BASEBALL: NY Yankees at Seattle Mariners

TOTW is today a tribute to nepotism. My brother Russ is on vacation in the Pacific Northwest to follow his beloved Yankees on their roadtrip to Seattle. He left Austin early yesterday morning and hopefully made it in time to witness the Yankees thoroughly destroy the M's 9-2.

Firstly, a few observations on yesterday's game. Yanks picther Chien Ming Wang looks like the real deal. With the win he's now 15-5 with a respectable 3.81 ERA. Wang may now be the Yankees #1 pitcher, given Mike Mussina's recent placement on the DL. Secondly, 2B Robinson Cano is going to be a star for a long time. He hasn't developed top power or speed yet - but I bet he will. And he can already flat-out hit with a .328 average. It's great to see the Yankees farm system that produced Williams, Jeter, Posada, Pettite, and Rivera in the 1990s again churning out talent for the big club like Cano, Wang, and LF Melky Cabrera.

Russ also hopes to be there for tonight's game which will see former Seattle legend Randy Johnson face Jarrod Washburn. Washburn is a serviceable veteran and deserves better than his 6-12 record considering his ERA is 4.42, a 1/2 run lower than Johnson's. But the Mariners are a bad team and have now dropped 12 of 13 games. They're already playing for next year, while the Yanks would like to get Johnson ready for his forthcoming playoff starts. The Big Unit has begun to show his age, but he still has 14 wins thanks to a lot of run support. I expect those powerful NY bats on display again tonight.

My pick: New York. Russ was one of 41,000+ last night at Safeco Field. I'm anxious to hear if the park is as pretty as it looks on tv. The Yankees always draw fans, even if 3000 miles away from the Bronx, so I'm sure my brother won't be alone in rooting for the Evil Empire.

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