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Joba Chamberlain led the Yankees to victory today, but he got yet another no-decision. Joba pitched for five and two-third innings and looked solid for the most part. He struggled with his control on some pitches again, which led to three walks, but he was able to clean up his messes. Also, the majority of the pitcher’s throws were great and he ended with nine strikeouts! Joba was upset with the no-decision, but he understands the pitch-count limitations and accepts them. In addition, the Yankees won, which is what really matters at the end of the day.

After Joba was pulled, Jose Veras, Kyle Farnsworth, and Mariano Rivera efficiently pitched the rest of the game without letting up any runs. The final score of the game was 2-1.

As you can tell by the score, the Yankees offense had a bit of an off-day today. They combined for only five hits, the same as the Padres. Jose Molina and Alex Rodriguez got the two RBIs of the day as they drove in Melky Cabrera and Derek Jeter, respectively.

Again, what counts at the end of the day is that the Yankees got the W. Next up are the Cincinnati Reds, who we play at 7:05EST tomorrow.

Darrell Rasner bounced back to the form he showed earlier this year and with that he led the Yankees to our sixth straight win. The starter was in for five innings in which he allowed only two runs on three hits. He did walk five, but he was able to get out of his own jams.

Edwar Ramirez relieved for two innings in which the Padres scored two and Farnsworth threw a one-run inning after that. Mariano Rivera wrapped up the game with a scoreless ninth. The Padres scored five, but the Yankee offense outscored them with eight.

A-Rod helped with the offensive production one more by hitting a home run for his fourth straight game. Johnny Damon had a good night as well, with three hits and two RBIs. It looks like the team as a whole is finally up to par of what it should be offensively. We had a slow-start, but teams better watch out now as we are rolling through everyone in our path.

Tomorrow the Yanks look to get their second straight sweep, in the last game against San Diego. Joba Chamberlain and Josh Banks will make the starts. The game is at 1:05EST and will be aired on YES.

The Yankees have re-signed Sidney Ponson to a minor league contract in an attempt to add some depth to the pitching staff after the Wang injury. Ponson was released by the Rangers on Monday for being a disruption to the team due to his off-field problems. It’ll be nice if he can put all that behind him because other than that he was pretty good for Texas thus far this year. He was 4-1 with an ERA under 4, and if he can keep that up he may turn out to be a great option for us while Wang is out.

Currently the pitcher is being sent to Scranton where he will likely make a start or two. Brian Cashman made it clear that Ponson was starting in the minors to make his way into the bigs. He will probably be called up in a few days to start in the bigs, perhaps against the Mets on Friday (in one of the doubleheader games.)

The title says it all! The Yankees gave the opposition another crushing defeat today, with an astounding 8-0 victory. With the win we continued our win streak to five and we have won 10 of 13. Also, the Red Sox (and Rays) lost today, meaning that we are only 5gb now. Overall a great day and certainly a nice outcome after hearing about Wang.

The bats were swinging, the pitching was solid, and the defense was good; atleast on our side. Andy Pettitte pitched seven innings in which he racked up nine strikeouts and only gave up five hits. With the win he passed Ron Guidry for fourth on the franchise list for most wins with 171. Jose Veras and Billy Traber relieved Pettitte in the eight and Mariano Rivera got the save with a hitless ninth. They just made it look easy out there.

The offense did their part as well by scoring eight runs in eight innings of batting. The Padres helped with a few errors, but some of those scores were thanks to the lineup doing what they do best. Jason Giambi had an especially spectacular day, with two home runs and 3 RBI. Alex Rodriguez also went yard once today.

It looks like the Wang news hasn’t disturbed the team’s momentum much. Or maybe it’s that the Padres are just bad. Either way, it is a good thing for the Yankees and I for one am excited for tomorrow’s rematch against San Diego. Darrell Rasner will make the start against Jake Peavy at 7:05EST. Do I hear 6 straight?

Game Time: 7:05EST
TV: Ch4, WWOR

Today is the first of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres. The Yankees are coming off a day of rest and four straight wins, but I’m not sure how they will do in the wake of hearing that Wang will be out until September. It will be a downer for sure, but I don’t know how it will play out.

On the up side, the Yanks have been on an offense tear lately (or should I say finally) and the defense has been good too, especially the pitching. Andy Pettitte will make the start and if there is anyone that knows how to keep going after rough news, it is Pettitte. Let’s hope we can pull through again and make it five straight.

Here is the Yankees lineup for tonight:
Damon LF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui DH
Giambi 1B
Posada C
Cano 2B
Cabrera CF
Pettitte LHP

Get yourself ready for some bad news… Ready? Ok, well it turns out that Chien-Ming Wang’s foot injury is actually a partially torn tendon and a sprained foot. This is horrible news for the team because it is estimated that Wang will be out until September, which is quite a tough loss for the rotation. Hank Steinbrenner has come out once again to express his opinions on the matter, he certainly wasn’t very happy. He criticized the league for making AL pitchers run the bases, what Steinbrenner believes to be an antiquated rule “from the 1800’s.”

It has been long-debated on whether AL pitchers should run the bases in interleague games. I have to agree with boss on this one though, I really don’t see the need to make them run. Why not just let the NL teams use a DH? There are many AL teams that oppose the current rule and I don’t see why it isn’t changed.

For now, what’s done is done and the Yankees need to look forward. Possible replacements for Wang include Dan Giese, maybe Ian Kennedy, or perhaps a trade before the deadline for a pitcher like C.C. Sabathia is also possible. At the moment, Steinbrenner said that they will most likely look within the organization for a replacement, but that can definitely change as we approach the July 31st deadline.

C.C. Sabathia is currently one of the big names on the rumors list, but there are other good pitchers possibly availible as well. I haven’t seen the rumor thus far, but I think Erik Bedard would also be a good fit because it is clear that the Mariners don’t have what it takes to win at the moment and it is unlikely they will win next year either, in the last year of Bedard’s two-year contract. The Yanks couldn’t get him before because Orioles’ owner Peter Angelos refused to trade the ace within the division, but I’m sure the Mariners would have no problem sending him back to the East.

The Yankees won in amazing style today over the Astros. They just dominated on both sides of the ball, finishing the game with a 13-0 shutout. Chien-Ming Wang had a great start, but a not-so-fabulous finish as he injured his foot while running the bases in the top of the sixth. In the five innings that he did pitch, the ace allowed only six hits and of course no runs. Sadly the big story of the day was the injury, which took Wang out of the game and was later examined and reported to be a foot sprain. How bad the injury is no one knows yet, but we have to pray that it isn’t something serious because the Yanks really need Wang right now.

After the game Girardi said that he would be “shocked” if Wang was able to make his next start, but the team won’t be sure of how long the pitcher will be out until he gets an MRI tomorrow. Let’s just hope it is something minor.

Other than the Wang injury, the game was all peaches and gravy for the Yankees. We simply feasted on the vulnerable Astros with 15 hits, 4 homers, 13 runs, and great defense on the other side of the ball. Four relievers took the field after Wang, each pitching a scoreless inning. Dan Giese was the only one to even let up a hit (he only gave up one) and he also got the save.

Overall a bitter-sweet day, but it was nice to get our fourth straight win. It was also nice to outperform the Red Sox, who probably thought they were all big and bad since they won 9-0 today. In other division news, the Rays lost, so we are one game closer to catching up to them (we still sit 6gb behind the Red Sox.) Tomorrow is an off day for the Yanks before they start a series against the Padres on Tuesday.

Three straight! We won again last night against the Astros and Mike Mussina got his AL-leading 10 wins (Cliff Lee also has 10.) The veteran pitched six solid innings in which he allowed three runs on six hits. Ross Ohlendorf, Kyle Farnsworth, and Edwar Ramirez would each pitch an inning afterwards. Ohlendorf was the only one to give up a run. It wasn’t enough to help the Astros though as they ended the game with four runs opposed to the Yankees’ eight.

The eight runs is a good sign because the Yankee offense has been in a bit of a cold streak of late (although we have still won most of the games due to excellent pitching.) Today they combined for twelve hits including a fan-aided inside-the-park home run by Alex Rodriguez. Johnny Damon accounted for three of the twelve hits as he continues to hit well this season.

Let’s see if we can pull the sweep against the Astros in tomorrow’s afternoon game (2:05EST.) Chien-Ming Wang will start for the pinstripes and Roy Oswalt for Houston. You can catch the game on YES.

We are past one game above .500! I had to start with that because it seems like forever that we have been either one game under, one game over, or exactly at .500. With tonight’s win over the Astros, the New York Yankees are 35-33, this could be the start of something great! Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself, but I really am excited to break the irritating trend. We now sit in third place, only six games behind the first-place BoSox. The past 10 games have actually been pretty good for the Yanks as we have won 7 of them. Let’s get 8 more wins and make it 10 straight!

Ok, now to the game review… Joba Chamberlain made his third career start and again improved greatly compared to his last outing. He pitched for six innings, giving up only one run on six hits. Jose Veras would get the W though, because the game was close one. Farnsworth would close out to get the save.

The Yankee offense had another slow day, as ex-Yank Shaun Chacon pitched well. Alex Rodriguez drove in the first run for the Yankees in the first, but another score wouldn’t come until the eight when Jeter went yard. Final score: 2-1. Not the most glorious win, but a win’s a win.

We play the Astros again tomorrow at 7:05EST. The game will be aired on YES where you will be able to see Mike Mussina take on Wandy Rodriguez of Houston.

The Yankees won in the last game of the A’s series last night with a score of 4 to 1. Andy Pettitte pitched eight solid innings of only one run ball. He allowed only five hits as Oakland’s offense couldn’t get anything going. Mariano Rivera successfully closed it out for the Yanks, getting his 18th save of the year.

The Yankee offense wasn’t exactly spectacular either, accumulating a measly 6 hits. There was a bright spot though, in fact it was a very bright spot. In the top of the 6th Hideki Matsui hit a grand slam sending in Jeter, Rodriguez, and Abreu. That was enough run support for Pettitte and the Yanks won in a nice one.

Next up are the Astros and we are back to Joba’s turn on the rotation again. Houstan will start familiar face Shaun Chacon. The game is at 8:05.

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