Best of the Yankee Weekend Blogosphere

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Good morning, fanatics! The Yankees split results this weekend with a 6-3 win against the Houston Astros on Saturday, and a 6-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles last night. Robinson Cano left last night's game in the sixth inning after taking a hit on his left hand while swinging at a pitch from Baltimore's Troy Patton. X-rays on Cano's hand were negative, and the injury was ruled a contusion.

Besides the injury, Cano made more news this weekend by hitting his first home run of the Spring Saturday; a 3-run blast that would be the Yankees game winner. If you missed any Yankees action or news from the weekend, here is some of the best coverage from around the blogosphere:

 Over at Bleeding Yankee Blue, The Mighty Casey discusses why Andy Pettitte provides stability and experience to the Yankees pitch staff.


Brad V. of An A-Blog for A-Rod discusses David Robertson's successful bullpen session as he rehabs from the bone bruise in his foot.


At Bronx Baseball Daily, Rob Abruzzese breaks down which players have been cut from the Yankees roster thus far; most notably Manny Banuelos.

Brien Jackson of It's About the Money, Stupid, looks at how the signing of Andy Pettitte will affect Freddy Garcia.

The Yankee Analysts' Mike Jaggers-Radolf, challenges you to a "blind test," to choose whether you would pick Player A or Player B. (Players are of course revealed toward the end of the post; be sure not to look ahead!).

Andrew GM of Pinstripe Alley recounts David Cone's comeback at age 40 with the Mets in response to Andy Pettitte coming out of retirement.

River Avenue Blues' Mike Axisa gives a brief injury update on Yankees prospect Slade Heathcott.

At Yankee Fans Unite, Brian D. gives his take on why the old Yankee Stadium should still be the Yankees' home.

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Best of the Weekend Blogosphere

Happy Monday fanatics! The days are flying by and we're getting closer to having Yankees baseball. Everyone is in camp, and my fellow bloggers have been doing a great job of covering everything that you guys would want to know is happening with our boys in pinstripes and around the league. Here are some of my favorite stories from the blogosphere this weekend:

Over at The Yankee Analysts, Steve Sciacco argues that Joba Chamberlain should be sent to Triple -A to rehab from Tommy John Surgery as a starter.

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The Mighty Casey of Bleeding Yankee Blue gives his point of view on why Robinson Cano is ready to take over the no. 3 spot in the Yankees lineup.

At an A-Blog for A-Rod, Brad V. takes a satirical shot at the Red Sox in response to their "beer ban."

Michael Pawluk of Yankees Fans Unite breaks down the Yankees rotation and asks Who Should Be the Fifth Starter?

Bryan Hoch, beat writer for yankees.com, reported Joe Girardi's use of a 2009 World Series celebration video to motivate players at camp.

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The Captain's Blog's William Julian, presents an indictment of MLB's handling of "leaks" after Ryan Braun's 50-game suspension was overturned.

Chad Jennings of The LoHud Yankees Blog, gives us an inside look at Alex Rodriguez' Saturday press conference.

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Best of the Yankees Weekend Blogosphere

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While I took a break from blogging this weekend for family, parties and closet cleaning, many of my friends throughout the Yankee blogosphere kept rolling out posts for all you fanatics that simply can't go a day without some news on our boys in the pinstripes. One of the biggest stories in Yankeeland was the trade talks between the Yankees and Pirates for AJ Burnett and players to be mentioned soon. My fellow bloggers did a great job covering this. Here is the best on that story and others from the weekend:

The Mighty Casey and Co. at Bleeding Yankee Blue give their take on when a possible Burnett trade will go down, and recap news from notable sportswriters who are staying close to this story.

Over at The Greedy Pinstripes, BryanV21 discusses AJ's value and breaks down the drop in his numbers since the 2010 season.

Mike Jaggers-Radolf of The Yankee Analysts (TYA) recalls three memorable Burnett moments while in pinstripes. You should also take a look at this post from TYA's Steve Sciacco, where he inadvertantly discusses Burnett by debating the argument of not trading players when their "stock is low."

Matt over at Bronx Goblin gives his satirical take on the Burnett situation. Gotta love his use of Photoshop on this one!

Brad at An A-Blog for A-Rod does a nice job on his round-up of the Yankees Spring Training invitees. Here he breaks down his predictions on which players he believe will have the best chance of making it onto the regular season roster.

Delia E. of Yankee Fans Unite givers her take on what the Yankees lineup should like in 2012. Love that she is on board with my feeling that Andruw Jones should be the Yankees DH.

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