It may be too late, but the Yankees may have found themselves a pitcher.

Alfredo Aceves went seven strong, Alex Rodriguez went deep (as is his wont against the Halos) and Johnny Damon added two more long balls as the Yanks downed the Angels 7-1 in Anaheim.  Xavier Nady got the Bombers rolling with an RBI-double in the second and Derek Jeter passed Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time Yankees hit list with a single in the first.  The Captain added another base hit in the seventh and now has 2,520 hits in his career.

I lasted until the fifth (or sixth, everything is a haze), but I liked what I saw from Aceves.  Then again, there's an old saying that you should never judge a player in April or September.  And last time I checked, the calender reads September.  Still, it was good to see a young pitcher pitch well for the Yanks this season.

Ivan Rodriguez was out for this game with what Joe Girardi called "a little whiplash."  That's my cue to put up a little Metallica.


The Yanks will try and take the rubber game Wednesday afternoon and turn to Andy Pettitte (13-12, 4.49 ERA).  The Halos will counter with Dustin Moseley (1-4, 7.90 ERA). Leave a comment

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