There's two or three potential all-stars here ...

Five in a row, and the fifth the sweetest of the bunch.

I think that's the first time the Yanks have come back in the late innings. It took a little luck, and Ichiro being uncharacteristically lazy in centerfield, but it's good to see the Yankees battling, showing heart. Bunting! Huzzah for small ball. And saving Wanger from himself. He was awful today, but he's been a hard luck guy twice this season, losing once 1-0 and getting taken off the hook in Tampa (the Yanks lost that game).

Maybe Mount Girardi did send a message. Maybe Joe Torre simply would have sat passively on the bench and his veterans would have come around anyway. Who knows? The only thing certain in a manager's career is being the scapegoat for losing. You can't fire a 25-man roster, so you chop off the head and hope for the best.

Now the Yanks go on the road for what should be a relatively easy trip. Baltimore and Minnesota are up first.