Yankees News for Tuesday, August 21, 2007

What a heart breaker last night, eh? After tying the game up in dramatic fashion, the bullpen (Henn) blows the Yankees chances in the 10th. Boo.  The Yanks look to rebound tonight when Mike Mussina (8-8, 4.76) faces a very good Kelvim Escobar (13-6, 2.68). The Yanks need to crush the Angels tonight and take back the momentum they had after spanking Detroit.

Here’s some news I found noteworthy:

  •  Tom Verducci over at SI.com writes that while historically catchers have declined past age 36, the Yankees will still have to reward Jorge Posada handsomely after this season due to the dearth of anyone else available that’s good. Pudge has been below average the past 3 years, so Jorge is the best free agent catcher this off-season. The Yanks must feel like dopes for not signing him before he went on this tear. He’s irreplaceable though, so I’m sure they’ll shell out the money. In the same article, however, Verducci berates Brian Cashman for saying they won’t have the money to sign A-Rod without the money that Texas is already paying. He calls it bullshit, and so do I. It’s the Yankees. They overpay for everyone. Don’t be ridiculous. Check it out in it’s entirety here.
  • Andy Pettitte speaks! Over on the team site, Andy has written something about how well the team is playing. It sounds like everything he’s ever said to reporters about how well the Yankees are playing, but it’s nice nonetheless.
  • Newsday, The Daily News, and The New York Post are all reporting the same thing about the DH situation. Damon, Giambi, and Matsui are all taking turns and they’re all being real professional about it. Still, something about Damon’s comments bothers me. The guy is lying through his teeth about being okay with the situation. He’ll probably demand to be traded in the off-season if he’s not guaranteed regular playing time (yes, that is wild blogger speculation).
  • The Post ran a story about how the Yankees scouts knew their minor league pitchers were better than the one’s they had in the bigs.
  • From the “Where Are They Now” files: Mike Myers has signed on with the White Sox with an option for 2008. Miguel Cairo is now in the Cardinals’ minor league system and will probably get called up September 1st (source).
  • Newsday’s Yankees blog talks about Phil Hughes homecoming to Cali last night.
  • Bob Raissman of the Daily News riffs on the YES booth, dubbing Michael Kay’s cohorts “The Bland Brothers.” However, he notes that the rules that Cashman has laid down regarding Joba’s usage has stirred up the booth, letting Al Leiter, John Flaherty and Michael Kay engage in some heated and interesting debates about it. He hopes to see more, even if Kay is a stooge. He also makes fun of Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling and Kenny Albert from the FOX telecasts. Also stooges.
  • Mark Feinsand gives the Yankees proper credit for battling back last night against the Angels in his Daily News blog.
  • The collective Joba handjob (aka handJoba) continues in The New York Times today. Hey, I like the guy too, and I wish him nothing but the best, but everyone needs to keep their pants on. He’s pitched amazing so far, but let’s wait a couple more years before we vote him into the Hall of Fame, okay?
  • Murray Chass tackles the fact that while Gagne keeps blowing games for the Red Sox, the Yankees have gotten help from within. And really, doesn’t all healing come from within?

Holy cow, am I done? Hey, if I missed any news today, it probably wasn’t worth reading about anyway.

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