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This just in; the return of the Rocket has not revitalized the New York Yankees, nor has any other individual’s presence on their roster. Heck, the likely AL MVP is on the team and they are still flailing.

The Oakland Athletics led by Chad Gaudin and Rich Harden shut them down on Saturday allowing only 1 hit for the entire game. The A’s, meanwhile, hammered Kei Igawa and the rest of the Yanks pitching staff for 7 runs, easily tying the series at one game a piece.

Chad Gaudin has been sensational all year, keeping up with the ERA leaders throughout the season and posting quality start after quality start. He has had some tougher outings as of late but against a tough lineup like the Yankees, this was encouraging for Gaudin, and at only $400,000 he’s quite the bargain. Speaking of encouraging, if Rich Harden can translate his current stuff into starting form for the second half, this A’s team could be deadly on the mound. Who knows, maybe he should stay at the back end of the bullpen?

And finally, in case you were unaware, Scott Proctor is terrible. Especially over the past week. In the past 4 games, Proctor has ponied up a 12.56 ERA since June 22 in 4 games going 0-2, allowing 10 hits and 3 walks, while giving up 6 runs and striking out no one. Now that, is a recipe for success.