Yesterday it was Cynthia Rodriguez stealing headlines for her shirt choice.

Thankfully, last night Roger Clemens threw 67 strikes on 97 pitches for career win number 350…enough of a feat to bring the headlines back to baseball. He had that splitter looking fierce and threw the ball just about everywhere he wanted. A great outing and hopefully a sign of what’s to come from the warhorse who can legitimately claim he’s still getting into shape. Sure, his fastball will never be what it was, but he spots it beautifully before going to the splitter later in the count. You can see his brain working while he pitches.

Still, was that the best news for the Yanks last night?

Sadly, no. Andy Pettitte’s short-lived start aside (by the way, expect to see him in relief this week if Joe Torre starts running out of options), the starting pitching has been great for the Bombers. This game was all about the offense, highlighted by Bobby Abreu’s ridiculously long home run to the upper deck in right. The Yanks pounded out 12 hits and more importantly demonstrated patience by drawing six walks — something they have not been doing.

Just about everyone who follows baseball knows that the Yankees are famous for long at-bats, working up a starter’s pitch count and then feasting on weak middle relief. Well, that’s not what this line-up has been doing as they’ve looked jumpy, swinging at pitches early in the count and helping pitchers get them out. Abreu, Damon and Cano are particularly guilty of this while their slumps continue. Perhaps they are trying to make too much happen…

It was a great sign that Damon drew a pair of those bases on balls last night. The Yanks need him on base to score runs and put pressure on the opposition. Ditto the struggling Abreu.

Hopefully they will both start getting on base and give the newspapers a reason to ignore what a player’s wife is wearing.