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Wang flung his glove in frustration, the ferocity of the act stunning Crosby as much as the pitcher's 96 mph fastball jolts hitters suckered into settling in due to his smooth, breezy windup.

"All of us were kind of like, '(Whoa),'" Crosby said. "We were all surprised in a good way. Obviously it showed that he cared. He was battling for us because we had a beat-up bullpen.

"It was nice to see him get a little aggressive. I can see him sitting at the end of the dugout. He keeps to himself. I know he's quiet, but he's (ticked) off inside. But that day, a walk-off homer, he couldn't keep it inside."

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Oh, and some here will no doubt be gratified to hear that Wang knows enough English to tell Bubba, "You suck." ;-)

Could today be the first day of the new order?

Do not trade Melky for Craig Wilson.

Defense is not as crisp today, that's for sure.

Now is the time to bury them!

He hit it very, very hard.

I don't think anyone's warming for Wang.

So many baserunners, reasonable pitch count though.

A-Rod has been a mess tonight, at the plate and in the field. I think it's the old "taking his struggles at the plate into the field" thing.

And why won't A-Rod take a pitch off a guy who has 3.1 innings of Major League experience and is pitching in New York with the bases loaded? TAKE A PITCH.

Did Joe just pull A-Rod to upgrade the defense?

Benching A-Rod...wow, I'm not sure what to say, other than I can't wait to hear the explanation (even though it's obvious to everyone).

He's out because he shat the bed tonight. Hopefully being replaced by Nick Green will light a fire under him, but it could also send him into a shame spiral.

But if he benched him and it wasn't due to injury, it does suggest that Torre thinks A Rod was in such a fragile mode that he might continue making errors.

A Rod's seventh inning at bat was a letdown. He swung and missed at two nasty pitches but the one he missed for strike three was a mistake pitch, a bad slider up in the zone.

The reporters better roll up their trousers. The droll draining out of their mouths must be high and deep.

I think Mo is available. NoWorth doesn't seem to be. He pitched 0.2 inning and then 3 batters yesterday.

The Yanks would never let him go to another AL team, but if he really wanted him to go, the big market NL teams would be stupid not to try to make room for him.

Re the bat, swung at first pitch and bat went sailing into the crowd. Guy caught it and apparently hurt his hand. As he was leaving, stopped and started Boston sucks chant.

There is definitely something in the air tonight. Lot of weird errors.

Completely different situation than what's happening with A-Rod.

Or is it that new change?

I hope that Alex doesn't take his benching too hard. Does anyone remember Joe doing anything like this before?

Just assume the sweep.

Thank you....

Nice win, guys! I'm hoping that Alex was injured. If not ... well, it will be ugly.

Two thing are for sure tomorrow: it will be hot, and the pitching will suck.

Torre's answer will be two-pronged:

1) ARod did not look comfortable out there.

2) He didn't want to subject ARod to the impending booing.

That's my guess.

we cant leave 20 lobs tomorrow..

may need 7-8 runs

They all agreed it was a mistake. No mention that the Yanks gave Pavano a 4/40 for a slighly worse year. A year in the NL too.

I see the world in more shades of gray, though, and there are many far worse people in sports than Nomar. The "Cap is God"/"Nomar is A Deadbeat" hysteria that came out of that regular season game pretty much exemplified the worst tendencies of Yankee and Red Sox fans (and the talk radio media that feeds them).

This guy has pitched 106 innings, given up almost 140 hits, with a 48:37 K:BB ratio. This has lead to and ERA just under six.

There's no other regular starter that would clearly be better for the Yanks to face with Ponson on the hill. 7-8 runs may be optimistic, it's not really unrealistic.

I know, I know, the toes are important...but "swollen toe" is right up there with "bruised buttocks."

They have one of the best players in the league, possibly one of the BOATs, and they're not even paying his full contract.

But they didn't show it much. Too busy showing replays of Giambi's homer.

Or do you think Joe would consider starting Andy at 3B and Giambi at 1B?

Another great start for our boy Philip, and a 3-4 night with a HR for Duncan...

Did they really say "trade Arod" on ESPN? I watched the game on YES.

Arod: Arod did look like he hit the toe pretty bad. I have to say I doubt that was the reason he yanked him. Cleary Damon was gimping around all game, and he left him out there through nine. 3 errors in a game when it's 100 degrees. My guess is Joe had seen enough, clearly the errors and Ab's were in his head, the heat had gotten to Arod, and he sat him. It cannot be a good feeling for the once best player in the game to have Giambi walked AGAIN to face you, and you also K on three bad pitches. Just a bad night for Arod, nothing serious. I don't know if you guys watched closely, but a lot of our guys had the rosy cheeks of pre-heat-exhaustion. I wouldn't worry about it. There were 7 errors in the game.

Although I just don't get the rest of the year. He had his adjustment year, played great last year, and now this? His numbers are great for just about anyone else. He however, is not just anyone else, and that's why the fans get on him.

As for Joe. Good going leaving Farnsworth on hisass where he belongs! I would love to see the Yanks deal him in a package for a bat before he implodes on us like he did for ATL in the playoffs, and the Cubs before that. Don't let the numbers fool you with that bag of garbage. Deal him to KC for Sanders, and pay part of his salary. He'll post an ERA of 1.20 pitching for a team that plays no important games.

Thanks again Mo! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Team playing about as well as a unit since 2000. I like what I am seeing. Once Arod comes around, it will be a beautiful thing.

Here is too good thoughts for Ponson tomorrow! Good MOJO!

I would be really embarassed if i was a Sox fan. Your ace pitcher sits around on blogs instead of, I don't know, working out or living the good life? I really hope no Yankees pop up here. Well, maybe Bubba, he can't embarass us much more. Although the man can field.

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I hope A-Rod's okay. I have a feeling we're going to need him, 16 errors and all.