Yankees fail to make Little League World Series

Andy Pettitte has provided consistent good pitching for the Yankees. Until today, when a Little League team pounded him for 5 runs in 6.1 innings.

The Yankees fall 6 games back in the AL East as the Sox were led to victory by another rookie pitcher, and enter a series with the Seattle Mariners having just gotten their asses kicked by Tampa Bay. That's got to be demoralizing.

And Seattle, in a major slump with 8 straight losses, is due to snap out of it right about now. They're a much better team than their recent performance would indicate.

In short, the Yankees are poised to squander the Wild Card lead. Can't wait.