With Spring Training coming to a close soon, both Joe Girardi and pitching coach Dave Eiland have tough decisions to make. Right now, Joe has said there would be 12 pitchers on the team (in recent years Joe Torre carried…
2008
Andy Pettitte has a bad back
The Yankees and Andy Pettitte are saying “don’t worry”. But Yankees fans need to be worried. Andy’s start was pushed back due to back soreness. And on March 12, elbow soreness forced him to miss a start as well. “The…
Joba Chamberlain Knows His Role
Joba Chamberlain was officially informed today (DailySkew baseball had already known this for a month) that he will start the season in the bullpen. His reaction: “At least I gave somebody something to talk about, you know? I think it’s…
Detroit Tigers: The Team to Beat?
2008 is shaping to be the year were only the strong survive. So one can imagine that the TIGERS will be mauling the American League this year. Under the guidance of Jim Leyland, the Tigers are on the prowl. Their…
Billy Crystal Yankees Spring Training
The New York MEDIA is fuming that the Yankees are letting Billy Crystal play in one game this Spring Training. Here’s Newsday’s take: But to sign this guy to a contract, to give him a real locker and to let…
Shelley Duncan Fights Rays
REVENGE IS SWEET Shelley Duncan kept his word, and “played hard” against the Rays: “When I’m out there playing, I like playing hard. It never entered my head to think about a message. They see me playing hard every day.…
Don Zimmer Attacks Joe Girardi
With Friends Like These…. I watched the Spring Training game where the Tampa Bay Rays were easily cruising to an exhibition game victory over the Yankees. All of the regulars were rested. One Ray rookie Elliot Johnson crashed into the…
Kyle Farnsworth Blames Joe Torre
The Yankees most hated relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth has finally come out and blamed former manager Joe Torre for his struggles. Farnsworth said Torre has poor communication skills, and never game him the confidence to success. Specifically, he said that…
Chien-Weng Wang got bombed
Chien-Weng Wang had nothing yesterday, as the Reds just feasted upon his sliders. No one is panicking as he is just getting back his arm strength. In other news Yankees GM Brian Cashman revealed that he spoke with Bobby Abreu…