David Wright was 0-for-5 last night with two strikeouts.

David Wright is now hitting .231 with RISP and two outs.

How much you wanna bet Fanboy Puma thinks Wright is the NL MVP?:

"Alex Rodriguez got the boo birds off his case last night, but the stench from his performance a day earlier was still prevalent in the Stadium.

Two doubles, too little too late."

Right.

Last night was a typical 2008 Yankees performance.

That is to say, their third baseman plays well, but he's surrounded by mediocrity.


"A month that began with the Yankees a legitimate AL East title contender has become a disaster, and Rodriguez's pedestrian .250 batting average in August is part of the wreckage."

Alex Rodriguez is one of the only reasons the Yankees began the month as legitimate AL East contenders.

I don't know how legit their campaign was, anyway, especially after Joba got hurt.

With a regular third baseman, they might be in last place in the AL East.


"Rodriguez stroked an RBI double against Paul Byrd in the first inning last night and then doubled leading off the fourth before scoring the Yanks' second run.

Where was that a night earlier?"

A night earlier, he struck out twice and hit into two double plays, which is atypical.

This night, he had two hits and was the best player on the team, which is typical.


"That idea of Rodriguez hitting in the clutch his whole career doesn't mesh with A-Rod's October history or the fact he entered last night batting .246 with runners in scoring position this season."

"Mesh" is a mighty big word for a mentally challenged person like you.

Convincing deep dive into the stats, by the way.


You know what is amazing to me?

I did not actually see last night's game until the 8th inning.

ARod dives for a ball and almost fields it. Hustles after it and holds Youkilis to a single. Not a big deal, it's a legitimate single off the 3b's glove and major leaguers are always supposed to hustle.

Next batter is Jason Bay and he hits a fly ball to right-center field. It's a can of corn.

Abreu does his typical Gutless Old Man With Arthritis act and, somehow, Bay ends up with an RBI triple. Not only does Abreu short-arm the ball -- he's scared of the wall, don't you know -- but he inexplicably cartwheels on the warning track. Never even touches the ball. Damon has to back him up.

Sox end up with 7 runs in the inning. Obviously, not all of those 7 runs are Abreu's fault, but it would be nice to see a wee bit more effort.

There are about 900 players in the major leagues who would have caught that ball.

Mike Mussina and Mariano Rivera would have caught that ball if they were shagging flies during batting practice.

Bottom of the 8th, Abreu grounds out.

No boos.

No boos for a left-handed hitting corner outfielder who bats third, is protected by ARod, has a mere 15 HRs, will barely break 100 RBIs, can't even hit .300, and is paid $16 million.

No boos for Abreu, the gutless stiff, the symbol of the 2008 Yankees. Either Abreu pulling up at the wall or Cano swinging feebly at the first pitch.