And here's the lineup. Andy's back!

Melky Cabrera LF
Derek Jeter SS
Jason Giambi DH
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada C
Aaron Guiel RF
Andy Phillips 1B
Miguel Cairo 2B
Bubba Crosby CF

"Eaton ain't cheatin."

I never knew what he meant till now.

For example, I think that Bubba is pretty safe, despite his 'hitting'.

Also, Andy Phillips and his .290 OBP should be traded post haste.

Still, Joe seems to like Andy. And he has a knack for heating up just when I think he's going to be benched. I wouldn't be surprised if he did it again.

Andy is the tough one. The Yanks let Durazo walk and stared down Pena's out clause to let Andy play (of course, his OPS was around .800 then). But back-up 1B is about the most useless position on the team, and should be easily replaceable. I know he's starting now, but if the Yankees get anyone (player X)--or if Matsui returns--that will likely force Bernie or X into the DH/1B rotation with Giambi, thus forcing Andy back to his role at the start of the season (check that, he was the third string 1B after Cairo then).

I wish Torre/Cashman had the balls to be more daring--like move Bernie well down the depth chart, or DFA both Chacon and Ponson and work with a four+ rotation, or pick up someone like Wilson from Pitt and use him as the back-up C (dropping Stinnett).

have seen some good one liners at the banter today..

heres hoping we have a fun game too

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(UPDATE: Another reader, with "contacts on the inside," refutes the sexual harassment whispers: "Anyone who is saying sexual harassment either has been given bad third-hand info or is lying. Harold has had a couple of rather heated arguments with the producers at "Baseball Tonight," and some of the suits at ESPN over the program's coverage of Alex Rodriguez. At the last production meeting, when it was made clear they were going to really play up the A-Rod angle during coverage of the Yankees-Texas series, Harold had a colossal meltdown, which led to his dismissal. The sexual harassment allegations are even more laughable when you consider that he is being replaced by Steve Phillips -- a man who has never met a skirt he wouldn't chase and who was caught in one of the more embarrassing front office sexual harassment scandals in MLB history."
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2005 AL averages:
OBP .330
SLG .424
BA .268

In the AL, I would say a good obp is at least .360-.370 but I'm sure others could present a more fact based target.

I have to admit I'm bummed myself, and more than a little surprised that he was canned so suddenly while guys like Kruk and Phillips (who can barely string a coherent thought together without foaming at the mouth) are running rampant.

BTW, the comments section in Deadspin is a complete cesspool...talk about the dregs.

A little Chapellian comment here: They fired the wrong black guy. Seriously, Joe Morgan and his fear of computers is really weird. And for ALL THAT ability and being the best 2B in the History of the Game, Morgan knows NOTHING about baseball.

Strikes out Jeter, looking--something on the outside corner. Fastball, no?

Throws a strike on the outside corner to Giambi, strike one. Fastball, up and away, 1-1. Eaton working quickly throws another fastball away, 2-1. Curve ball, cutter, slider, something--Giambi leans, bends, goes to far, strike two, 2-2. Fastball inside. Giambi pops out to the catcher.

i hope this infuriates some as much as me.

excuse me as i go enjoy one of the 20 games i can actually watch on tv.

;)

(nice throw, ARod)

(I'm glad it was Andy instead of A-Rod, though.)

21 .300/.400/.500 is a great line. Remember, .300 is better than good. .280 is good, .300 is very good. That said, I get excited when I see a player with a OBP at or above .370, so perhaps .300/.370/.500 would be a better line to draw. Then again, looking at the league averages in 25 (.268/.330/.424), that .500 SLG seems a bit steep. Perhaps .300/.370/.450 would be a better standard. That said, I don't really get excited about an SLG until it hits .500.

Picking numbers out of a hat:

AVG: .280-.290s good, .300-320s very good, .330+ outstanding
OBP: .340-360s good, .370-.400s very good, .410+ outstanding
SLG: .450-480 good, .480s-.530s very good, .540+ outstanding

Anyone know why there is no baseball channel or if one's in development. I mean car racing and tennis, golf, they all have channels. WTF?

71. Yes. I live i Brooklyn but I'm on vacation in FL and I've been suffering through these other announcers on MLB.TV all week. The Yanks are behind so of course I'm on Gameday/Gameday Audio, listening to Susan and John(who have thier own problems, but they're OUR morons) until they tie it or get a lead.

Two walks in one game. Is this a record for Andy?

Torre did tell him to work on his patience...

Huh???