We've come to expect performances like this from Andy, and as commenter Alex said to me earlier today, Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy should pay very close attention when Pettitte pitches. He doesn't have dominant stuff anymore, but he still pounds the strike zone. Pitching in the zone will do wonders for you, the sooner those kids figure that out, the better.
Johnny Damon came through with a big tack-on dinger in the top of the ninth to give the Yanks some breathing room. Brian Bruney did a great job getting out of Joba's jam in the bottom of the eighth.
The only downer of the day was a strained quad for A-Rod (hey, that rhymes). I get the feeling that A-Rod's removal from the game was precautionary. I doubt he'll miss any time beyond tomorrow's off day and any days he was planning to take to be with his wife for the birth of their child.
Player of The Game:
Team Record: 10-10 (.500 again)
Damon's Broken Bats: nada.
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Hey, come on, how is Andy NOT the player of the game? Most of your post is about the guy, and he was totally the hero. I guess that Sixers game was a little bit more important today :>)