WHY ANOTHER YANKEE WILL STEP UP... OTHER THAN CANO

I keep thinking that someone, other than Cano, has to step up tonight - - they can be the hero for Game Six - - but who will it be?

Maybe A-Rod gets that big 3-run-HR to break a tie, or Jeet knocks in two with a Jeterian single to right, or Gardner grinds out a 2 out walk in the 8th, steals second, then strolls home with go ahead run off a Cano double. Or, maybe it's Hughes! I can see Hughes battling through 6+ innings, giving up 4 runs, but keeping the Yankees close enough to give our offense a real shot in the 7th, the 8th, or the 9th? The answer is, I just don't know, but what I DO know is if we want another shot at Lee tomorrow, someone needs to step up big time!

How about Austin Kearns or Marcus Thames? Can't you just picture it? 8th inning, 2 men on, Kearns comes in to pinch hit and, BAM! He lines a double off the right field wall! Or, how about Marcus Thames? Wouldn't it be the Yankee way if someone like Thames hits a 2-run shot into left tonight to break a tie or give us the lead -- he's done it for us several times this year. Does he have one more magical at-bat left?

Now, on to what I title "Change is NOT good." You know, I keep hearing from many fans and even The Mighy Casey himself from Bleeding Yankee Blue that the Yankees need to play small ball, or the Yankees need to steal more bases, or the Yankees need to switch up the batting order, etc.

I totally disagree with all of those things. I think the Yankees need to just do what they do best, Hit the ball out of the park and pray for Hughes to get us at least into the 7th with the game close where we can hand it off to Woods then Rivera. Which leads me to my last thought... hey Girardi, screw the late inning pitching matchups! FACT: Boone Logan CANNOT get Hamilton out - - end of story! We saw the same thing when the Yankees used to send out "Lefty specialist" Mike Meyers to pitch against Ortiz -- how'd that work out? Go get 'em Yanks! We believe in you!

--Mikey Blue BYB Senior Writer

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