I thought this was a belated April Fool’s story when I saw it: In the manager’s office after Thursday’s game, Angels manager Mike Scioscia and GM Tony Reagins discussed their options for nearly 30 minutes after center fielder Peter Bourjos injured his hamstring in the eighth inning. The ...

Figuring out when to recall a prospect and put him in the line of fire is Noesi task. (AP) In the comment thread of my last piece, reader DavidG touched upon something that I’ve been meaning to get to in my various pieces on Brian Gordon: I would love to hear your feedback on yet another theory ...

Last week's It-Starter was sooooo last week. (AP) Brian Gordon couldn’t match his miraculous Yankee debut. Facing the Reds in the nightcap of Wednesday’s doubleheader, the 32-year-old converted outfielder surrendered three home runs and four runs in five innings. “I made three mistakes ...

Brian Gordon gave the Yankees an impressive effort under the circumstances. (AP) Derek Jeter’s injury scrambled my plans to chase down his 3,000th hit from the Yankee Stadium press box, but the controversy surrounding the team’s choice of starting pitcher on Thursday made a trip to the ballpark ...

I have only one thing to add to Cliff’s earlier post, the points of which I wholeheartedly concur with. It’s simply this: what kind of message does the Yankees organization deliver to Hector Noesi, D.J. Mitchell (3.04 ERA at Scranton), Adam Warren (3.33), and David Phelps (2.95), when you ...