No time to assemble a Scout report this weekend, but please feel free to refer to last week's Yankees Scout for more player-by-player info. I've thrown in a couple of links with this week's lineup and pitching outlook.
Enjoy the Insurrection!
* Here's the latest on Jason Giambi's very scary bout with an intestinal parasite.
* The New York Daily News has reported that the inability of the Yankees' farm system to pique the Diamondbacks' interest in a trade package of minor leaguers for Randy Johnson has, er, piqued Boss George such that scouting director Lin Garrett was demoted.
Probable Batting Orders
vs. LH
8 Williams
6 Jeter
DH Sheffield
5 Rodriguez
9 Sierra
7 Matsui
3 Clark
2 Posada/Flaherty
4 Cairo
vs. RH
8 Lofton/DH Sierra
6 Jeter
9 Sheffield
5 Rodriguez
2 Posada
7 Matsui
DH/8 Williams
3 Clark
4 Wilson/Cairo
Pitching Probables
Monday: RH Vazquez vs. Douglass
Tuesday: RH Hernandez vs. Lilly
Wednesday: RH Lieber vs. Batista
Bullpen Usage
Long: Padilla R, Proctor R
Short: Heredia L, Prinz R
Setup: Quantrill R, Gordon R
Closer: Rivera R
https://www.battersbox.ca/article.php?story=20040726033917999