Yankees Deja Vu

The Yanks beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 last night to notch their second consecutive victory since Hank Steinbrenner's inspirational tirade. It was back to the future night in the Windy City as the Bombers performance was eerily reminiscent of seasons past.

Mike Mussina took the mound and fired an assortment of junk that would make Jamie Moyer proud. The Moose followed instructions, throwing luke warm (I mean heat) on the inside portion of the plate and balancing it with slow motion hooks. The befuddled White Sox, managed 4 hits and 2 runs in 7 innings, and Girardi smiled (really.)

Jorge Posada put down Tino's glove, assumed the position behind the plate and notched 4 hits. The Bombers put 6 runs on the board and even Giambi got a hit. A glimpse of the good old days.

Mussina turned a 6-2 lead over to the bullpen. Joba Chamberlain, who had rescued the usual suspects the night before, was unavailable. It was an opportunity for the revamped pen to strut their stuff. #22 LaTroy Hawkins took over and did what he does best: 1/3IP/1 hit/1BB/2 runs/exit with an ERA of 11.17. Yankees followers had flashbacks to all the other shrewd pitching acquisitions that have littered Cashman's past. Hawkins was replaced by lefty specialist Billy Traber who has filled Mike Myers' shoes: 1 batter/1 hit/walk off field. New skipper Girardi countered with his Joe Torre tribute by turning to the Great Rivera for 5 outs. "Every picture tells a story don't it?" Where was the reinvented Farnsworth? Apparently, exhausted from one inning of mop-up duty the night before. Torre would be proud.

Last night's victory, displayed the good, the bad and the ugly from seasons past. It was "Deja Vu all over again" as Yogi would say.