Poll

I have another poll for any readers to vote on. Please cast your vote, you can do it anonymously by just posting you vote as a comment, you don't need to say anything else. So the poll is: Do you think Melky Cabrera will remain as yankee, even as a backup at the end of the year?

Yanks Win 2/3 in Boston, Defeat Royals 15-4

The yankees have improved their record to 27-20. They are just 2 games back in the division, despite all the injuries so far this season. After losing 2 of 3 to the mets, they beat the red sox back to back to win the recent series in fenway park 2 games to 1. They then lost 7-5 to the royals at home, ending their 13 game losing streak, and today defeated them in a blowout 15-4. Gary Sheffield has returned to the lineup a few days ago, but has yet to really start hitting again. However, Melky Cabrera, who was called up from triple A a few weeks ago to replace Sheffield, has continued to be great. Perhaps he will stay on as a permanent part of this team. It looks like Carl Pavano will miss about half the season, and hopefully Octavio Dotel will start pitching soon. Tomorrow Jaret Wright will start to close out this series, and then New York will gon a the road for 7 games, playing the tigers in 4 games, and then the orioles for 3 games.

2 Amazing Comebacks

It's been a little while since I've posted, but I'll post again now. Since I last posted, the yankees were down to the rangers 9-0 at one point in a game, then 10-1, however they roared back and won it with a Posada walkoff 2 run homer. This happened when they were down to their last out. Today, the yankees came back again, just 2 outs from losing to the mets in the middle of this subway series. After Pedro Martinez pitched very well for most of the game, Billy Wagner gave up 3 runs to make it a 1 run game. Johnny Damon then hit a ground ball that looked like it would be a game ending double play, but he outran it, and the yankees tied the game. They won 5-4 in the 11th on a single by Andy Phillips. The yankees' record is now at 24-17. It could be better, but they have to fight harder with Matsui and Sheffield missing from the lineup. Tomorrow is the rubber match of the first subway series at Shea Stadium. Aaron Small will face Tom Glavine. It looks like we'll need our hitters to get a lot of hits to win tomorrow. Let's hope they can do it.

Yankees Win 5 in a Row

It has been kind of a while since I've posted, so here's another update. The yankees lost in boston 7-3, the 2nd game of that series was rained out, and then the yankees won the next 5 games, sweeping the devil rays in 2 and the rangers in 3. This is a season high win streak, and the yankees' 1st back to back sweeps this year. With the last win, Joe Torre has won his 1,000th game as a yankee manager, putting him in an elite class with Miller Huggins, Joe Mccarthy, and Casey Stengel. New York's record is currently 18-11, and we remain tied with the red sox in 1st place. Tuesday through Wednesday is a 3 game series with against the boston red sox that will begin a 10 game homestand. The starting pitchers are: Johnson vs. Beckett, Mussina vs. Schilling, and Chacon vs. Wakefield. I think that we have a chance to at least take 2 games, because many of our hitters are hot right now, especially the middle of the order, and Johnson pitched very well against boston last year. Mussina is also off to a great start this year, and Chacon is doing pretty well. Go Yankees!