By contract Farny has K'd 15 guys in 12 innings. Yeah Mo hasn't been a blow'em away kind of stopper but he needs to get that K rate up or it could signal that he is really beginning to decline. Given the situations he pitches in keeping the ball out of play is crucial.

Jeter's BA has declined 60 points in 8 games (after an absolutely phenominal start) - why? Patience. He's getting pounded inside (as usual) but instead of laying of these pitches (many of them outside the strike zone) he is jumping at them and repeatedly grounding the ball to 3b and SS. First 21 games - 18 Walks and 9 Strikeouts. Last 8 games - 5 Walks and 10 Stikeouts. I've never seen Jeter hit better thn he did the first 3 weeks of the season but for some reason he has abandoned that patience.

Sorry - original post in wrong section but I might as well chime in on Damon.

I can't begin to describe how much I hate the Red Sox and for that reason I wanted no part of Damon. I just didn't think I'd be able to root for the guy. Well I was wrong, very wrong.

Although I felt bad for Damon after the way he was treated by RS fans last week (he was clearly hurt by it) I'm glad it happened. Last Monday represented the final cutting of any ties that Damon has with the RS. They hate you Johnny. He's ours now and since that night he blew open one game with a Grand Slam and saved another with a bases-loaded catch the likes of which we've become un-accustomed to in Yankee Land.

I hope he gets a hell of a reception tomorrow night.