Wang sizzles, Farnsworth fizzles in Yankee win http://myurl.com.tw/psed (Staten Island Advance) These days, there are at least two things you can count on concerning the Yankees. 1. You're going to get a solid outing from ace ... yes, that's right, despite what Joe Torre says ... ace Chien-Ming Wang and 2. Kyle Farnsworth is going to give up a run or at least make Yankee fans sweat. Both players were put on display during last night's 6-4 win over hapless Tampa Bay, which once again puts the Yankees' record at .500 (44-44). Wang, despite a shaky first, pitched brilliantly, retiring 12 straight at one point and when he did encounter trouble later in the game, he fought his way out of it. He also had six strikeouts, which, of course, signifies he wasn't completely on since he's not a strikeout pitcher. Wang is now 10-4 overall and 3-0 in July. Farnsworth, on the other hand, couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag. Private Joker once again imploded, allowing a solo homer to Carlos Pena (yes, that Carlos Pena) while trying to protect a 5-3 lead in the eighth. Bottom line: Joker can't be trusted. Trade him, even if it's for a box of balls and a few bats. Fortunately, Bobby Abreu, who is now 6 for 11 in the series with a nine-game hitting streak overall, remained hot and Mariano got the job done in the ninth. Let's hope the Yanks do the right thing and finish the Rays off to make it a 3-1 series win. Mike Mussina goes today, but my gut feeling is the Yankees will have to smack the ball around because, as we know, crazy things happen when Muss doesn't throw on normal rest. The right-hander has been off for about a full week because of the all-star break. Not good, but we'll see what happens. Either way, remember, in a perfect world, we'd all be Yankees. --

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