“A demi déshabillée, devant la glace” By Pierre Bonnard (1905)

R.I.P. Horace Silver. 

And of course (Steely, Stevie):

We’ve been waiting, patiently, for Brian McCann to start hitting. To produce. Last night, he hit a line drive home run (a Yankee Stadium Special) and a fly ball in the right centerfield gap that dropped in and went for a triple. Yes, there was some good fortune with the triple as it landed just beyond Cody Rasmus’ glove, but McCann, who collected 5 RBI on those two hits, was due for some good luck.

Those two hits, combined with a decent outing from Chase Whitley, and a strong outing from the back end of the bullpen, was enough to give the Yanks a 7-3 win over the Jays.

It’s a start.

[Picture by Bags]

It’s hot in the Bronx. Tonight, Chase Whitley will try to hold down the Blue Jays’ potent offense.

Brett Gardner LF

Derek Jeter SS

Jacoby Ellsbury CF

Mark Teixeira 1B

Alfonso Soriano RF

Carlos Beltran DH

Brian McCann C

Yangervis Solarte 3B

Brian Roberts 2B

Never mind the heat:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

Fo real? Say, whuut?

[Photo Credit: Todd Coleman]

“Interior of the Painter’s House, rue Carcel” By Paul Gauguin (1881)

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]