For the last few days, people have tried to shoot holes in the Yankees acquisition of Michael Pineda. Some will argue that Pineda, a pitcher who collected 34 percent of his outs via the flyout, will suffer going from spacious Safeco Field to the banbox in Yankee Stadium. Others will argue that Pineda’s second half ERA (5.12) proves he can’t handle a full workload. Instead, critics fail to address Pineda’s lefty-righty splits. Before unpacking the numbers and presenting my argument, Pineda, a fastball-slider pitcher, must develop a reliable third pitch to justify his value and more importantly–solidify his slot behind CC Sabathia. 

Pineda Needs A Third--AP Photo

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The Yankees have dropped all five home contests against the Red Sox this season and seven of eight overall. Once again, AJ Burnett came up small in a big spot for the Bombers. Burnett lasted only 5.2 innings, giving way to eight Boston runs on seven hits. The Red Sox held a 7-1 advantage after 4 1/2 innings, but the Yankees would make a bit of a rally, cutting the Red Sox lead to 8-5 after six innings. The Sox would put away the game for good in the ninth after Carl Crawford and J.D. Drew homered. With the win, the Red Sox (35-26) move into first place while the Bombers (33-26) slide back to second.

Burnett Giving Up 1 of 3 HRs

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The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim by a score of 5-3 this afternoon. With the win, the Yankees win the series 2-1 and turn in a great 6-3 record on this West Coast swing.

Nice Hit, Mark! - AP

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The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics by a score of 4-2 this afternoon. With the win, the Yankees sweep the Athletics (more on their dominance of Oakland later) and move to 31-23 on the season.

Welcome Home, Nick - Erza Shaw, Getty Images

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It’s been a week since the Yankees held that familiar victory gathering in the infield following a win, so their 6-2 win tonight over Tampa Bay made it that much sweeter.

Alex Rodriguez hit a pair of homers and David Robertson pinned the Rays with the bases loaded, leading the way as the Yankees snapped their six-game losing streak. Yankee fans: you no longer have to hold your breath, or grow your beard, or wear the same clothes until the Yankees win.

CC with the Belichick look?

In the most bizarre Yankee game that I’ve seen, the Yanks blasted five homers, led by Derek Jeter’s first two of the year, and committed four errors in the field in a 12-5 win over the Rangers. Jeter and Curtis Granderson went back-to-back, and Francisco Cervelli hit the first grand slam of his career, leading the way in a barrage of power and slip-ups.
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The New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers tonight by a score of 5-3. Bartolo Colon went seven strong innings and outdueled Tigers’ ace Justin Verlander as Mariano Rivera picked up the save. With the win, the Yankees move to 17-9 on the year and 2-0 in the month of May.

Brett the Jet is Back? - Greg Shamus / Getty Images

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The New York Yankees added two home runs to their league leading total of 29 and AJ Burnett went 5.1 innings as the Yankees before Mariano Rivera blew his first save of the season and Ivan Nova took the loss as the Blue Jays beat the Yankees 6-5.

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Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano provided the offense as the New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers 5-2. Freddy Garcia pitched six scoreless innings and Jo-So-Mo finished it off as the Yankees move to 8-5 on the season.

Mark Goes to the Opposite Field (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

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Tonight marked Nick Swisher’s night to wear a whipped cream pie, courtesy of AJ Burnett of course, after lifting a sac fly in the 10th inning that secured a 6-5 Yankee victory over the Orioles – only after trailing 5-0 after four-and-a-half innings.

Swisher said, “It doesn’t get any better than that pie.” When I receive my diploma, I’d like for someone to pie me just so I know exactly what that’s like.
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