Yanks win.  Mets lose.
Brian Roberts is the best runner on the Yankees – just wanted to put that out there.  Phil Hughes gave up three runs and only went five innings on 89 pitches, however, the start felt like a step forward.  He threw strikes…I’ve heard that somewhere, that throwing strikes is key…while giving up only one walk.  He let up two dongs but had a career-high nine strikeouts.  When you challenge the hitters, good things happen spontaneously.  Bottom of the order (get it?  BOTO? TOTO, MOTO, BOTO…COPYRIGHTED, BITCHES!) was big for the Yanks, but when you’re stacked with Nick Swisher, Robbie Cano, and “Hot” Melky Cabrera down there, good things happen spontaneously.
Someone get Lonn “F Me? F YOU!!” Trost into the (more…)