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Leadoff walk for JD, first time on base today.

Matsui 2-run HR in the top of the 7th, 2-1 NY. Let's hope the Halo's can crack Tan-Gor-Mo, because that is probably how Joe will play 7-8-9.

And I thought you were one of those "informed" Yankee fans. Oh well, you have bluffed well up to this point. George did the same things in the 80's that he is doing now. Namely, managing the Yankees into mediocrity by paying for high priced talent while running the farm system into the ground. Jesse Barfield ring a bell? Then he decides to hand the reigns over to Gene "Stick" Michael, who rebuilt the farm system which produced several good players. Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Jorge Posada, Andy Petite, and Mariano Rivera to name a few. Stick then filled whatever holes the farm system couldn't via free-agency. Enter Paul Oneil, Tino Martinez, Joe Girardi, Roger Clemens, Mike Mussina, and others. Yes, the Yankees still spent more than anyone else (as they have since George bought the team), but they had a healthy core of home grown talent performing on the field. Unfortunately as the Yankee dynasty grew, George decided to take a more active role in personnel decisions. Thus began another era of "star-gazing". I think George is the best owner in baseball because he is committed to winning at any cost, but the man just doesn't know baseball well enough to make key personnel decisions.

Miguel Cabrera homered again. He is crushing the ball post all-star break. 10 G, .513 BA, 6 HR, 12 RBI, 1.077 SLG, .558 OBP. Those are INSANE numbers.

Arroyo finally settled down. He seems to pitch best when behind . Can't wait until Schilling is in the rotation and he moves into the bullpen for long relief.

Nice DP turned by Graff.

Get the brooms out in Tampa, the Rays sweep the O's with a 6-2 win today. EDIT: Game 4 on Monday, hold the brooms on standby.

ARod hits a flyball to right field with one out and Cano on 3rd, Cano is thrown out at the plate by Rivera. Inning ending DP. 1-0 Halo's into the bottom of the 4th.

Johnny decides to pull the disappearing act today. Stupid Millar, 5-3 after 6.

Graff works a walk....LET'S GO JD!

Millar must've been doing wind sprints with Manny and Papi, 'cause for some reason he thinks he's fast all of a sudden.

KevinFC just made a 2-run HR, a solo shot.......HUGE mistake!

Contreras has thrown 104 pitches through 5. Manny has been owned, 0-3 3 K's.

That throw by Tek was eff'ing MONEY!

Let's go Graff! ....Vlad grounds out, Figgins scores from 3rd 1-0 Halo's in the first.

Schilling vs Buehrle, Wells vs Garland, Clement vs Garcia.......I'd take that.

KevinFC works a walk, let's start something.

Arroyo is throwing BP. Harrelson is an idiot. "Stretch, Stretch".....the ball lands 6 feet short of the track. I guess if it's beyond the infield it's a potential HR.

Well you can hope in one hand, and......you know. 4-2

From 2nd base?

There you go Tek! Cora needs to keep this going.

I'm confident our bats can get the job done. I just hope Bronson can work it to where he's handing off a lead to the 'pen.

This has the makings of another Arroyo debaucle written all over it.

The free-agency and trade market is killing them. They are trading the future away. Losing draft picks due to free-agent signings, which futher depletes the cupboard. Absorbing huge salaries that make most trades undoable because no one else will spend that kind of money, which means all their trades have to come from the farm system. Let baseball people run the show and George sign the checks.