Afternoon Baseball

That's obviously the case, since they just broke the team record, set in 1937, for most consecutive games with 10 or more hits. Jeter didn't play last night, and isn't expected to for another day or two.
I would have wrote this last night, but my Internet was very sketchy.

The biggest note from last night was who the team beat up on. Josh Beckett has been the poster child for the type of pitcher the Yankees can't handle -- hard, agressive throwers who pinpoint their location. Now, that's not to say other teams have great luck. RJ and Schilling have long symbolized the Yankee struggle, as well as the Angels' bullpen.
But whipping Beckett is a good step, and should give the Yankees fear against no Red Sox starter, even Schilling.
The second-biggest note: A sudden streak of good luck for Mike Mussina, whose stellar pitching has earned his 8-1 record, but in years past might have been 6-3 because of tough luck and poor run support.

Other than that, Jorge Posada, with his .893 OPS and pacing for 109 RBI, has surprisingly regained the edge he lost in 2004 over Jason Varitek, who showed no defensive instincts in the second inning last night and is hitting .242/.333/.389, albeit with respectable HR-RBI totals.

Andy Phillips is vindicating his obsessive support over at Bronx Banter, and partly, here as well, with another home run, and the fans are getting behind him, as the bleachers gave him an additional name chant in the seventh inning, according to the NYTimes.

Last but not least, how can you not love Melky Cabrera?