The Renaissance continues

Mike Mussina is finally starting realize that he can't use his fastball to blow people away, and it's working to his advantage.

After four starts this season, Mussina was 1-3 with a 5.75 ERA. Many were talking about how he was done and he was even called out by Hank Steinbrenner, saying he should pitch more like Jamie Moyer.

Since then, Mussina has rebounded. He has been working with Dave Eiland, who has told him to pitch inside to batters and change their eye level. Apparently it's been working.

In his last three starts (all victories), Mussina has pitched 18 innings, allowing 18 hits and five earned runs. He has also struck out 10 batters and walked two.

The Yankees are 7-0 in Chien-Ming Wang's starts, and they are 3-3 in Andy Pettitte's starts. With both Phil Hughes being out for a while and Ian Kennedy struggling, it's even more important for Mussina to give the team quality innings. His last three starts have proven that he is not done and that he still can be successful at this point in his career.

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Review of Citizens Bank Park

Last night, I went to my first game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, and I must say that I came home very impressed.

It is a beautiful stadium with all of the modern amenities. The food was great and they offered a wide selection. They have barbecue, cheesesteaks, hot dogs, pizza, etc.

The outfield concourse, known as Ashburn Alley, offers great views of the entire ballpark. In addition to the views of the ballpark, it goes right behind the visitor's bullpen. Of course, former buddy Randy Johnson (pictured, right) was pitching for the Diamondbacks last night, so I got to see him warm up. Needless to say, it was great yelling at him.

When walking to the seats, the entire concourse is open, so you can look out and see the field. The wideness of said concourses is also a plus.

The crowd was quiet for most of the game, and I expected the Philadelphia fans to be a little more rowdy, but maybe this had to do with it being a Wednesday night game against Arizona. Phillies starter Jamie Moyer gave up a first pitch home run to Eric Byrnes, and that was the last offense until the eighth inning, when he gave up three more runs to take a 4-0 lead.

The Phillies were able to come back in the ninth, scoring three runs. 2006 MVP Ryan Howard came off the bench to pinch hit, but lined into a double play to end the game.

All-in-all, it was a fun game in a very nice stadium. Going to a game in a 21st Century stadium made me realize what we as Yankee fans are really missing out on, and I am now excited for the new Yankee Stadium. I would definitely want to come back to Citizens Bank Park.

The above pictures are from my Canon PowerShot A540. I followed Maria Sharapova's advice to make every shot a PowerShot.