May your 2010 be healthy, happy and prosperous!

Donnie 23

Merry Christmas Fellow Yankee Fans!

The 27th Championship was a great gift.   Hope your holiday is healthy and happy.

Donnie23

Wow… had Melky figured for a corner outfield spot.  Guess I was wrong.   Hopefully Javy will have a good second run in the Bronx.   Always thought he was a solid pitcher.  Good 2009 numbers, in contention for the CY Award.  Have to say this seems like a pretty good move.

http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/braves-trade-vazquez-to-251949.html

Donnie23

While digging out from the recent Nor’Easter a few thoughts about recent Yankee hot stove activities…

Hideki Matsui: Farewell sir.  You were a great Yankee.  We enjoyed your powerful bat and MVP performance during the World Series.  You will be missed.

Curtis Granderson: You know those few players that when you watch them play you say “man I’d like that guy on my team”?   Granderson is one of those guys.   The centerfielder issue is finally solved.  Move Melky to RF and Swisher to LF.

Nick Johnson:  Welcome back Nick!  We need a solid DH now that Matsui is a west coaster.   Hopefully all the autographs I have of you in Yankee jerseys will gain some value now.

Johnny Damon: Johnny… we love ya. But your greedy agent is asking for too much.   I think he forgot that you are a defensive liability.   We would hate to lose you but… we got Granderson and Johnson now and also a lot of options for outfield.   I think a Mariner’s or Met’s uni is eminent.

Alex Rodriguez: No hip surgery.. HOORAY! Now he can focus this off season on prep rather than rehab.   As for his departure from Kate Hudson…  Hopefully he’ll find a new girlfriend that helps is plate performance!

Xavier Nady: It appears the Red Sox are interested.  Do we really care?

Andy Pettitte: Well done guys signing Andy for another year.  He pitched his ass off in 2009 and we all hope to see him in the post season one more time.

Only about 8 more weeks until spring training…. Stay warm.

Donnie23

BALL GAME OVER, WORLD SERIES OVER, RIDICULOUS CONCERN ABOUT PETTITTE PITCHING ON THREE DAYS REST OVER, PEDRO OVER, DOUBT ABOUT GIRARDI’S 3 STARTER STRATEGY OVER, HAVING TO LISTEN TO CHIP CARY, KEN ROSENTHAL, CRAIG SAYER AND TOM VERDUCCI OVER ….

YANKEES WIN….

TTTTTTHHHHEEEEEEE YANKEES WIN!

Congrats to the World Champion New York Yankees!

ps.. Arod is now a Yankee and the series was over in Game 4… Johnny Damon!!!

It seems like ages ago when we were crossing our fingers the Yankees would sign CC Sabathia, AJ Burnet and Mark Texiera.   When we thought to ourselves “why Swisher?”   When we debated if Andy Pettitte still had a season left in his arm and if Robinson Cano would turn it around.   Winter hotstove was great last year… many games passed the time between then and now when the team we love is on the cusp of beginning a seven game fight for ring number twenty-seven.

Over the past months we witnessed a team maturing and coming together right in front of our eyes.  Setting records, coming from behind, getting pies in the face and all the rest of those great 2009 regular season memories.  Then the post season began and they demonstrated the confidence they had built up during the first 162 games.

Tonight we have the opportunity to watch one of the best Yankee teams ever assembled play a very good Phillies team.  The great baseball minds and talking heads agree that it’s a great matchup with each team having small advantages in different areas.  All that said it comes down to playing the game and being able to overcome adverse situations.  This Yankee team has gained plenty of experience doing this since April and they are poised to do it again in October/November.

This will be a great series to watch… two gritty tough teams with depth and character.   I feel fortunate to be able to witness this years World Series and feel confident the Yankees will battle their way to become world champions.   GO YANKEES!

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When you think about six years it doesn’t really seem like a long time but it sure seems like it’s been awhile since the Yankees have owned the American League pennant.  Tonight they have a chance to capture the flag for the first time since 2003 when they beat Boston in 7 games.  For those of you who don’t remember 2003 maybe this will jog your memory:

Mariano Rivera was MVP, Aaron Boone hit an 11th inning home run off of Tim Wakefield in game 7 to win the series and Pedro Martinex “olayed” Don Zimmer during a bench clearing brawl.

We won’t talk about 2004 because that one is too painful.   But here and now the Yankees are looking better than ever and have a shot to put the Angels away tonight.   The good thing is they if it doesn’t work out tonight they have 2 more shots at home one of which would feature C.C.

We’re all hoping for A.J Burnett to be on his game tonight and for the Yankees to keep the bats swinging.   They can’t let their guard down though because the Angels are not going to go quietly and Lackey can be tough.

Sports radio already has the Yankees playing the Phillies but let’s not get ahead of ourselves here.  I’m hoping that tonight in the bottom of the ninth the Yankees have a solid lead with Mo on the hill to shut it down.  Your probably like me… I miss having that tight feeling in my stomache as the strikes and outs mount up and the Yanks get closer to the win.  Let’s hope it’s tonight so they can rest up for a tough battle in the World Series.

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