The Yankees are coming off two games against the Chicago White Sox in which they looked pretty bad. They made stupid mistakes, and the White Sox took advantage of their mistakes. Fortuantly the Yankees are still in first place, and they can still call this White Sox series a split if they win today and tomorrow. Today the Yankees send out the following lineup via Pete Abe to face southpaw John:
SS Derek Jeter
RF Nick Swisher
DH Mark Teixeira
3B Alex Rodriguez
C Jorge Posada
2B Robinson Cano
CF Melky Cabrera
LF Jerry Hairston Jr.
1B Cody Ransom – uh oh
And on the mound, Allan James Burnett
Shelley mad, Shelley smash
Shelley Duncan was called up yesterday. He spent the day enjoying what it felt like to be back in the majors and thinking about getting in a game. He did not play in yesterday’s game, and today he was optioned down to Scranton to make room for recently acquired Jerry Hairston Jr.
“Uh, we’d rather you didn’t pitch against Boston”
In order to have Sergio Mitre not make a start against the Red Sox, the Yankees have changed their rotation a little bit according to Pete Abe. CC will still pitch tomorrow, then it will be Pettitte then Mitre against Toronto, then Chamberlain, Burnett, Sabathia, and Pettitte against the Red Sox.
Analyzing the trade deadline in the Yankees perspective
Make sure you check out my previous post.
161st Street 
Shelley’s Back! The Yanks have a tough task tonight as they face off against Perfect Game pitcher Mark Buherle but hopefully A.J. Burnett can put a fire under the Yankees and help them win. Also I have a story to tell you about Shaeffer Hall when we speak again.
Uh, Shelley is not back. I specifically mentioned that in this post. No big deal though, haha!
If I recall correctly Nancy Newman on YES said that he was.
Ok I read the post again and realized he was sent down to make room for Hairston Jr. Sorry about that. Ha Ha!
A.J. Burnett gave up six runs in four and two thirds innings today!! It is going to be a good pitching matchup tomorrow between C.C. Sabathia and Mark Buherle!! It is going to be frustrating losing to a team named Sox as their nicknames!!