Do the Yankees have a Future?

Well, the Yankees finally won a series, despite it being against the Royals, but it's a start. Brett Gardner delivered the walk-off hit in the 13th inning on Saturday afternoon, his 2nd of the year. The Yankees bounced back after being down 3-0 in the 1st inning to defeat the Royals 15-6. ARod, Giambi, Nady, and Ransom all hit homeruns, the highlights being ARod's game-tying 3-run homerun and Giambi's grand slam. Moose settled down after the 1st inning and struck out 5 over 6 innings. He got his 16th win of the season! Jeter also went 4-4 in the game, bringing his average very close to .300 (only 3 yankees have an average over .300 - nady, damon, and arod).

The Yanks have a day off tomorrow, but it's also an important day because they will decide whether or not Matsui is ready to possibly join the team on Tuesday. It will be awesome if he can join the team and provide a solid bat in the lineup. As everyone knows, our offense has been lacking recently, minus today's game, and they can't afford to go to sleep over the next few series. Hughes or Pavano will also join the team to possibly pitch against the Orioles. Poor Hughes had a rough start in Scranton tonight, so maybe he won't be ready to join the majors again.

Next Series:
Rasner, RHP (5-9, 5.18) vs. Burnett, RHP (15-9, 4.67) @ 7:07 ET
Pettite, LHP (12-9, 4.30) vs. Purcey, LHP (2-3, 5.93) @ 7:07 ET
Ponson, RHP (7-3, 4.19) vs. Halladay, RHP (14-9, 2.64) @ 7:07 ET

Damn, why does Halladay have to pitch on short rest? And come off a CG against the Red Sox. But Ponson's pitched very well for us his last few starts so hopefully he can keep it up. After the Blue Jays we face the Orioles then the Red Sox.

Current Standings:

AL East

Tampa Bay Rays (74-48)
Boston Red Sox (71-53) 4.0 GB
New York Yankees (66-58) 9.0 GB
Toronto Blue Jays (64-60) 11.0 GB
Baltimore Orioles (60-63) 14.5 GB

Wild Card

Boston Red Sox (71-53)
Chicago White Sox (70-53) 0.5 GB
Minnesota Twins (70-53) 0.5 GB
New York Yankees (66-58) 5.0 GB
Toronto Blue Jays (64-60) 7.0 GB
Texas Rangers (62-62) 9.0 GB