"Yanks Shake Up Roster, Lineup After Win"
Praise God. Yeah, you have to do stuff like that when your team costs more than the GDP of Vanuatu (well, almost) and you're 11-15.
The changes: Bernie Williams is out in center. Hideki Matsui moves over from left, and second baseman Tony "the Moustache" Womack in turn replaces him. 22-year old Minor Leaguer Robinson Cano will replace Womack at second.
In the rotation, Steve Karsay - signed to a big deal three years back and basically injured the entire time - has been designated for assignment. Also, Randy Johnson will miss a start because of a groin tweak, and will be replaced by 24-year old left hander Sean Henn.
We'll see if this works. It's refreshing to see Torre not just stick with his traditional "stay the course, these guys will come around" approach, since, frankly, guys like Bernie (and Jason Giambi, for that matter) ain't coming around. They're just too old, and too injured. The big problem, of course, is that the moves detailed above further worsen the Yankees' logjam at DH, as Bernie Williams joins Giambi, Andy Phillips and Ruben Sierra at the position. Hopefully Torre's new boldness will extend here as well, and the young (and still able to hit!) Phillips becomes our everyday DH.
If nothing else, the oldest team in the league just got a little younger.
UPDATE: Speaking of Vanuatu, I got a hit from someone from that tiny island nation last night around midnight, via a link from Waddling Thunder. Crazy.
Also, designated sports correspondent PapaBear points out that Andy Phillips had five strikeouts against the Devil Rays last night. Well, at least he's still young!
The changes: Bernie Williams is out in center. Hideki Matsui moves over from left, and second baseman Tony "the Moustache" Womack in turn replaces him. 22-year old Minor Leaguer Robinson Cano will replace Womack at second.
In the rotation, Steve Karsay - signed to a big deal three years back and basically injured the entire time - has been designated for assignment. Also, Randy Johnson will miss a start because of a groin tweak, and will be replaced by 24-year old left hander Sean Henn.
We'll see if this works. It's refreshing to see Torre not just stick with his traditional "stay the course, these guys will come around" approach, since, frankly, guys like Bernie (and Jason Giambi, for that matter) ain't coming around. They're just too old, and too injured. The big problem, of course, is that the moves detailed above further worsen the Yankees' logjam at DH, as Bernie Williams joins Giambi, Andy Phillips and Ruben Sierra at the position. Hopefully Torre's new boldness will extend here as well, and the young (and still able to hit!) Phillips becomes our everyday DH.
If nothing else, the oldest team in the league just got a little younger.
UPDATE: Speaking of Vanuatu, I got a hit from someone from that tiny island nation last night around midnight, via a link from Waddling Thunder. Crazy.
Also, designated sports correspondent PapaBear points out that Andy Phillips had five strikeouts against the Devil Rays last night. Well, at least he's still young!
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