Breaking news from The Bronx: Joe Girardi is apparently living in the Lakehouse. On Monday, Girardi made the following comments in reference to Joba Chamberlain: Do we start him or do we leave him in the bullpen? We have four days to kick it around, and we don’t really need that fifth starter until (July [...]

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Last night, I was making my way north to Connecticut on I-95, and in an effort to stay awake, I was listening to talk radio. (I own that it was, perhaps, a misguided effort.)  I was zoning out a bit, but the show’s host caught my attention when he started in on a rant about [...]

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Honesty is such a lonely word.  (Everyone is so untrue) My reference to Billy Joel is pointed.  I figure that since I am tipping my hat to Upper-deki, I might as well pay tribute to his recently discovered love of America’s favorite 80′s pop rock icon from Long Island.  (He has mysteriously changed all of [...]

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Things are getting all kinds of experimental down in Tampa; Girardi has been toying with the idea of swapping Jeter and Damon’s spots in the lineup. And it’s a move that I fully support. It started as a happy accident.  Damon got moved back to two to give Posada more at-bats while he was getting [...]

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Alex Rodriguez is going hybrid. That actually has less to do with his commitment to environmental friendliness than it sounds.  It’s just a cutesy putesy (stupid) way to refer to his decision to take a middle-of-the-road course of action–arthroscopic surgery.  It’s less aggressive than his other surgical option but obviously more aggressive than rehab without [...]

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We’re nearing the end of an era. No, not the Steroid Era.  This is an inarguably better era marked by integrity, a big bat and a rarely discussed love of karaoke. Having just come off of his second knee surgery in as many winters, Upper-deki will not be taking the field in the Grapefruit League. [...]

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As spring training officially kicks off, there are a few questions burning on the brain of just about every Yankees fan.  How will our new big money players fare in the big city?  How worried should we be about Mo and his recovery from shoulder surgery?  Which sweater will A-Rod wear to his press conference [...]

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