The good: The Yankees showed some heart, rallying tonight despite the rain. Derek Jeter, who isn't the in-your-face leader the team might need, gives plenty of leadership at the plate.
Andy Phillips showed he may have learned something at the plate, though I remain skeptical.
Jorge Posada reached base three times, and Johnny Damon and Melky Cabrera showed a little life. Bobby Abreu, though. While the two walks are welcome, he was 0-2 with a K. He's, sadly, the difference maker, in my opinion.
The bad: Chien-Ming Wang is not quite the ace the Yankees need at the moment. And with Andy Pettitte being unable to garner run support, Mike Mussina being close to done and Roger Clemens not earning a dime of his paycheck, this is disturbing.
I'm blaming Joe Torre at the moment, and I admit, this is a bit of a hunch. Just as Wang gained greatly this year and last from Torre throwing him out there, running up the pitch count to respectable levels and letting him notch innings, yanking him for no reason against the Mets showed a lack of respect.
In two starts then, he's been destroyed in the seventh inning, surrendering 10 runs in 12.2 innings overall with two homers given up.
Still, he's damn close to ace material, and if he shines next start, this will all be forgotten and forgiven.
