HE'S NOT GOING QUIETLY

***YANKS WIN 9-2***
Playing for the first time in a week, Jorge Posada pounded out a single, a double and a grand slam home run yesterday, driving in 6 of the Yanks 9 runs. There have been many rumors about Jorge's future, some as dire as being released in September, but any decision of that nature, just got a little tougher.
Phil Hughes continued to impress, throwing 6 strong innings. What helped the most was his aggressiveness, going right at the hitters instead of nibbling around and getting into hitters counts. AJ Burnett goes today in their battle for the last spot in the rotation. I still think AJ will get it regardless of his effectiveness today, because of his contract and the fact that Hughes is a proven commodity out of the bullpen.
Good thing the Yanks did well yesterday, because A-Rod went 0-3 down in Florida. No highlights there.

***OTHER NEWS***
Boston lost (hurrah!) helped by the strong arm of Ichiro Suzuki, who threw out Jacob Ellsbury at the plate as he tried to score the tying run.
Curtis Granderson also homered for the Yanks, tying Jose Bautista for the Major League lead with 33. He also leads the Majors in RBIs and runs scored.
Dan Uggla went 2 for 3 with a homer yesterday to raise his hitting streak to 33 in a row...and raise his average up to .233.

This is some kind of epidemic. Tim Stauffer of the San Diego Padres gave up five home runs yesterday. So what was HIS reaction? He didn't clean out his locker but the manager told him to mop the clubhouse floor and start the laundry. He thought "mop-up man" meant pitching in blow-out games. Not always.

Yesterday, Janice Hough made this comment:
"Pittsburgh Pirates came into SF with 10 game losing streak. And then the Florida Marlins had 7 game losing streak. How do you spell relief? G-I-A-N-T-S-H-I-T-T-I-N-G."
I wrote to her and said she should remove the hyphen between the 'T' and the 'S'. She wrote back and said I wasn't the only one who suggested that.

***THEY SAID IT***
I've always felt kind of guilty and lazy quoting other people because they're funnier, but I've had a number of people (those with good taste) say they like it, so I'll continue.
"Barry Zito apparently re-injured his right foot in a rehab start in Fresno. No word on which member of the San Francisco Giants management allegedly put the rusty nail on the mound." -- Janice Hough
"The town of Woodward, Okla., is still abuzz after a woman stripped naked during this year's putting contest. Selling tickets to next year's charity tournament at Boiling Springs Golf Course shouldn't be a problem." -- Dwight Perry (I'll be taking orders- CP)
"Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer decided to end its commercial relationship with Tiger Woods. Talk about a time out." -- RJ Currie
"Alex Rodriguez and high-stakes poker games? Baseball officials reportedly became suspicious when he asked to be traded to the Cards." -- Dwight Perry
"The Baltimore Ravens have signed running back Ricky Williams. He’s looking forward to playing on real grass. The stuff they had in Miami was mixed with oregano." -- Alan Ray
It ain't sports, but it's funny:
"Aretha Franklin got out of a parking ticket in New York by singing to a meter maid. In a related story, Michael Bolton tried the same thing and he's now serving life." -- Conan O'Brien

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