Were the M's Jet-lagged from Detroit?

I really wasn't surprised by last night's Yankees' win. After all, they were playing a last place team who had just gotten swept by a last place team. (Yeah, I know... the Bombers too are in last place, but that just makes it more special.) I was a little taken back however by the blowout of a score: 13-to-2.

Mariners' coach John McLaren tried to pull a Girardi-type tantrum in the 2nd inning by arguing balls and strikes. Perhaps he was trying to motivate his team too. But, unlike the Yankees who used Girardi's anger to inspire them to win their game the night before, the Mariners just seemed to lose their direction without their coach and the runs began to flow in the 4th and 5th innings.

We saw a three-run homer by Duncan, his first of the year and a much needed one for him if he is going to continue to live up to the reputation that he began to develop last year. We saw two respectable doubles from Giambi and Cano. But most impressively, we saw 2-out RBI's from Moeller, Abreu, Rodriguez, and Cano. The team seems to be learning how to get their base-runners home, something they have been struggling with early this year.

Pettitte pitched well going 6 innings and securing the win to make his record 4-5. He did get himself into a bit of trouble but he managed and dealt with it well.

The highlight of my evening spent at the stadium last night in Tier 11, Row B was the Jeter pop-up foul ball in the 3rd that bounced off my wife's lap and I recovered. I wish I could have written something more magnanimous like how I dived over three rows to catch it one-handed, but the truth is I was taking a sip of beer at the time and had to scramble when I saw it coming our way. Many balls have come towards me in the many years that I have been going to games. Some caught by guys next to me, some by those directly in back of me. This was the first time I was able to take one home in my pocket. Very cool.