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And Then, Ten
Carl Pavano pitched a complete game shutout as the Yankees won 6-0 against the Mariners who took 2 of three from the redSox coming into this series. That's convincing. Tomorrow, Moose pitches against Jaime Moyer, so the stage is set for a double bi-coastal sweep of the A's and Mariners. Again, in the spirit of Kylie Minogue, "We should be so lucky".

Some people have suggested that the A's and Mariners are merely weak teams, but "beat up weak teams convincingly" is what a good team does and they've done it nicely during their last 10 game winning streak. In that span, the Yankees have closed 4 games on the AL East top pack, so this has been a timely hot streak for them.

Jason Giambi found a bit of form, going 3-for-4 with a homerun. While he's not entirely 'back', announcements of his demise were a little premature. There's still something left in that tank; he's just not a firstbaseman anymore. Presumably for the rest of this season, Tino will be the glove man at 1B spelled by Andy Phillips (perhaps).

The DH Log jam consisting of Giambi, Williams and the injured Reuben Sierra made itself a little less complex with Sierra getting injured in his rehab game. Gotta laugh at breaks like that because it's a sure sign the Yankees are having some luck, delaying his inevitable return. As noted in the previous post, the rookies seem here to stay; at least Robinson Cano has found some form and has flashed his leather after a nervous start. Tiger Wang may be headed back tto the minors when Jared Wright comes off the DL, but heck, Kevin Brown's an injury waiting to happen, so Chien-Ming may chime in with some more much-needed league average pitching. On the days they put Bernie Williams back in the paddock, Tony Womack becomes the man without a position. His bat won't be missed. Watch the Yankees to make a trade for a Centerfielder with a good glove. Plenty of teams have made the post season from here; the Yankees are as of today, back in the businesss of hunting for the post-season.

Noteworthy too is how Tino Martinez went on the boil for the better part of the stretch and as soon as I picked him up for my fanatsy team, he went cool. Ain't that the way?

- Art Neuro