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I see from the comments that many of you shared my frustration with the pitching choices made Sunday, I totally agree but in the big picture, a 5-2 trip is nothing to complain about. 

Monday's win felt especially good as I feel like I am rolling a big rock up an endless hill with the Joba should be a starter argument.  I agree that the bullpen needs fixing, but think about how Hughes started this road trip and Joba ended it.  Imagine that every five days, wow.

And while we discuss the bullpen, how about Mariano's play to end the game?  That guy is an amazing athlete.

In other team news, the Yankees had bad news from Tampa.  Both Molina and Nady suffered setbacks in their rehab.  Molina's setback doesn't bother me that much.  From what I have seen of Cervelli, I think he is almost as good defensively as Molina and better with the bat.  Nady does concern me.  

I know Swisher played hitting star tonight, but in May he hit .150/.311/.275.  He's obviously not that bad, but it would be nice to have an alternative for when he is slumping.  And, Melky had a solid May, but it was nowhere near as good as his April and while I would take a season of .777 OPS from him, I don't trust him to keep piling up the numbers.  And speaking of center, did you happen to notice that Brett Gardner put up a .955 OPS in May?  

So, first day of June, first place by a game.  Doesn't mean much, but as Joe Girardi rightly said, "it's better than not being in first".