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Hero of the Day

Maybe he isnt the long term answer, but we'll take it.

Major League Baseball Players are Stupid

Mike Mussina left off of All Star roster after 11 first half wins. Meanwhile, Jason Varitek is selected by the players as worthy of a roster spot when he has been the worst hitting catcher not named Molina all year with a sparkling .219 average. Biased much?

Nobody F*cks With the Jesus

Future's Game Selectee Jesus Montero -
.777 OPS at 18 years old in the Sally League

Top. Men.

Yankees invest millions in an attempt to clone Derek Jeter so he can actually cover the shortstop position at a Major League level.

32 Minutes to Change the Season

Will Joe Girardi's tongue lashing be enough to scare a $200 million team into winning?

Point, Cynthia

Report: Wife dumps A-Rod for rocker
He's out at home! Yankee superstar Alex Rodriguez's marriage is kaput, sources told The Post. A-Rod's wife, Cynthia, has been shacked up with rocker Lenny Kravitz in Paris. The couple's two daughters - 3-year-old Natasha and 2-month-old Ella - remained in Miami, sources said. The stunning news emerged a day after revelations that Alex Rodriguez has been paying late-night visits to Madonna's Upper West Side apartment. The game of musical celebrity beds has effectively ended the randy Rodriguez's already-shaky marriage, even though divorce papers have not been filed, sources said. Cynthia Rodriguez, 34, has been in Paris for at least the past four days visiting Grammy-winner Kravitz. C-Rod was seen outside the 44-year-old Kravitz's pad in the romantic City of Light as recently as Tuesday night. The magazine also reported that A-Rod may have gone to Madonna's New York pad as early as one night after leaving his wife's side in Miami following the April 21 birth of their daughter Ella. (New York Post)

To be honest, I could care less what the guy does personally as long as he is hitting. But as a man who makes $30 million a year, howe do you let your wife go out and trump your affair? If i were ARod, I would be tearing my way through the Maxim Hot 100 list right about now...

IT'S ABOUT F*CKING TIME

Yankees Offense, 4 games between June 28-July 1
7 Runs, 25 LOB

Yankees Offense, July 2 vs. Texas Rangers
18 Runs, 16 Hits (6 XBH), 0 Melky AB's

Granted, the Rangers are the worst pitching team in the AL, but the Yankees needed a full head of steam going into a series that potentially bring them even with the Red Sox headed into the All Star Break. Unfortunately for both clubs, it doesn't look as though the Ex-Rays are going to lose another game all season.

Punk'd?

Ashton Rodriguez makes his deep seeded mother issues public.

Lactose Intolerant

Girardi Finally Gives Melky a Rest

In a potential Wally Pipp situation, the Yankees will be starting Brett Gardner in center field tonight against the Texas Rangers.

After a strech of God-awfulness that extended far beyond his recent 0 for 18 slump, the Yankees seem to be looking at other options in center. Unlike some other Yankees enthusiasts, I do not see Gardner as a long term answer to patrol the storied patch of grass located between the 399 signs in Yankee Stadium, but clearly something has to be done. If for no other reason, then just for the fact that I caan't afford to be breaking shit in my house for another 80 games every time the Melk Man doesn't deliver.

As our friend Peter Abraham mentioned over on his blog, http://www.yankees.lhblogs.com/, it is very curious that Melky has been afforded the same respect as superstars like Jeter and ARod in that his name has been penciled into the lineup every day, regardless of results. The bottom line is that he is a mediocre hitter and a serviceable fielder with a plus arm. As the offense has been struggling, it is just not feasible to have an automatic out in any spot in the order.