1. King Jorge the First and Derek Jeter both continue to smoke the ball.
2. Bobby “Remember when I came here late last season and hit .400” Abreu actually showed signs of life. Abreu did a considerably better job of resembling an actual baseball player and not an atrophying one.
3. Andy Pettitte pitched well and deserved to win.
4. Scott Proctor showed that when he is not asked to pitch everyday he can be an effective reliever.
5. Josh Phelps smoked the ball on Saturday, proving that there is an actual viable alternative to Doogie on the Yankees’ bench. Now, I admit this may be due to the fact that Phelps is only hitting lefties, but still, can he really be that bad against righties? (Nice job by Tim McCarver on Saturday pointing out that Phelps approached the at-bat against Wagner convinced he was going to see nothing but fastballs. As McCarver put it “he’s taking fastball swings at sliders.”)
6. A-Rod looked like he might be heating up again. (Even though every loss this season has been entirely and solely his fault.)
7. Tyler Clippard – but more on him later
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