Toronto beats Yank - on a tight budget
By Derek Bunker
The Yankees may have ruffled the Blue Jays' feathers — but the birds showed their aggressive side this last time.
Toronto, after two close-call losses to New York at home, was looking within its own dugout for a hero to emerge. None stepped up. However, the Yankees did sponsor one: Downfall Boy, a.k.a. left-hand reliever Felix Heredia.
Heredia, the only southpaw in New York's bullpen, gave up an RBI double to 1B Carlos Delgado and the Blue Jays went on to defeat the not-so-All-Star Yankees 3-2 in extra innings. Heredia also used his stellar powers to boost his ERA to 6.32. When asked about Heredia's fine performance, New York Manager Joe Torre shook his head, "It just hasn't worked out."
What I guess he really meant was "His drug tests came back and they were negative." After his response, Torre probably went to SkyDome headquarters and congratulated the Jays for winning the Yankees' Guess-Who-Plays-For-Under-$10 Million contest.
Hey, no problem Joe, my boy, they were just being themselves. They're such nice guys.
