He’s done it again. Top of the 8th, no outs, Yankees down 6-5 at Fenway. Posada leads off with a double, and Torre sends Tony Womack in to run for him.

Why???

It’s a desperation move to get a single run that will only tie the game. If that is the only run they score, we’re now stuck in a situation with possible extra innings coming up and our all-star catcher is no longer available. This is going to bite us in the behind–you just know his spot is going to come up again, and we’ll be stuck with a scrub hitting in it. Same thing with Giambi; Torre pulled him in the last inning for Tino’s defense at 1st. Now his spot will come up again and instead of a guy who has been hitting home runs in every game for almost a week will be on the bench. It’s driving me crazy.

EDIT: Well, we got our tying run, and that’s it. Middle of the 8th, tie game, and Giambi and Posada are on the bench and we’re stuck with Womack and Martinez.

EDIT #2: Martinez and Womack are now a combined 0-2. Luckily for Torre, A-Rod hit a 2-run shot before they came up. Now it’s up to Skeletor Mariano Rivera to retire the top of the BoSox order in the bottom of the 9th.

EDIT #3: Skeletor comes through again, striking out Johnny “The Passion of the Centerfielder” Damon, Edgar “I couldn’t think of a nickname” Renteria, and David “Big Poopy” Ortiz. Yankees win! TTTTHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEE YANKEES WIN!