And your Sunday starter is..... Kris Wilson.
Wilson pitched his way into the mix with a strong two innings last night, even though it was in the equivalent of garbage time. Wilson attacked hitters, and went six up, six down. After the game Joe Torre talked it over with Ron Guidry and they decided Wilson would be a better choice than Ron Villone because he's been a starter. Yankee fans surely are crossing their fingers hoping Wilson is this year's Aaron Small.
Kris Wilson gave at least one fan a special memory. (Read the sponsorship line at his baseball-reference.com, the previous link, and you'll see what I'm talking about.)
Shawn Chacon, a savior last season, is now in the bullpen, and he wasn't surprised by the demotion. "I know how it works around here," he said.
On the injury front, Johnny Damon is definitely out for tonight and it seems likely that he may not be a player again for the Yankees until after the All-Star break. He still feels the injury and won't attempt to swing until tomorrow, or maybe even not until Saturday. At that point it's not worth playing him one game with four days off after that. Aaron Guiel is in rightfield and Bernie Williams is in center.
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""I know how it works around here."
Huh? What a dick, that's how it works everywhere. If you pitch like garbage, you go to the pen or if you're not lucky you hit the road.
Wilson is pitching on a day when many players will be thinking about their All-Star break\time off. Factor this in when evaluating his performance. This is another player we are probably going to try to use as "trade bait." If he is successful on Sun., we need to act fast.
Chacon's comment as presented in your blog indicates disatisfaction with his demotion. The guy has not learned in his short stint with the Yanks that effort will be noticed as well going through the motions. The bullpen and blowout games are his venue for now.
I will be at the game tonight. Lucky me. Wright is on the mound, 100 pitches or less within 3 innings.
Chacon was "lightning in a bottle" last year...He's finally reverted back to the pitcher that got him traded in the first place !
Got to get Zito. Trade any of the following:
Chacon,Proctor,Reese,
Thompson,Crosby,Guilel,
Green.
Get real. You could offer all of those players for Zito, and Beane would laugh in your face.
Chacon,Proctor,Reese,
Thompson,Crosby,Guilel,
Green.