We should find out by Tuesday at the latest who is the new manager of the New York Yankees. Many analysts predict it will be Don Mattingly, but we are leaning towards Joe Girardi here at SportsUnderground.com. Girardi has much tougher skin and the leadership qualities necessary for success under the bright lights in the Big Apple. Hire Girardi and continue with the same success if not more, but if you hire Mattingly you get Yankee mediocrity which George won’t put up with for long. 

Joe Torre has just turned down a one-year offer from the Yankees. The offer was for $5 million with $3 million in incentives. I’m so glad he punked George and tweedle dee and tweedle dumb (Hank and Hal) after they took so long to make a decision. I hope they get stuck with former Yankee Steve Howe as their manager. You da man Joe!

Alex Rodriguez hit his 500th home run today against recently acquired Kyle Davies (Davies was traded from the Braves to KC for closer Octavio Dotel) of the Kansas City Royals. A-Rod homered eight days after his 32nd birthday to surpass Jimmie Foxx (32 years, 338 days) as the youngest player to ever reach the 500 club. Love him or hate the guy is a stud. I would like to hear if you think he can break the overall home run record that will eventually be set by Bonds?

This video clip of former Red Sox player Kevin Millar is a testament to the fact that Yankees fans hate the Red Sox!

I have to think this is the song George Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman are whistling today after picking up ‘All Millenium’ pitcher Roger Clemens. Roger will make an astounding $28 million dollars to pitch for the New York Yankees for roughly a four to five month period. Clemens announced his signing yesterday at Yankee Stadium during the game between the Yankees and Mariners. The Rocket is expected to make his first start in the next three to four weeks.

The Yankees are currently 14-15 and 5.5 games behind the Boston Red Sox for first place in the AL East. Let’s not forget Clemens was part of the World Series champs of 1999 and 2000 with the Yanks. Does this turn their season around?

Alex Rodriguez doesn’t appear to be cooling off any time soon. A-Rod hit his 13th and 14th home runs of the season last night in a 10-8 loss against Tampa Bay. Rodriguez tied Albert Pujols record for the most home runs in the month of April and it’s possible he could contend with the overall record of 20 in a month by Sammy Sosa. A-Rod is on absolute fire, but his 8-10 Yankees aren’t at all.

Forbes announced earlier this week the organization is now worth $1.2 billion. The New York Mets came in second at $736 million and the Red Sox third at $724 million.

Cory Lidle crashed his plane yesterday into an apartment building on the East Side of Manhattan yesterday. Lidle was the pilot and his pilot instructor both passed away.  The well respected MLB pitcher played on seven MLB teams with the Yankees being his latest team. God bless his family during this tragic time.

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After all the rumors and reports Lou Piniella or Joe Girardi will be taking over as manager of the Yankees. I would like to congratulate Joe Torre today for keeping his job as manager of the New York Yankees, but I can’t bring myself to do it. Yes he will receive $7 million dollars for the final year of his contract to lead the mighty Yankees in the 2007 season, but he still has to put up with George Steinbrenner. He is a man who hasn’t been and will never be pleased with anything and loves to point the finger at everyone except himself. Joe Torre should never have received all the blame for the falter in the playoffs this year. If you want to place blame then look no further than Brian Cashman or yourself George. You brought in the highest paid player aka Alex Rodriguez a few years back who will never fit in with New York media or the fans and also have neglected to do anything sufficient for your pitching problems. Let’s face it the rotation is equivalent in age to our current Supreme Court Justices. It is going to be an icy time next year between Torre and Steinbrenner and I just don’t think it’s fair.

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Derek Jeter has a new line of men’s grooming products heading to stores soon to compete with you. The first item is a Derek Jeter cologne that will bear the name “Driven”. I’m sorry, but if more than 5% of the people who buy these products live 200 miles or more outside of the greater New York area then you really must get a life. I know I don’t want to smell like a sweaty Yankee shortstop nor do I know many others who want to either.