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In the good old days the superior defensive player would be substituted in the 7th inning or later. But the Yankees have improved on 150 years of baseball wisdom. “We think Bernie can’t play CF, so we’ll start the game with someone who we feel can play the position and then put Bernie [...]

On Thursday, the Yankees placed rookie right-hander Chien-Ming Wang on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. Yankees activated Tim Redding. Yikes.
Pretty sad when news of a rookie starter going on the DL is a major cause for alarm.
The bad news here is that this makes Cashman’s job even harder. No one’s [...]

The only reason I proposed Bernie batting 2nd is because I am convinced that A-Rod hits best 5th in the order. (He should bat better higher in the order but in 147 AB’s batting 5th he is hitting .347 with 16 HR and 44 rbi, batting 4th (131 AB) he is hitting .298 [...]

Why bat Bernie 2nd? And I’m not convinced that Bernie should be in the outfield. I say, play Melky. That will leave you with the option of moving Bernie to Cf late in the game. Tino can go in to first to spell Giambi. And in a big spot, Sierra can pinch hit for Cabrera [...]

You know the rest. The Yankees need to get busy tonight. Boston did the Yankees a favor by not starting Wakefield tonight. Instead we get Bronson Arroyo. Yanks can’t hit Wakefield and he screws them up for a couple of days following his start. Right now it looks like [...]

I agree. As long as Cano, Wang, Duncan and Hughes are not touched, I’m fine with the move. I am skeptical about Byrnes’ ability to play CF as well. I always thought he was an adequate LF. He can run though and he is pesky. He is very emotional and [...]

Now that the Rockies have aquired Eric Byrnes, a move that analysts didn’t understand, he may be flipped to the Yankees with Shawn Chacon.
Intersting – but can Byrnes play CF in The Stadium?
As long as Cano, Wang, Duncan, and Hughes stay put…I’m fine with this.

I agree that Torre needs to find the right lineup because it’s a bit of an indictment that it is the All Star break and he is still searching for a lineup that makes sense.
Cano is young and doesn’t have the track record of a veteran and therefore cannot afford to NOT know how [...]

Apparently, the Yanks are in the process of trading for Colorado SP Shawn Chacon in exchange for “a minor leaguer who will be ready to contribute on the major league level next year.”
While Chacon isn’t great, it’s better to take a shot on him than trading Cano, Wang, Duncan, or Hughes. They’re doing the right [...]

A couple more keys to the 2nd half:
Joe Torre: If I had to rate Joe on his 1st half performance, I’d give him a C+, maybe a B-. He needs to step it up a bit too. I think Joe has to find the lineup that works best and stick with [...]