On the heels of Carl Pavano's ace-like performance, Andy Pettitte earns his 150th Yankee win and Alex Rodriguez hits his 37th home run of the season. Maybe it's only six, but you've got a feeling that 37 is going to be just a short stop on the way to higher numbers.
Pettitte was sharper tonight, A-Rod just did what he does, and the team continued to prove that offense is not a problem. And Minnesota -- they should just be glad they don't play in the American League East. Since 2002, they are 25-8 against the Twins, including 12-6 in the Metrodome.
Granted, they've played .614 ball over all, but winning more than 75% of your games against a team that's been above .500 every year since 2001 is impressive. Minny has managed a 6-6 split over 2005 and 2006, with Scott Baker and Johan Santana winning two each.
The Twins do fall prey a bit to the old Red Sox mentality pre-Schilling -- that an ace is enough. The 1999 Red Sox are the perfect example. Their fans love to talk about Pedro Martinez destroying Roger Clemens, but that was the one win the team earned in that ALCS. The Twins, through no fault of their own (i.e. low payroll), have Santana and a bunch of guys the Yankees can hit. And starting Sidney Ponson is almost inexcusable.
On a completely unrelated note, TCM is showing a ton of Rita Hayworth movies. Man, can she look good (and not dated) and dance. Man, can she not act her way out of a paper bag.
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