Jorge Posada’s mysterious shoulder injury has not yet healed to the point that he can resume his duties as everyday catcher for the New York Yankees.

"He won't throw today," New York manager Joe Girardi said prior to Sunday’s game against Baltimore. "We'll check again on Tuesday—see how he is and see if the arm is back to full strength."  read more »

As has been argued in this space, the Mets can put themselves in a position to win next season with a few meaningful, if not flashy, moves this winter. Signing middle reliever David Riske would solidify the bullpen, for example, but is unlikely to earn headlines from the Daily News or the Post (provided they can resist the endless possibilities his name provides).

But this isn’t to say there aren’t some potential blockbusters out there that would improve the Mets significantly for 2008.  read more »

There are lots of reasons the Yankees have been able to climb out of a 21-29-record, 14.5-games-back hole to all but clinch a playoff spot with a week left in the regular season.

There is Alex Rodriguez’s otherworldly season: 52 home runs, a .418 on base percentage and a .641 slugging percentage. Joba Chamberlain’s 21 2/3 innings of 0.42 ERA, 31 strikeout pitching hasn’t hurt either.  read more »