SHORT BUT NOT SWEET

***BOMBERS 'PEN BOMBED***
I haven't seen a beat-down like that since the Israeli-Arab Six-Day War. Let's hope Burnett pitches a complete game today, because if Girardi goes out to the mound and looks down at the bullpen, all he's going to see is 6 white flags and a "CLOSED" sign. It all looked so promising: an easy 8-2 win Friday, a comfortable 9-3 lead and then...it all went away. Plus, we may have lost another player: Dave Robertson threw 3 pitches and winced. Then the rest of the bullpen threw pitches and WE winced. For a while, it looked like the Yanks best chance at getting an out was to hope a Cleveland runner missed 2nd base when rounding the bag. And there were certainly many opportunities for that to happen. Annie-O and I even went to church in the middle of the game -- didn't help. Today will be a '6-pack and rosary bead' game.

***YOU CAN ONLY HAVE SO MUCH FUN***
My mom used to say, "Keep fooling around and somebody's going to get hurt." Too bad Kendry Morales wasn't around to hear that. What's better than a walk-off, grand slam homerun? Getting past home plate and into the dugout without getting hurt. LA Angels Morales broke his leg celebrating his 10th inning homer yesterday. I think this will put a damper on future walk-off parties at home plate. At least nobody got hurt with Burnett's whipped-cream pie-in-the-face celebration.

***ALMOST A CATASTROPHE***
The Indians David Huff got hit in the temple by a line drive off the bat of A-Rod yesterday. The ball caromed into right field allowing A-Rod to get to 2nd in a very scary moment. Luckily, Huff seems okay after a short stay in the hospital. Annie-O came up with a good suggestion: make it mandatory for pitchers to wear helmets while on the mound. It's already mandatory for base runners and coaches, so this rule can't be too far behind.

***A FEAT NOT TOO SURPRISING***
Roy Halladay threw a perfect game at the Florida Marlins. Everyone knew he'd probably have a great season, but this was certainly special. He's on a pace for 24 wins and a probable Cy Young Award, so why not this? Just to frighten the rest of the NL, Halladay's got time to do this again!

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