Joba and Damon lift yankees 5-3

For the second straight outing Joba Chamberlin has had a rough first inning. It has been hurting his ability to go deeper into games. It seems that he may be to pumped up in the first. Once he settles down he seems to be fine. Being a strike out pitcher, he is going to throw a lot of pitches anyway. We will see what the Yankees can come up with in his next start over the weekend.

Damon on the other hand has been terrific lately. He did his heroics again on Sunday with a 2 run homer that broke a 3-3 tie and gave the Yankees the win. He also was named AL player of the week for last week.

A-Rod has been quiet since going deep on the first pitch he saw in his return. Hitting only .182 for the weekend and has made it known he feels a step slow right know. The One benefiting the most has been Mark Teixeira one homered in two straight games though is still struggling at the plate.

Yankees Still Can't Put It Together

The Yankees have last five straight and fall two games below .500 . But this last lost was the most shocking of all of them. Just after the Yankees tied the game at 6-6 on Johnny Damons two run homer you most likely thought that things were looking up. With Mariano Rivera on the mound to start the nnth inning we all felt pretty good about our chances. Then the unexpected happened Carl Crawford homers to right, than Evan Longiara homers on the next pitch to left with a no doubter. The entire team is in a slump and there is no consistency at all. Its simple three forward two steps back. The best thing that could have happened is to get on the road in which they will be tonight to start a six game road trip with Baltimore and Toronto. Another good thing is tonight A-Rod is back. All the focus will know shift from the Yankees five game losing sreak to A-Rod. It may e what the doctor ordered.

A-Rod new allegations and return expected May 10

A-Rod went 1-6 with a home run and two walks in his first rehab game since March 9th. He also ran the bases at half speed and reported no setbacks. He is ahead of schedule and the Yankees expect he back before May 15 most likely the 10 th. There is also new allegations in a book being released on May 12th by Selna Roberts. Roberts is the one who broke the story about A-Rod failing a drug test in 2003. A-Rod in January admit to taking steroids with Texas but not since he joined the Yankees. The new concerns are A-Rod was taking steroids in high school according to a former teammate. There are also two sources within the Yankees, claiming he was taking something. The weird one was A-Rod tipping signals to the opposing team in blow out games. None of these sources are confirmed and are only clips out of the book "A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez" .

Yankees review after 13 games

Well they have played 13 games and they are 7-6, ther have been some really ugly games and some good ones. These Yankees are better then a 1 game above .500 record. So with last nights rainout, lets take a look at the good the bad and the ugly.

Lets start with the starting pitching. The Bright spot has been A.j. Burnett and Andy Pettite. There is big concern with Chein-Ming Wang and his 34.50 era. They will skip his next start in Boston on Friday and with yesterdays rain out will not effect the rotation until next week. Look for him to work out his problems soon or you'll be seeing Phil Hughes.

The bullpen has been good and bad at times. The bright spots have been Brain Brunney, Jonthan Albaladejo, Marino Rivera. The bad have been Jose veras, Damaso Marte these two have been the main ignitors of bullpen explosions. Look for fill Coke to be t he go to left handed specialist.

The lineup has O.K. considering injuries to Nady, A-rod, and Matsui. The Yankees will miss Nady's bat and depth in the outfield. They also need to hope A-rod will come fully recovered from hip surgery. There also needs to be some decisions made on Matsui on his cranky knee. Bret Gardner is a work in progress and Cody Ransom has struggled at the plate. Look for Nick Swisher to cool off like he has started to do. If hit could hit around .290 I think they'll take it.
Also expect Cano to have a big year which he setting up to have.

Wang and Yankees terrible in 15-5 loss to Rays

Chein-Ming Wang was no better then his last outing. Even with the the mechanics that were adjusted. In 2 starts this season his combined numbers are 4 2/3 in, 15 h, 15 runs with ERA of 28.93 . The Yankees offense is also struggling missing A-rod, Teixiera, and Cody Ransom only has 2 hits this season. Phil Coke made his first appearance since his last poor outing and wasn't any better. His Problem was throwing strikes out of the stretch position. On a positive note Nick Swisher homered again his 3 and actually pitched the ninth. Not giving up a run and striking 1 for the Yankees.