Wait. Wasn’t this supposed to be the day the Yanks were gonna get swept by the D-Rays because they were sending Kei Igawa and Matt DeSalvo to the mound for a double header? Wasn’t this the day that was going to make Friday night’s 14-4 loss look good? In fact, let’s hear it straight from George King of the NY Post:

Mike Mussina getting spanked and booed out of Yankee Stadium was certainly disconcerting to a Yankees team whose season is circling the drain. However, it wasn’t the most disturbing development oozing out of The Bronx last night.

No, the knowledge that Joe Torre is handing the ball to Kei Igawa and Matt DeSalvo in a doubleheader today is enough to worry the most optimistic Yankees fan.

After all, Igawa is on the verge of losing his spot in the rotation when Phil Hughes comes off the disabled list, and the self-absorbed and arrogant DeSalvo is best known for bringing books into the clubhouse.

First of all, what the hell is wrong with bringing books to the clubhouse?  When did reading become taboo?  And secondly, George, you’ve been around too long to give up hope like that…to forget the Yankees were still playing the Devil Rays. After wins of 7-3 and 17-5, the Yankees look good again — particularly when you consider that neither one of these starters is slotted to pitch again in the near future. Yes, Igawa and DeSalvo weren’t All-Stars, but neither are most of the Devil Rays. Both pitchers gave their club enough for the offense and Jose Vizcaino to win the games.

That’s right, Vizcaino won two games today and Hideki Matsui homered in each. We also got to see career home run number one for Shelley Duncan and number 497 for A-Rod. Not a bad day at the office…and the deficit to Boston is back to 7.5 games.

To be continued with Andy Pettitte tomorrow…anything wrong with that, George?

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