Jeter, Matsui power Yankees over Jays

Wow, what a game by Jeter.

...but you can't.The umpires today made three hideous calls, but it was the Yankees' job to pitch and hit around them.Yes, Derek Jeter was safe on the attempted steal of third base, but he should have never attempted the steal with none out in the first place.Yes, Derek Jeter's jump play should have been an out, but Andy should have still thrown a better pitch to Alex...

Regular Season Game 80Yankees vs. Blue JaysNew Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NYGame Time: 1:05 p.m.TV: YES | Radio: WCBS 880Here are the lineups:YANKEES (46-33)Derek Jeter SSJohnny Damon LFMark Teixeira 1BAlex Rodriguez 3BRobinson Cano 2BJorge Posada CHideki Matsui DHMelky Cabrera RFBrett Gardner CFPitching: RHP Chien-Ming Wang (1-6, 10.06 ERA)BLUE JAYS (42-39)TBAPitching: RHP Roy Halladay...

Derek Jeter helped Major League Baseball commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s luckiest man speech Saturday, reading the famous line from the icon’s stirring words during a video tribute before the New York Yankees’ game against the Toronto Blue Jays.

The 2009 All-Star rosters were announced today, and the Yankees will be sending two usual representatives (Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera) as well as Mark Teixeira, who will be making his second career All-Star appearance. Both Jeter and Teixeira ...

The ABCs of baseball conspired yesterday to end the Yankees' homestand on a sour note. "Atrocious" starting pitching, "brutal" umpiring and "Captain" Jeter were the culprits. That's right, Yankees icon Derek Jeter made a rookie mistake in his...

Although conversation on today's Yankees' game should be about Andy Pettitte and Brian Bruney struggling, it instead has managed to stay on the umpires and not just the calls that were made, but what happened after.If you missed the game, here's what went down.In the first, Derek Jeter works a lead off walk. He goes to second on a balk and then, perhaps inexplicably...

AL STARTERS Starters Position Player Team C Joe Mauer Twins 1B Mark Teixeira Yankees 2B Dustin Pedroia Red Sox SS Derek Jeter Yankees 3B Evan Longoria Rays OF Ichiro Suzuki Mariners OF Jason Bay Red Sox OF *Josh Hamilton Rangers

Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira were named American League All-Star starters at their respective positions.  Teixeira was in a hotly-contested race with Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis. Mariano Rivera was the only Yankee named to the pitching staff of the American League.  No Yankees were chosen as reserves. The complete roster can be found here.

Yankees @ Twins@ The Metrodome(three games)Yesterday was frustrating, but besides some terrible umpiring Yankees fans don't have much to be upset about right now. They're 48-34, they've won 10 of 12, and they're just a game behind Boston for first in the division.Losing Chien-Ming Wang for a month could hurt, but he hasn't been himself all year and maybe the Yanks...

The starting rosters for your 2009 All-Star teams are all set, and the American League roster is loaded with Boston Red Sox players. Business as usual, thanks to the fan-voting. Don't even get me started.Speaking of the Sox, Tim Wakefield is an All-Star virgin at the age of 42, while Albert Pujols, the leading vote-getter, will be donning the National League jersey for the eighth...

In this post over at River Ave Blues, writer Mike Axisa argues that Joba's poor starts of late, coupled with his postgame interviews in which he admitted to no wrongdoing, are unforgivable sins and that Joba should be sent back down to AAA.To me, this smacks of a knee-jerk type reaction.Yes, there are some issues with Joba, and I'll get to those in a bit, but sending Joba...