You know, one of the few good things about this 2007 campaign has been that when Alex Rodriguez hits a grand slam in a situation such as tonight, up a couple runs late, the immediate reaction isn't something idiotic like, oh he's padding his stats, or he's hitting because there's no pressure.
Besides, his numbers this year are very respectable for runners on, close and late, RISP and RISP w/2 out. And by very respectable, I'm understating.
Also...
Welcome back (for now), Bobby Abreu. June's given the man a boost, it seems.
Welcome back, again, the 1-2-3 Mariano Rivera. He still looks (to me, at least) like he's lost a little something, but he's got a lot to lose.
Now, to nitpick. Mike Mussina pitched great, but as he's admitted, it's one start up, another down. Let's get a string together, at least some quality-start streak resembling the machine you were most of last year.
So much for Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada getting a day off, although I absolutely think they were brought in at the proper times.
Kyle Farnsworth's mind doesn't connect well with his arm, apparently. He's terrible.
