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The unthinkable is happening. Barry Zito is winning a game, up 8-1 in the 8th, and barring an act of God, he will get his first win. Maybe he isn't the '08 version of Carl Pavano, but hey, a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while, just like I said before.

Apparently my likening of Jose Reyes to Rey Ordenez was NOT popular. I understand that, and I was overly harsh. I still think he's overrated though, and I think in five years you'll all be buying me a beer over this one. David Wright, further proving he is a class act, said that the onus is on the players, not Randolph. Good for him, nothing but class. Give that guy an extra 5 mil, would ya?

Have you seen the poor excuse for a mustache that Jason Giambi is growing? He looks like a gay 1980's porn star, but he's killing the ball, so I'll allow it. The yanks are running up the score on the hapless Mariners right now, and I couldn't be happier. I came home on a Friday night after a shitty day at work, bought three beers, and came home to find that the game was on one of the few cable channels I get. The Yanks are up 13-2 and I'm just basking at this point.

Joba will be back in the bullpen by the end of the year. Mark this on your calendar. Not so much for his failures as a starter, but more for their need of a money setup man. The logic still doesn't work for me. One start in five days or three appearances in five days...granted, you have to believe the yanks will get to him 60% of the time, but they should. It's true that if they're ever going to convert him, they have to start sometime, and if they don't start this year, he won't be ready until 2010, which seems a long way off, but he'll be 25 - wrap your head around that for a moment. I also predict the yanks will pick up a pitcher in a mid-year fire sale from someone in the NL.

Does anyone look more lost in the outfield than Matsui? He always impressed me in the outfield as getting great jumps and making himself look faster than he is. I've seen him misplay 3 balls in 6 innings tonight, and if the Yankees weren't leading, I'd be screaming. They gave Vidro (the batter) a double for that, and it was an error - both the player and the batter make out in that case.

Bill Simmons may not be the best sportswriter ever, but he is closing in on it, especially with his incorporation of pop-culture references into his writing. If you don't read him on a daily basis, you should.

When are the Yankees going to retire 51, 21, and 24? 24 I could honestly wait on, but for the Yankees to not retire the numbers of Bernie Williams and Paul O'Neill is madening. Williams holds numerous records as a Yankee and O'Neill played for two teams his whole career, with his best years all coming in New York. He won a ring with the Reds, then went on to win four more with the Yanks. You can't retire his number for that? Jeez. Come on guys.

Matsui just nailed a guy trying to tag up on a pop fly. He threw a dart, barely beat him, but he just made up for that misplay, preserving the 11 run lead.

I cannot take Giambi seriously with that mustache...but I like anything that doesn't have him on the interstate. They just read the Yankees rules, "No hair below the lip, and no hair below the collar."

I miss Beer Pong. Anyone who wants to challenge me can get schooled.

-Jobimoto out.
"I want to announce my presence with authority!"