[ThePundit]

Hideki Matsui will undergo surgery tomorrow morning. He fractured his wrist in the first inning of the Boston - Yankees game. His consecutive games streak (which nobody cared about anyway) is now history. Losing Sheffield and Matsui will be tough. We'll see plenty of Bernie Williams and Bubba Crosby. Bernie who never played right field until this year looked like a little leaguer on one flly ball that ended up costing the Yankees 2 runs.

[Trashed]

Man I thought Bishop was hard on the Yanks in these threads and he is (no offense Bish! ) but it just seems like Karma isnt on the Yankees side this year. Matsui is a very good fielder and a equally good contact hitter with some power sprinkled in and Sheffield is a greedy, steroid infested nut but the dude can hit with a vengeance. I just cant see Bubba Crosby and Bernie Williams replacing a potential HOFer and another critical piece of the Yanks offense. Whos gonna pick up the slack? "The third baseman???" (Steinbrenner dig!)

[EmpireWF]

The news is Matsui will be out for 3 months. Ouch.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

I think they should add "Fragile, handle with care"...onto the Pin Stripes...

I too thought Bishop was being extreme about things...but hey, maybe he is on to something.

[legend]

Just when it looked like this team was turning the corner they meet up with Boston. They turned a bum like Mark Loretta into Paul Molitor, went through their whole bullpen before they realized that none of them can get a big out this year, and watched Johnny Damon hit like the village idiot. Bernie Williams, I am begging you to retire before you lose ALL of your dignity. The rest of baseball bombs Tim Wakefield, the Yankees bow before him. And why in the world is Miguel Cairo on any major league roster? Four strikeouts and dropped a throw that lost the game. This after he left how many men on base in the Yankees- Red Sox debacle of 2004, when he came up with about a dozen chances to actually win the game for New York. What would possess Joe Torre to trot this guy out to play first in a big series? As bad as Andy Phillips can be, he will at least make that play at first on Jeter's throw.

[MVB]

I totally agree with you, Phillips could have made that play. I've even seen Giambi make the play... I felt sorry for Cairo, what a horrible day. Brian Cashman just said that Matsui might be out for the rest of the season...

As disappointing as that all is, I hope the Yankees DON'T go out and get a new outfielder like they say they might ( Shannon Stewart, Jacques Jones). I hope the Yanks let Crosby play left and Cabrera play right. Why?

A) It'll give these younger players (and more ignored players) a chance to shine.

B) Crosby is the best defensive outfielder we have (1.000 fielding percentage), and Cabrera (when he isn't nervous as heck) will be a great right fielder ( with all that speed he has).

C) They both have speed, and what they don't do power-wise, they can do base-wise (stealing bases, moving over on fly balls, etc..) which Sheff and Matsui couldn't do. They can get on, and get into scoring position for the other bats.

D) As much as most people have ridiculed the two, they aren't that bad offensively. Cabrera has played one game and went 2 for 3. Crosby is batting .259 ( compared to Matsui's .261, Williams .264, and Rodriguez's .269). Crosby has an on-base percentage of .355.

Give Crosby and Cabrera a chance, and I think it'll work out. (If not, then the Yanks can go get someone else).

[EmpireWF]

With Matsui and Shef out for the forseeable future, the local talk in NYC is surrounding on who they will go out and trade for. I don't think there's a doubt they will look to acquire a name through a trade.

[legend]

The Yankee mentality won't allow them not to go out and get someone, but someone please tell me, who do they have that is of any value to trade. Cetainly nobody in their minor league system unless it is that pitcher Hughes. Now, that being said, I know Ichiro hates playing for Hargrove in Seattle, and the Mariners infatuation with him may be wearing off. How's that for the start of a good trade rumor?

[ThePundit]

Brian Cashman is on the radio right now and said Matsui might be out for the year...And he also said that Damon tweeked his shoulder again on that great catch he made.

[EmpireWF]

Expect these names to be talked about in the coming weeks/months linked to the Yanks OF...

Twins CF Tori Hunter
Nationals LF Alfonso Soriano
Phillies RF Bobby Abreu
Seattle RF Ichiro
Reds CF Griffey Jr.
Pittsburgh OF Craig Wilson
Royals OF Reggie Sanders
among other average players.

[Trashed]

Originally Posted by legend

Just when it looked like this team was turning the corner they meet up with Boston. They turned a bum like Mark Loretta into Paul Molitor, went through their whole bullpen before they realized that none of them can get a big out this year, and watched Johnny Damon hit like the village idiot. Bernie Williams, I am begging you to retire before you lose ALL of your dignity. The rest of baseball bombs Tim Wakefield, the Yankees bow before him. And why in the world is Miguel Cairo on any major league roster? Four strikeouts and dropped a throw that lost the game. This after he left how many men on base in the Yankees- Red Sox debacle of 2004, when he came up with about a dozen chances to actually win the game for New York. What would possess Joe Torre to trot this guy out to play first in a big series? As bad as Andy Phillips can be, he will at least make that play at first on Jeter's throw.

Bernie Williams retire? Nah! That would mean letting go of the 1996-2001 dynasty. We need to resign unproductive, old players like Bernie so we can see him and remember. Thats all the Yankees want to do it remember the past. Problem is the past is gone and so is guys like Randy Johnson, Bernie Williams and some others' ability to play yet their ability to collect money and get traded for what could have been a future is well intact!

[Sports Fan]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

Expect these names to be talked about in the coming weeks/months linked to the Yanks OF...

Twins CF Tori Hunter
Nationals LF Alfonso Soriano
Phillies RF Bobby Abreu
Seattle RF Ichiro
Reds CF Griffey Jr.
Pittsburgh OF Craig Wilson
Royals OF Reggie Sanders
among other average players.

I heard something about Reggie Sanders, that would make sense. The Royals aren't going anywhere this year.

[Trashed]

Originally Posted by Sports Fan

I heard something about Reggie Sanders, that would make sense. The Royals aren't going anywhere this year.

I got news for ya neither are the Yankees and if theyre gonna give a up a solid player with a bright future like Cano or a good pitcher like Wang then its time to be a Mets fan. Sanders strikes out like 170 times a year man and we dont need the worst second baseman of all times PLUS the strikeout king Soriano back here in the Bronx! Is Isiah Thomas somehow putting ideas in these guys heads?

[Sports Fan]

Originally Posted by Trashed

I got news for ya neither are the Yankees and if theyre gonna give a up a solid player with a bright future like Cano or a good pitcher like Wang then its time to be a Mets fan. Sanders strikes out like 170 times a year man and we dont need the worst second baseman of all times PLUS the strikeout king Soriano back here in the Bronx! Is Isiah Thomas somehow putting ideas in these guys heads?

I didn't know that Sanders struck out that much. Maybe Isiah Thomas is involved somehow. No but seriously, who do you think they should try to get?

[MJHMarc]

I would love to see Ken Griffey Jr. in pinstripes.

Torii Hunter is rebounding from a horrible start. Ichiro Suzuki is a solid contact hitter and I have mixed opinions about Bobby Abreu. It would take a lot to get Soriano in New York, again.