Sweet curses

I still believe in the Johnny Damon curse (the one where he brought an 85-year title drought with him from Boston), but I also can smile upon Damon this season, as he is the only Yankee playing decent baseball consistently.

Damon thumped a three-run shot over the right-field porch today to give New York a 5-3 win. He's leading the team in home runs (9) and has the third-highest batting average (.314).

Damon's the good end of the Yankees' yo-yo performance so far. They're due to go on a run, and maybe this will spark it.

Game recap