Stop Batting Jason Giambi Fifth
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 8/24/2008 — Obviously clutch hitting has been one of the things that has killed this team, particularly the lack of clutch hitting from the four and five hitters, Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi. But as bad as A-Rod has been (.246 with RISP), Giambi has been that much worse. Giambi is currently hitting .205 average with RISP, which is very similar to his .207 avg. as a number five hitter. It also might ...

8/23 Minor League Report
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 8/24/2008 — All the day's Yankees minor league action.

Pavano Ready to Go
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 8/24/2008 — From Ed Price : "There's nothing like being in a big-league clubhouse and earning your way back," he said yesterday. "I can't say enough about the opportunity I've been given." "(Today) is a big start for me and the team," he said. "I'm not here to make amends. I'm here to do my job, and that's to win ballgames. that's what I'd like to have been doing the last three years, but that just ...

8/21 Minor League Report
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 8/24/2008 — All the day's Yankees minor league action.

Pavano (W 1-0)
mypinstripes.blogspot.com 8/24/2008 — We had the craziest dream last night. Carl Pavano pitched and won a game for the 2008 Yankees. We woke up laughing. Then we picked up the sports page and remembered that it really did happen. After a bit of shaky start, fragile Carl threw five, ...

Carl Pavano returns to Yankees and wins — L.A. Times - Baseball News 8/24/2008
The oft-injured right-hander, pitching in the majors for the first time since April 2007, beats the Orioles. > BALTIMORE -- Carl Pavano will never be able ...

Welcome back, Carl — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 8/24/2008
Carl Pavano is on a two-game winning streak. Sure, those wins came 502 days apart, but they’re wins nonetheless. Pavano gave up three runs over five innings against the Orioles, helping the Yankees to a win and giving them a chance to ...

MLB postseason could have new and refreshing feel — FOXSports.com News for MLB 8/24/2008
The Yanks may not make it and the BoSox are far from favored. Randy Hill says there may be something refreshing about the playoffs.

Bruney giving bullpen what it needs — Major League Baseball News 8/24/2008
On Saturday, Brian Bruney tossed two scoreless innings, allowed just one hit and tallied one strikeout. It was the fourth consecutive scoreless appearance for the right-hander after he'd allowed three earned runs in his first five appearances since ...

Cano's homer gives Yanks sweep of O's — Major League Baseball News 8/24/2008
Robinson Cano smacked a solo homer to deep center field in the seventh, giving the Yankees the edge they were looking for in an 8-7 victory on Sunday.