Yankees swept by Boston

The Yankees went into Boston Friday thinking they were playing good baseball , they left Boston shaking their heads. The frustrations peaked Sunday night when Jacob Ellsbury straight out stole home in the the fifth inning. "There's no doubt its frustrating" Pettite said. The Yankees couldn't do anything right either holding leads or getting key hits. This is the second time someone has stole home on Pettite. The last time was back in was by Toronto May 29, 2007 where Aaron Hill did it. Pettite went into his windup and Jacoby took of with a running lead and just beat the throw.

Robinson Cano extended his hitting steak to 13 games, and Mark Melancon made his major league debut throwing two scoreless innings. The only bright spot was that Melancon was able to get out of bases loaded jam with no one out and did not allow a run.

Yankees blow lead three times losing 16-11

It started out good up 6-0 going into the bottom of the fourth with A.J. Burnett throwing strikes. But the Red Sox were able to do something that the Yankees could not do, that was drive in runs with runners in scoring position. Jason Varitek hit a grand slam in the fourth to make it 6-5 and the Boston tacked on three more in the next inning to make it 8-6. Mike Lowell hit a three run homer just inside the left field foul pole. The Yankee bullpen could simply not get a big out when they needed to. The bullpen is toast right know and they need a huge game from Andy Pettite Sunday night. Robinson Cano had a good game hitting two homers and Johnny Damon homered for the Yankees.

In other Yankees news Phil Hughes will get the start Tuesday night in Detroit in place of Chien-Ming Wang who is currently on the disabled list. Brain Bruney is also on the 15 DL with an elbow soreness. Cody Ransom was put on the 60- day DL with a quad injury. Every team goes through injuries each season as the Yankees have seen a lot so far this season.

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.

Five different yanks homer in 6-5 win

Derek Jeter did it again with his late inning heroics, this time a solo shot to right with two outs in the bottom of the 8th giving the Yankees a 6-5 lead. Damon and Teixeira homered back to back in the third inning. Melky Cabera joined the party in the fourth inning. Robinson Cano led of the sixth with a solo shot. Joba Chamberlin struggled with command all day allowing 5 runs in 4 2/3 innings, walked 5 , striking out 4. But the bullpen was able to hold Cleveland in check the rest of the way. Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth struggled a little bit, but prevailed with the save.

The wide known problem of the Yankees high ticket prices was never more evident today, with block of seats near the field empty. But if you looked in the upper deck full, left field bleacher full, right field bleachers full. I don't think the Yankees will want to keep those seats empty or will they ?

Cleveland spoils Yankees Home Opener

The Yankees opened their new stadium today with class and paying respects to the past. The Yankees even went as far as bring the original bat that Babe Ruth used when he hit the first home run in the original Yankee stadium. They lay ed the bat across home plate as Derek Jeter walked up to the plate and stepped into the batters box to lead off the bottom of the 1st. The Yankees also called on past members of years gone by. Such players as Bernie Williams, Paul Oneil, Dave Winfield just to name a few and of course Yogi Berra. Bernie also did a very cool version of "take me out to the ball game" on acoustic guitar standing in centerfield. C.C. Sabithia wasn't great but good enough for six innings giving up 1 run. The bullpen was were the game exploded for the yanks in the 7th. They gave up 9 runs to be exact with Jose Veras, Damaso Marte causing the most damage. On the bright side Robinson Cano went 3-4 and Jorge Posada hit the first home run in the new Yankee stadium.

Cano's quick start opens Yankees eyes

Robinson Cano in 2008 was horrible, swinging at pitches out of the strike zone and had no idea what was going on at the plate. This also translated into defensive lapses that you just shook your head at. Joe Giraidi decided to bench him to send a message, and the message might have been received. Since the benching he finished the 2008 campaign strong, add in a strong fall league and spring training and you might be seeing the beginnings of something special. Kevin Long has been working with him on closing his batting stance and taking more pitches. He has walked 4 times already in which it means he is being more patient at the plate. Time will tell when pitchers start to make adjustments then we'll see. But for now its a step in the right direction for Cano and the Yankees.