The Daily Yankeeland

MLB.com has a piece on Don Mattingly's Hall of Fame credentials, or lack thereof. The most common argument by Mattingly for the hall supporters, is the inclusion of Kirby Puckett in Cooperstown. But as is always pointed out, Puckett had 2 WS rings. Unfortunately, we have to agree with those who don't feel Donnie Baseball should be in the hall. There was none better for a 6-year stretch, but a bad back ruined what would have been a sure hall career.

Another former Yankee is running out of time to get into the hall in the conventional manner. Tommy John, who won 288 games in his career, is in his 14th year of eligibility. That means if he doesn't get voted in this year or next, he gets kicked over to the veterans committee. We are on the fence on this one. It seems that players sometimes get punished for longevity. "He won 288, but look how many years it took him". But the fact that he was able to pitch at a high level for that many years is what might be his best argument for enshrinement.

Welcome to LA, Joe Torre. The Yankees ex-skip never encountered this in NY. A float in the Rose Bowl Parade. The Dodgers will have a 35-ft float in this year's parade, and its being put together, in part, by Dodger players and their families.

Bob Raissman, who makes a living by ripping people, takes aim at the YES network and David Justice. It's a lot more fun when he's ripping Mike and the Mad Dog, or Sterling and Waldman.

MSNBC takes a look at the endorsement hit Roger Clemens is expected to take.