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Congratulations to the 2007 New York Yankees on winning the AL Wild Card today! Stay tuned for special playoff episodes of Yankeescast, which will began the week of October 1st.

Send us an e-mail at hosts@yankeescast.com or give us a call at 347-410-9093 and let us know what winning the wild card means to you!

Go Bombers! 11 more wins to go!

Can you believe the position that the New York Yankees are in? If you would have come to me on May 29th when the Yankees were 21-29 and 14.5 games behind Boston and told me that with 10 games left in the season they would be 1 1/2 games behind the hated ones, I would have laughed in your face. But, that is where they stand entering their final home series of the year against division rival Toronto.

The Yankees peaked at the right time, going 45-21 during the 2nd half of the season - to date. A-ROD is all but your AL MVP. The pitching staff was suspect, but they have pitched so much better in the 2nd half. And everyone has been hitting and contributing with timely hits and great defensive plays. Since the break the Yankees have been the best team overall in baseball, and have made the AL East a race! Don’t forget they have won this division for 10 straight years - and this season may be no different. Chien-Ming Wang has had a Cy Young caliber season, posting 18 wins so far. Andy Pettitte has pitched brilliant, but he didn’t get the run support he needed earlier or I believe his record of 18-7 3.82 ERA would be better. Other pitchers like Roger Clemens and Mike Mussina have shown flashes of brilliance throughout the year, but they definitely are not the pitchers of old.

But wait!!!! We have talked about a lot of the regulars, but we certainly can’t forget all of the rookies who have made a difference. Shelley Duncan who hit 6 homeruns in his first few weeks in the Majors and is still playing well, when called upon. Joba Chamberlain who has been LIGHTS OUT so far this season - only allowing 2 runs (1 unearned) and pitching to the best hitters in the AL with ice water in his veins. That is exactly what Joe Torre needs coming out of the pen during October baseball. And who can forget Phil Hughes who before he got hurt had a no hitter going in Texas. He has struggled this year at points, but Torre keeps sending Hughes out because the kid has nasty stuff and has proven himself this year going 4-3 with a 4.75 ERA. I truly don’t believe that the Yankees would be where they are without this talented rookie class.

I know I didn’t include every member of this team, but their contributions are duly noted, and will not go unnoticed. Please feel free to let us know what YOU think about the greatest team in all of sports as they push for their 11th straight Division Title.

As we enter the final month of the season Yankee fans, we are in somewhat of an unfamiliar position. We are still fighting for our playoff lives rather than resting players and gearing up for the quest for #27. This championship has eluded us for quite some time now. We need to band together and let the Bombers know that we are behind them.

Yankeescast needs your help. We want to know what YOU the listener have to say about the season up to this point. Why are we struggling and who is to blame? Let us know via the call-in line ((347) 410-9093 or email (hosts AT yankeescast.com). Is AROD the MVP? Why has the pitching been sub par? Is it time to panic yet? We want to hear from you!

As promised, we now have a call-in line for the show! Our goal is to make Yankeescast as interactive as possible, and now you can have your comments and questions played ‘on the air!’ Just dial in and press 1 to leave a message…it’s that easy. The number to call is (347) 410-9093.

Look for more updates and website features to be rolled out over the next two weeks as we gear up for the stretch run.

In the meantime, Go Bombers!

Yankee fans…There are so many topics to discuss regarding the best sports franchise of all-time. We will be going in depth on the top 5 Yankees championship teams on a future show. Let us know what your top 5 teams are, or let us know what YOU want to talk about, after all we do this show for you, and we want you to be a part of the greatest Yankees on the internet.

As always you can e-mail us at hosts [at] yankeescast.com.

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Go Yanks!

Yankeescast is now available (for free!) in Apple iTunes! It’s the best way (and a totally free way) to tune in to die-hard Yankees fans just like yourself talking about your favorite team.

Please subscribe to our show in iTunes to receive new episodes as they’re released. We’ve got a bunch of new features we’ll be adding to the website in the upcoming weeks, so stayed tuned for more info on that as well. Go Bombers!

The New York Sportscast Network is happy to announce the debut of our brand new New York Yankees podcast, Yankeescast, hosted by Steve Stilwell and Nathan Yetter. For the rest of the 2007 season and beyond, Yankeescast will bring you fresh, free commentary from die-hard Yankees fans up to several times a week.

Stay tuned for all the latest on the Yankees’ attempt at getting back in the AL East race from the perspective of lifelong, die-hard fans.