FINALLY, A WIN

***YANKS 2, METS 1***
Yeah, they really overpowered them, didn't they? They might still be playing if Mets 2nd baseman, Alex Cora, hadn't tried to turn a double play by throwing the ball to the left fielder. I guess they do things differently in the National League. Maybe that's why the Yanks put a 2nd baseman in left field last night.

I see Girardi picked up on the NL style of baseball with all the pitching changes. Manuel used 6 pitchers, but the Yanks weren't much better, using 3 pitchers just to get out of the 7th inning and 5 pitchers overall. Actually, if Vasquez hadn't bunted using his index finger instead of the bat, Girardi may have gotten to the ninth with Javier and then gone to Rivera. Mo still doesn't look right. He's always been effective using a sharp cutter and fantastic location. The cutter is still there but he's centering too many pitches. Hopefully, that will improve.
David Wright does not look the same. Scouts say he's giving ground on the curve these days, but last night he was late on fastballs...all of them. Something's not right.
Explain this to me: the Yanks bring up a minor league infielder and promptly put him in left field. It worked, but what's going on?

Now don't get nervous, boys and girls, but with the Yankee's bullpen woes, they might be looking for help. Two former Yanks just got released and I wouldn't be surprised if Cashman considers either or both: Chad Gaudin was let go by the A's and Brian Bruney by the National's. Scary!

***THE RED SOX CATCHING CONTROVERSY***
Martinez can't catch or throw and Varitek can't hit (or throw). The Boston papers say Matsuzaka pitches better to Varitek than Martinez, Beckett likes to throw to Martinez and neither one can catch Wakefield's knuckler. By the way, I still haven't been able to find out why Martinez catches "sidesaddle" when Wakefield is pitching. It looks like he's trying to get a running start chasing down passed balls.

Did I mention that I hate interleague games?

CP-