Really, I have no business taking time away from my masters hibernation. It’s not that there’s still more work to do, it’s the fact that I have to be awake and coherent in six hours.

It’s a nasty grind. In fact, I’ll show you how far I got yesterday before I whisked away by fate…check these notes:

Melky is the man.

Matsui jumping up and down.

Bowa is insane.

I’m sick of this guy. I mean, seriously, when was the last time you saw a pitcher throw away ball in such a low-action situation. (Farnsworth)

Unfortunately, that one didn’t get off the ground…but tonight? Let’s just say there’s a major itch to scratch.

So A-Rod’s good…no news there. The Rocket knows how to pitch when it counts…even if he’s not really striking batters out these days. Mariano Rivera now has three saves in the last three games…(ummm, Joe, watch those two-inning saves!)…And Jeter’s still getting the big hits…

Yes, five wins in a row is pretty sweet. But the 2007 Yankees have been breakin’ hearts like a prom queen all season and it’s WAY to early to get fooled again. Remember early June? I do. The Yanks were 7.5 games out and everyone thought they were ready to surge. Except they did the opposite. They went out west to face some NL teams they should have clubbed and lost seven of nine. Now they keep us interested with five wins in a row?

We shall see how it shakes out. For now, Chein-Ming Wang goes for the sweep tomorrow afternoon…it’s one day at a time in Yankeeland.