Huh ...

So, the Yankees have crawled above .500, and they seemingly salvaged the 10-day road trip. At least, that's what Michael Kay wants us to believe.

What this last game in Cleveland produced was 5 so-so innings from Mike Mussina and 4 tremendous innings from an overworked Yankees bullpen. My wife wants me specifically mention Kyle Farnsworth. "Say something nice about him," she instructed me. Here goes: He pitched a great inning, staying on the corners and changing speeds. With Brian Bruney down, Farnsworth will have to pitch as if he has a brain in his head if the Yankees are going anywhere. Tonight was step one in that journey.

The 5-2 win wasn't domination, but the Yankees did prove turnabout is fair play. After the Indians pushed two cheapy runs across, and credit Mussina for limiting the damage in the bottom of the 4th, the Yankees turned two infield hits, a solid single, a hit batter and two ground balls into a 4-run swing and a 2-run lead. It's great to see an inning like this from the Yankees. It wasn't loud. It wasn't pretty. Johnny Damon's 8th inning walk and a skidding double up the gap from Hideki Matsui provided a need insurance run.

Mariano Rivera is inhuman. His mechanics never change. His velocity has been 93 mph since Day 1. His cutter still eats up bats and now he's throwing a 2-seamer to lefties. He's gone 11 innings this season. No walks, no runs, four hits, eight saves in eight tries. He's amazing, and every times he steps on the mound, it's a clinic of repetitive motion. It's been 13 years and the only thing that's changed, slightly, is his hairline.