Damn Yankees

A tip of the hat to Gilgamesh for taking the ball in the 8th, even though he was over 100 pitches. He has heart. Or, as the fan club sang in the musical --

You're a hero cause you've got heart
You've got heart-
You've got heart-

Meche needed to bail out the bullpen, and he did, to his personal detriment. That's called taking one for the team.


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This one hurts though. Ace on the mound up against a beatable Mike Mussina, and the bats go cold. The Yankees always seem to have old farts who just know how to handle young batters. And their offense has looked like the second coming of Alaric's barbarian hordes recently, averaging 11.7 runs in their last six games and sacking all that's precious and worth protecting. 11.7 runs per game is ridiculous.

One last chance to avoid a demoralizing four-game sweep tonight when Jorge De La Rosa takes on the pride of Hanshin, Kei Igawa.