When researching and compiling a list such as this, parameters and requirements must be established.

Since the title itself is “Double Play Combinations” I went completely with defense. Had it been the best second basemen or the best shortstop, I would have taken into account their offensive numbers as well.

It was a daunting task to say the least. The first thing to be done was to find out who the best keystone players were.

After an absolutely embarrassing loss on Saturday, the Yankees needed a morale-boosting win in the last game against the Cleveland Indians.  Going to the mound for the Indians was former laughing stock of New York—Carl Pavano.

When Pavano took the mound, it was almost surprising that he was still in one piece after his injury-plagued stint with the Yankees.  But then he retired the side in order.  It was the same story in the second inning...and then the third.

The Los Angeles Dodgers began their first homestand by rolling over the San Francisco Giants.

Not much changed when the Colorado Rockies came into town.

The Dodgers completed their sweep of the Rockies on Sunday with a 14-2 win, including a seven-run fifth inning led by Matt Kemp's grand slam to right field. Kemp would add a solo homer in the eighth inning to give the Dodgers their fourth multi-homer game this week and third in three days.

Andre Ethier and Orlando Hudson also each drove in three runs for Los Angeles.

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Two weeks of this season are in the books, and with a number of players off to outstanding starts, the question becomes “How much longer will they continue to perform at this level?” Are they headed for a slump, or just a correction?

The same can be said for the players who are off to poor starts. Is this slump going to be season-long, or will they break out? If they do breakout—the $64,000 question is when exactly they will break out.

Saturday's 22-4 Cleveland win at new Yankee Stadium was a stunner.

But, as most baseball fans know, momentum depends on the next game's starting pitcher, so you'd probably expect the Yankees to kind of return the favour to the Indians on Sunday afternoon.

After all, it would be the Yankees' new ace, A.J. Burnett, going up against former Bomber bust Carl Pavano.

With an emerging story that Jed Lowrie will apparently miss the remainder of the season with wrist surgery, the Red Sox seem to be out of options at shortstop, with not only Lowrie but also Julio Lugo on the disabled list.

At least this problem is only temporary, because Julio Lugo, currently playing in extended Spring Training games, is set to return to the Red Sox on Monday.

Lugo may not be exactly what one would call a fan favorite, and I'm not really a huge Lugo fan myself, but this comes as a blessing in disguise.

What better way to celebrate the 22-4 drubbing of the New York Yankees on April 18th, 2009? How about 14 random facts about the game? Significance of 14? Well that would be the number of the runs the Indians scored in the second inning.

Hold on.. I think they just scored again.

Did David Wells leave after Thursday's game? How about any of the other Yankee greats? I think the Bombers need some backup.

The Yankees lost a miserable game today to the Cleveland Indians in the opening series of their New Yankee Stadium by the score of 22-4, with a 14 run second-inning put up by the Indians (the most ever given up by the Yankees in a single frame).

Normally, I'm not one to put down the Yankees in April considering for the past 5 years or so they've struggled in April and soared in the second half.

However, the new stadium epitomizes in every way that the New York Yankees are a business related franchise.