I read somewhere that the braves really like Nady and they would probably prusue him in a trade. I they said that Casey Kotchman would be the perfect fit. He is young and very good defensively My question is how good of a player is casey (Im not very familiar with him) and would we have to give up more than the braves? Also, how long would we have control of Casey if we were to trade for him?

    There is no other way to put it. The back end of our rotation is really bad. We really need to send Ponson packing. I really didn't know why everyone hated him until last sunday when he stunk it up against the Red Sox. I propose that we forget about Ponson and bring up Ian Patrick Kennedy.

    As for Rasner, we are going to have to put up with Rasner allowing two baserunners an inning until september. I have really just been disappointed in our pitching staff the last couple days. Our bullpen needs to pull things back together.

    On a positive note, I would kile to say that Iam proud of my team coming back and making it a game. Too bad that Wilson Betemit ruined it.

    Now I'm going to go eat five hot pockets because the Yankees are making me sad =[

First of all, Is Joba eligible for ROY?

Second of all, does his 7k 1bb shutout performance against the pirates make him the front runner for ROY?

PITTSBURGH -- With his days of restricted pitching in the past, Joba Chamberlain was free to let it all fly.

Chamberlain tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings, while Bobby Abreu and Robinson Cano homered, leading the Yankees to a 10-0 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday at PNC Park, providing Chamberlain with his first victory as a Major League starting pitcher.

Chamberlain (2-2) escaped damage in the second inning, when Abreu cut down Ryan Doumit trying to score from second base, ending the inning. It was the closest Pittsburgh would come to scoring against the 22-year-old right-hander.

Making his fifth Major League start, Chamberlain threw 114 pitches (76 strikes), scattering six hits while walking one and striking out seven. Chamberlain -- who has a 1.80 ERA as a starting pitcher -- also won two games last season while pitching in relief and another on April 3 of this season.

Pirates left-hander Zach Duke was touched for four runs in five innings, including two in the first inning. With Derek Jeter and Abreu aboard, Jason Giambi grounded into a fielder's choice that shortstop Jack Wilson threw away for an error, allowing the Yankees' first two runs to score.

Giambi added an RBI single in the third inning and Jeter tacked on an RBI double in the fourth to close the scoring on Duke (4-5), who allowed seven hits while walking two in his first career appearance against New York. It was one of three hits for Jeter, who owns a team-leading 13-game hitting streak.

Cano clubbed his fifth home run leading off the sixth inning, and Abreu connected on a three-run shot later that inning, both off reliever T.J. Beam, a former Yankee who appeared in 20 games for the 2006 club. Cano has 13 hits in his last 32 at-bats, and Abreu, who had four RBIs, has now hit in seven consecutive games.

http://www.sportsline.com/spin/story/10860750

Vote for Billy!

cbs sports.com is doing a mascot competition and our own billy buffalo is up against the houston texan's toro in the second round. Billy already upset the number three seeded bengals mascot (who dey) so lets vote for him.

and by the way the patroits mascot lost to the steelers mascot in the first round, what a joke!

(if you clear your cookies you can vote over and over for him)

go bills!