Is Jorge Posada classy or a diva?

Joe Girardi put slumping Jorge Posada in the 9th spot in the lineup for today's Red Sox - Yankees game. This isn't a situation like Jason Varitek's miserable start. The Sox captain is batting ninth with his rotten numbers because the pitching staff just doesn't like throwing to Jarrod Saltalamacchia.Posada is no longer a catcher. He is a DH. His ONLY job is to hit. And roughly 25% of the way he

The Yankee Illusion

The Red Sox are 3-1 against the Yankees this year and for some reason those wins seem to mask the fact that in mid May the Red Sox are STILL sub .500!But man it feels good to win by one run against the Yankees.Bartolo Colon has 2 losses this year and both were hard luck losses against the Sox.Meanwhile Joba Chamberlain is the gift that keeps giving... if by giving you mean insurance runs.Daniel

I know very little about Amaury Sanit

I saw the Yankees were getting pounded by Kansas City last night and the new Yankee pitcher was someone named Amaury Sanit.I am not familiar with him so I clicked on Yahoo Sports to get some info.Here was his page that I clicked on during last night's game.Evidently the good folks at Yahoo don’t know much about him either.

Once again, Phil Hughes has become Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack

Remember when Phil Hughes was the Yankees solid #2 starter?It seems a lot longer ago than last summer, doesn't it?He was so bad in the second half of last year and in the playoffs that some people thought that maybe he wasn't all he was cracked up to be.He has been godawful this year. So bad that the Yankees have put him on the disabled list, even though it isn't 100% clear why.Chris DeLuca,

Maybe the Yankees obsessing over 2005 wasn't so dumb

This off season I made fun of the Yankees and their obsession with players who were last good in 2005.But with the way that Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia has pitched, maybe they were on to something.If Andruw Jones becomes an elite slugger again, then I will declare Brian Cashman a genius.

There's nothing to talk about with this game

This Red Sox - Yankees game was as entertaining as geometry class. It is in fact the exact kind of game that makes the rest of the country hate the Red Sox and Yankees rivalry.Lots of build up, it was long, boring and didn't live up to the hype.Nor does this Red Sox team. They can't win a Buchholz vs. Nova match up?They will be 1-8 by the end of tomorrow.OK, I should clean.

I won't be able to stomach a Colon win

Phil Hughes does indeed stink, as predicted.And then after only 2 innings, the Yankees bring in Tub A Goo Bartolo Colon... and he shuts the Sox down.PLEASE don't have this be the story of the game!The Sox scored 6 runs against the Yankees in the first 2 innings. They HAVE to win games like this!Let's go Sox.

Phil Hughes might be just what the Red Sox need

Yeah the Red Sox have stunk and the Yankees are in town.All could be awful if the Red Sox lose.But guess who also stinks?Phil Hughes.He stunk the second half of last year, he stunk in the playoffs and he stunk in his first start.So let's say the Yankees come into Fenway, Hughes stinks it up and the Red Sox get a win at home.It will go a long way to healing some wounds in Boston.LET'S GO SOX!

Did everyone on the Yankees bat .270 last year?

I was listening to John Sterling and Suzyn (sic) Waldman call Opening Day in the Bronx yesterday. It seemed like everytime they described a Yankee batter, they said "last year he hit .270." Jeter... A-Rod... Gardner... I think someone else I can't remember... all batted .270.I am sure there is some conspiracy involving the Mayan calendar about that.Of course they also said about each batter "He

Sully Baseball's Official 2011 Picks... bet on these at your own risk!

In my entire life, I have predicted the World Series champion accurately a grand total of once in my life.I picked the 1999 New York Yankees to win it all.Not exactly a brave pick on my part.Since then...I picked the Braves to win the 2000 World Series.I picked the Yankees to win the 2001 World Series.I picked the A's to win the 2002 World Series.I picked the Cardinals to win the 2003 World

Beating A Dead Horse Day continues at Sully Baseball

OK, so I am laboring the whole Mets are going to be insanely bad in 2011 angle... and the comments have been ugly.So maybe I should talk about something else.And why not wear out another topic I've talked about way too much this off season?The Yankees obsession with players from 2005.Andruw Jones, Bartolo Colon, Mark Prior, Freddy Garcia...I jokingly said in one of my posts that the Yankees

Joba is out of shape? Was he ever IN shape?

The word out of Tampa is that CC Sabathia has dropped weight and looks like he is in terrific shape. That's good news for the Yankees because, when you consider how lousy Phil Hughes' second half was, Sabathia is the only starting pitcher the Yankees have that they can count on.But evidently there is a constant combined weight for Sabathia and Joba Chamberlain. Whatever weight CC lost, Joba

The 2005 party continues in the Bronx

Brian Cashman brought in Luis Ayala today... he didn't pitch in the majors last year.Once again the most resourceful team in baseball can't bring in a major leaguer.But hey! He was very effective once. Guess when his last very good year was?2005!I am serious... this 2005 fetish is getting bizarre.Bartolo Colon...Mark Prior...Andruw Jones...Eric Chavez...Ronnie Belliard...Freddy Garcia...Now

Eric Chavez and Ronnie Belliard join the 2005 Yankees

OK, now I think Brian Cashman is f---ing with us.Either that or he has read my posts where I keep picking on him for signing broken down players who were awesome in 2005.And just when I think I am done beating that dead horse, I wake up to see the Yankees have signed Eric Chavez and Ronnie Belliard.Yup, Chavez who was a 27 home run hitter and a Gold Glove winning third baseman in 2005, and

The Yankees are obsessed with 2005!

A few days ago, I wrote about how the Yankees seemed to be obsessed with signing players who were good in 2005. I mistakenly wrote that they had picked up ’05 All Star Justin Duchscherer. It turns out he was courted by the Yankees but signed with the Orioles.No worries. The Yankees got Freddy Garcia today. Guess when he had one of his best seasons, logging in 228 innings to an ERA of 3.87, going

The Yankees are turning back the clock to 2005

Seriously, is it 2005 again?Is Brokeback Mountain playing in the theaters?Is Hollaback Girl popular again?Is Lost a new show?Because if you looked at the moves the Yankees have been making, you’d think the clock was turned back 6 years.I know losing the 2005 Division Series to the Angels must have been painful, but the Yankees look like they haven't gotten over it!The Yankees need pitching depth