Better To Be Lucky Than Good

Nick Swisher's home run hit the top of the wall and ended up bouncing over. Cano got hit with an easy double play ball and a run scored. Brian McCann had another error on a steal from Jeter and an Atlanta pitcher forgot to cover first base with Johnny Damon running. The difference in the game wasn't much more than luck and sloppy play from the Braves.

But as the Yankees have learned lately, it's better to be lucky than good.

Good signs:
-Joba pitched well and walked no one (a big F.U. to Mike Francesca's minions who think he's "ruined")
-A-Rod had a big two-run single and Tex a big RBI single
-Mariano Rivera still is Mariano Rivera

Bad signs:
-They had a perfect game going against them (by two different pitchers) through 5 innings
-They still squandered chances (at times) while the game was close
-Derek Jeter looks awful out there and Cano looks great one day a week and awful the rest of them

Overall, though, it's all good things for the Yankees. Francisco Cervelli hit his first homerun and looked so happy to do so that you really feel good for him. Mariano Rivera came up for his second career at-bat and looked pretty good swinging the bat to the humor of much of the Yankees' bench. And, finally, Angel Berroa is off this team.

I know it's one game, but it's worth enjoying it right now when times have been quite tough.