AJ Burnett

AJ Burnett was throwing the stinky cheddar and could not be touched for the first few innings. He had 12 stikeouts in just six innings, but made three mistakes that cost him and the Yankees the game: two walks and a fastball to Ian Kinsler in the top of the fourth that ended up in the left field bleachers.

I really want to start dogging on AJ Burnett, but I really can’t. the last couple of times e has thrown he has completely been deserving of me dogging on him, but today, I just can’t bring myself to do it. He was a stud on the mound. The Yankees didn’t put up enough runs, and they left 12 men on base. This loss goes to the offense. They just didn’t come through in the clutch.

Also, it doesn’t hel pwhen Phil Coke comes into the game and gets shelled for another couple of runs. It seems lile the midle relievers are always questionable for the Yankees. If the Yanks get a big win, it is normally because their starter goes deep into the game and then Mariano Rivera comes in and the game is over. But when the Yanks rely on their middle relievers for three to four innings, that is when it all comes tumbling down.

Burnett, who was a work horse on the mound, got another loss, which makes him 0-4 in his last six starts, which includes a game when he threw 7 2/3 shutout innings against the Boston Red Sox. He is definately going to need a couple of wins before the playoffs start to get him into the zone. If not, it could be questionsable throwing him up on the bump.

Joba Chamberlain

After jumping out to an early 4-0 lead over the Texas Rangers, the NewYork Yankees and Joba Chamberlain fell apart and couldn’t hold on to the lead. Joba was well rested and has no excuses for the rallys that the Rangers had in both the second and fourth inning with two outs. The Yankees better get their act together and figure out how to beat the Rangers at Yankee Stadium, because they could very well be their first round opponent in this years playoffs.

With eight days rest, Joba needed 96 pitches to get him through only four innings. He gave up seen runs on nine hits nd three walks. His worst inning of all was his last, in which it took him 44 pitches to get ot of it. Rough night for Joba, dropping his second straight decision. I am just starting to wonder if he is going to turn this around soemtime soon. The playoffs are lurking right around the corner. Maybe Joe Girardi should should have him throw on two or three days rest. Maybe that will get him into gear. Who knows?

The Yanks put together a  couple  of base hits in the bottom of the ninth, and were looking to win the game, when Melky Cabrera lined into an inning ending double play.

After reviewing every stat and fact in the book, I have compiled a list of the top 10 Yankee players of all time. Let me know what you think. (In no particular order)

1- Mickey Mantle

• 16x All-Star Selection
• 7x World Series Champion
• Gold Glove Award 1962
• 3x AL MVP
• 1956 Triple Crown
• #7 Jersey Retired

2- Joe Dimaggio

• 13x All-Star Selection
• 9x World Series Champion
• 3x AL MVP
• 56 Games with a Hit, MLB Record
• #5 Jersey Retired

3-Lou Gehrig

• 7x All-Star Selection
• 6x World Series Champion
• 2x AL MVP
• Hit 4 Home Runs in a Game
• #4 Jersey Retired

4-Babe Ruth

• 2x All-Star Selection
• 7x World Series Champion
• 1923 AL MVP
• #3 Jersey Retired

5-Mariano Rivera

• 10x All-Star Selection
• 4x World Series Champion
• 4x Rolaids Relief Man Award
• 3x MLB Saves Champion
• 1999 World Series MVP
• MLB Record for post season saves (34)

6-Derek Jeter

• 10x All-Star Selection
• 4x World Series Champion
• 3x Gold Glove Award
  
• 3x Silver Slugger Award
• 1996 AL Rookie of the Year
• 2000 World Series MVP
• 2000 All-Star game MVP
• All Time Hits Leader for a Shortstop

7-Reggie Jackson

• 14x All-Star Selection
• 5x World Series Champio
• 2x Silver Slugger Award
• 1973 AL MVP
• 2x World Series MVP
• #44 Jersey Retired

8-Whitey Ford

• 8x All-Star Selection
• 6x World Series Champion
• 1961 Cy Young Winner
• 1961 World Series MVP
• #16 Jersey Retired

9-Yogi Berra

• 15x All-Star Selection
• 13x world Series Champion
• 3x AL MVP
• #8 Jersey Retired

10-Bernie Williams

• 5x All-Star Selection
• 4x World Series Champion
• 4x Gold Glove Winner
• 1996 ALCS MVP
• Silver Slugger Award 2002

CC Sabathia

Today I feel like the Yankees were making a statement. They were letting everyone know that they are the team to beat when it comes down to it. Why? Because they both spanked each other on Friday and Saturday, which made today a huge factor in momentum for the final weeks of the regular season. The Yankees will continue to roll to an uncontested AL East championship, and the Red Sox will grind their way into the playoffs, barely.

Homers were popping off of Yankee bats tonigh almost every single inning. All I know is they did something different tonight, because 5 home runs off of Beckett is not a fluke. That is good baseball with good quality at bats. Jeter took the first pitch of the game out. Matsui, the first pitch of the second inning, and Cano, A-Rod, and Matsui again, added homers late in the game that sealed the deal.

This was a very enjoyable game for me tonight because last night, one of my friends, bandwagon Red Sox fan, made sure to put on facebook that he “enjoyed watching the Red Sox spank the Yankees.” Give me a break. After giving up 20 runs, he writes something like that, and then it comes back to bite him. Karma. Gotta love it. Nothing better than rubbing a Yankee series win at Fenway in the face of the “Red Sox Nation.” Man, Red Sox fans are almost as bad as the kids that went to my high school years back. It was when black shirts, tight girl’s jeans on guys, and punk rock music. All kids had to do to get a coupke of friends, is throw on a black shirt, some girl jeans and start listening to punk music. Just like a Red Sox hat. Throw one on and you have a bunch of friends that hate tradition and class, the Yankees, and think they are somehow the best. Makes me want to vomit.

Tradition, class, professionalism, championships, will always bwlong to the New York Yankees and their fans!