Little George, aka Hank Steinbrenner is running his mouth in the press saying the Yankees should be more like Tampa Bay and start "playing their butts off". I rarely agree with ESPN's Steve Phillips but he's dead on when he claims the guys in pinstripes take these comments with a grain of salt and rolled eyes. Does anyone really think Jeter, Posada, Rivera and the high line pros they have in that clubhouse need to be motivated by a cuckoo owner? Please. What they NEED is the back end of the rotation to start pumping out quality starts, Arod & Posada to heal up plus Giambi and Cano to get their batting averages above .225!
Interleague play starts this weekend! Woo Hoo! I really love it. The Mets/Yankees or Dodgers/Angels will get lots of ink as they represent the 2 largest markets in America but I'm intrigued by the baseball match-ups. Oakland at Atlanta features a pair of talented young teams put together by rock solid organizations. Ironically it's the seasoned vet, Chipper Jones of the Braves whose having the monster year with a B/A around .420 and big power numbers. The A's throw their excellent young righty Dana Eveland who they picked up in the Danny Haren trade with Arizona. Atlanta got their outstanding looking 22-year old starter in a deal as well when they traded SS Edgar Renteria to the Tigers. Jair Jurrjens has that mound presence you rarely see in such a young guy. They think so much of him that as opposed to bringing up a minor leaguer to start this game, JJ is going on 3 days rest.
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