I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY MEANT

* Brett Gardner has been moved to the 60-day DL
* CC Sabathia is put on the 15-day DL with a muscle sprain in his groin
* Andy Pettitte is out for 6+ weeks with a fractured ankle.
This is HOPE WEEK for the Yankees, but for Joe Girardi, it means, "I HOPE I get thru this week." The Yanks are in first place in the AL East with the best record in baseball. If they were allowed to  play, the Yanks DL roster would probably be in second place.

## NY won again today, completing a sweep of the Cleveland Indians. The Yanks forte, the home run was a big factor, but let's give some credit to Eric Chavez who appears to be more dangerous at the plate than A-Rod these days. After pitching in 4 of the last 5 games, Rafael Soriano was exhausted out there, but managed to finish thegame. He gave up one run and got the last two outs with the bases loaded. Whew!
He did get a couple of hits in the series, but Johnny Damon's bat looked very slow to me. I think those 3000 hits he's after look out of reach. But, good luck, Johnny.

## Everyone is talking about the ball DeWayne Wise missed in left field last night. The replay is being shown over and over on most every sports program. Yes, 3rd base Umpire, Mike Dimuro missed it and I'd be furious if it cost the Yanks a game, but they do make mistakes.  What bothered me was the fact thet he threw out the third baseman, Jack Hannahan, in the 8th inning, for arguing about the play that actually took place in the 7th inning..  Apparently, Hannahan suggested to Dimuro that he check out the replay and that was enough to get him ejected. I could understand if Hannahan ranted and raved in the 7th and Dimuro got tired of it, but to toss him an inning later is just mean-spirited.

## Okay, LeBron, you won.  Now will you just go loll on a beach someplace and spare us the endless interviews?  He's been interviewed by everyone on TV except on The View, but I think that's only because they insisted he wear a dress. And that may even come to pass when the other spots dry up.

## A number of current members of the Hall of Fame are coming out against the inclusion of Roger Clemens. It will be interesting to see if this influences the voters during the next election.
***THEY SAID IT***
"A racehorse jointly owned by Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol lost a race by a nose. The horse has been around the NBA long enough that he immediately flopped to the ground and claimed he was fouled."  -- Brad Dickson
"The federal jury has spoken — Roger Clemens is not guilty of perjury, but he'll always be guilty of being Roger Clemens."  -- Bob Molinaro
"Jamie Moyer is heading to Toronto. Good for him but what a waste with the timing – Moyer gets into the Canadian healthcare system just when he would have been eligible for Medicare."  -- Janice Hough
"The town of Middleboro (Mass.) passed a bylaw that outlaws swearing in public. For good measure, they banned hockey players."  RJ Currie

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