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In case you missed it, the Yankees had a dirt moving ceremony yesterday. Go here for the news story. The Yankee must think we are all morons. In 1974-75 the Yankees completed renovated the stadium which included taking a lot of the dirt out and bringing in new dirt. The dirt moved yesterday is not the same hollowed ground from before 1974. The real Yankee stadium was gone in 1974. One reason why I do not shed a lot of tears for the old stadium to be taken down.
I also missed that Jose Valdez is a Yankee minor league free agent. He pitched pretty well in AA last year but is 25/26. He may turn into a serviceable reliever one day but not likely with the Yankees. The Yankees have a deep stock of arms this year which will hopefully translate into a very good year on the mound. There may be guys that could pitch for other teams in the majors pitching at AA. Hopefully competition will breed great success for the major league pitching staff. Plus injuries always occur so hopefully the team will not have to rely on guys like Ponson and Rasner in 2009. Only about 100 days till pitchers and catchers!!!!
