Melky Melks Himself Usemelkful. Eventuamelkyly.

Melky. What kind of name is that anyway? Deep in the dark recesses of the Yankee bench, there still lies a guy who can come through once in a while. He is the man they call Melky, and when he's not hacking at a pitch over his head (which he did yesterday, mind you) and not chasing a misplayed routine fly ball, Melky running uphill although the ball seems to be rolling down, until it turns into a triple, he does manage flashes of brilliance.

He hit the last home run in Yankee Stadium.

He hit the first walk-off homer to win the first game to require extra frames (Clyde Frazier I'm not but I figured I'd go for it) in the Interactive Yankeetainment Experience. And in so doing he sealed the deal on another inconsistent Yankee's strong outing (Hi, Jose Veras!)

I think I like this version of Melky...unseen most of the time, surfaces only occasionally, gets the job done when he does surface.

But I bet Joe Girardi uses last night's 14th inning flash of brilliance (luck? brilliance? desire by the Oakland pitching staff to go home?) as a basis for more frequent Melkying, and I just don't think that melks sense.