Yanks swat those pesky Nats

While I'm glad the Yanks won last night, this game shouldn't have even been as close as it was. You have the Yankees' ace on the mound vs. the worst team in baseball, and it was still a nail-biter of a game for most of it, thanks in no small part to the Yankee lineup - again - only eking out four hits against an unfamiliar pitcher, Shairon Martis.

It's a good thing old Yankee Ron Villone was pitching for the Nationals, and Elijah Dukes was playing center, or this game could have been a tough loss for CC Sabathia. As Squawker Jon noted, former Met Anderson Hernandez doubled his career home run total with a three-run blast off CC. My cat C.C. was hissing over it!

On the bright side, Robinson Cano did go 4-for-4, and Brian Bruney looked fine in his return to the Yankees bullpen.

But Derek Jeter left the game after hurting his ankle. As for myself, I was feeling a little under the weather yesterday, so I wasn't giving the game my full attention. Hopefully, Jeter - and I -will be feeling better tonight!

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Squawker friend Bernadette Palsey - aka Lady at the Bat - wrote a story for mlb.com about the new A&E Home Video set The New York Yankees: Essential Games of Yankee Stadium- Perfect Games and No Hitters
. Congrats!

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