I thought GIrardi should have brought in Marte to face Teixeira. That way you turn him around at the plate and take away the advantage of the short porch. Also, if I’m not mistaken, despite the fact that Marte is our “lefty specialist”, righties actually have a lower avg. against him. Anderson was on deck if you wanted the lefty vs lefty matchup after Tex.

As far as Farnsworth goes, Tampa’s schedule is really tough in September. If they can get through that month and still be in contention then I think they deserve to win the division (Well, let’s give them the wild card instead). In a perfect world, Yankees finish 1st, Tampa 2nd, and Boston goes home for October.

I’m looking foward to Ian’s first start back from AAA. Best case scenerio is he comes up and settles in as our 4th starter pitching well, and worse case scenerio is he pitches like Rasner did, so it can’t really hurt to bring him up.

Also I’m still hoping we make the playoffs, i’m not worrying about weither the Sox or Rays get in.

you’re proving to be a nice addition to PA. Good insights AND ironies. So here’s a question from the bleachers: What is the bigger travesty—Edwar getting the win for tonight’s game, or the Angels offense getting yet more credit for the quality of their rotation?

I agree that it’s becoming increasingly frustrating to see Melky’s BA continue to drop, but I still think he’s our best option. He’s our best outfielder and has twice the arm as Damon and Gardner in centerfield. I also think Gardner was exposed for his hitting weakness and needs to work on that in the minors for the rest of the season. Adding the pressure of a peanant race to Gardner’s struggles sounds like trouble. Also, Melky is a year younger than Gardner, so let’s not give up on a 23 year old who has proven he can be a big part of the Yankees.