I'm a new Sox and Pinstripes writer!!

I'm pretty excited right now regarding my situation in the bloging world. I am going to be a guest writer for the Sox and Pinstripes blog begining today! I will make around 3 or more post a week on the site. Hopefully I can do well and become an official member (I sort of already am). I don't have the credentials and writing skills of the two other bloggers on the site, but I believe my opinions and the way I express myself stack up well with some of the best Yankee bloggers. I have a pretty nerdy obsession with the Yankees some...most would say and hopefully this is just one step in the right direction to becoming a good sports journalist. The name of the site that I will be working on is soxandpinstripes.com . I'm going to try and make the most out of this opportunity. Enjoy what you read, seeya

Game Number 6, Yankees (3-3) lose to Royals

The Yankees lost today at the hands of the Royals late in the game. In fact the Yankees were winning with only 1.1 innings to go. Confident that the Yankees would win I went to go get ready to go out, funny enough while I was taking a shower I had thought "what if Jose Veras blows the game?" The bullpen had been pitching so well to start the season that it soon became nothing more than an after thought. As I walked into my room to turn on my television I noticed my step dad was upset ( he's always upset for some reason though), then finally I turned on my TV to see that the Yankees had lost the game. I couldn't believe it, I knew it was Veras's fault because Rivera would have destroyed the Royals mercilessly. I then drew my baseball bat from my closet and ran angrily at the world however I was stopped by this lady that I've lived with all of my life. Even though it was only one loss I knew my life would never be the same. I hope there isn't anyone that is this passionate and crazy about the Yankees, man would I be scared to hang out with that guy during a baseball game. Of course needless to say this story is only true up to the point that I took my baseball bat out of my closet. Hope you enjoyed it!

In Minor league action Austin Jackson is off to a great start, maybe he can get a mid-season call up? Jackson is hitting at a clip of .471 (8 for 17 with a triple), 5RBI's, 3 walks and striking out 5 times in 4 games. If he can cut down on the strike outs we will see Austin Jackson before too long. We have seen the Yankees call up guys early when they got off to hot starts ( Robinson Cano in 2005 .330, 4HR, 24RBI in April and Melky Cabrera 2006 .385, 4HR, 24RBI in April). I guess that means in order for Austin Jackson to be called up early he will have to hit over .300 with 4HR and 24RBI since that seems to be the magic number? I am partially joking but you never know, if Brett Gardner begins to slip and Austin Jackson is hot will he force the Yankees hand? I don't think so, at least not yet. Melky Cabrera will likely get a chance to reclaim his starting job in center field before Jackson gets any chance at proving he can succeed in the Majors. I will be keeping tabs on Jackson all season to see how he is progressing.

I shall now go to sleep since it is almost morning (thank god for spring break).

The Yankees Five Games Into The Season

The Yankees look hot right now winning three games in a row after losing their first two to start the season. The great thing about the Yankees this year is that their pitching can compete with the best of any team. CC Sabathia rebounded after an awful start pitching 7.2 innings 6K's, he was worth the money. Joba Chamberlain will be going up against Gil Meche tomorrow. This has to be the best Yankee team on paper that I've seen since I started watching baseball as a serious die hard fan (2003). The thing I like most about this team right now is that without A-rod in the line up it looks like a team effort. The team chemistry just looks like its clicking thanks to guys like Nick Swisher ( can you say starting right fielder?) and CC Sabathia. This team just looks like it has a different feel to it than other years. I know it's very early in the season to be speaking as if the Yankees are about to clinch a play off spot. This team just looks great and it has depth. The bench is very strong with Melky Cabrera, Nick Swisher, Jose Molina and rookie Ramiro Pena. The pitching depth is also strong with Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy and others in the minors. The Yankees highly underrated bullpen looks great to start the season too. For the first time since I started watching the Yankees I believe that this can be the year we win the world series again.

Now this makes me wonder, when A-rod returns is it going to help or hurt this team? Alex's bat will surely help the line up but Selena Roberts new highly publicized book will be crashing in stores sometime in the early part of May. Honestly I hope it doesn't hurt the teams chemistry and change my opinion on what I think the Yankees can do. Hopefully A-rod can keep his name out of the headlines for bad reasons and just play baseball!

25 and Yonger team

C-Joe Mauer, 25 years old
1B-Prince Fielder, 24 years old
2B-Dustin Pedroia, 25 years old
SS-Hanley Ramirez, 25 years old
3B-Evan Longoria, 23 years old
CF-BJ Upton, 24 years old
LF-Ryan Braun, 25 years old
CF,RF-Matt Kemp, 25 years old

This would be an amazing 25 and younger lineup. However if I had to build a team with players of the ages 25 and younger I would go for speed and defense with decent power. Why would I do this? Well speed and defense doesn't go into slumps, however offense does. I'm writing this only because I have the same problem you probably have it is late and I am bored :(. Actually you can leave most of those players in the line up and get pretty good defense out Mauer, Pedroia, Longoria, Upton and Kemp. The other three can be switched with Gaby Hernandez at firstbase ( I hear he plays good defense with a good bat), Troy Tulowitzki at shortstop (amazing defender) and Ryan Braun can stay in left field because of his consistency offensively. My starting pitchers would be Tim Lincecum, Felix Hernandez, Joba Chamberlain, Scott Kazmir, Jon Lester. How's that for a starting five! In the bullpen give me Jonathan Broxton, Joe Smith, Jose Arredondo, Joakim Soria and David Price (long reliever?). I wish there was a team with that type of young talent. Young players bring more energy and have a lot more upside than veterans, which keeps my interest high on young players because of their superstar potential and their chance to be awful. You usually know what your getting with veterans (snore). I say the Yankees force all of there great talent in the lower levels of the farm system to develop faster and you will see how good they really are (I am joking of course). Watch out for names like Austin Jackson, Jesus Montero, Austin Romine, Bradley Suttle, Dellin Betances, Andrew Brackman. Enjoy the post!

Plattsburg University and More on Alex Rodriguez

First things first, I just wanted to say that I have been granted an acceptance to the University of Plattsburg. This will surely help me in my writing skills and take me one step closer to my dream of being a sports journalist/broadcaster, Plattsburg is one of the top Journalism colleges in the country. This is a very happy day for me!

On another note as many of you already know Alex Rodriguez has been going through a lot of problems, starting with the steroid leak on february 7th and now A-rod has a serious injury (torn right labrum) at hand that can keep him out of play for 4 months if he seeks out surgery. Regardless the surgery is neccesary but Yankees brass is hoping to deal with the surgery at the end of the baseball season. At this point I'm wondering how will Alex perform with his most recent steroid admission and injury. Part of me wishes that he would have surgery now and come back around July or August because I think the Yankees can play well without him. A-rod has carried a lot of baggage along with him the past few years and it now seems as though he wants to be in the spotlight regardless of it being in a good or bad way. This is upsetting and I shake my head everytime I think that this guy will be a Yankee for the next 9 years. I never understood why the Yankees signed players for such long periods of time. They probably could have signed him for around 25 million over a 5-7 year span but that is just another mistake by management. Only time will tell if this was a good signing by the Yankees or not, it's not looking too good so far.

Still Busy Sadly

I've still been pretty busy of late with college stuff. However I am back and ready to write up a blog for your enjoyment.

As many of you probably already know Alex Rodriguez tested positive for an anabolic steroid in 2003. The news was announced early Saturday. When I read the news I had a pretty motionless expression but I was pretty saddened by this. This will surely taint Alex's legacy as arguably the best player to ever play the game of baseball. The thing that is even more upsetting is that he is still a Yankee for 9 more years (why sign a player to a 10 year contract to begin with?, so many things can go wrong in that span). If Alex even brakes the homerun record it won't matter anymore, it will just be held with an asterisk next to his name. If 2003 was the only year A-rod took steroids, maybe he will be able to come clean now and beat the homerun record by 47 homeruns (2003 season 47 HR, 118 RBI). I think it would make sense but nonetheless there will still be the fans and others that say it doesn't matter either way. I agree with it to an extent, I just wish Alex didn't do this. The one star player I thought I could depend on is a cheater. I can't lie it hurts now but I'll be alright

I'm Back, Testing is over

I am finally done with all of my regents and the SAT. It has been a long week , now its time to just kick back and relax and come up with some stuff too write. Enjoy