Feels very wrong to be saying that I'm happy that the Yankees got away with a split against the feeble Twins at the big ballpark in the Bronx, but there you go. It's bad enough that the Yankees send luxury tax money to Minnesota, the team shouldn't then spot the Twinkies four runs in the first inning. But between the fielding deficiencies that Eduardo Nunez displays whenever he plays the infield and the lack of concern that right-hander Phil Hughes apparently has over the prospect of losing his spot in the rotation, the Yanks were down 4-0 again before they came to bat.

And again, the Bronx Bombers did prove that they are indeed that; Granderson's first of three -- yes, three! -- homeruns got the ball rolling and Tex added his first and the Yanks were able to turn that around to a 7-4 lead. Hughes pitched like the guy he was a few years ago between the second and fifth before letting the Twinkies back in the game with another booming shot over the blue wall in the Stadium.

But even a one-run lead is safe for three innings when Joe Girardi can line up Soriano, Robertson and Mariano Rivera and lock down last night's 7-6 win.

This afternoon, the Yankees are up in Fenway Park for the 100th anniversary of the dirty, little park. The Highlanders will be wearing 1912 throw-back uniforms for the 3pm start- the same exact start time from one-hundred years hence. This means I need to get my writing in so I can see that first pitch to Derek Jeter; let's see the Captain start another game with a long-ball; He passed Rickey Henderson this season for most lead-off homeruns in Yankee history although the HoF speedster got his twenty-four in but five seasons in pinstripes.

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About the author: Brian Mazo had his first by-lined column in a sports collectibles magazine at the age of 13. Since then he has graduated from NYU Film School, written for a number of newspapers and magazines and has had a few movies produced from his screenplays. Mazo lives in the 612 with Thurman, his Russian Blue. This is his first book. A Rose by Any Other Name An Alphabet of Tales About a Man & a Woman Authored by Brian Mazo "A Rose By Any Other Name: An Alphabet of Tales about a Man and a Woman" is a collection of twenty-six snap-shot short stories, each about a moment between two people at a crossroads. From New York to Los Angeles, from Black Rock City, Burning Man and back to Brooklyn, the tales give us a voyeur's view to sweet first kisses all the way to the bitter final ones: A man in the midst of an ugly break-up rips out the last page of each of his lover's book collection and then wishes he could change their ending ("Last Paige"). A flower-bearing man, who hates taking taxis, has the duration of a ride to win over his cabdriver and her alluring smile ("Hail Mary"). A piece of jewelry solves a mystery and leads to a twisted tryst ("The Cross of Lorraine"). An unexpected, second chance at love and happiness amongst Senior Citizens in Florida is sparked by a hurricane and the ability to drive at night ("Mustang Sally"). Also included: a tale of breakups and breakdowns ("Nina, the Pinto & the Santa Ana Winds"), fortunate mistaken identity ("A Rose by Any Name"), one man's obsession with his bartender ("Fiona, the Irish Girl"), sex during a torrential downpour ("Hannah & the Hitchhiker), jealousy ("Charlotte's Web)", deceit, ("Victoria's Secret") and one woman's first foray into nude modeling ("Ursula, Undressed"). Go buy my book here: https://www.createspace.com/3527985 so that I can keep writing these blogs for free. Thanks B.