Right now, the Yanks can't be beat.  They won't be beat.  They're retiring more teams than social security.

If you don't know what movie I tweaked that from, well, I don't know what to tell ya.  

In any event, the Yankees are on a roll.  Andy Pettitte gutted it out for his eighth win of the year, Melky Cabrera continued his offensive assault and Mariano Rivera  struck out the side in the ninth as the Bombers edged the Blue Jays, 5-4, for their fourth victory in a row. 

I was at work during this afternoon's game and tried my darndest to "watch" on MLB's gamecast, but I have to be honest and tell you, gentle reader, that I felt really disconnected from this game.  But, I'll plow on anyway.  It's the Yankee way.

The Good:

Melky Cabrera.  The Melk Man collected three hits on Monday afternoon and showed that he can contribute even when batting ninth.  I'd like to see him in the number two hole, but I've really beaten that idea to death.  Melky extended his hitting streak to 12 games and is at the precipice of .300 on the season.  His RBI single during the Yankees four-run sixth proved to be the game-winner.  Cabrera finished 3 for 4 with a run scored and an RBI.

Robinson Cano.  Cano got the big hit of the game when he doubled in two runs in the sixth to give the Yanks a 4-3 lead.  Canu has been sizzling at the plate and is batting over .300 against both righties and lefties this year (.304 against right-handers, .319 against southpaws).  Robbie has also gotten off to a hot August; he's batting a muscular .454 during the first week of the dog day month.  Cano finished 1 for 4 with a run scored and 2 runs batted in.

Mariano Rivera.  The Sandman came into the game in the ninth and put the Jays to sleep.  He blew away Alex Rios, Vernon Wells and Frank Thomas to notch his 18th save of the season.  Rivera's early season struggles now seem like they occurred in another century.  Mo's line: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K.

The Bad:

Andy Phillips.  Phillips went 0 for 4 on Monday which dropped his average below .300 to .291 on the year.  That's not really a big deal, but Jason Giambi is set to come off the DL soon and I fear Phillips may be the odd man out.  Giambi isn't going to play first, but something just tells me that Torre may begin a rotation at first with Phillips, Wilson Betemit and maybe Shelley Duncan.  I like Duncan and Betemit has been great during his short stint in pinstripes, but I really like what Phillips brings to the table.  He's got a good glove, he can move runners over and he's been clutch.  Or maybe I'm just way, way off on this.  Stay tuned.

The Ugly:

Now, here's the man you've all been waiting for . . .  Jim Brower?  What the hey? Mike Myers was designated for assignment before Monday's game and I'm pretty sure 99% of Yankee fans would have bet their houses that the team would call up Joba Chamberlain.  Well, they'd all be homeless because the Yanks brought up a guy I've never heard of instead.  Brower is a journeyman right-hander who's had stints on seven teams in his eight-year career.  I guess the Yanks felt that Chamberlain needed some more seasoning in Triple-A.  Or maybe they just felt like winning a bet.

The Yanks go for five in a row on Tuesday night and will give that assignment to Roger Clemens.  Clemens was lit up in his last start against the White Sox, but he's coming off a solid July in which he went 2-2 with a 3.10 ERA.  He'll bounce back.  The Blue Jays will send Josh Towers to the hill.  The Yanks roughed up Towers in his start against them at The Stadium in July, but Towers is a better pitcher in Toronto.  He sports a 3.68 ERA at the Rogers Centre.

But, right now numbers mean nothing to these Yankees.