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Here’s some Mavis Staples goodness brought to you by Elon Green over at the New Yorker.

It’s rather warm out there. Rather.

[LIFE photo via: Well Plaid]

I’ll be interesting to see how Masahiro Tanaka handles the lead off hitter the next time he faces the Blue Jays. Jose Reyes hit a home run on the first pitch of the game last night and although Tanaka labored through the first three innings that would be the lone run for the Jays. Tanaka pitched six innings and struck out ten. On an off-night.

My favorite at bat was the second time Jose Bautista came up. He whiffed the first time and now, behind 1-1 he laid off 2 straight breaking pitches, not sure if they were sliders or splitters. They were good pitches, too, but it looked as if he finally got a good read on them. So what does Tanaka do but stay with the breaking stuff. Threw 2 more and struck Bautista out again.

Final Score: Yanks 3, Jays 1. 

[Photo Via: Let’s Eat]

The first place Blue Jays are in town for a 3-game series.

Tonight gives Tanaka and my gut tells me he’s gonna take a beatin’ tonight.

Hope I’m wrong.

Gardner LF

Jeter SS

Ellsbury CF

Teixeira 1B

McCann C

Beltran DH

Suzuki RF

Roberts 2B

Johnson 3B

Never mind the heat index:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Photo Credit: Fred Stein]

“Pacific” by Alec Colville (1967)

Russ & Rye: Seriously.

Word up.

[Photo Credit: Terry O’Neill via Sunset Gun]

Cinephilia and Beyond has a good post on one of my favorite movies, Roman Polanski’s A Knife in the Water.

R.I.P. Tony Gwynn, gone too soon. He was 54.

Wow.

[Photo Via: 90 feet of perfection]

Food 52 shows us how to make Strawberry Compote without a recipe.

Painting by Kohshin Finley.

Yes, Yes, Y’all.

[Photo Via]

The Yanks got smoked yesterday afternoon in Oakland and last night the Spurs ran the Heat out of the gym to win the NBA title.

Thrilled for the Spurs, especially after how they lost last year.

[Photo Credit: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images]

Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there.

It’s Nuno:

Brett Gardner LF
Derek Jeter SS
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Carlos Beltran DH
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Yangervis Solarte 2B
Kelly Johnson 3B

Never mind the melon:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Photo Via: The Power Game]

Our man Hiroki.

Brett Gardner LF
Derek Jeter SS
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Alfonso Soriano DH
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Yangervis Solarte 2B
Kelly Johnson 3B

Never mind the green n gold:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Photo Via: Lomography]

The A’s outclassed the Yanks when the two teams met in the Bronx a few weeks ago. Let’s see what the Yanks got for them this weekend in Oakland.

Brett Gardner LF
Derek Jeter SS
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Brian McCann C
Carlos Beltran DH
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Brian Roberts 2B
Kelly Johnson 3B

Phelpsie is due for a good start.

Never mind the Boogie Man:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Picture by Derek Chatwood]

Sucking in the Seventies. 

That’s a wrap.

Diebs.

Whitley, man, he was good again. Really good. Got some good fielding behind him, too. Chad Jennings has the details. 

And the old man who can’t hit, Derek Jeter, had 3 last night as the Yanks beat the M’s, 6-3.

Sweep dreams.

[Photo Credit: Filipe Branquinho via MPD]