Are those Wayne Tolleson and Ed Whitson T's??? I didn't even know those T's even existed. If they only made T-shirts for Bob Geren and Andy Hawkins.

How about a Roy White shirt? I had one when I was little.....

P.S.

his full name is Harold Delano Wynegar Jr.

I love the Yankees but I hate the new stadium.

Thanks for posting the pix, Alex. I had a great time.

Great photos, I'd love to get back to the Stadium sometime.

http://www.nysun.com/article/32715

Gallego wore #9 in Oakland, which means when Jeter gets his number retired, he wore two retired uni numbers.

This is very well stated:

"Torre is a manager of average strengths and weaknesses whose skill in dealing with organizational politics, handling egos, and dealing with the press make him particularly well-suited to his situation, and whose weaknesses in judging talent and defining roles for players who aren't superstars make him particularly ill-suited to it."

However, his conclusion in response to the current OF/DH/1B roundabout that the team "finds itself with six-way platoons every year" is both exaggeration and an odd, backwards way of criticizing Joe's unwillingness to give a young player more than a week tryout at a vacant position, something Marchman never actually comes out and says in that piece.

http://www.yankeesprospects.com/player.php?id=29&pos=100

Maybe it's just me (certainly could be)...

9: Olmedo Saenz
34: Dave Stewart
27: Ron Hassey
43: Mike Warren

Or maybe a sweet Balboni t-shirt?

You can get custom player shirts made on MLB.com? wow, imagine the possibilities...

Random uniform # trivia question 1 - which brother was Perez #34 and which was Perez #33?

Random uniform # trivia question 2 - who last wore #51 before Bernie?

Don't cheat by looking it up online - not that I'd know . . .

The only Yankee t-shirt I have is a "Billy's Back" promo. It's too small, so it sits at the bottom of my trunk.

It's the pinstriped and away JERSEYS w/names that irk me! I mean, if you're going to buy a replica jersey, then get it right and buy it without the name.

Named t-shirts I can live with...

Sounds like something our resident sox fan dipstickmurphy would write.

Bubba is twice the player that country goon Trot Nixon is ;-)

You get the picture.

Sometimes it's hard to keep from hitting the submit button again, though. Even Alex does it, apparently.

He will also stay off the roids -- have you seen the new Trotster? Barely fills out his tshirt anymore, yet no one points this out in the press here -- too busy covering the only guy who was honest about it.

Trot is also an ESPN poster boy for bonehead plays and when he charges into a wall it's basically a trip to the DL for a month. Oh --you also don't get that godawfull humblepie Playin' for Jesus trip in interviews.

Like to talk speed, defense? Would anyone seriously trade our Bubba for that nitwit? You MUST be joking. Or can't see the players for the stats...

The Wayne Tolleson shirt was a wonderful gag gift from Mike C. of Mike's Baseball Rants. Cracks me up every time I look at it. Thanks again, Mike.

The other Yankees shirt I have is Gamble 17, a gift from my brother. We wore Gamble and Whitson when we went to spring training in '05. Fans took pictures of us.

I'm thinking of getting Mets shirt, too: Kingman 26.

IMHO, Mendoza is still coming back from injury but will likely be next in line for that slot, hopefully in a week or two. Him starting I see as a sign of testing his arm strength to see how he would do with a more extended outing. You know, like if a starting pitcher doesn't get out of the first...

I wouldn't, but I'm afraid Torre would. :-P

One of the local papers had a column arguing Bubba's cause:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?D28612D1D

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They should give a shot to the man who's been robbed of so many of them he almost literally leapt out of the park to snag one last night.

Bubba Crosby did everything he could to show the Yankees he doesn't want to be left in the corner, ignored yet again.

He did everything he could to show the Yankees something they could use in what has become a lineup full of pop but lacking versatility.

He gave them speed, running out what looked to be a home run and racing into third with a triple as well as later stealing a base.

He gave them defense, leaping up against the wall in left to rob at least an extra-base hit.

Mostly, he gave them the kind of wide-eyed desire that can come only from a young, hungry player.

The same day he re-signed Matsui, Cashman talked about trying to get back to some of the team attributes that made the Yankees so good in the late '90s. Plugging in some role players to mix with the superstars.

Having lost a guy who can fit both profiles, the Yankees may need to stick with a replacement who can simply blend in for a while.

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The problem with Bubba is that he makes too many outs while doing those things. The outs eclipse the value he otherwise brings to the table.

So if Bubba could cut down on the outs - say by getting on base at a .360 clip - and do his usual good-to-great outfield defense and steal bases etc, I'd be very happy with that.

Bubba currently has a .353 OBP - not bad, though he only has 30 ABs. But nothing in his record suggests that he can maintain that OBP. He's never drawn a lot of walks or shown a selective approach at the plate. So if his OBP is going to stay around .360 (or better), and he's not drawing a lot of walks, he's going to have to hit for a high batting average (.280 or better) - not likely. The alternative is for him to increase his walk rate - also not likely. Even last September, when Bubba hit well (.321), his OBP was only .333 - that's unacceptable.

As long as GOB and his .282 OBP will be hitting somewhere - and they will - Bubba has to have a high OBP or we're back to last year's lineup with two many holes in it.