Brian Cashman handled Joba Chamberlain right

Brian Cashman was tired of talking about the Joba Rules even before they officially turned to dust yesterday, tired of talking about them and more tired of hearing about them, especially from Mike Mussina, who decided on Sunday to play general manager now that he has put a few decent starts together. So Cashman sits in his box at the press box level at Yankee Stadium yesterday and the only thing he will give you is this: "At least somebody's making a nice killing on those 'Joba Rules' T-shirts."

On the field the Yankees are going to lose to the Blue Jays, 4-1. It means they will not get to within one game of the Red Sox in the AL East with six to play. Andy Pettitte is doing what a lot of aging Yankee pitchers sometimes do at this time of year, which means pitching just well enough to lose the game. Pettitte throws too many pitches and gives up three runs in the third and then Derek Jeter boots one for another run in the fourth. Continue