Mike Mussina is not finished and I will admit that I was completely wrong when it came to the Moose. He pitched six great innings today to improve to 4-3 and bring the Yankees back to .500 as the Yanks beat the Mariners, 6-1, today in the Bronx.
Mussina is pitching as good baseball as he possibly could. He is mixing his pitches effectively, getting ahead on the hitters, and his off-speed pitches are keeping the batters on their toes.
Mussina probably will not be able to beat the great offenses in the game anymore. I will be quick to admit it. But he can still be an effective third or fourth starter for the Yankees-if he keeps this up.
He was aided by an unusual output from the Yankees against one of the best and brightest young pitchers in baseball, Felix Hernandez. The Yankees absolutely tatooed him today, headlined by Damon, Jeter and Abreu who each had several hits, headlined by Damon's upper-decker.
Johnny Damon has also been playing great baseball recently, providing the spark at the top of the line-up the Yankees need.
On a side note, the Mariners look punchless. This team's offense is weak. Richie Sexson can't hit, Ichiro has no protection, and there are just alot of holes in the line-up.
It's good for the Yankees to win this series, especially since they faced the Mariners' aces. To sweep tomorrow would be great. Silva vs. Rasner tomorrow.
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