Sunday September 23rd

Tough loss 7-5

Yankees get what they need a good start by Mussina.

The good: Hill double number 45.
the three run second inning with the "minors" Lind and Thigpen.
Jays had Mussina in early innings.
Stairs Home Run.

The bad:the lineup...... depleted with injuries.... no Wells, Thomas, Overbay and Glaus.... will not win many games against Yankees without these players.
McGowan over 100 pitches by 5th. This was one game they needed a control performance from McGowan but again his arm strength is questionable in September.
Rios picked-off in 3rd. This guy needs major attention to mental aspect of his game and has all season. In my book he will never be a true all-star until he gets this straight and makes more effort in outfield such as throwing his body at plays.

The daylight robbery: Zaun in 4th out at plate by Cabrera throw.. clearly safe on replays.

Overall this has been a tremendous weekend for the Jays, two extra inning games plus a close loss in the third. Jays were definitely not outplayed and the "minors" have come though bigtime apart from the pitching.
With a couple of decisions such as the Rios pick-off and the Zaun throw out in early innings Mussina could have been rattled and out of game and the Jays into the beat-up bullpen.
Despite all of this the Jays took it to the Yankees and gave them three really tough games, showing that they do have the team to compete and with a full health squad are very close. JP must be happy......