MANTLE GOES FACADE

THIS DAY IN 1956 MICKEY MANTLE HIT ONE OFF THE FACADE AND ALMOST CLEARED THE ROOF OF THE STADIUM. THE CLOSEST ANYONE HAS EVER COME TO HITTING A BALL OUT OF YANKEE STADIUM. THE MICK, ONE OF THE GREATEST.

POSADA PASSES TEST

JORGE POSADA THREW OUT TWO RUNNERS ON SATURDAY IN AN EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING GAME. HE WILL CATCH ON MON AND TUES AND BE RE-EVALUATED ON WED IN HOPES OF CATCHING ON THUR AT YANKEE STADIUM VS THE JAYS. YANKS WILL CARRY THREE CATCHERS IN CASE POSADA HAS A SET-BACK.

YANKS CLIMB OUT OF CELLAR

AFTER A ERROR BY SHELLY DUNCAN THAT ALLOWED 4 RUNS TO SCORE MOOSE SETTLED DOWN AND PTICHED AN EFFECTIVE 6 INNINGS TO IMPROVE TO 8-4 ON THE YEAR. THE YANKS RALLIED FOR A 6-5 WIN WITH MO GETTING SAVE #14 IN 14 CHANCES, THIS IS THE LONGEST HE HAS GONE IN HIS CAREER TO START A SEASON WITHOUT A BLOWN SAVE. THE OLDER HE GETS THE BETTER HE GETS. YANKS BACK TO .500 27-27 WITH ONE THIRD OF THE SEASON OVER AND 108 GAMES TO GO.

STANDING O FOR JOE

MET FANS DISPLAYED SOME CLASS LAST NIGHT BY GIVING JOE TORRE A STANDING OVATION AS HE MADE A PITCHING CHANGE IN THE 7TH INNING ON THURSDAY NIGHT. THE BROOKLYN KID AND FORMER METS AND YANKEE MANAGER GOT WHAT HE DESERVED. GOOD JOB BY THOSE WHO RECOGNIZED CLASS AND GREATNESS. WE MISS YOU JOE.

YANKS AVOID SWEEP

THE YANKS TOOK LAST NIGHT'S GAME 4-2 OVER THE O'S. A NICELY PITCHED GAME BY PETTITTE ( 5-5 ) AS WELL AS SOME MORE STRETCHING OUT OF JOBA. AND OH YEAH, MO CAME IN TO CLOSE IT OUT FOR SAVE #13 IN 13 CHANCES. GIAMBI IS SWINGING BAT WELL AS OF LATE, DEPOSITING ANOTHER BALL OVER BOOG'S BEEF BBQ STAND AND ONTO EUTAW ST. AND MATSUI IS TOPS IN THE A.L. IN BATTING .330

PEN LEAKING YANKS LOSE

AFTER A 1 HOUR RAIN DELAY IN THE 9TH INNING THE YANKEE'S SCORED A RUN IN THE TOP OF THE 11TH TO TAKE A 9 - 8 LEAD. MARIANO PITCHED THE 9TH AND 10TH TO KEEP THE O'S AT BAY, BUT LATROY HAWKINS PROMPTLY CAME IN AND BLEW THE GAME LETTING THE O'S SCORE 2 RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF 11TH FOR THE YANKS 2ND STRAIGHT LOSS 10 - 9.

STREAK OVER YANKS FALL

THE YANKEE'S FELL 6 -1 TO THE O'S ON MONDAY. RASNER PITCHED WELL ONLY GIVING UP 1 RUN BUT THE PEN GAVE UP 5 IN THE 7TH AND THE YANKS COULD NOT GET ANYTHING GOING WITH THE BATS. PEN NEEDS TO PICK IT UP AS JOBA IS NO LONGER AN OPTION.

5 IN A ROW

THE YANKEE'S RALLIED WITH 4 RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 8TH TO WIN THEIR 5TH IN A ROW AND 2ND SWEEP OF SEATTLE THIS SEASON TO LEVEL OFF AT 25-25 FOR THE SEASON. MO PITCHED A PERFECT 9TH FOR HIS 12 SAVE IN 12 CHANCES.

FIRE WILLIE, YANKS WILL TAKE HIM

ALL MY MET FAN BUDDIES WANT WILLIE RANDOLPH FIRED. WILLIE RANDOLPH IS A WINNER AND A CLASS ACT. READ WAYNE COFFEY'S PIECE IN THE SUNDAYS DAILY NEWS. IF THE METS FIRE HIM, AND AT THIS POINT I HOPE THEY DO I'M SURE GEORGE STIENBRENNER WILL BRING HIM HOME, WHERE HE BELONGS. MAKE HIM THE BENCH COACH. ALL YANKEE FANS LOVE YOU WILLIE AND WE WANT YOU BACK. IS IT WILLIES FAULT WHEN REYES GETS PICKED OFF(FRIDAY) OR THE BALL GOES THROUGH HIS LEGS ON SUNDAY? GO AHEAD FIRE HIM AND WE WILL TAKE THE 6-TIME WORLD CHAMPION BACK.

BATS LEAD WAY

YANKS ROLLED TO A 12 - 6 WIN ON SATURDAY AT THE STADIUM. MIKE MUSSINA LEFT AFTER 5 INNING WITH THE LEAD PICKING UP CAREER WIN # 257 AND IS NOW 7-4 THIS YEAR. JOBA WENT 2 INNINGS AND 40 PITCHES AS THE YANKS STRETCH HIM OUT FOR A STARTING ROLL. BUT THE BATS WERE THE STORY AS THE YANKS HAVE SCORED 35 RUNS IN THE LAST 4 GAMES, WHILE ONLY SCORING 33 IN THE PREVIOUS 12, GO FIGURE.

FRIDAY THE 13TH

BEWARE THE YANKEE OFFENSE HAS AWOKEN! SCORING 13 RUNS ON 13 HITS BY THE 5TH INNING FRIDAY NIGHT IN A 13-2 ROUT OF THE MARINERS. THAT'S THREE IN A ROW FOR THE GOOD GUYS. KEEP IT GOING BOYS. PETTITTE GETS THE WIN AND IS NOW 4-5.

YANKS NIP O'S

THE YANKS TOPPED THE O'S 2 -1 ON A CANO GAME WINNING SINGLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 9TH. GIRARDI GOT TOSSED AND SUSPENDED FOR ONE GAME FOR ARGUING WITH HOME PLATE UMP. KENNEDY PITCHED WELL ONLY GIVING UP 1 RUN AND WORKING OUT OF A COUPLE OF JAMS.

YANKS WIN 8 - 0

STORY OF THE GAME WAS DARRELL RASNER 3 - 0 WHO PITCHED 7 SHUT-OUT INNINGS. AND THE OFFENSE LED BY A HR (#524) AND 2 - DOUBLES BY AROD LED THE WAY. RUBBER GAME TONIGHT AND WE NEED TO START WINNING SERIES.

YANKS POUNDED

BALT TOPPED THE YANKS 12-2 SCORING 7 RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE 1ST. ONLY THE 4TH TIME IN YANKEE STADIUM HISTORY THE YANKS WERE DOWN 7 RUNS BEFORE BATTING. ONLY RAY OF HOPE AROD HIT HR #523.

WELL DONE, CONGRAULATIONS

RED SOX PITCHER JON LESTER TOSSED A NO-HITTER VS THE ROYALS ON MONDAY NIGHT. THOUGHT A HATED RIVAL THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT DESERVES APPLAUSE. A CANCER SURVIVOR FIGHTS THROUGH IT AND PITCHES A NO-HITTER. HEY THE SOX FANS GAVE JOE TORRE A STANDING OVATION ON HIS RETURN FROM CANCER. BRAVO JON LESTER.

YANKS SPANKED TWICE

THE YANKEE'S WERE BEATEN BADLY BY THE CROSS TOWN RIVAL METS TWICE OVER THE WEEKEND 7-4 AND 11 -2 AT YANKEE STADIUM. YANKS NOW 20 -24 MIRED IN LAST PLACE. NOT THE END OF THE SEASON BUT WE GOTTA PICK IT UP SOON.

SOME MORE RECORDS

SINCE THE INCEPTION OF INTERLEAGUE PLAY THE YANKS HAVE THE BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE (.589) 113-79. JETER HAS THE MOST HITS 254. MUSSINA THE MOST WINS 20, AND MARIANO THE MOST SAVES 51.

JETER 2400 HITS

DEREK JETER COLLECTED HIT NUMBER 2400 ON THURSDAY AT TAMPA BAY. HE HAS MORE HITS THEN PETE ROSE DID IN LESS GAMES. NO YANKEE HAS EVER GOTTEN 3000 HITS. A LOCK FOR 3000 BUT WILL HE PLAY LONG ENOUGH TO BE THE ALL-TIME HIT LEADER?

LAST PLACE YANKS

THE YANKEE'S CONTINUE TO STINK UP THE JOINT. AFTER DROPPING 3 OF 4 TO THE RAYS THE YANKS FIND THEMSELVES IN LAST PLACE IN THE A.L. EAST. AT 20-22 THE YANKS ARE 4-1/2 GAMES BACK WITH 120 TO GO. AS YOGI ONCE SAID "IT'S GETTING LATE EARLY".

MOOSE WINS 5TH IN ROW

MIKE MUSSINA HAS RE-INVENTED HIMSELF AND IS NOW 6-3. HE IS NO LONGER TRYING TO BLOW 88 MPH FASTBALLS BY BATTERS AND IS MIXING UP HIS PITCHERS THROWING CHANGE-UPS IN THE 65MPH RANGE FOOLING HITTERS. YANKS BATS ONLY SCORED 2-RUNS BUT MOOSE ONLY GAVE UP 1 AS YANKS TAKE A GAME FROM THE RAYS. NOW 3-1/2 OUT.

RAYS STING MO

THE RAYS TOPPED THE YANKS AGAIN. THIS TIME GETTING A RUN OFF MARIANO TO WILL THE GAME IN 11 INNINGS 2-1. YANKS NOW 19-21,STILL ONLY 3 BACK IN L COLUMN AND 122 TO GO. I'M NOT HAPPY TO SAY THE LEAST.

THAT'S BALLS

I'M JUST GETTING AROUND TO READING TODAYS PAPER AND THE BACK PAGE HAS METS PITCHER NELSON FIGUEROA, A LIFE LONG MINOR LEAGUER COMPLAINING THAT THE NATS WERE CHEERING LIKE SOFTBALL GIRLS. IS HE FUCKING SERIOUS? THIS COMING FROM A TEAM THAT SPENDS MORE TIME DANCING THE MACARENA AFTER THEY SCORE A RUN.LOOK IN THE MIRROR THEN OPEN YOUR MOUTH. NO MAKE THAT SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

YANKS FALL TO RAYS

TAMPA BAY RIPPED THE LIFE-LESS YANKEE'S 7-1 IN THE FIRST GAME OF A FOUR GAME SERIES. THE YANKS LOOK LIKE THEIR SLEEP WALKING. 19-20 NOW AND 4 GAMES OUT 3 LOSSES BACK. THANK GOD BOSTON IS LOSING.

2 MORE HEADED TO DL

WILSON BETEMIT(HAMSTRING) AND RELIEF PITCHER ALBALADEJO(ELBOW) WERE PLACED ON THE DISABLED LIST. THAT'S ABOUT THEY ONLY THING THE YANKEE'S LEAD THE LEAGUE IN, IS GUYS ON THE DISABLED LIST. NO EXCUSES WE STILL HAVE ENOUGH PERSONAL TO WIN IF WE PITCH WELL.

YANKS TOP TIGERS

DARRELL RASNER WENT A STRONG 6-PLUS INNINGS TO GO TO 2-0 AS THE YANKEES TOOK A 5-2 DECISION FROM THE TIGERS TO GET BACK TO .500 AT 19-19. MO PICKED UP SAVE #10. JETER HIT HIS 1ST HR OF THE SEASON,GIAMBI,ABREU RBI DOUBLES. YANKS ARE 9-9 AT HOME 10-10 ON ROAD. ARE THEY A .500 TEAM? I DON'T THINK SO AS INJURIES ARE KILLING US.

IGGY POPPED

KEI IGAWA WAS LIT UP FOR 6 RUNS AND 11 HITS IN 3-PLUS INNING. YANKS SHOWED SOME GRIT AND BATTLED BACK WITH A LATE RALLY BUT FELL SHORT 6-5.

OSCAR GAMBLE

WHO REMEMBERS FORMER YANKEE OSCAR GAMBLE?YESTERDAY HE PULLED THE COUNTDOWN LEVER AFTER THE 5TH INNING AND NOW THERE ARE 63 REGULAR SEASON GAMES LEFT AT THE STADIUM. I WAS AT GAME 5 OF THE DIVION SERIES IN 1981 AS THE STRIKE INTERUPTED THE SEASON AND THE WINNER OF THE 1ST HALF OF THE YEAR PLAYED THE WINNER OF THE 2ND HALF FOR THE EAST TITLE. DOWN 2 -0 IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 5TH REGGIE JACKSON HIT ONE TO THE GUY IN FRONT OF US IN THE UPPER DECK, WE WERE ON TV GOING CRAZY. NEXT GUY UP OSCAR GAMBLE PUT ONE IN THE BLEACHERS FOR A 3-2 LEAD IN A GAME AND SERIES YANKS WENT ON TO WIN. MY BUDDIES AND I FROM THE UPPER DECK RAN DOWN AND STORMED FIELD AFTER THE GAME. I'LL NEVER FORGET OSCAR GAMBLE.

YANKS POWER AVOIDS SWEEP

MIKE MUSSINA WON HIS 4TH IN A ROW AND 255TH OF HIS CAREER TO IMPROVE TO 5-3. THE YANKS CLUBBED FOUR HR'S TO GET THE 6-3 WIN AND MORE BACK TO .500 AT 18-18. MO PICKED UP HIS 9TH SAVE AND IS OFF TO THE BEST START OF HIS CAREER. OFF TO DETROIT FOR THREE AND TAMPA FOR FOUR. PITCHING HAS BEEN OK. IF WE CAN GET SOME CONSISTANT HITTING WE SHOULD BE IN THE HUNT, NO ONE RUNNING AWAY RIGHT NOW. 126 GAMES TO GO.

GO FIGURE

IN THE LIVE BALL ERA, THAT'S 88 YEARS ONLY ONE OTHER YANKEE HAS BATTED LOWER THAN CANO AND GIAMBI AFTER 35 GAMES, THAT'S TOM TRESH. ONE GUY DOES IT IN 88 YEARS AND TWO GUYS ARE DOING IT THIS YEAR. IT'S A CRAZY GAME, DON'T TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT.

LEE OUT-DUELS WANG

CLEVELAND STARTER CLIFF LEE THREW 7 INNINGS OF SHUT-OUT BALL AT THE YANKS AND IS NOW 6-0. WANG WENT 7 INNINGS HIMSELF BUT WITH NO RUN SUPPORT DROPPED A 3-0 DECISION FOR HIS FIRST LOSS OF THE SEASON. YANKS 17-18 AND NEEDING BATS TO WAKE-UP.

IGGY GOES FRIDAY

KEI IGAWA WITH FACE THE TIGERS ON FRIDAY AS YANKS NEED TO FILL SPOTS VACATED BY THE ROOKIES. THIS COULD GET UGLY WITH THAT TIGER LINE-UP.

JOBA JARRED

WITH THE YANKEE'S LEADING 3-2 IN THE 8TH INNING, JOBA CHAMBERLAIN CAME IN AND WALKED TWO GUYS AND GAVE UP A 2-OUT 3-RUN HOMER AND A 5-3 DEFEAT ENDING THE YANKS 3 GAME WINNING STREAK.

YANKS SWEEP M'S

DARRELL RASNER PITCHED A STRONG SIX INNING AND THE YANKEE BATS ARE COMING TO LIFE,AS YANKS POUNDED THE MARINERS 8-2 TO COMPLETE THE SWEEP.17-16 NOW, WITH 3-GAME SERIES COMING UP VS CLEVELAND AT THE STADIUM.

DAMON, MOOSE POWER YANKS

JOHNNY DAMON RIPPED TWO DOUBLES AND AN UPPER DECK HR. MIKE MUSSINA PITCHED A STRONG 6 INNINGS STRIKING OUT RICHIE SEXTON SWINGING TO END THE INNING.GETTING HIS 254TH WIN HE TIED RED FABER AND JACK MORRIS FOR 39TH PLACE ALL-

TIME. YANKS TAKE 2ND STRAIGHT BY A 6-1 MARGIN AND HAVE THE BROOM READY.

JETER PASSES DiMAGGIO

DEREK JETER PASS JOE DiMAGGIO WITH HIS 390TH DOUBLE NEXT UP BABE RUTH 424 WOW!!!

YANKEE MAGIC

I WAS JUST WATCHING DAVID CONE'S YANKEEOGRAPHY AND THEY WERE RECALLING HIS PERFECT GAME.IT WAS THE RETURN TO THE STADIUM OF YOGI BERRA AFTER STAYING AWAY FOR 14 YEARS.DON LARSON THREW OUT THE FIRST PITCH TO YOGI,AND WE KNOW WHAT THAT COMBO DID IN THE 1956 WORLD SERIES.CONE PROCEEDED TO PICTH A PERFECT GAME.AN UNBELIEVABLE STORY THAT COULD ONLY HAPPEN TO THE YANKEE'S.

WANG 6 - 0 YANKS WIN

THE YANKEE'S SNAPPED A 3 GAME LOSING STREAK WITH A NICE 5-1 WIN OVER THE MARINERS. WANG WENT 6 INNING GIVING UP 1 RUN. FARNSWORTH THE 7TH JOBA THE 8TH. AND ALTHOUGHT THE YANKEE OFFENSE BLEW A CHANCE FOR MO TO GET A SAVE BY SCORING 2 IN BOTTOM OF 8TH.HE CAME IN AND BLEW THEM AWAY IN THE 9TH ANYWAY.15-16 AS WE FIGHT ON. MOOSE GOING TOMORROW.

PINK BATS ARE BACK

THE YANKEE'S SIGNED A BUNCH OF PINK BATS TO BE AUCTIONED OFF WITH THE PROCEEDS GOING TO BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WILL CELEBRATE MOTHERS DAY WITH THE SWINGING OF THE PINK BATS. EVERY PLAYER SHOULD USE ONE THIS DAY BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS A MOTHER.

ANOTHER ML RECORD

THE YANKEE'S JUST SOLD 4 MILLION TICKETS FOR THE 4TH STRAIGHT YEAR, A MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD. THE CROWDS JUST KEEP ON COMING.

GEHRIG STREAK ENDS

MAY 2ND 1939 LOU GEHRIG'S STREAK OF 2130 GAMES CAME TO AN END AT DETROIT. TAKE A LOOK AT THE BACK OF THIS GUYS BASEBALL CARD. THE IRON HORSE WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.

MURCER SHOWED MUCH LOVE

JUST NOW DURING THE BLEACHER CREATURE ROLL CALL THE CREATURES ADDED A NICE TWIST INCLUDING YANKKEE LEGEND BOBBY MURCER. SHORTLY AFTER A VIDEO MONTAGE OF MURCER WAS SHOWN ON THE SCOREBOARD, AND HE RECIEVED A ROUSING OVATION. WHO CARES WHAT THE RECORD OR THE SCORE IS TONIGHT, MURCER IS HEALTY AND BACK IN THE BOOTH. THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THEN BASEBALL. LETS GO YANKEE'S.

YANKS SWEPT

THE DETROIT TIGERS SWEEP THE YANKEE'S IN A 3-GAME SERIES FOR THE 1ST TIME IN 44 YEARS. HEY THINGS ARE GOING BAD BUT LIKE EVERY YEAR YANKS ARE COUNTED OUT AND IN THE END MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. ITS MAY 2ND I'M NOT GIVING UP JUST YET. 3 GAMES OUT WITH 132 GAMES TO GO. PLAYBALL.

MURCER IN BOOTH FRIDAY

THE ANNOUNCERS WERE SAYING BOBBY MURCER WILL BE BACK TOMORROW NIGHT. GLAD TO SEE HE IS FEELING BETTER AND BACK WHERE HE BELONGS. WE MISSED YOU AND CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR AND SEE YOU.

HUGHES HURT WORSE THEN THOUGHT

PHIL HUGHES HAS A STRESS FRACTURE OF HIS RIB. CANNOT THROW FOR A MONTH. SO YOU FIGURE THIS TO BE A 6 WEEK THING MINIMUM. COULD BE A BLESSING IN DISGUISE AS HE WAS NOT PITCHING WELL. DARRELL RASNER IS 4-0 WITH A .087 ERA IN AAA. BRING HIM UP.

TIGERS TAKE ANOTHER FROM YANKS

THE YANKEE'S LOST 2ND STRAIGHT TO THE TIGERS TO FALL TO 14-15 AND BACK UNDER .500. EVERYTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG IS AND WE NEED TO STEP IT UP. NO ONE GONNA FEEL SORRY FOR YANKS.