i'd rather have lester pitching against the rays. we didn't lose any ground tonight, if we pitched wakefield against the rays and lost we would have lost ground
johnson wasn't damon's replacement, he was matsui's replacement. it's a pretty cut and dry case of cashman wanting someone and the new yankees ownership telling him they wanted to cut salary instead and cashman not getting the player he wanted
the yankees lose. anyone notice how their offense seems to be feast or famine? in their last 11 games, they've been heald to 3 runs or less 5 times and they've scored 9 runs or more 5 times
that's not surprising considering how many red sox prospects have recently advanced to the majors - which is after all the point of a farm system. not to mention, our best prospect just had brain surgery this year
it's a fact that the yankees don't always get the guy they want. look at when andy pettitte left for houston or when cashman wanted to sign damon last year but hal steinbrenner told him he was tightening the budget and he could only spend $2 million on a left fielder
these aren't george's yankees anymore
it was widely reported that they were interested in lackey and they fact that they traded for vazquez a week after the red sox signed him seems to support that
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/11/09/lackey.yankees/index.html