You know, Johnny Gomes is getting, like, you know, a bum, you know, rap out of this, you know? He was, you know, like, he said, you know, that he was just protecting, you know, the little, you know, guy, you know? I just, you know, think we ought, you know, to put them all, you know, under, you know, oath in front of, you know, the Waxman committee, you know, and let George Mitchell decide, you know, who’s telling, you know, the truth, you know?

Yes, Johnny Gomes says “you know” a lot, but he’s a major league ballplayer protecting his team. This points to a deeper issue: the disparity between the teams in the American League. Seriously. You know, if the Tampa Manta Rays of Anaheim have to, you know, start Johnny Gomes in center, the league has, you know, problems. You know?

I am sure the Yanks don’t want the Rays to have an extra look at IPK. As these pitchers start getting ‘stretched’ out- don’t be surprised if the Yanks but the regular starter to an ML game against the Rays and Jays to keep them from getting extra looks.

“I don’t want these teams in general to forget who subsidizes a lot of them, and it’s the Yankees, the Red Sox, Dodgers, Mets,” he said. “I would prefer if teams want to target the Yankees that they at least start giving some of that revenue sharing and luxury tax money back. From an owners point of view, that’s my point.”

But he also said: “Nobody likes the brawl-type garbage, it doesn’t belong in sports,” he said. “And I don’t want to see anyone injured in a brawl.”

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03152008/sports/yankees/hank__were_not_going_to_take_it_102070.htm?page=2

Meanwhile, Kennedy will face minor leaguers today as well.

I don’t get that. Igawa doesn’t really have a chance to make the team anyways so you would think he should be facing the minor leaguers and let Kennedy face major leaguers.

Sigh. A nice way to ruin my Saturday.

Instead of YES broadcasting the Yanks/Tigers game today (Joba vs. Verlander), they are going to broadcast the Yanks/Rays instead with Igawa on the mound.

Meanwhile, Kennedy will face minor leaguers today as well.

I don’t get that. Igawa doesn’t really have a chance to make the team anyways so you would think he should be facing the minor leaguers and let Kennedy face major leaguers.

Sigh. This just ruined my Saturday.

apparently Giambi is holding Shelley’s cleats