Alexander Rodriguez. Homer in his first game back. Two balls over the outfield fence in his second [and the umpires even called one a home run!], plus one other double. It's a team effort, but we needed that.
Meantime, Darrell Rasner, our new stopper, twirled seven shutout innings. Joba "Our Next New Stopper" Chamberlain, threw a scoreless eighth and ninth to wrap up the Orioles, 8-0. That's right: Joba's being stretched out to build up his pitch count with an eye toward allowing him to start, this season.
So, when that happens, Phil Hughes will more than likely still be out, so I envision a rotation of Wang, Pettitte, Mussina, Rasner, and Chamberlain. This gives Ian Kennedy a chance to hone his craft at the proper venue, Scranton. For the relievers, Mo remains unchanged as our closer. Perhaps Krazy Kyle Farnsworth will step up and become the setup man, maybe he will share it with Ross Ohlendorf. I think Humberto Sanchez is just about ready to activate, and he has a real live arm, so perhaps that is just what the doctor ordered. Then again, Carl Pavano, coming off the DL, will begin to build arm strength in that role..... Nah, bad idea on that one. I say Sanchez. Thoughts?
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