The Yankees lost their 6th. consecutive game, dropping a 6-0 decision… leaving the Yanks apprehensive about their starting rotation!

Phil Hughes major league debut looked promising, striking out 5 over 4 1/3 innings, but the offense was non existent against Toronto right-hander A.J. Burnett.

Shut out for the first time this season, the Yankees generated only four singles in 7 innings against the Toronto right-hander.

The Yankees want Kei Igawa to work on his placement. Consequently, his slot for the weekend series against the Red Sox will be in the bullpen… not starting.

A-Rod.’s record-tying 14 home runs in April required only 18 games. As of today A-Rod’s stats are: .378 Avg., 14 HR, 34 RBI, .436 OBP, and .976 SLG. A-Rod reiterates “I want to stay in New York, no matter what.”

Chien-Ming Wang was officially activated from the DL on Tuesday. Wang has been on the mend after straining his right hamstring on March 23rd.

Prior to being struck by a pitch in the first inning on Tuesday, Derek Jeter was hitting .316 (25-for-79). Jeter took batting practice on Thursday but was scratched from the lineup with soreness.

It’s raining right now, and Andy Pettitte is scheduled to get his second chance to beat the Red Sox in the series opener tonight… boy do I wish we had a dome!

Question of the week:

What was the score of the Yankees worst loss ever?

Technorati Tags:  Phil Hughes   A J Burnett   Kei Igawa   Red Sox   A-Rod   Chien-Ming Wang   Derek Jeter   Andy Pettitte   Yankees

A-Rod leads slugging leaders with .981 SLG, 10 HR, .365 Avg., 23 RBI, and .435 OBP … I guess losing the weight helped! Torre, Jeter and Cano wore Robinson’s No. 42 for the club’s game at Oakland, in addition to Rivera. The Yankees‘ suffered another major hit on Sunday, as right-handers Mike Mussina and Carl Pavano were both placed on the 15-day DL.

Jeff Karstens and Wright will get their cracks at pitching in Fenway Park over the weekend, Torre announced Wednesday.

With Doug Mientkiewicz 0-for-21 slump, Josh Phelps was given the start Saturday at first base. Kyle Farnsworth, who showed promise in Spring Training with a 1.80 ERA in 10 relief appearances, has not been able to make that early success translate to the regular season. In 5 appearances, his ERA is 10.38.

Kei Igawa picks up his first Major League victory… making good use of his changeup and curve. Just a thought: I wish the new stadium had a retractable dome. When it’s raining, snowing, too cold, you could close the dome and prevent delays, double-headers…and increase attendance.

Last-but-not-least: thank-goodness the Yankees bullpen has been strong!!!

Question of the week? Which Yankees player hit a broken-bat single, as six superballs that came bouncing out?

Technorati Tags:  A-Rod   Jeter   Cano   Robinson   Rivera   Carl Pavano   Torre   Doug Mientkiewicz   Josh Phelps   Kyle Farnsworth   Kei Igawa   Yankees

Well we’re through the first week of the season and the Yankees are 3 and 3. It seems the offense is hitting, but I’m concerned about starting pitching. Carl Pavano, Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina and Kei Igawa all came-up short in their 2007 debuts. Thru the first five games the bullpen pitched more innings than the starters…not a good sign. I’d like to know what the Yankees official status on Wang is, and how long it’s going to be before we can expect to see him pitching?

When we heard last week that Damon might be on the disabled list, I hoped Bernie would get the call from Joe or Cashman…but it’s clear that’s not going to happen! Damon is OK and started last nights game.

I hope we get off A-Rod’s back once-and-for-all! As long as he’s a Yankee, we can only make it worse by booing him all the time! The Yankees would have a really hard time finding a replacement that’s as good is he is. Even when A-Rod has a so-so season, he’s better then the competition! We should get behind him, and hopefully he can get this out of his head and play ball.

The weather has been so cold, it’s like going to a football game, so last nights game at the Metrodome was a welcome relief!

The Yankees placed Hideki Matsui on the 15-day DL on Sunday, one day after the outfielder strained his left hamstring and called up Kevin Thompson as their backup outfielder.

Question of the week?
Which two Yankees ex-pitchers swapped wives?

Results from last week’s poll. “Yes” or “No” answers from RNYK readers on the question of whether they would trade Derek Jeter for Jose Reyes were almost even. 38.9% say “yes”, 33.3% say “no” with 5% saying “maybe”. Since 22.2% chose the fourth option, “Are you off your rocker?” the tie was broken. Adding these responses to the “no” category gives Derek a 55.5% vote of confidence. We hope feels the love.

Technorati Tags:  Carl Pavano   Carl Pavano   Andy Pettitte   Mike Mussina   Kei Igawa   Wang   Cashman   A-Rod   Damon   Derek Jeter   Jose Reyes

The Yankees will open their 2007 season with a ceremonial tribute to the late Cory Lidle, who died in a plane crash last Oct. 11 in New York City. Lidle’s wife, and son are scheduled to throw the ceremonial first pitches before the opening day game against the Devil Rays on April 2.

The future of the Yankees management is in question after George Steinbrenner’s daughter Jennifer Swindal files for divorce.

Bobby Murcer’s MRI-taken last week at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-was clear of any tumor growth.

Mientkiewicz has gotten off to a rocky start at the plate in spring training and still is batting only .171. He’s been hitting better, and hopes to contribute offensively, though the Yankees signed him more for his glove.

Question of the week

Technorati Tags:  Reyes   Jeter   Yankees   Opening day   Cory Lidle   Jennifer Swindal

There was a time when a watch only told time, then Dick Tracy started talking to his watch. Today you can check your pulse, listen to FM radio & MP3’s, watch TV, have 2-way communication, find out where you are with a GPS, change channels on your home TV, remote control your iPod, take digital pictures, start your car, check info on your databank, use Palm OS, email, have a built-in (altimeter, barometer, thermometer), alarm clock, be solar powered, and have atomic timekeeping technology (see if you can say that in one breath). The funny thing after all this is, I see more people checking the time on their cell phones then on their watches!

I think of converting from film to digital as the same experience we had in going from records to CDs. I loved using a great turntable & cartridge. It was fun tweaking, balancing, & cleaning the records. In the same way, when I got into 35mm photography, I purchased my first Nikon F and a few lenses and off I went. Shooting film was great, sometimes the photos were all yellow… sometimes I’d get half a frame. Boy I miss those days! Now with my digital cameras I take hundreds of photos and only print what I want. I can take dozens of shots of the same thing, and only print the perfect one I really want. I use heavy glossy paper at home and it’s even better then the stuff the lab’s use. Cut, crop, blow-it-up… you can customize to your hearts desire. No doubt about it… I miss records and film, but I sure like the convenience of CD’s and digital cameras!

Technology in the office, at the game, and in my garage. . . It seems that technology seeps into every facet of work and play. In the office it’s: email, fax, copy, print, scan, download & upload. At the game it’s: the juggs gun, Madden’s x’s & o’s on the screen, and instant replay from a dozen different angles (& sometimes they still don’t get it right). And in my garage it’s: a CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) machine and a computer. My all consuming hobby is building furniture. Awhile back, I was at a woodworker’s show and watched this computer driven router cut out gears for a clock mechanism. At the time, this technology was about $50,000 and for a small business I guess you could justify it, but for a hobby? Well, here we are a few years later, and it’s 1/10th of the price, and yes I justified it. I can design in CAD, and the router cuts, drills, carves, sculpts, machines.

The only limitation that the system is my imagination.

Apple® announced today a software update for the iPod® nano and fifth generation iPod. Customers can now easily set their own personal maximum volume limit. The software update will also give parents the ability to set a max volume limit on their child’s iPod and lock it with a combination code. The new software update 1.1.1 is available immediately as a free download for the iPod nano and the fifth generation iPod from

I took a trip to Italy and quickly fell in love with espresso. The tour guide told us the first thing that someone asks when looking for an apartment in Florence (also known as Firenze) is: where is closest espresso bar? Apparently the requirement is a maximum of a two block radius! So, after returning home, I wanted to authentically replicate the espresso experience. I purchased an inexpensive steam-driven espresso machine. When it worked, it made, at best, instant dark Italian coffee. When it didn’t, it literally blew the coffee grounds all over the walls in my kitchen! After speaking to some espresso aficionados, I learned that one needs to have a pump-driven machine. Well, that was ten years and three espresso machines ago — now I get it! The better machine will, time-in and time-out, make great espresso with thick crema. When it comes to espresso, you do get what you pay for.