Yankees 6 Orioles 1

Shawn Chacon battled hard yesterday to lead the Yankees to a good win. Despite allowing baserunners in almost every inning he pitched, he grinded his way to a good overall performance. If he can sharpen his location in the coming weeks, he could be semi-reliable for the rest of the 2006 season.

Derek Jeter has been the most consistent offensive force for the Yankees thus far.

I don't know about you, but to me, it looks as though Sheffield is on cruise control. I think that Brian Cashman really screwed things up when he tried to butter Sheffield up like a little kid early on in spring training. When the media portrayed Sheffield like a kid who had been manipulated by Cashman, well, let's just say that Sheffield's lack of focus and effort took a big shot. My bet is that Sheffield won't be back next season.

Today's game is important for several reasons, the two most important of which are:

1. Jorge Posada gets another opportunity to show Yankees management and Randy Johnson that he can lead the Big Unit to a good game.

2. The Yankees really need to break the .500 barrier to develop some momentum. Languishing at the .500 mark is mentally draining for everyone.

- Joshua
InsideTheYankees.com