Jorge and Javier, bad news for DePaula, other random crap.

I always enjoy finding a column that sings the praises of Jorge Posada. Today, there's this one in New York Newsday.

It's a fun article, with some very odd and/or interesting moments.

Jorge on Jorge:

"I don't even know what I'm doing," Posada said. "Don't ask me."

I love it.

Javier Vazquez rebounded impressively from his previous start, a 6-2 loss to the Red Sox last Friday. Now 2-1, Vazquez allowed a run and five hits over eight innings, walking two and striking out six.

He appears the likely candidate to start Sunday (on just three days' rest) against Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.

Really? Let's see. We've got Mussina tonight, on four days rest for the first time this season. Contreras would be scheduled next - Friday. He wasn't exactly overworked in his last start. Kevin Brown is lined up for Saturday.

That brings us up to Sunday, which would be the final game of the three game series and Vazquez's three-days-rest start. Who could start in his place? Graman? Unlikely. Osborne? No, they'll probably have used him up in long relief by then. So yeah, it really looks to be Vazquez on three days rest. Given the current options it makes the most sense. It makes one wonder, though... How's Lieber feeling? Is there any team desperate enough to trade a decent starting pitcher for Lofton? (Answers: Better, but not perfect* and no.)

*After four seconds of looking for Lieber information I found the above-linked article. Didja miss it? Here it is again. Bad news about Jorge DePaula is found there:

As the Yankees expected, Dr. James Andrews examined injured right-hander Jorge DePaula and determined he would need Tommy John surgery to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. DePaula's surgery is scheduled for today, by Andrews in Birmingham, and his recovery time is estimated at 8-to-10 months.

I didn't hear about this last night. Obviously, it's bad news. This doesn't put the Yankees into crisis mode or anything, but it does make it more likely that the Yankees try to acquire another starting pitcher. They're still well under the quota of 8 or so that they seemed intent to meet last year.

Finishing up, going back to the original Newsday article, here's Jorge talking about his home run:

"It was a pitch up in the zone," Posada said. "I didn't think he was going to throw me a strike there."

It's funny how memory works. The pitch started up - Garland's a tall guy and throws overhand - but Posada just about took that one off his shoetops.

I'm looking forward to the game tonight, when the Yankees attempt to pound the snot out of Scott Schoenweis. There was plenty of snot last time they faced him, but the Yankees failed to pound it out, bringing home only three of the eleven baserunners they had through six innings.