A climactic experience for the Jays.

The Yankee bullpen took another hit Tuesday as the Bombers placed David Robertson on the 15-day disabled list with a strained oblique muscle.

To fill out the bullpen, the Yankees recalled right-hander Cody Eppley from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

So far, this big ass bug has taken down the following regulars for prolonged periods of time:

"I've talked about that before, I think you can make too much of a certain number of at-bats, you can start moving guys all the time and then guys come to the ball park and they don't know where they're hitting," Girardi said. "He's what, third or fourth on our team in RBIs? I'm going to leave him there."

Hey, he has RBIs! Baseball cards say those are good!


Mark Teixeira's career path

Pitcher:
Manny Banuelos, 21, LHP, AAA
11 IP, 10 K, 0 BB, 9 H, 1 ER, 0 HR
Notable: Hasn't walked a batter since returning from the DL on May 2nd (14.2 IP)

This past week was a standout for both of the Killer B's, but especially for Banuelos. After a terrible start to the season and a subsequent trip to the DL (back), Banuelos has been fantastic in his last 3 starts, dating back to May 2nd. He's been eased back into the rotation so the innings totals aren't overwhelming, but the results are very impressive -- 14.2 IP, 15 K, 0 BB, 11 H, 1 ER. The lack of walks is easily the stat that jumps out the most. If he can keep that up, the hype will be justified.

Hitter:
Angelo Gumbs, 19, RHB 2B, A
.464/.484/.624 in 29 PAs
Notable: 13 hits, 11 SB!

When we interviewed Angelo in February, we mentioned how his athleticism is often cited as one of his biggest strengths. Well, that athleticism was fully on display this past week, with one of the craziest all-around performances we've seen. Not only did the 2010 2nd-round draft pick have 13 hits in 29 PAs, but he stole 11 bases in just six games, including 4 thefts on May 10th alone. He's now 19-for-20 in SB attempts on the season (2nd-most in the South Atlantic League).

Honorable Mentions:

Dellin Betances, 24, RHP, AAA
8 IP, 7 K, 2 BB, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 HR
His best start of the season, but only the 2nd that he had more strikeouts than walks.

Caleb Cotham, 24, RHP, A
6 IP, 7 K, 1 BB, 2 H, 0 ER
Injury-plagued career so far, but off to a nice start this season, 2.18 ERA / 2.41 FIP

Brett Marshall, 22, RHP, AA
6 IP, 4 K, 1 BB, 2 H, 0 ER
Already an MLPW winner this season, 3.27 ERA is deceiving though due to decline in K rate (4.39 FIP)

The replacement for Swisher.

These are just two of the incredibly ridiculous descriptions we've heard trumpeted about Eduardo Nunez by those who cover the Yankees. The level of enthusiasm shown towards this player is truly one of the most bizarre things we've seen regarding the Yankees in recent years -- especially since he's done absolutely nothing at either the minor or major league level to warrant that enthusiasm. And his Knoblachian defense should not be a surprise to anyone. He made a boatload of errors in the minors too.

Again, truly one of the most insane things we've seen, and fortunately, the lovefest is over for now.

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For Josh Beckett and the Boston Red Sox, getting jeered at Fenway Park has become par for the course.

The embattled starter did nothing to help restore his reputation Thursday night, getting booed off the field in the third inning of Boston's 8-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians .

It was Boston's 11th loss in its last 12 home games and it happened to come a day after word surfaced that Beckett was playing golf last week a day after he was scratched from his scheduled start with a sore lat muscle in his back.

That angered Red Sox fans, who got in plenty of taunts before Beckett was pulled after 2 1-3 innings with Cleveland leading 7-1.

"I think it was directed at me," Beckett said. "Smart fans."

Beckett was unrepentant about his golf outing, saying what he does on his day off is his business. But what he failed to understand, it seemed, was that fans were upset about him golfing when he was supposedly too sore to pitch rather than about him simply hitting the links on a normal off day.

Brantley was up next and one fan yelled "FORE!" when he lined a foul ball down the right-field line, but all the chuckles quickly subsided when Brantley doubled to left-center. It was the second straight double for the Indians, ending Beckett's night.