Friday, May 1, 2009

Getting untracked

Three consecutive wins in which the Yankees totaled 26 runs have calmed the waters, at least for now. Another loss and people will again deem the team a bust and call for Joe Girardi's head.

How easy is it just to chill and enjoy the games? To each his own ....

The best part about the Yankees the past few games have been the young players. Robinson Cano has returned to form with a vengeance. Melky Cabrera has taken the center field job away from Brett Gardner. Phil Hughes was awesome on Tuesday and Joba Chamberlain followed it up with his best performance as a starting pitcher since last July. Conclusions: Hughes needs to build on this and Chamberlain should not go to the bullpen. End of story.

Business is again picking up in the world of MMA. UFC 98 is this month and Long Island's Matt Serra has his legacy fight against Matt Hughes. I have an update on The Terror in the works and yesterday caught up with John Hackleman, Chuck Liddell's longtime trainer. Contrary to what Dana White said, Hackleman told me the Iceman is not done yet. He has one fight remaining on his UFC contract and Hackleman implied that Liddell will even figut outside of the organization. How fast will Strikeforce jump at the chance?

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