Who needs Angels in the outfield? We’ve got Jesus! Or at least, Johnny Damon, whose ability to get on base this season is preternatural. (Incidentally, a thought about Damon’s concussion: if Grady Little had not brought in Damian Jackson as a 6th-inning defensive replacement, none of that might have happened.) Mike “So I Pitch Like an Axe Murderer” Myers coughed up enough runs that Dave Roberts’ 3-run bomb had to be the difference, but a win is a win is a win.
Meanwhile, Seattle seems to be heating up, with a 5-game winning streak and Ichiro chasing George Sisler’s record of 257 hits in a season. They could be a factor in the wild-card race: 4 games against the Sox, 7 against the As and the Angels, 6 against the Rangers. Then again, with a 22-0 drubbing like the Spankees received, maybe the wild card isn’t all we’re reaching for… the box score is pure numerical schadenfreude. They have a rotation, insofar as a roasting pig on a spit has rotation.
Rosters expand as of today. It’s on.