It's scary how Abreu's success or failure coincides with that of the team. Friday night, he didn't start against Tampa Bay because of the Kazmir Swoon-Inducer. Tonight, he gets five RBIs, singlehandedly providing the necessary offense as Mariano Rivera passed John Franco on the all-time save list.
The Yanks really need to take the Sunday day game, as losing any series, much less those to a team such as the D-Rays, cannot happen right now.
Other good things to see: Hideki Matsui has 13 home runs, and maybe the Yankees will actually get a second player to 20 homers by season's end.
Derek Jeter had two sharp hits to hopefully break out of this mini-slump he's in.
For all the naysaying about Ron Villone, he's better at his role in the bullpen than anyone else right now.
Ken Singleton do a fine job handling play by play and keeping John Flaherty involved. Flaherty, by the way, is much improved and sounds more confident without being a know-it-all.
What was not surprising: Kyle Farnsworth not pitching well. I never saw him much in his good years, so I can't tell what the difference is. I would think, though, that at some point, he actually gave a damn about location and changing speeds.
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