Yankees Beat Putz, Extend Win Streak To Nine

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Shedding all illusions of objectivity, and getting under the skin of friends and family who root for that other team in the AL East, let me just say: WHOO-HOO!! NINE IN A ROW!! YEAH!! TAKE THAT!!

bernie williamsphoto by John Froschauer, AP

And yes, you read that headline correctly: hapless Seattle reliever J.J. Putz gave up his second game-losing grand slam of the week.

Putz via AP, on how this pitch to Bernie Williams differed from the one he threw to Trot Nixon on Saturday: “He described the pitch to Williams as nearly identical, except slightly off the plate. Nixon’s was over the middle.

And yes, I did spit when I typed the name of the hated Boston right-fielder (it’s so hard not sing the “horse’s ass” song sometimes…)

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