Sergio Mitre News

No team has won the World Series using only three starting pitchers since the Twins beat the Braves in 1991.

George Steinbrenner isn't in the best of health these days. He traveled from Tampa to Yankee Stadium for the start of the World Series but might have wished he had stayed home.

Andy Pettitte has his game-face on, which usually means bad news for Yankee opponents.

The Yankees were exacerbated by Joba Chamberlain's inconsistency, and a faction of the organization wanted him sent to Triple-A in August, The Post has learned.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Manager Joe Girardi said ALDS roster decisions won't be made until next week, but the feeling at Tropicana Field yesterday was that will be in the Yankees bullpen against the Tigers or Twins.

Joe Girardi believed it was more important to take a second left-handed reliever than an extra pinch-runner against the Minnesota Twinsa left-leaning lineup.

Throws: Left Career in postseason: 14-9, 3.96 ERA 2009: 14-8, 4.16 ERA Twins batters: 45-for-119 The final decisions regarding the Yankees playoff roster came down to a hybrid of an old baseball axiom.

NEW YORK - Derek Jeter walked through the clubhouse at Tropicana Field on Saturday like a man who just slammed a window on his hand.

Joba Chamberlain completed his final start of the 2009 season last night and it was another disappointing performance in a season of erratic performances.

Things got a bit heated as the Twins kept their slim postseason hopes alive by downing the Tigers 8-3 last night.

So close, so far. Little more than two months after being tied for first place with plenty of momentum headed toward a second American League Central title, the White Sox were eliminated from the postseason Thursday night for the third time in four years.

Now that the Yankees have ended their one-year playoff drought, it's time to examine some of the storylines will engulf them over the next few weeks.

Right-handed reliever Jonathan Albaladejo gave up a run last night. It was the first earned run he's allowed since being called up in the beginning of the month.

" Joba Chamberlain has a lot of Roger Clemens in him. His extraordinary self-confidence is part of what makes him good.

We here at the Yankees blog are not opposed to instant replay, which is why this morning's blog posts have been replicated here.

SEATTLE –- Jorge Posada, his suspension served, returned to the lineup on Sunday and was 1 for 4 with an RBI double in a 7-1 loss against the Mariners.

Mark Teixeira and Sergio Mitre pitched in winning efforts, but Joba Chamberlain's effort was a losing one and it counted the most.

From the start of his major league career until now, no pitcher's left shoulder has worked as hard as Andy Pettitte 's. Now his shoulder needs a break, a troubling reality for the Yankees with the playoffs three weeks away.

Well, to answer the question, I went to the Complete Baseball Encyclopedia and asked it to show me seasons for Yankees pitchers where: and, this is what I got: PITCHER YEAR RSAA GS IP Chien-Ming Wang 2009 -24 9 42.0 Ian Kennedy 2008 -16 9 39.2 Hideki Irabu 1997 -16 9 53.1 Sergio Mitre 2009 -16 9 46.0 Steve Trout 1987 -12 9 46.1 Shane Rawley 1984 ...

Andy Pettitte will miss tonight's start with fatigue in his left shoulder, the same one that caused him to be shut down last year.