70 RBI, and 15 SB in 120 games. He is set to make $10 million next year. Here are some splits for the '08 season: RISP: .245/.346/.443 RISP with 2 out: ...

Damon and A-Rod Recruit Burnett
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From Anthony McCarron: Multiple recruiting calls by Alex Rodriguez and Johnny Damon were instrumental in wooing A.J. Burnett to the Bronx, according to a baseball official familiar with the two Yankees' talks with Burnett. A-Rod and Damon, who both repeatedly expressed admiration for Burnett's pitching last season while the righty was going 3-1 with a 1.64 ERA in five starts against the Yankees, urged Burnett to join them with the Bombers and touted New York as a great place to play. ...

The so-called Yankee money--Lupica
XM MLB Chat — ... that the New York Yankees, out of all the big businesses in all the land, are the only ones with a license to keep printing money forever as long as they keep ...

Yankees Maneuvers
BASEBALL HOT CORNER — ... The New York Daily News reports: "Tired of waiting for the Yankees to make a move, the Brewers killed the proposed deal for ...

Cashman's Crusade
BASEBALL HOT CORNER — ... "Thursday, as the Yankees introduced $243.5 million worth of ammo - Sabathia and A.J. Burnett - the melodramatic tale of Cashman's bridge from Santana to CC began to unfold. "It took a lot of pain," Cashman said while being interviewed on the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network. "And certainly a lot of hits going through the process." After wiping away tears, we figured the "pain" and "hits" Cashman spoke of came from columnists, commentators and other assorted mouths who ...

Offer Still Stands, But Yanks Ready To Go With Hughes
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — Last night I asked you guys who you thought should be the Yankees fifth starter. So far Andy Pettitte is out to an early lead in the poll to the left. Here's an update on the Pettitte story. From Anthony McCarron: Before the Yankees signed Mark Teixeira, they told Andy Pettitte's camp that the pitcher's chances of rejoining the Bombers would be in jeopardy if they signed another big free agent. Now that the Yanks have landed their new first baseman, the odds of Pettitte being a Yankee next year are ...

Why People Detest the New York Yankees
The Mighty Quinn Media Machine — ... At a time when ... (fill in a snippet from today's wealth of dour news) ... the New York Yankeeshave gone on a $423 million spending spree for two arms and a first baseman. ...

Houston hospital jettisons Rocket's -- Roger Clemens -- name on sports institute
Steroid Nation — ... As the negative headlines continued, Clemens went into relative seclusion, occasionally making appearances at his oldest son Koby's minor-league baseball games. The Rocket was not included in the Yankees' video tribute during the final game at the old ...

Houston hospital jettisons the Rocket's -- Roger Clemens -- name on sports institute
Steroid Nation — ... As the negative headlines continued, Clemens went into relative seclusion, occasionally making appearances at his oldest son Koby's minor-league baseball games. The Rocket was not included in the Yankees' video tribute during the final game at the old ...

Yankees Links
BASEBALL HOT CORNER — ... update: "Unfortunately, it's not the Yankees' money that will be paying for ...

Teixeira Press Conference May Come Tuesday
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From Anthony McCarron: The Yankees are making plans for a press conference to fete new first baseman Mark Teixeira, perhaps as early as Tuesday, according to baseball sources. The article goes on to say that Teixeira's physical may be scheduled for tomorrow, and that the reason this has all been delayed was because the Yankees front office has been on vacation since Christmas. The offices will reopen Monday. ...

More Stadium fallout, misuse of funds
It's About The Money - A New York Yankees Blog — ... The team wants more money to make room for two restaurants, a New York Yankees Steakhouse and a ...

Henderson Looks Back on His (Disappointing) Days as a Yankee
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... admitted regretting that his Yankee career wasn't longer. His manager with the A's and Yankees, and surrogate father figure, ...

Can the Yankees win with Melky or Gardner in center?
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... Playing center field for the Yankees is one of the most hallowed jobs in sports, sort of like being the tailback at USC or linebacker for the ...

Cone: We Knew Who Was Juicing
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... According to the authors, players often joked about teammates who worked out with McNamee when he served as an assistant strength coach for the Yankees in 2000-2001, especially players who grew dramatically stronger, bigger and leaner in a short period of time. "He's on Mac's program," was the joke, or "He's on The Program." ...

Posada Defends Torre
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... While Torre's book will doubtless keep tongues wagging into the baseball season - who knows, after all, if it will have any impact on his new team, the Dodgers? - Posada believes there is "no chance" the Yankees will suffer this season because of any fallout. ...

Moose Clears the Air
My Pinstripes — ... "I'm aware of (the reaction). As far as I know that's pretty much the way I said it. But the idea of it was not to take any stabs at Mo," Mussina said Wednesday on WFAN. "I can't put into words how important Mo has been to me as an individual player and to us as a team since I went to New York. My accomplishments would not be anywhere near what they are, and our team accomplishments certainly would not be what they are without him pitching the ninth inning. ...

Another Yankee Drops 16 lbs
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... stood in the outfield grass at the Yankees' minor-league complex, playing an easy game of catch with fellow reliever ...

Tuesday's A-Rod Opinions
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... day for baseball, which need no longer hold its breath over which of its biggest names will next be exposed as a cheater. After Alex Rodriguez, they're all David Newhan.- Bob Raissman thinks Peter Gammons failed in pressing A-Rod on the issues and asking him tough questions. When word started spreading Sunday night that Alex Rodriguez would do a TV interview, a Major League Baseball official was asked if the Yankees' third baseman, outed by Sports Illustrated as a steroids ...

A-Rod caught lying again.....
Dom D's Mets Fan Blog — According to the Daily News, A-Rod apparently lied about Selena Roberts stalking him and breaking into his Miami residence when his children were sleeping. He said all this when getting interviewed by ESPN's Peter Gammons. The Police departments from New York and Hoboken to Miami and Coral Gables say A-Rod never reported Selena Roberts' alleged crimes to them. "I haven't been able to find anything to corroborate that she has tried to break into his home," Detective Juan Sanchez of ...

Swisher Happy With His New Role
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — From Mark Feinsand: When the Yankees traded for Nick Swisher back in November, he was penciled in as their starting first baseman for 2009. That plan was quickly erased when the Bombers signed Mark Teixeira to an eight-year, $180 million contract, leaving Swisher unclear on his role. "I'm just happy to be over here," Swisher said as he unpacked his belongings into his new locker - the one previously occupied by Jason Giambi. "Whatever my role is going to be, I'm excited for it. We'll just see how it goes. ...

A-Rod's Associates Coming to Life
My Pinstripes — ... Presinal was not around A-Rod and the Yankees during the 2008 season, the source said, but Sucart remained a constant presence around Rodriguez, at home and on the road. ...

Alex Rodriguez -- A-Rod -- tight with steroids/doping tainted sports trainer Angel Presinal
Steroid Nation — ... Presinal was not around A-Rod and the Yankees during the 2008 season, the source said, but Sucart remained a constant presence around Rodriguez, at home and on the road. ...

Was A-Rod juicing in 2007?
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... since 2002, there is some cause to suspect that A-Rod may have used performance-enhancing drugs during his 2007 MVP season with the Yankees. ...

Yanks Tell A-Rod To Keep His Cousin Away
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... Baseball sources told the Daily News Thursday that the Yankees' front office issued the ban after Rodriguez was seen jumping into an SUV driven by Sucart after Wednesday's spring training opener against the ...

Damon Doesn't Agree With Torre's Take on '07
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... We all thought the affable Damon was one of the more popular guys in the clubhouse. Not so, said Torre. Rather, he reported, Damon's subpar play during much of the 2007 season because of nagging leg problems was viewed by the old guard Yankees as a "lack of commitment." ...

Jeter Gettng Awfully Chummy With The Enemy
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... with the players." Youkilis said he has always respected Jeter, but spending the past week with him has taken that admiration to another level. "[Jeter] has been unbelievable, and you see why he's the captain of the Yankees," Youkilis said.And some more from Anthony McCarron: They go at it constantly," Chipper Jones said of Jeter and Pedroia. "It's fun when Yankees and Red Sox go at each other, because you know they're going to ...

One Bad (Spring) Start Must Mean It's Time To Panic
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... Still, he understands the concern and says he's glad the Yankees went into spring training determined to ease him along in an effort to keep his arm fresh. ...

Coke May Be The Main Lefty Out Of The Pen
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... "I was told exactly what's occurring here," said Coke, "to be ready to go to camp as a starter, even though we might want you to go back to relieving. I'm just happy to play baseball. I mean, this is the New York Yankees! Starting, relieving, it doesn't matter!" ...

Negron Honors The Boss in New Children's Book
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... , 53, a special assistant to the 26-time World Series champion Yankees, has taken in plenty of history and heartache, controversy and celebration during three decades' worth of Yankee Stadium history. ...

Yankees Rumors and Speculation
BASEBALL HOT CORNER — ... " No pressure kid, welcome to the Big Apple. What do they have in common other than diminutive stature? Good question: "The kid who fights to be the Yankees' starter in center field on Opening Day, ...

Lupica: Gardner Can Be Yanks' Version of Pedroia
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... walking down the street." Then Girardi said, "There's no size chart in baseball." There was no size chart for Pedroia, who was the best little guy in his sport before he became MVP. He got off to a terrible start in his rookie season and Terry Francona, the Red Sox manager, stayed with him, and Pedroia just kept swinging from his heels and making the plays at second and winning games. Now he has become a star of his sport. The kid who fights to be the Yankees' starter in center field on Opening Day, Brett Gardner, ...

Around The Majors: Links
Around the Majors — ... will continue bringing the best out of each other. Regardless of which player out of the pair ends up seeing the majority of innings at the position center field is clearly going to represent a fairly large hole for a team with that kind of payroll. Unless, of course, Gardner grows in the Yanks' version Dustin Pedroia (gritty guy who gets the most out of his tools), which Mike Lupica thinks is a realistic possibility: The kid who fights to be the Yankees' starter in center field on Opening Day, Brett Gardner, ...

Yanks Still Run New York
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... Among the New Yorkers who expressed interest in big-league baseball, more than half - 56% - pledged alliance to the Bronx Bombers and only a third said they root for the ...

Yankees Notes
BASEBALL HOT CORNER — ... said. "I’m sure we’ll have a veteran guy hitting behind him and who knows, in three weeks to a month, if things are going well, he could easily move up. Right now, just let him get his feet wet a little bit.”--(Chad Jennings/Times-Tribune) Sounds like patience is back in the mix. When it comes to Brett Gardner, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The New York Daily News glows: - Brett Gardner's successful debut as the Yankees' new center fielder was lost in their abysmal loss to the Orioles on Opening Day. ...

New York Yankees Play PR Game Well But The Moat Is Still Up
The Mets Police — ... The Yankees have changed the policy that barred fans from entering sections adjacent to the field during BP. Regardless of where their ticketed seats are, Yankees spokeswoman ...

Yanks Change BP Rules, Daily News Takes Credit
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... in Sunday's Daily News, the Yankees have changed the policy that barred fans from entering sections adjacent to the field during BP. Regardless of where their ticketed seats are, Yankees spokeswoman ...

LWIB: Did Judge Sonia Sotomayer Save Baseball? Cubs Sale Stalled? Draft Slotting, Troubles for Redbirds
The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network — ... But in doing so, what she really rescued at the time was an economic system in baseball that desperately needed changing, one that would not really begin to change until later, when revenue sharing and a luxury tax on the big spenders like the Yankees finally began to take effect, and commissioner ...

Around the Yankee Universe, 06.08.09
Pinstripe Alley — ... What if the timing turns out to be all wrong for the Yankees? What if this is the year all of the championship pieces fall into place again...only age finally catches up with ...

The Dumbest Thing I’ve Read… Today.
Behind The Moat — ... at the moment, and yet if the Yankees are honest with themselves they had to leave this house of horrors last night asking the obvious question: Are the Red Sox in their heads? ...

People Torn On What To Do With Wang
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... Still, once the emotion wears off Girardi needs to do the right thing and give Wang another chance. It was the Yankees who panicked and rushed him back to the majors when they were worried about ...

Yankees Shopping Season
BASEBALL HOT CORNER — ... a clue what "phrenetic" means. "Who could use Halladay? Well, considering he would be at the top of any rotation, the answer is everybody. And he’s relatively affordable, making $30 million over the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Initially, I’d be surprised to see the Yankees jump into the fray."--(NY Times) "The uncertainty of Chien-Ming Wang's shoulder could thrust the Yankees into the trade market, with a starting pitcher at the top of Brian Cashman ...

An In-Depth Look At… Derek Lowe.
The Real Dirty Mets Blog — ... just signed a contract with the Yankees worth $16.5 million annually for five years, though he has not shown ...

Mets In The Papers
The Real Dirty Mets Blog — ... this year is now in serious jeopardy. Adam Rubin, “Tigers & Twins To Visit Citi in 2010″ A preliminary schedule for 2010 reveals the Twins and Tigers will come to Citi Field. The Mets are expected to visit Cleveland, as well as play the customary home-and-home series with the Yankees. Adam Rubin, “Mets’ ...

Baseball Money Matters
BASEBALL HOT CORNER — ... Bill Madden of the NY Daily News leads off with some reporting you won't find on ESPN: "September stretch looming, five of the seven teams with $100 million or more payrolls - the Yankees ($201M), Dodgers ($100M), ...

Derek Jeter Is 4 Hits Away From Lou Gehrig’s All-Time Yankee Hit Record
Major League Jerk — This is from Bill Madden in today’s NY Daily News: Suddenly, the normally unflappable Derek Jeter is finding the rarified air where the Yankee deities reside can be suffocating. With two games and nine plate appearances to attain the four hits that would enable him to eclipse Lou Gehrig as the Yankees‘ all-time hits leader Monday, Jeter came up empty. In the day game, the Tampa Bay Rays‘ Matt Garza hung an 0-for-4 collar on him, while in going 0-for-4 with a ...

Posada Suspended Four Games, Fined $3K
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... has been suspended four games and fined $3,000 for his role in Tuesday night's bench-clearing brawl between the Yankees and Blue Jays, a baseball source told the Daily News. ...