Checking back in with another small blog post. I was out covering New York Giants rookie mini-camp this weekend and didn’t have a chance to pen any Yankee notes.
The show went well Friday morning, but the appearance of Yankee legend Roy White is on hold until later this week. He had a book signing and couldn’t attend.
More on that later. As for the Yankees, they are still not playing consistent baseball, having dropped five straight games heading into Friday before snapping that streak in the opener against the Orioles in Baltimore. The arrival of Alex Rodriguez Friday night provided a 4-0 win. A-Rod went deep on the first pitch he saw, homering to left. Rodriguez would later strike out twice, but his presence in the lineup was a tremendous lift – it was clearly evident in New York’s swagger.
However, confidence is only as good as the next day’s starting pitcher. Phil Hughes proved that Saturday. The Yankees lost 12-5 and looked ready drop the finale of that series yesterday on Mother’s Day before Johnny Damon came through in the seventh.
Damon has sent baseballs out of big league ballparks in five of his past seven games for the Yankees, but this one was easily the most meaningful. He belted a three-run home run in the seventh inning on Sunday that proved to be the game-winner in New York’s 5-3 win over Baltimore, connecting with a light pink Louisville Slugger bat in honor of Mother's Day.
If it takes pink bats to rally the Yanks, I say everyone in the lineup should hit with them.
AJ Burnett has consistently credited Roy Halladay with being one of the most influential people in his baseball life – and now they'll face each other when the Yankees travel to Toronto Tuesday.
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