Dear Joe

Hughes Still Lacking

I really, really hate Detroit.Phil Hughes stunk up he joint for a disappointing 3.2 innings tonight, allowing 6 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks. As I took notes I was keeping track of the excuses for his performance. In... Full story

Opening Day Letter To the Skipper

With Opening Day about 14 hours away I have a tough decision to make. Do I DVR the game and watch it when I get home or do I listen at work and then catch the end of the game... Full story

One Last Letter to Joe

UPDATE: I'm currently watching Joe's press conference, and it looks like I read this situation wrong. Joe's problems were with the length of the contract, and the pay cut. The length of the contract because he'd have to deal... Full story

Letter to the Skipper - September 27, 2007

Phil Hughes was dominant tonight. He made a great case for a post-season start (I'll get into that in a detailed post over the weekend). Joba pitched on consecutive nights for the first time in his M.L. career and didn't... Full story

Letter to the Skipper - September 7, 2007

Ian Kennedy takes the hill tonight vs. Gil Meche. Kennedy was outstanding in his debut against the D-Rays, we're going to need another quality start out of him to keep this train moving in the right direction. Below, you'll... Full story

Joe Beat The Viz

It's a little over an hour 'til first pitch. A couple of things to keep an eye on as we watch the game:Phil Hughes' third pitch - How many change-ups will we see? I think there's a direct correlation... Full story

A Well-Spent Million

It's fun to keep track of the starts in which Clemens earns his king's ransom, and also when he falls short of expectations. Today's performance definitely belongs in the former category. Skidmark was dealing today, and even though he found... Full story

That Was Refreshing

Very long week for me. Just got home (after a 6-hour trip) to find that for some reason DirecTV didn't show the Yanks in HD tonight, so my DVR recorded 6 hours of a blue screen saying "Searching for Authorized... Full story

Preemptive Letter to the Skipper

Joe, I hope you're checking your RSS reader before you head to the dugout...Moose vs. Verlander in about 40 minutes. Damon is in left tonight, batting leadoff. Shelley's reward for a great game yesterday? A seat on the bench. Matsui... Full story

It's Melky's World...

The player of the game award was up for grab tonight, until the 9th inning. At that point, Melky Cabrera took over, and reinforced my contention that he is, in fact, the most important Yankee.If you missed the game, let... Full story

Yankees Flying High; Cleveland Dead in the Water

The Yankees completed their sweep of the hapless Indians in Cleveland today behind a strong performance from Andy Pettitte, clutch hitting from the Melk Man and Jeter, and another save from Mariano. This series was a thing of beauty from... Full story

Letter to the Skipper - August 10, 2007

Player of The Game: Phil Hughes, 6 ip, 1 earned, 4 hits, 1 BB, 6 Ks, 1 win.... Full story

Yankees End Winning Streak in Style

Score only for this disaster: 15-4.The Yanks have officially reached the end of the cake portion of their second-half schedule, so it's time to take a look back at my own words during the All Star break:They're playing the dregs... Full story

Joba Debuts, Joe Can't Watch

For a 9-2 final, this was an immensely entertaining game. You had a two bench-clearing altercations, on the same play, an ejected 45 year-old, a debuting 21 year-old, great defense, hard slides and clutch hitting. Luckily, most of the positives... Full story