Wake Me Up When September Ends: This nightmare continues to get worse. Awful road trip. No confidence against the Angels. Doesn’t get any easier tomorrow against Santana. The Phils and Mo are rested, here’s to hoping we see them.

Bright Side: Magic Number goes down one tonight, now stands at just eight.

In Gaudin We Trust: “Alright, meat, show us what you got.” If the Yankees reach the ALCS (knock on wood), the Angels are a potential opponent. Gaudin is essentially auditioning for a Game 4 start. On Monday, Girardi criticized Joba and mentioned Gaudin as a candidate to step in and fill that role. It will be interesting, as always, to see what the Yankees do with Joba. Personally, I’m a fan of Gaudin. He sports a decent ERA and is more steady than Joba. If Gaudin can go out and maybe spread a couple runs over 6 innings or so and give the Yankees offense a chance to win, I think Joe Girardi would opt for that over a shaky Joba. It seems like Joba is a better candidate to let a game get ugly early. Gaudin’s start tomorrow should give us a better idea though.

Killer Angels: What is it about this Angels club that makes them immortal against New York? This is starting to get ridiculous! It’s unreal how one-sided this matchup has been over the years! I am struggling to process it. If the Angels played a 162 game schedule exclusively against the Yankees: Howie Kendrick would bat .421 with 62 homeruns and about 205 RBI and win the triple crown, Joe Saunders and John Lackey would win 29 games each and Brian Fuentes would set a new saves record. On the flip side, the Yankees would fail to break the Mendoza line as a team, they’d strand a record number of people on base and each starter would sport a losing record.

Lesser Of Two Evils: Maybe I shouldn’t be looking this far in advance, but if we advance to the ALCS (knock on wood), who would we prefer to play? Clearly the Angels are immune to the Yankees in every way. On the flip side, would you want Boston to advance, increasing their odds to win a World Series (WORST NIGHTMARE)? Do we match up better with Boston or LA? I would prefer to see the Angels get rid of the Red Sox. I mean, why even give them the chance? Plus, this year I want to see the Yankees exorcise their Angel demons. With four quality teams in the AL (yes, Verlander’s Tigers too), any ALCS matchup is going to be epic! I CAN’T WAIT FOR PLAYOFFS TO START! (Knock on wood, technically we’re still a game away from clinching.)