How y’all doing tonight. I reckon we got a ball game to play tonight. It’ll be the Yanks up against Derek Holland and the Rangers. Here’s the lineup that Holland will have to face:
SS Derek Jeter
LF Johnny Damon
1B Mark Teixeira
3B Alex Rodiguez
2B Robinson Cano
DH Hideki Matsui
RF Nick Swisher
CF Brett Gardner
C Kevin Cash
And on the mound, Allan James Burnett
Hurry Up, We Need You Now!
Jorge Posada and Xavier Nady are rehabbing down in Tampa. Jorge played 5 innings of defense today in a simulated game, and he could rejoin the team in Cleveland. Nady also played in the simulated game and went 1-3 as a DH. The Yankees could really use these guys tonight, just look at tonight’s lineup. It’s effectively a 5 person lineup with the way Matsui and Swisher have been hitting and the way Gardner and Cash hit. The Yankees really need AJ to step up tonight.
Notes
- Wang continues to rust in the bullpen
- Melky supposedly is going or went for an MRI on his right shoulder today after injuring it last night, hopefully all is well
- Andrew Brackman, one of the Yankees top pitching prospects, had an off night. Check this out.
- You can get the Yankees media guide, which is usually only available to writers.
Now the Yankees are in first place tie with the Boston Red Sox in the A.L. East!! The Yankees won over the Texas Rangers 9-2 tonight!! A.J. Burnett got the win and he is now 3-2 so far this season!! Next stop the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field or Progressive Field on Friday night with Andy Pettitte versus Cliff Lee!! How will C.C. Sabathia get treated by the Indians fans in his return to Cleveland in a Yankees uniform?