Shame on you if you were hoodwinked into believing that Yankees P Javier Vazquez had turned a corner with his impressive performance against the Mets last week. Yankee fans knew better than to be duped by that tease. Vazquez returned to the mound last night and was crushed by the Twins lineup. The stat sheet says that he threw 112 pitches in 5.2 innings while surrendering five runs, but the reality was much worse. Were it not for two great plays by Mark Texeira the Twins would have scored at least another three runs. They were crushing Vazquez's pitches to the point that I feared for the lives of both the Yankee players and the fans in attendance. Vazquez cannot handle pitching in the American League and it's time that Yankees management accepts it . . . Oh, by the way, the Yanks lost 8-2 . . .
Alex Rodriguez's funk continues. He is 6 for his last 23. In the first inning yesterday he killed a potential rally by meekly grounding into a double play with one out and runners on first and third . . .
YES Network broadcaster Kim Jones announced during yesterday's game that Derek Jeter is a huge "American Idol" fan who demanded that his teammates refrain from telling him who won this season's competition. After learning this disturbing news, I felt compelled to destroy my son's Derek Jeter t-shirt . . .
The Red Sox five-game winning streak ended yesterday with a 4-3 loss to the last place Royals. Considering that the Red Sox just finished demoralizing the best team in baseball, even Red Sox Nation won't begrudge them a down night. If the Sox lose again today, however, expect to see the return of the David Ortiz effigies . . .
LA Dodgers RF Xavier Paul must have failed geometry in high school like I did. During yesterday's loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Paul twice misplayed base hits down the right field line, allowing both to skip past him after they caromed off the foundation of the right field seats in foul territory. In both instances Paul comically crashed into the wall, and one of the times he even lost his glove . . .
ESPN.com boxing columnist Dan Rafael reports that former world champion Paulie Malignaggi plans to continue fighting despite his recent demolition at the hands of Amir Khan. Malignaggi also told Rafael that he will jump to the welterweight division. Considering the number of tough fights that Malignaggi has competed in the past few years, and that he suffers from a chronic nerve problem in his neck, I was hoping he would take the money he earned and ride off into the sunset. Sadly, he is on track to becoming just another fighter who couldn't hang up his gloves . . .
I saw a photo on Fightnews.com of Hasim Rahman and his trainer Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. Rahman looks as old as Muhammad, which is bad news for the former heavyweight champion since he is returning to the ring on June 19 . . .
San Francisco Manager Bruce Bochy met with defending two-time National League CY Young Tim Linecum, who surrendered six runs in 4.2 innings against the Nationals. Bochy's advice: Relax . . . Relax? I bet Bochy had to consult with a team of psychiatric experts to formulate that innovative suggestion . . .
While watching the Phillies-Mets series, I was convinced that Rod Serling was going to appear and announce that I'd entered The Twilight Zone. How else can you explain the Phillies inability to score a single run in a three-game series against New York? 27 innings of zeros. The two-time defending NL champs have now lost five in a row and are 3-7 in their last 10 games . . .
After 71.1 innings of pitching, Colorado Rockies ace Ubaldo Hernandez is 9-1 with an ERA of 0.88 . . . Jaime Garcia of the St. Louis Cardinals is the only other pitcher in baseball with an ERA under 2.00 (1.14) . . .
Boston and Toronto are now the two highest scoring teams in baseball. Both have scored 255 runs this season . . .
San Diego and St. Louis are the only two clubs in baseball with Team ERA's under 3.00 . . .Arizona's ERA is an astounding 5.81 . . .
The paranoia of Boston fans is legendary, and Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy has some fun with it in his column today. Shaughnessy discusses whether the Celtics are destined to choke and blow what was once a 3-0 games lead. (Boston is ahead 3-1 games) . . .
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