Belated Lupica.

"If the Yankee pitching goes south this year, does the old man still blame it on Mel Stottlemyre?"

Just for the record, the Yankees presently possess the second-best ERA in the league.


But here's the thing: If you're attempting to praise Mel Stottlemyre, DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BRING UP JOSE CONTRERAS:

"Wouldn't it be something if the White Sox won again with both Jose Contreras and Javier Vazquez in their starting rotation?"

Wouldn't it be something if Andy Pettitte lost twenty games in the same season that Mike Mussina won twenty games in the same season that Sidney Ponson won twenty games in the same season that Bronson Arroyo won twenty games in the same season that Scott Kazmir won twenty games in the same season that Victor Zambrano lost twenty games in the same season that the team that wins the World Series has pitchers that used to play on another team at some point in their career?

Wouldn't that be something?

That sure would be something.