Coast to Coast Tickets 9/2: Return of the Youk

Texas Rangers (78-60) @ Boston Red Sox (83-53) Derek Holland (12-5, 4.30) @ Andrew Miller (6-1, 4.42) 7:10 PM EDT…

Coast to Coast Tickets 6/8: Live chat tonight for Red Sox vs. Yankees

Boston Red Sox (34-26) @ New York Yankees (33-25) Tim Wakefield (2-1, 4.40) @ A.J. Burnett (6-3, 3.86) 7:05 PM…

Injury concerns could sink Yankees in 2010

With Opening Night tomorrow pitting arguably Major League Baseball’s most heated rivalry and two best teams, the seemingly around-the-clock sports media coverage has dissected the match up from nearly all angles. One that has not gotten as much coverage as Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes in the rotation or the Red Sox run prevention, but could be the deciding factor after 162, is which team can keep their stars on the field and out of the trainer room.

Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus has a system that measures a player’s probability of spending time on the disabled list. It is color-coded -- red, yellow, or green -- with red being highest risk of injury. As Carroll states: “I don't try to predict the location of the injury or the severity. Instead, it's binary: either a player hits the DL at some point during the year, or he doesn't.”

This Thank You Is Huge

Our rivals/enemies/counterparts 210 miles to the South came out with their own bit of news on the heels of CC Sabathia's poor 2 inning performance today (who cares if it's spring stats, it's still fun to say!). With the contracts of future Hall of Famers Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera in their final year this season, there's been much talk about what kinds of contracts the Yankees should extend to two icons that have been with the franchise for close to 15 years. Let's take a snapshot of both players from the point they signed their 2001 contracts. Derek Jeter has averaged 18.9 million per year during his 10 year contract, reaching as high as 21 million this year. Since 2002, he's been worth 40.1 Wins Above Replacement, averaging about 132.2 million dollars of market value. During that same time period, Jeter has been paid 157 million dollars. While it's not the return on investment you should see from a player who never officially reached free agency, it's a testament to what Jeter has been able to accomplish over the years, as the odds normally say a large long term contract like this usually follow the path the Cubs are enduring with Soriano.

BOS 5, NYY 4: Make it 8

Jason Bay and Kevin Youkilis have got that BOOM BOOM POW.

Nine Up, Nine Down: Welcoming the Yankees

In advance of the Yankees coming to town tomorrow for a three-game set in what will be the unofficial start of baseball season around here, I figure we should get caught up with what's going on in Yankeeland.

After the jump we bring you up to speed on CC Sabathia's struggles, the injury report plus a breakdown of the pitcher's the Sox will face this weekend.

Is Papelbon a one-trick pony?

With the news that uber-closer Jonathan Papelbon has signed a record-breaking $6.25 million contract in his first year of arbitration, it's clear that Papelbon has to be considered one of, if not the, best closer in the game now.

But how long will that last?

Right or Wrong?

Jonathan Papelbon feels he should pitch the ninth inning of the All-Star game. Earlier today though, Papelbon has turned that…

Checking Up On The AL East

Since the AL East has been a loaded division in 2008 with zero easy opponents for the Red Sox, it

Know Thy Enemy: 2008 New York Yankees

Much like this year’s political campaigns, Yankee fans want change. Ever since the Luis Gonzalez bloop single fell into shallow…