As I was saying...

Wrong Stuff managed to keep his era exactly at 7.20, by giving up four runs, all earned, in five innings. But Torre wasn't satisfied with starting a minor league talent. He relieved him with the egregious Mr. Proctor, who soon gave up the home run that put the game out of reach. Just to rub salt in his own fans' wounds, Torre topped things off by going to his other disaster, Sturtze, who gave up 2 runs in a single inning. I'm surprised slow-Joe doesn't bring Allan Embree back just for fun. They are saying that he regards Wright as his fifth starter until Pavano returns (from witness protection presumably), meaning that Aaron Small, the team itself and we fans are all out of luck.

Meanwhile the Yankees didn't exactly cover them selves with glory at the plate either. Granted, Halladay is a really fine pitcher, but the Yankees had runners in scoring position six times during the game and failed to plate or even advance one of them. What's more their 0-6 rsp was festooned with two double plays. I mean its the classic pattern. But of course with Jared on the mound, I'm sure everyone felt they had to hit one out every at bat. You will remember I said there'd be a heartburn tonight (heartburn tonight, with no win in sight, cause we're stuck with Jared Wright). If I can see these things coming, why can't the man being paid millions of George's dollars to avoid them.