Yankee Game Still Delayed

And I think they're waiting for Adam Dunn's homerun ball from last night to land.

A few other things:

-Fox Sports asks if Derek Jeter's defense is actually better this year? Absolutely not. But having Mark Teixeira at first base helps in two ways: 1) A lot of Jeter's poor throws are helped out by Tex with either a scoop, jump, or a large stretch and 2) Because Tex actually covers so much ground at 1B, it allows Robinson Cano to cheat closer to second, which cuts down on the actual range Jeter needs to cover. And I think that's a good thing for the Yankees' pitchers because as much as I love the Captain, his days of a decent defensive player are behind him, no matter what the statistics say.

-The Wall Street Journal uncovers that you don't have to be have a smart baseball team to win. In other news, you don't need to be smart to win the lottery. If they would have done this study last year, the Yankees would have done MUCH better with Ross Ohlendorf of Princeton and Mike Mussina of Stanford.

-Bill Simmons claims that 1988-1992 was the Golden Age of Baseball. Yeah...um...I doubt it. Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire may not have been as big as they are now, but they were still the Bash Brothers. Attendance was down. The Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, and Cubs all weren't big factors which had to hurt the overall product (at least ratings-wise). Players were starting to get greedy and there were tons of signs that they would strike in 1994. I'm tired of this "Golden Age of Baseball" stuff. Every era had its problems.

-Rob Neyer breaks down the idea that the Red Sox may go with 6 starters. I certainly hope they do. The more innings they give to Dice-K and take away from Beckett and Lester, the better off the Yankees will be. Also, Yankees, please don't try this. Thanks.

-Lastly, Baseball Analysts (H/T Rob Neyer) goes into the idea of draft picks and expected wins above replacement (WAR) and although they lost me at times, their conclusion is the the best type of player to draft are college hitters. The Yankees obviously have missed this memo; the last time they drafted a college hitter in the first round was 2001. The Red Sox had success taking Jacoby Ellsbury in 2005 so maybe this is some good drafting advice. Amazingly, the only college hitters taken with the first overall pick since 1986 were Phil Nevin (1992), Darin Erstad (1995) and Pat Burell (1998).