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Yeah, he's gone from Sammy Sosa to Sammy SoSo (ok bad pun)

Actually, I think if Bellhorn hadn't been hurt and Cora wasn't already in the game, Olerud would have batted for Bellhorn at that point. Tito couldn't do it though because if we went into extra innings he'd have no one to play 2B. And on another point, I to sympathize with Soxie. She's loyal through thick and thin to Bellhorn and let's face it, this season has been mostly thin. Personally, I like Bellhorn on our team, even as a starter, but I think we need to do a better job of compensating for his weaknesses in key situations. Like last night if he hadn't been out of the game I would have pulled him for Olerud because even if Olerud hit the same ground ball that Cora hit, it still forced the Yankees to make two perfect throws to execute the double play (something that the Yankees had already failed to do once that inning. If you don't make contact, you basically give the other team an out without working for it. And allow me to officially say "No way" to Soriano. I understand he has a lot of pop in the bat, but he swings at every single pitch (exactly opposite of the team philosophy) and good pitchers know the holes in his swings. I think that a big reason why the Yanks got rid of him was because of this. Factor in outrageous cost and I think that's a move you don't want to make.

From Boston.com's "THE BUZZ" Sox take a look at old friend El Guapo The Boston Herald reported that former Red Sox pitcher Rich Garces recently auditioned for Sox scouts in Fort Myers, where he is working out. Garces pitched well this winter, posting a 2.08 ERA in the Venezualan winter league. Although a Sox official gave the 34-year-old Garces a "1-in-10,000" chance of rejoining the team, Garces reportedly was throwing the ball well. Garces, who spent seven seasons in Boston and has a career ERA of 3.74, hasn't pitched in the majors since 2002. Ok, so 1-in-10,000 is a long shot. But hell lately that's been the odds that any reliever we be able to hold a lead.

Well at least Leiter can't pitch every game for the Yankees. Hopefully they rebound from this by sweeping the Rays.

Take until you get a strike here.

hmmm.... bellhorn already on the bench and cora in the game. do you pinch hit for cora? what the heck would defense look like if you do

Who is Bronson A row yo?

Can someone tell Manny that we tape these games? He doesn't really have to watch the ball the whole time he's running down the first base line.

Aye, Papi! Matsui looked like he was thinking about not face planting into the wall.

Perhaps Bellhorn change the spelling of his first name to Marc. He needs to get the K out of his life anyway he can.

Ouch. I think I just saw Sheffield's home run fly by my window. In Iowa.

That HR was Wakefield's fault. He shuold have had the wherewithall to put better windage on the pitch.

Nice take out slide for Millar in the middle of the base path.

There goes the no hitter for Wake

I've been looking for a site that will let you figure out how many times Bellhorn goes to the plate and doesn't even swing the bat. If you discount IBB, I bet he leads the league.

You might not want to watch it on ESPN then. Joe Morgan doing color says some of the most inane things. He's still no where near McCarver, but he makes the best in the business, Johnny Miller sound dumb by association.

Nice AB Edgar.

Be interesting to see if the Red Sox are that aggressive. Leiter has been having trouble throwing strikes this year. But so far he's thrown 5 of 6.

8 and 6 were strikes.

Looks like the Yankees are coming out aggressive tonight against Wakefield. Lots of first pitch swinging.

Runner on 3 less than two outs: 23ab 12k .130ba .207obp Scoring position: 80ab 36k .163ba .268obp Other interesting stats: Home splits 135ab 53k .170ba .250obp Of his 7 homeruns on the season, 6 have been solo homers. Ironically, Bellhorn's been praised for his OBP and walks but his avg when putting the ball in play early in the at bat (0-0, 0-1, 1-0, 1-1, 2-0) is .367. His avg after those counts, .146.

Imagine what Steinbrenner will do if this is true. The Yanks score Leiter from the Marlins while the Sox get Burnett.

Olerud hitting for Bellhorn again. Looks like Francona may finally be losing confidence. Welcome to the club Tito.

Stalllllllllllllllling! At least we get to see another shot of Melky

Nice pitch from Timlin there. Some nice pitching in a tight spot.