Kyle Farnsworth and LaTroy Hawkins are bad and worse

The only relief that LaTroy Hawkins and Kyle Farnsworth offered the fans in the Yankees' 13-4 loss to Tampa Bay Friday night was when they walked off the mound. After the duo combined for a dreadful seven-run eighth inning, the remaining fans among the 49,255 at the Stadium showered them with a mix of sarcastic applause and boos when the painful frame was finally over.

Hawkins lasted two-thirds of an inning, giving up six hits and six runs (all earned). Farnsworth got the final out of the eighth, but not before giving up two hits that included a three-run upper-deck homer by Carlos Peña - Farnsworth returned for mop-up duty in the ninth with the Yanks trailing by nine runs. Continue