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["I want to win the division probably more than anybody," said Papelbon, who gave up a grand slam in Wednesday night's loss. "That's part of the goal, to win the division. Right now, we need to put our sights on winning that division and go out there and execute and do it."]

I’m assuming he screamed this entire quote into his glove.

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Francona on Gagne: “Ten games, he can probably make five appearances if we want. That’s a significant amount. Ten games is a long time. [He could make] probably more appearances than that if you want, because of the days off.”

I can’t wait for him to gain some confidence in Gagne because he dominates some lame duck DRays and Twins and then puts him up in the playoffs expecting the same results.

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He’s saying he should do this down the line. Not that he fucked up because he’s not doing it now. Francona has a cushion. Torre has one now. He’s always rested his lineup down the stretch and there’s no question that he’s going to continue to do so this season.

And if Francona is doing this too and being so careful with his Mannys and Crisps then why was an injured Ortiz out there yesterday? And Papelpon in a loss?

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“It would behoove Joe Torre to start doing this as well. The Yankees are up five games in the loss column on the Tigers, with a magic number of seven for the wild card. If form holds through the weekend and the Yankees’ magic number reaches three or so, Torre needs to worry less about seeding and more about making sure his aging team is ready to go on October 2. Alex Rodriguez has missed two games all year, and none since August 8. Robinson Cano hasn’t missed a game since May 6. Jorge Posada has played his usual 130-odd games behind the plate; a couple of extra days off next week couldn’t hurt. I can’t quantify the effects of rest on a player’s performance, but I can say that the cost of doing so—possibly ending up as the wild card versus winning the division—is essentially zero.”

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But, Jesus, read the article. He doesn’t argue that at all. He’s responding to some quote about how true Yankee fans need to aim for a pennant victory. He even says that he should wait until there’s a comfortable cushion.

“If form holds through the weekend and the Yankees’ magic number reaches three or so, Torre needs to worry less about seeding and more about making sure his aging team is ready to go on October 2.”

Way to totally misrepresent someone.

Nick: Hyperbole aside. You have to see my point.

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I wonder if Torre is doing that Steinbrenner will throw a hissy fit if the Yankees don’t win the division? Or just because—such as with his famous over-reliance on Scott Proctor—he doesn’t actually like to *manage* that much?

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I didn’t.

I was just noticing that that *particular* situation in that *particular* game was similar to Thayer’s poem.

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http://umpbump.com/press/jeter-at-the-bat/

The Red Sox have been playing just barely over .500 for the last quarter of the season. I say panic!

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