The Buzz Log What’s hot on Yahoo! Buzz™ (and why)...

Baseball in the Bronx always adds up to Buzz. The New York Yankees are always among the top sports searches and lead the way in baseball Buzz. Thanks to a national following, the exploits of the Bronx Bombers are always ripe for Web chatter.

Searches on the Yankees surged 15% as gossip swirled around the squad. With injuries and ineffectiveness plauging the pitching, the team has fallen behind the Boston Red Sox in the standings and in Search...

The graph above shows the fates of the two rivals since opening day. With the Yankees off to a slow start, the fate of manager Joe Torre is in question. Searches on the embattled skipper have doubled as calls for his ouster circulate.

Yankees slugger Jason Giambi has also made waves in Search. His half-hearted admission of steroid usage reportedly had the Yanks checking to see if they could void his massive contract. Searches on the pinstriped power hitter are up 75% while the trade winds blow.

As for the supposed savior of the pitching staff, searches on Roger Clemens are down 63% this week as he preps for his 2007 debut. We're sure Buzz on Clemens will warm back up as he makes his way out of the minors. But will the Rocket be enough to get the Yanks into the postseason? We shall see...