Your 2007 New York Yankees

Straight from Peter Abrahams' Blog, here is the 25-man roster for the New York Yankees (after recent roster cuts):

Infielders (7)
Miguel Cairo
Robinson Cano
Jason Giambi
Derek Jeter
Doug Mientkiewicz
Josh Phelps
Alex Rodriguez

Outfielders (4)
Bobby Abreu
Melky Cabrera
Johnny Damon
Hideki Matsui

Catchers (2)
Wil Nieves
Jorge Posada

Starting pitchers (5)
LHP Kei Igawa
RHP Mike Mussina
RHP Carl Pavano
LHP Andy Pettitte
RHP Darrell Rasner

Relief pitchers (7)
RHP Brian Bruney
RHP Kyle Farnsworth
LHP Sean Henn
LHP Mike Myers
RHP Scott Proctor
RHP Mariano Rivera
RHP Luis Vizcaino

Manager
Joe Torre

Coaches
Larry Bowa
Ron Guidry
Joe Kerrigan
Kevin Long
Don Mattingly
Rich Monteleone
Tony Pena
Rob Thomson

The guys in bold are players that were fighting for a spot on the roster; they weren't a lock going into spring training. Here is a little bit about their competition this spring:

Josh Phelps - fighting for a spot to platoon with Doug Meintkiewicz at first base, Phelps had a dominating spring at the plate. Andy Phillips, his challenger, missed the first part of spring training for personal reasons, but when he came back he just wasn't hitting well enough to make the cut. Phillips was believed to have the upper hand because of his major league experience with the Yankees last season and his superior defense. Since there is a platoon at first, there is no need to have two players with superior defensive capabilities and inferior offensive capabilities. Switching between Doug and Phelps gives Joe Torre options.

Wil Nieves - Wil missed some time due to a minor injury while the Yankees got to have a better look at Todd Pratt, the other man being considered for the backup catch role. Pratt just simply didnt impress. He was older and was kept around because he has experience and offers good, friendly advise to the pitchers. In my opinion, offensively, he is a Giambi/Ortiz who just doesn't have the power/plate discipline. Once he gets on, the bases are clogged. Since neither Wil or Todd are uber players, Wil was just simply "the other guy."

Darrell Rasner - was competing for a spot with Jeff Karstens. Karstens was solid the whole spring until everything fell apart in his last outing. Karstens got knocked around and was taken out early, complaining of pain in his arm. Luckily, it was nothing serious and Karstens could be back at it challenging for the 5th spot on the roster in no time. However, the fifth roster spot is no longer available if Wang, Pettitte, and Pavano are healthy and Igawa is pitching effectively. In that case, they would be competing for a long-relief role in the bullpen. Clemens and Hughes are other possibilites for the fifth spot (though not early in the season for either). Rasner, also dominant this spring, got knocked around big time in his last start.

Bruney and Henn - out of the pool of pitching talent that the Yankees now have, Bruney and Henn were the most impressive. Bruney was strong in his short time with the Yankees last season, pitching with a lot of fire. Henn is a good story, outpitching Ron Villone who was superb early last season then fell off the face of the earth due to Torre fatigue. Britton, acquired in the Jared Wright trade, was another consideration going into spring training but his weight issues and ineffective pitching lost him the spot. If Bruney and Henn can pitch up to their expectations, the bullpen will be superhuman.

Ladies and Gentlemen, YOUR 2007 NEW YORK YANKEES!

Is Xbox 360 Elite worth it?

G4 talks about the 360 Elite; the new Xb0x with a 120gb hdd. In a nut shell, they say the hard drive size is good for video downloading but people who bought the 360 just for the games wouldn't be affected much. They also talk about the price, which they deem to be a little high based on a rumor that the PS3 is expected to drop its price $100. Consumers win.

To The Field, Baseball Weather Is Here!

Finally, baseball weather has come on a weekend!

I took my equipment down to the field (mistakenly in a bag that weighed more than the equipment) and took some shots off a tee. Bought a nice iPod-connect boombox called the iHome2go from Costco for a cool $50. The catch was it took 8 C batteries but luckily Costco sells them in 10-packs. 8 batteries... that should last my life, and my kids' lives. Fixed it up with a nice play list of songs to keep my adrenaline up.

Halfway into practice my friend Chris showed up unexpectedly. Turns out he saw my away message and decided to pay me a visit. We haven't seen each other since working together at the high school last summer. He was nice enough to catch some grounders that bounced off the mine-field (unsettling craters on the playing field). He then took a few shots while I frantically ran all around trying to cut them off.

Good workout; glad I lifted yesterday to build up my arm strength for some heavy swings. You can really pull something if the bat isn't your weight.

FILM: Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me was a very heartfelt film. Adam Sandler plays the role of a man who lost everything that was close to him. He is depressed because everything around him reminds him of his loss and he longs for moments to escape remembering. Enter Alan Johnson (Don Cheadle -- Hotel Rwanda) who befriends Adam Sandler noting that they were once college roommates. Johnson is the one person that helps Sandler escape, forget his losses and live a semi-normal life of video games and music.

As my friend said, the movie started out a little slow. Nothing was really fast-paced about it. My other friend thought it was OK, but he is more of the blood and guts type of guy. After the film he said "Lets go see 300!"

I liked the film, thought it was well-made and put across a strong message. It had a little bit of comedy mixed in (how could you have Adam Sandler without comedy?) and a set of characters with a mixture of different personalities. And, as lives suddenly converged, things got interesting.

I recommend this film as the theater also seemed to enjoy it. They remained quiet throughout the film, wanting to hear every line out of every characters mouth.

Xbox 360 Elite

The new black Xbox appears all but confirmed. Engadget has some specs on the improved system which includes a larger hard drive, HDMI port, and new paint job. The black Xbox color will apparently be limited edition until the specs on the system replace the current premium system, in which the primary color will remain white.

Most importantly, there is speculation that the release date will be late April for a price of $479.99. Though a little hefty, the package is fairly decent and I will surely wait out for the projected cooler processor.

I just hope this isn't some kind of cruel April fools joke!

Geico Caveman's Crib

If you love that Geico Caveman then you are going to love this. Somebody created an interactive crib where you can walk around the Caveman's home. Once it loads up, click on the doorknob and it will let you in. Play around with his laptop, check out his HDTV, or watch him shower while singing to the Geico song. Everything is classic.

Be creative and curious, some functions aren't obvious. Below is the link, if it doesn't work the address is: http://www.cavemanscrib.com.



Click here to visit the Caveman's Crib

God of War 2

I bought God of War 2 today. After being told by GameStop that there was a 160 person waiting list, they conceded to have some leftover. I ended up buying my copy at Best Buy. From what I have played so far, the game is just as good, if not better than the last one. The gameplay is great and the controls are fairly easy to learn for a character with so many combos. The graphics are about the same as the last game, impressive for the PlayStation 2 title. One of the most enjoyable parts of the game is fighting characters 100 times the size of you, pressing random combos to perform leaping slashes that bring the huge beasts to their feet. After watching 300 tonight and coming home to the game, I am starting to see a connection.

Hopefully this game will last me a couple of weeks until I can truly make a decision on which next-generation system I will be buying. There is still no news from Microsoft about Xbox 360 version 2 but there are two dates I am waiting on. First, the PlayStation 3 is expected to be released in Europe within a few days. There is a chance Microsoft might say something there to kill Sony's hype. Next, the prominent rumor appears to be a May 1 release date. If that is the case and it is being released in the US on this date, I expect there to be some news of it come mid-April. If not, who knows what I will do. All I know is I am longing to play some MLB 2K7 and my friend Rob will be getting Xbox Live soon. Let the gaming begin already!

300

300 was great! My friend's was right, you cant always trust the reviews. Plus, my dad told me that first week sales for the film were outstanding.

The fight scenes were perfect, like nothing I have seen before. The fighters were real men, no Lord of the Ring Legolas'. So much blood was spewed my girlfriend spent half the movie with her eyes closed. The movie is called 300 because it is about a group of 300 Spartans who went up against the largest Army in the world, the Persians, led by Xerxes. King Leonidas is given the option to surrender to the Persians, or be destroyed. What a choice, right? Outnumbered greatly, the Spartans find strength in their abilities to fight and outsmart their challengers. By standing together as one giant shield (using the buddy system) they are able to slowly chop away at the enemy front lines. The cast isn't only limited to human warriors. There are all sorts of characters including immortals, giant fat beasts, and even a rhino.

I recommend this to all guys. My girlfriend kept screaming things like "Oh damn" and "Oh that's just wrong" and it made me a little uncomfortable. It's a guy thing.

In the Middle of the Night (The Rock)

Nothing like waking up in the middle of the night and finding yourself alone in your friends basement! Watched The Rock, which is a very good movie, but no matter what film you put on, when the ambient lights go out and the only light being emitted is from the television screen, you find yourself quickly becoming a victim of The Sandman. Don't remember exactly what time I passed out but it is pretty funny when you realize you aren't home.

Nicholas Cage and Sean Connery do an excellent job in this film. Connery plays a jailed escape artist who is called upon by the federal government to alleviate a hostage situation at Alcatraz, also known as The Rock. What makes Connery so suited to aide the federal government? He is the only person who has ever escaped Alcatraz alive. Cage plays a chemical weapons expert working for the FBI, in charge of using his expertise to find the best possible way to prevent a nerve gas attack on the San Francisco Bay area. Filled with plenty of creative action, drama, and comedy, it is easy to see how a large diversity of moviegoers would like this film. Two thumbs up; both my thumbs.

Let It Hail?

My car looks covered in vanilla Dippin' Dots. Yummy. The roads are very icy, especially the side roads that have not yet been maintained. Hope everyone is careful driving out there.

Due to inclement weather, work closed an hour and a half early so everyone could beat traffic and avoid worse weather conditions. Driving home, I realized that a lot of other people had the same idea, but it still wasn't too bad since I take the service roads. A co-worker at my job told me that he missed a pole by inches when his tire hit the curb on his way out to lunch.

Work is starting to put me in charge of a plant so I can control material flow, unsupervised. A challenge I plan to be ready for.

Yanks Losing Streak + 360

The Yankees have lost a bunch of games recently including one to the Red Sox on Monday and one to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday. Of all the losses, what came most importantly to the Yankees was a semi-strong/injury-free performance by Carl Pavano (known as "The Rajah of Rehab" to Peter Abrahams). The Yankees play the Twins tonight.

I am holding off on the 360 for now. I will most surely buy it eventually but I have been hearing rumors lately about a release of a Black Xbox 360 (codename: Zephyr) that includes 100GB more hard drive space, a cooler processor, an HDMI output, and a faster, quieter, DVD-ROM. With all those extras it is worth it to hold on my purchase at least until Microsoft disputes the rumors. I don't expect it to be more than a month and a half before we hear something because the two ideal times to come out with an updated system are when the PS3 launches in Europe (near the end of this month) and around the beginning of summer. Someone projected May 1 for the release but how the hell would they know. We'll wait and see.

EBay Sellers Suck

This is the first and last time I'm buying any electronics on EBay. I received a Motorola H700 bluetooth headset about 2 weeks ago and unfortunately it was defective. I sent it back and a week later I had my new, more recent defective headset. I matched it up with my dad's headset because he has the same headset and color as mine and the writing on it is different.

Lesson learned. I will most likely buy my XBox 360 tomorrow from Best Buy, a trusted retailer.

Reminder: Yanks/Sox and 24

Just a reminder: the Yankees play the Red Sox tonight in Fort Myers at 7:05pm. 24 most likely will be slightly overlapped by the Yankee game but, like I said in an earlier post, you can always catch free reruns on MySpace.

A Few Things

- 24 is the greatest TV series ever. Ever. You can catch some past episodes on MySpace if you were to want to try and catch up to the present. I particularly liked the 5PM-6PM show last week.

- The Yankees lost today, 4-3 to the Indians. This is the second loss for the Yankees this Spring Training and both have come by the hands of the Indians. The Indians had the second highest run-producing offense last season behind the Yankees so it is understandable that they would put up some fight. Their bullpen held them back last season. The main reason for the Yankees' loss today was the unimpressive outing by youngster Phillip Hughes. He should be sent down to the minors any day now to get ready for AAA.

The Yankees play the Red Sox tomorrow (Monday) night at 7PM. The game will be held in the Red Sox's ball park and only a handful of regulars will take the trip including Robinson Cano and Hideki Matsui. Carl Pavano is slated to pitch. (game overview)

- I should be buying the Xbox 360 soon. I am sold on a few good games they have out including Gears of War, MLB 2k7, Burnout Revenge, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas. I went to my friends today and he had the 360 and the Wii along with a 42 inch plasma TV. Gears of War on a plasma screen is unlike anything I've seen before. The Wii was fun also even though the graphics didn't blow my skirt up. I particularly enjoyed swinging the bat via remote, in Wii Sports.

- I have decided to scrap the idea of getting a BB Gun. For now at least. Though small, the chances of missing the target and/or having bullets ricochet into the dog next door is enough to hold me back. Especially since that little guy is all over the place.

Goldeneye 007 Recreation

Here is a very funny, and creative, recreation of arguably Nintendo 64's greatest game (and one of my personal favorite movies), Goldeneye 007. The game set the standard for all first-person shooters thereafter and, even in today's high-tech gaming world, gamers still are sentimental about their beloved 64-bit Bond. Although I wish the whole video was in first person, just like the game, it did bring back some fond memories:

To further the sentimentality, here is the trailer for the film:

Taking Shots

Was over my friend Rob's house for a brief time after work on Friday and we were taking a few shots with his BB Gun. Didn't take long for me to want one.

We lined up a GI Joe of his in front of a cardboard box and shot from several feet away, blowing off its legs, 1 arm, and parts of its torso. When he got too small to hit (and too dark to see) we lined up some beer bottles and tore them apart.

Now I am in the market for a BB Gun. He told me that he bought his from Sports Authority so that was the first place I checked. Here are the few (if you call 10 a few) that were in my price range:

1. Crosman Nightstalker 1200 Air Rifle
2. Daisy Model 953 Air Rifle
3. Winchester 1000B Synthetic Stock Break Barrel Air Rifle
4. Crosman RepeatAir 1077 .177 Semi-Auto CO2 Air Rifle
5. Daisy Model 2856KC Silhouette Air Rifle Kit
6. Daisy Powerline 880 Air Rifle
7. Daisy Model 840C Grizzly Youth Air Rifle, Mossy Oak Camo
8. Daisy Model 1938 Red Ryder® Youth BB Gun
9. Daisy Backyard Shooting Air Rifle Kit
10. Daisy Powerline 5880 Shadow Plus Air Gun Kit

The last two are of the most interest because they are kits that come with the assortment of extras that I would eventually need to get anyway (bullets, goggles, etc.). I am particularly looking at number 9, the backyard kit.

The problem is, however, that they do not ship or sell (at least from the Sports Authority website) to New York. I guess there are some restrictions to buying BB Gun's but it cant be that restricting if my friend bought one a couple years ago in a Sports Authority. A few other friends of mine have BB Gun's as well.

Thinking of what to shoot next time, my friend and I decided we would buy some cheap action figures or set up water balloons hanging from trees in his backyard.

YANKS: 7-1-1

Every time I blink the Yankees have another win. Carl Pavano was scheduled to pitch against Tampa Bay on Friday but shortly before the game it was announced that he had to take care of some personal matter. Don't worry, it's not an injury this time, but it does pertain to one in the past. Apparently, the car accident he was in, the one that kept him from making a post-season appearance last season (you remember: rib injury 14c), caused someone "severe and permanent personal injuries." Sounds like a load of s&*! if you ask me. Some people just love the attention; the majority love the money.

The Yankees are 7-1-1 this Spring. Jeff Karstens filled in nicely while Pavano was taking care of his personal issue. Bobby Abreu is getting close to taking dry swings.

YANKS: ST 6-1-1

I didn't have much time yesterday to blog last night's Yankee game against the Cincinnati Reds but I do now...

Last night's game ended in a tie when Bronson Sardinha, again, brought in a crucial run in the 9th inning. He didn't win the game for the Yankees this time but he tied it. This guy has come up clutch twice now and you can tell that spectators are really starting to enjoy the last inning heroics, albeit them being meaningless Spring Training games. The heroics remind me of the few Mets games I have been to. I honestly didn't think the Yankees would put a run on the board the way Cincinnati was pitching all game but that comes to show you to never underestimate the Yankees.

From there, the game went into the 10th inning and then it was stopped, with a final score of 1-1. Spring Training games can end in a tie because they don't count toward the regular season and they are primarily to get everyone "game ready." They don't end games with a tie during the regular season.


Here are the results from today's games:

Yankees 5 - Atlanta 3
Boston 0 - Minnesota 1
Toronto 2 - Boston 3
Baltimore 8 - Mets 7

The Yankees walk away with yet another win. Boston goes 1-1 today. And the Mets lose yet again.

YANKS: ST 5-1

The Yankees have finally lost a game after winning their first five. Once again, I didn't see any games today, but this is what I got from the recaps:

YANKEES - lost with a final score of 6-5. Sardinha, yesterday's hero, grounded into a double play that ended a small rally. Wang wasn't so sharp, getting roughed up a bit by the Indians. Phillip Hughes looked impressive though, which is great news, although Torre has already told him he will not be with the Major League team when camp breaks. Look for Hughes to come up sooner than expected if Igawa continues to pitch the way he did in his previous outing and/or Pavano faulters (whether it be injury or a loss of touch).

METS - won.

BOSTON - won with a very large score, taking the Florida Marlins 14-6. The game was tied going into extra innings when the Red Sox scored 8 in the top of the 10th to blow the game out of the water. Matsuzaka was on the mound today and got himself into a jam before Varitek bailed him out by telling him which pitch to throw. He pitched three scoreless innings.

YANKS: ST 5-0

Peter Abraham's summarized the game perfectly:

The apparently unbeatable Yankees (5-0) won again today when Bronson Sardinha belted a two-run homer off Felix Heredia with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.

Sardinha is a former supplemental first round pick who was added to the 40-man roster over the winter. He hit .286 for Columbus last season and is the greatest Hawaiian since Steve McGarrett.

Chris Britton, Tyler Clippard, Scott Proctor and Ron Villone pitched 4.1 scoreless innings to finish the game, allowing one hit.

AWESOME! Though it is very little indication of what will happen in the regular season, it is encouraging to see relatively unknown Yankees coming up big in the late innings. I missed the game but someone in the blogs said there should be a rerun on YES at 7pm est. If there is one, i'll be there.

METS - lost to Cleveland, 2-1.

BOSTON - lost to Dodgers by the same score in the Mets game today, 2-1.

YANKS: ST 4-0

The Yankees walked away with their fourth win in as many games today. Pavano pitched the first two innings, giving up 2 H (hits), 2 BB (base on balls = walks), and 1 ER (earned run). Though those numbers aren't what you want every two innings out of Pavano, he walked away without getting injured. That's a start. Two walks isn't terrible as pitchers try to find the strike zone in the beginning of Spring Training. It is harder for Pavano who hasn't been in front of a Major League umpire in a very long time.

METS - John Maine went two innings, letting up one hit and no runs. One of the Mets' "answers" to their starting rotation this season, Philip Humber, gave up 3 H, 2 BB, and 5 ER. Hopefully, it's too early to tell. The Mets lost to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-3.

BOSTON - they won 6-1 against Minnesota. Scott Baker for the Twins let up 6 H, 2 BB, and 5 ER in two innings. Both Curt Schilling and Johan Santana let up 1 ER a piece.

Dominos Cheesy Garlic Bread Pizza

Giant appendages don't exactly make me crave the pizza, but it's surely funny:

YANKS: Pavano is Ready

Pavano has not pitched for the Yankees since last Spring Training and has a lot to prove. The time is now.

Pavano takes the mound today for the Yankees and sadly we won't get to see it on TV. However, I will be listening closely to those, hopefully, two innings that Pavano pitches on the blogs (particularly Pete Abrahams). If Pavano can run a decent performance, avoiding injury, there will be some positive talk about the Yankee rotation. Wang and Pettitte looked sharp and, although Mussina gave up the long ball, his comments afterward were encouraging. Kei Igawa also avoided any damage his first time out.

In other news, Ken Davidoff today said, "The Red Sox and Phillies both carry potentially elite starting rotations. The Yankees and Mets both ... don't." (source)

You can understand why he would think that the Mets' starting rotation is not "potentially elite" but it's hard to see why he can't put the Yankees' starting rotation on the same level as the Red Sox and Phillies.

The Yankees have a 2nd place Cy Young in Wang, a proven winner in Pettitte (who shines in the big spot), a still-consistent Mussina who is a great number 3, a Japanese pitcher with a lifetime 3-something ERA, and a healthy Pavano that has potential to go out and be good again, knock on wood. Did I mention that the Yankees' 6th pitcher is Phil Hughes, who is being compared to Roger Clemens?

The Red Sox have an overweight 40-year-old with a bad personality and a 4-something ERA as their ace, a pitcher who gave up 36 homeruns with a high ERA last season in Beckett, a Japanese pitcher who STILL has not pitched against Major Leaguers, another 40-year-old in Wakefield, and a potentially good starter in Papelbon who might not be in his spot for long with Piniero giving up four runs an inning.

I have never liked Ken Davidoff as he consistently comes across as biased against the Yankees. Despite being one of Newsday's main Yankee writers, he rarely has anything nice to say. With an improved farm system, the ridding of Sheffield and Johnson, and the addition of Pettitte, he is running out of bashing space.

YANKS: ST 3-0

Of course it's only exhibition games but it is nice to see the Yankees continue their winning ways. Mike Mussina took the first two innings of game three, giving up one run (on a home run). 880am announcers described his fastball as not hitting its spots. His curveball's sounded like they hit the spots though as they were thrown for strikes. The Yankees broke into the game when Jorge Posada hit a solo homerun that brought the Yankees within one. The Pirates scored a third run in the 8th but the Yankees responded by putting up a three spot in the bottom of the inning to put the game away.

METS - lost to the Dodgers. Winning by a run in the bottom of the 9th, Jon Adkins (Mets) let up four runs that lost the game for the Amazin's.

RED SOX - after beating Boston College yesterday, the Sox resumed major league play. They lost to the Phillies, 12-9.

YANKS: Televised ST Games

I was a little presumptuous thinking that every Yankee Spring Training game would be televised. Disappointment kicked in when I saw that some weren't, including the two games this weekend. Since I work M-F, it is hard to catch the weekday 1:05-1:15pm games so I was looking forward to seeing them this weekend but I guess I will have to catch them on 880am. Luckily, every other weekend after this will not be without a game. Here are a list of all the televised Yankee Spring Training games, their times, and their respective channels:


* = Yankee games I will be able to watch around my work schedule. You can ignore this.

March 5 (Monday) - 1:15 - ESPN/YES Network
* March 7 (Wednesday) - 7:15 - YES Network
March 8 (Thursday) - 1:05 - YES Network
* March 11 (Sunday) - 1:15 - YES Network
* March 12 (Monday) - 7:05 - YES Network
* March 14 (Wednesday) - 7:15 - YES Network
* March 15 (Thursday) - 7:15 - YES Network
* March 17 (Saturday) - 1:05 - YES Network
* March 18 (Sunday) - 1:15 - YES Network
* March 20 (Tuesday) - 7:15 - YES Network
* March 24 (Saturday) - 1:15 - YES Network
* March 25 (Sunday) - 1:05 - YES Network
March 26 (Monday) - 1:15 - YES Network
March 27 (Tuesday) - 1:05 - ESPN
* March 29 (Thursday) - 7:05 - YES Network
March 30 (Friday) - 1:05 - ESPN
* March 31 (Saturday) - 1:15 - YES Network


Yankees.com has the complete schedule with other information including opposing teams, MLB.TV shows, and location of the games. All ST games that aren't televised you will probably be able to get coverage on 880am.

April 2 is the first regular season game, against Tampa Bay.

Video Game Addiction

The video game addiction is slowly creeping back. I finally found someone who shares the same passion in first-person shooters. Rob and I have been playing his Xbox 360 for a few days now and it is insanely fun. Gears of War is one of the greatest games I have ever played, with an awesome co-op mode so we don't have to scream obscenities at each other, and the same goes for Halo. The graphics are a large noticeable improvement over regular Xbox games and adds to the excitement. Sick as it sounds, I love watching blood splash all over the screen as I chainsaw some alien monster. What is real cool is that his sister is usually around and is always willing to get in on some multiplayer action.

Rob is also slowly getting into the Yankees which is nice because Spring Training is about halfway through. We will probably end up buying some game tickets for April or May.

YANKEE UPDATE: The Yanks won game two of Spring Training against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 3-1, improving their record to 2-0. Andy Pettitte pitched two scoreless innings and Peter Abrahams reported that he "cruised." The Mets also won their exhibition game.

For tomorrow, Yankee Spring Training game is on at 1:15pm est. Will probably work out after that then over to the girls when she gets out of work at 8.

YANKS: First Game Over

The first Spring Training game is over for the Yankees and they came away with a win against the Twins, 6-1. Wang pitched effectively, retiring all 6 batters in his two innings of work. Next came Phil Hughes and he had trouble on the mound, giving up one run in 1 1/3 innings of work. He had problems with command and Posada said he was over-striding/over-throwing. Hughes knew what he was doing wrong but said it was too late for him to adjust. We'll see. I missed the game today, being at work, but I hope to catch one of the games on the weekend.

The Mets also came away with a 4-3 win over the Cardinals, but I didn't read too much into that game. At one point I noticed it was tied at 3 a piece so that run musta been a mini-celebration for the Mets. They have lots of those :) (That's my Mets compliment for the month).