** Jorge Posada says he's definitely going to play next year. You know Girardi would not be looking forward to another year of trying to treat a guy who's over the hill with the respect he deserves because of his history. But, who knows? Maybe Jorge is talking about the Pioneer Independent League.
** AJ Burnett finally won a game in August, pitching into the 6th inning before Boone Logan got the final out in that inning, followed by the "Three Amigos," Soriano, Robertson and Rivera.
** The Yes announcers mentioned the other relievers last night. Ayala, Wade and now Boone are all pitching very well, which may change Girardi's & Rothschild's thinking: "If we can just get 3 good innings from our starter..."
** A typical Melky Cabrera game last night. A couple of line drives at the plate, a strong throw from the outfield, and a strange play on a fly ball. Actually, he really wasn't at fault on the fly ball, it was really a slicing line drive that most centerfielders would've had trouble with.
** You have to give credit to the Royals. Down 5-3 in the 6th inning , and they were still trying to steal bases. Yankee catcher Russ Martin nailed three of them and that's something with AJ pitching. He's very slow to the plate.
** Congratulations to Jim Thome on hitting his 600th career home run. He did it in typical Thome style: No fanfare, no drag-out countdown and no cheapie shots. This guy is a definite Hall of Famer.
** The ESPN Sports Reporters made a big deal out of the "old-fashioned hot pennant race" in the AL West between Texas and the Angels. You can't always predict these things accurately and they didn't. Since Saturday, the Angels have lost three games in the standings and are now 5 games out. It's not over, they still have two games left against Texas this week and they close out the season against them.
** On the other hand, Detroit has lost two more games in the standings and are now only two games in front of Cleveland.
** This is surprising: the Twins trades Delmond Young to their AL Central conference rival, the Tigers. You don't see that very often and NEVER in the AL East.
** The Giants are 2 1/2 games out in the NL West, and without any offense, that's going to be very, very difficult to make up.
** The Red Sox play a day-night double header against Tampa Bay today at Fenway. A bad day today could have Theo Epstein chewing his fingernails down to the first knuckle.
***THEY SAID IT***
"The Lake County Fielders, whose announcer quit during a game recently, had to cancel a game in the second inning because they didn't have enough baseballs. L.A. Dodger fans, pay attention — this is your future" --Brad Dickson
"An Arizona man accidentally shot himself in the penis with his girlfriend's small pink handgun. Doctors say he'll be shooting blanks from now on." -- Jerry Perisho
"Veteran Basketball Hall of Fame observers say they've never seen such suspense surrounding a player's induction. But really, who cares whether Dennis Rodman goes in wearing a Pistons or Bulls wedding gown?" -- Dwight Perry
"During the PGA first round Thursday, Tiger Woods spent so much time in the sand and the water, his next gig could be an audition for one of those Corona beer on the beach commercials." -- Janice Hough
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