Wallace Matthews has covered New York sports since 1983 as a reporter, columnist, radio host and TV commentator. He covers the Yankees for ESPNNewYork.com after working for Newsday, the New York Post, the New York Sun and ESPN New York 98.7 FM. Follow Wallace on Twitter »Chat archive »Follow on Twitter
CLEVELAND -- These days, it is called a "rest," but no matter what terminology you put on it, the effect is the same: Jacoby Ellsbury, the New York Yankees $153 million center fielder, will be on the bench for Wednesday night's game against the Cleveland Indians for the most basic of reasons: Non-performance.
