YANKS: 2nd Time Around

First off, I hope everybody had a happy Easter.

The Yankees have come full circle and are back to the beginning of the rotation with Pavano on the mound tonight pitching against Sidney Ponson, ex-Yankee in the short-term. The Yanks desperately need a few strong starting pitching performances because the first time around was a disaster. There will be no "cold weather" excuses this time as the Yankees travel to play the Minnesota Twins in their temperature-controlled Metrodome.

Hideki Matsui is on the 15-day DL, Johnny Damon should be back in center, and Kevin Thompson was called up to replace Matsui. Chien-Ming Wang is expected back in the rotation soon.