The Yankee’s preformed very well during Monday nights 5-2 victory to close out their dominant road trip. They’ve won 15 of their last 19 and Joba looked as dominant as he ever has as a starter. In fact he resembled the 8^th inning workhorse that pitched in ‘07 while coincidentally pitching the 8^th inning last night.

Nick Swisher was quoted in the NY Daily News as saying “That’s the best I’ve ever seen Joba. When you get outings like that, it’s fun to play.” And he’s right, Joba looked fantastic and moistened the palates of a lot of salivating Yankee fans Monday night with his 8 IP 2ER 5 SO 4H performance. Obviously it was fun to watch and obviously having him rolling would only help us stay consistently ahead of the Red Sawks.

However I’m not here to talk about that or the Swisher bases loaded double or A-Rods 2 run single. I’m not even going to really harp on the belly flop turned web gem Joba turned in a crucial 2 on, no out bottom of the 5th. Nor will I really hone in on the 18 game errorless streak the en fuego Yankees have been on. What I really want to waste your time with today is the Cleveland infestation.

Everyone remembers when the flying pests ruined Joba in Cleveland just two years ago during the playoffs, well that was nothing compared to last night; the seagulls crossed the line. Somewhere around the top of the 7^th with a 2-1 count and one out and Derek Jeter at bat, the ghost of Alfred Hitchcock swooped down onto Progressive “Jacobs” Field and settled in right center field between DeRosa and Shoppach.

The amount of Seagulls frolicking and swarming made me think I was watching a community center softball game on the Jersey Shore. It was a little outrageous, thank God Derosa doesn’t have melanophobia (bird phobia) or else he would have been running around crying like a mama’s boy on the first day of kindergarten. Who knew Lake Erie attracted that many seagulls? I mean the Bronx is full of pigeons but I’ve never seen an orgy of our feathered foes bobbing around the Yankee outfield.

This is a major league park with I’m sure hundreds of people working for it to keep it clean and organized, but apparently not pet free. 1-800-233-5917 that’s the number for Terminix they may want to research their pest control division. Or maybe they’re just trying to exemplify the circle of life; bugs eat Joba, seagulls eat bugs. Now all they need is a puma to be released from the bullpen with a poacher in the upper deck and the circle is complete: cue Lion King music.

The Indians could use some defense and maybe a hitter or two but I think first things first, a bug zapper and a couple kids in the bleachers throwing shells.