I don't get the sense that Cashman was adamantly opposed to the return of Soriano. He just didn't think the kid from Tampa should have been thrown into the deal. But surely Cashman understands that's the price of doing business in the big cities.

Speaking of upgrading the offense: Today is Hideki Matsui Bobblehead Day at the Stadium. They should give Hideki a few at-bats. Couldn't hurt the offense at this point. Neither could the fuggin' bobblehead.

Do you get a sense he's looking for a way out? He was pretty vocal in planting this as well as his opposition to other management based moves. This seems a bit unCa$hman-like.

BTW love what you've done with the place Alex.

I actually love today's lineup. Not a great lineup but those top 6 guys are all guys i love to root for. That makes it fun for me.

2) great to see you in the neighborhood, ws sporter!
3) agreed

[2] Hey!

I've been beating that drum the last few seasons'; Cash is either losing his patience or his mind with the organization and he just might be telegraphing his displeasure and intention to get out. But while we'll miss his ability to schmooze, I have lingering doubts that his talent evaluation is all it's made out to be. You have to have a good eye for both to be a strong contender year in and year out, so give Cash credit for keeping the Yanks in contention for so long, but something's not clicking.

And something to consider when bringing up Alex's role in 2009 after admitting he had used steroids in the past, then helped significantly in winning a championship that year: when you calculate what you've paid so far and will continue to pay for his presence; monetarily, physically, psychologically and circumstantially, is it worth it? Would you trade the championship for no Alex or is it still cool?

This is what happens, when you smoke the objective pipe ...

Or, this is what happens when you have to deal with Steinbrenners for 25 years ...

w s sporter! and seamus!

upper deki!!!

welcome back Cap!

GO YANKS!!!

Hmm. Too many "s"s in "w s sporter". Impostor???

Phil's homers had better be solos today, is all I can say.

Jeter!!!

damn. i missed the intros. i assume he got a rousing ovation?

[8] i was thinkin' the same thing. but it's prolly a just fair type of thing, when he added "ara".

if one day you see someone posting as "thelarmisss", you can rest assured it's a sneaky snake slithering through my status.

nice inning, phil.

voice of god!

JETER!!!!

storybook.

Oh, Ara Just Fair = WSPorter?
I didn't know that.

unreal. Atta boy. Captain!

Ohhhhhh CAPTAIN!!!!

he's the anti-A-Rod.

Larry R. is cracking up in the dugout.

curtain call for the cap!

Derek Jeter, Ladies and Gentlemen!

[14] i didn't say that. or, did i?

Yeah, reapplying my nane when AB rebooted the site was goofy for me.

jeter's presence caused that infield single.

jeter has the rays' gloves all jittery.

[19] Oh, oh, I get it. Sorry, I misunderstood you.
Yeah, I added periods to my "R.I." on the switch over to this platform. (Still, neither Ara nor I actually misspelled our names!)

[21] A-Rod would have made it into a DP. Yes, even with nobody on.

We'll take it.

multiple runs in the first frame.

hmmm...captain must be back!

Good work, Vern.

2) I don't think he's looking for a way out. The Yankees front office is hardly the Hotel California in that way. The exits are clearly marked and there are many of them, some you don't even see, like the ones covered by the carpets.

Jeter!!!!!!

Since George passed away, I think Cashman has gone out of his way to point out the moves that are his, and the ones that are ownership's. While I don't think this is such an appealing way to represent the front office, it's probably necessary for Cashman's credibility. He needs to show other GMs that he's a decision maker, not just a mouthpiece for the Steinbrothers. This keeps his pimp hand strong, while at the same time it probably helps him secure job offers down the road.

Michael Kay keeps calling Ichiro "Matsui".

I guess you all know that.

[23] i'm not seeing any periods in your name. you're going the CC Sabathia route.

Jeter credited with causing that passed ball. he sure is captain intangibles!

MATSUI!!!

[26] Did you catch your favorite Sock and his ridiculous dug out temper tantrum yesterday? Hey. hey. a 2 out hit and rbi.

ICHIRO!

I love our elderly speedsters. Very cool.

[30] Oh, hm.
When I sign in, I have to put the periods in. But then my name shows up without them on the blog.

34) I call them The Quad Squad

[32] i did see that! it was somethin'. after smashing the phone, i especially enjoyed the double-bird "fuck you" directed right at the ump. good stuff. but he's such a nice, fun-loving, slick fielding, clean athlete.

[35] strange things are afoot at the circle k. or is it circle k

[36] nice!

good play, lilly.

Hughes is trying to serve meatballs, but Jeter's presence won't allow it.

It really did look like Nettles.

ridiculous.

That 12 year old we're playing at 3rd base can really FUCKING pick it!

Yeah, Maddon's a fucking genius, we know.

The question that has haunted baseball philosophers for millennia: can Joe Maddon design a shift so brilliant that Joe Maddon can't defeat it?

oh no.

here comes the 3-run job...

Bear down, Phil.

fuck he's squeezing Phil

Yikes.
This is a scary situation right here.

good.

Phew.

Whew.

[50] Oh yeah. I misspelled "Phew"!

No question If ARod was in the lineup, that pop out would have been gone

Did Coney just say, "fucking shrapnel's flying around"?

The Yankees Pops Concert

1.000 push ups, Brett. And on a 2-0 pitch. grumblegrumble

[54] I don't think so. I would like Cone to say. "you know what, Maddon is a douche."
C'mon. Phil! FFS!

Okay, ma boy, this is not the inning for one of your patented homers.

Good job. Phil.

and that's that. not surprising in the least. i figured that was gonna happen last inning...

game over.

Yeah. That figures.

7 outs, 55 pitches, 4 runs.

Phil FUCKING Hughes.

FUCKING BULLSHIT JOB, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGHES.

good job, hitting the dude on an 0-2 pitch.

I'm so fucking done with Hughes.

Rationally, I know that he's likely to pitch well next year if he moves to a bigger stadium, but I don't fucking care.

I want him gone and forgotten.

FUCK!

Oh fer god sake.
Come on, keep it close, Phlose.

He goes from Phil Hughes to Hill Phuse in a flash.
Light 'em up, up, up...

Hm, so, complaining is not a good strategy, we have just learned.

i'm watching jeter's at-bat, then getting on with my day...

inside out. classic jeter.

So now you can get on with your day.

jeter causing the balk!

[that was pretty silly, though]

in any case, make it stand up - tie the game (at the very least)...

terrible, robbie.

ok, gonna watch sori...then get on with my day!

SORI!!!!

right-handed homers!!!

Whoo-hoo! Soriano!

Wow!
I like the Jeterful Yankees more than the Jeterless ones.

FONZIE!!!

With a NYS cheapie!!!

we burned warren the other day, right?

i kinda don't want phil to go back out there...

[78] Don't we have like six long relievers?

There ya go.
Four quality innings.
Okay, four innings.

man, so glad to see Jetes and Sori combining for so many runs! Love those guys!

Good work, Phil. A solo, just like I wanted.

Huuuuuuuuuughes!

Two blown leads. Great way for Hughes to pitch in his last game before the trade deadline.

Make-up strike call!

that really could be the last we'll see of Hughes in pinstripes.
If it's goodbye, I'll say he never lived up to the hype, but he was a serviceable back of the rotation starter who probably pitched more good games than bad.
A very useful player produced by the Yankees farm system. Gotta tip yer cap to that.

Robbie the Robber!!!

Smile, Rob. You can smile.

86 agreed.

When I created my new UN and account I couldn'd use wsporter because it was taken by me under an email adress that no longer exists. So I was going to use W S Porter but I misspelled it a W S Sporter. Oh well.

Robbie!!!! Yes.

Very nice. Nine pitch AB, too.

Driving Alex Torres nuts. I love that.

Baaaad Li'l Bridge.

Good Li'l Bridge!

They aren't booing. They're saying, "BOOOOOOOONE!"

Helluva bullpen.

Cone calls Ichiro "Matsui"!

Right, giving up outs sucks. However, Li'l Bridge's chance of not making an out was small.

Here we go. I don't want extra innings, gentlemen.

Attaboy Brett.
Now... steal? Steal followed by sac?

Coney would H&Run. Hm. Yeah, I could stand that call.