Ex-Phillie alert

Ice cream and online-poker lover, and budding pilot, Cory Lidle made his Yankees debut this afternoon and turned in another decent performance in the Bombers' 8-1 victory over Toronto.

Lidle's line: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 1 HBP on 80 pitches.

Lidle's batterymate was Sal Fasano, who went 0-for-4 at the plate with three strikeouts to help his batting average dip to a not-so robust .111. Can't say we're surprised.

On another note, Bobby Abreu was flip-flopped in the batting order with Jason Giambi, going from fifth to third, and responded by going 3-for-5 with his second double (padding?) with a pair of runs. In the three games since joining the Yankees, Abreu is hitting .385 and has only walked once.

I suggest you check out Dan McQuade's "Ex-Phillie Watch" page on his trenchant site, Philadelphia Will Do.

According to the page, it appears as if Abraham Nunez has performed a little better than David Bell since last week's deal with the Brewers.

On another note, here's why the Yankees are a great organization as written in the Associated Press recap of the game:

The gametime temperature was 97 degrees as much of the East and Midwest continued to deal with a stifling heat wave. The Yankees offered free water at various points throughout the stadium, opened some air-conditioned suites to use as cooling rooms and aired public address announcements from manager Joe Torre and pitcher Mike Mussina urging fans to stay hydrated.

It should also be noted that the Yankees did not use the big jumbotron in the stadium to further conserve energy.

Who says the Yankees are wasteful? They're green, too!