Links for Sunday as Phil Hughes takes the mound against Boston..
- Brewers manager Ken Macha will have to wait to learn about his future, GM Doug Melvin told MLB.com's Adam McCalvy.
- Barry M. Bloom of MLB.com writes that even a turnaround in playoff fortunes wouldn't have changed Dodgers skipper Joe Torre's mind about retiring.
- Mark Kotsay told Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times that he does not anticipate returning to the White Sox next season.
- MLB.com's Adam McCalvy writes that Prince Fielder may have played his last home game in a Brewers uniform today.
- Whether or not manager Ozzie Guillen returns to the White Sox will be one of the many factors that play into Paul Konerko's decision, writes MLB.com's Scott Merkin.
- Adam McCalvy of MLB.com tweets that Trevor Hoffman earned an extra $250K today when he closed out the Brewers' home finale.
- Reliever Takashi Saito's career could be in jeopardy as he is hampered by shoulder tendinitis, writes Carroll Rogers of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
- Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson will have a say in whether soon-to-be free agent Brandon Webb returns to action this year, writes MLB.com's Andrew Pentis.
- Thomas Harding and Joey Nowak of MLB.com spoke to Rockies outfielder Jay Payton, who is happy to still be playing baseball at the age of 37.
- Cubs owner Tom Ricketts says the future looks bright in Chicago, writes Carrie Muskat of MLB.com.
Jay Payton? Happy? Go figure.
I didn’t even realize he was still in the game.
At least the future doesn’t look brought.
When you have 103 years of misery, the future always looks bright in comparison to the past.
If the Red Sox extend their winning streak to seven more games, the Yankees will have to sweep the Blue Jays, in Toronto, in order to get into the playoffs. One loss, the Red Sox tie, two losses, they are out..and finish third.
Go Red Sox..
There is a very, very strong chance that the Red Sox don’t win every one of the their remaining games.
Quite true, but it would be a nice change for the Yankees to play the Mets’ role this year.
No, it would be an incredible change!
I would seriously love the Red Sox to de-throne the Yankees of the wild card, and I’m not saying it won’t happen, I just said the Sox won’t win every remaining game they have.
So then you have more confidence the Yankees will lose out? Because that would have to be the alternative.
I know you are absolutely correct….but thinking so helped me get through the weekend
I really have to say his, but I hope everyone saw what happened towards the end of the Brewers game with Prince Fielder and Trevor Hoffmann, well I thought it was one of the best touches and one of the best, and emotional moments of this whole season.
Huh…..Mosley was supposed to start tonight. Desperation is a stinky colon, eh Yank fans?
The Yankees have used all of their long men in the last four days…So it was either start Mosley and have Hughes be the emergency long man, or start Hughes and have Mosley be the long man.
What would you have done?
Starting Hughes was actually the right thing to do at that time. It was his last start of the season anyway, he’ll be shut down for the last week of baseball.
So then we’re in agreement?
The Yankees covered themselves and played to logic tonight. Rather than risk Mosley and have Hughes come in if he was crushed, they started Hughes with Mosley in reserve. Now, because Hughes pitched well and especially because the Yankees eventually won, both Mosley and Vazquez are unused and ready to spot start the final six games while the Yankees align their rotation.
Very much needed win. I barely had any nails left after Rob Cano tied it in the ninth.
So then we’re in agreement?
The Yankees covered themselves and played to logic tonight. Rather than risk Mosley and have Hughes come in if he was crushed, they started Hughes with Mosley in reserve. Now, because Hughes pitched well and especially because the Yankees eventually won, both Mosley and Vazquez are unused and ready to spot start the final six games while the Yankees align their rotation.
Desperation would be starting CC on short rest. It was Hughes scheduled day anyway. No worries.
Desperation would be starting CC on short rest. It was Hughes scheduled day anyway. No worries.
I thought Dustin Moseley was starting tonight