Alright kiddies, is it just me or does anyone else feel another sweep coming on? Let’s hope the Yanks keep working that pinstripe magic. I didn’t get to watch monday’s game, but that’s what TiVo was made for! I frantically caught up on Pettite’s performance an hour before last night’s game, but didn’t realize he was on his way to pitching a perfect game until the top of the 7th. (-.-) I usually don’t fast foward through an opponent’s at-bats, but I was just trying to catch up before the other game started. I proceeded to ask my father, who did get to watch it monday’s game, if Andy was indeed pitching a perfect game. He told me he was, but that someone was about to royally screw it up for him…oh dear.

Andy’s perfect game ended on a grounder towards third.

To top it off, It was the person I least expected to mess it up…J.Hair.

Jerry rushed foward to get ahold of the ball, but it got past him and was called an error. Needless to say, Hairston was down in the dumps for the rest of the night. Alas, his teammates assured him that it was alright & that basically, sh*t happens. Pettite also tried cheering Hairston up…

“The ball took a bad hop on him. He kind of looked like he moved to his left and had to go back to his right. I feel bad for him. He was hanging his head and I gave him a hug, like, ‘Dude, come on.’

“Obviously, it would have been cool and special for me, but it was no big deal, really. He’s not out there trying to make an error. He’s been a great addition to our club.”

Pettite also told Hairston that he didn’t wanna pitch 9 innings anyway. That’s what I call a class act. Nevertheless, the Yanks came up with a big win; they ended the night with a 5-1 victory over the Orioles.

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