...for the Mariners, that is.
***THE MARINERS BREAK THEIR LOSING STREAK***
If King Felix had started one day earlier or Sabathia, one day later, we might well be talking about an 18-game losing streak. No guarantee that CC would have beaten Fernandez, but he probably had a better chance that Hughes.
Hughes pitched okay, leaving after 6 innings behind 2-1. Then the bullpen took over. First Cory Wade showed he was in over his head, then it was "Blow-up" Boone Logan followed by Luis "Ay-yi-yi" Ayala, and the game was all but over at 7-1. The Yanks failed to hit, but they were up against Felix Hernandez.
The Yanks again couldn't hit but they did steal two more bases, however, as Dizzy Dean once said, "You can't steal 1st base."
***A FEW NOTES***
Melky Cabrera probably won't be traded. He recently stated that he wants to stay in Kansas City, which is not something you usually hear from players. So KC won't trade him...they may have him undergo a psychiatric evaluation, but they won't trade him. For the record, he's hitting .299 with 12 homers and 57 RBIs.
The Cubs are trying to trade Carlos Zambrano, baseball's #1 head case now that Milton Bradley is gone. The Yanks aren't interested and you have to wonder if former Cubs pitching coach and current Yanks pitching coach, Larry Rothschild, had anything to do with the decision. The Cubs are offering Carlos and a suitcase full of money. The Yanks said no thanks to Carlos but are willing to take the money.
Speaking of another Carlos: Beltran has been rumored to be thisclose to being traded to Philadelphia, Texas and San Francisco, which has got to be driving his travel agent nuts.
The Pirates were victims of a horrendous call in the bottom of the 19th inning of their game against the Atlanta Braves. Everyone in the park saw Julio Lugo thrown out at the plate. Everyone, that is , except home plate umpire Jerry Meals. The Pirates have filed a formal complaint with the league against the call, which will be about as effective as 20 lashes with a wet noodle.
A headline that needs explaining: JOHNNY DAMON TIES BABE RUTH. Turns out, he tied the Babe in career doubles, the kind in baseball, not in a bar. The bar record will never be broken.
The Omaha World-Herald now wants me to pay $1.95 a month to read Brad Dickson's column. I don't know if I should be upset by having to pay this annoying little charge, or that Brad should be upset that his paper thinks he's only worth $1.95. Well, I did manage to get this in:
"At the Manure Festival in Newark, a Miss Manure was crowned. What young lady wouldn't want this title? This means Miss Preparation H is now only the second least sought after beauty crown." -- Brad Dickson
"Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez is out for 4-6 weeks after knee surgery. While he's out of action, Cameron Diaz called up some guy from the minors." -- Brad Dickson
"The ink hadn't even been applied to the NFL peace treaty, and Ben Roethlisberger gets a ring and Jay Cutler declares himself a free agent." -- Dwight Perry
"Apparently the New York Giants are considering resigning their former wide receiver Plaxico Burress. When asked, Giants management said they decided they might as well take a shot at it." -- Janice Hough
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