Yankees are a bunch of scrubs. And I love 'em.

A few weeks ago, Joe Torre joked about his replacement-filled lineup to Yankee GM Brian Cashman:

"What kind of club are you giving me?"

For the past few weeks, I've been officially calling them "The Scrubs." Because that's what they are. They're the people you wouldn't expect to do anything. The benchwarmers. The guys who get paid less than $500,000 on a team full of multimillionaire All-Stars. And yet, those scrubs currently seem to be more clutch than their experienced teammates. How could you NOT love these guys?!?!?

Want a prime example of Scrub Greatness? Check out last night's play by Melky Cabrera taking advantage of the "Giambi shift", against the dreaded Red Sox. What an insane play! I think Jason Giambi actually tried to hold him up from running.

With all the Yankee injuries, I'm convinced some hater out there has a voodoo doll dressed in a Yankee uniform. Everyday it's something new. It's unreal! Now whenever I hear someone's hurt, I just laugh. Especially since the injuries have gotten more and more ridiculous. Take the last few: Mariano hurts his back tying his shoes, A-Rod gets knocked out by bad diarrhea, Giambi gets the same thing.... Oh, come on now, we all know what "stomach virus" really means. [I loved my mom's commentary yesterday during that run-filled 2nd inning. When I questioned whether A-Rod would do anything during his at-bat, my mom replied, "He can't do anything... Diarrhea makes you feel very weak."]

I think this team of scrubs is better than the $200-million team they had at the beginning of the season, when they'd hit 9 runs in one game, and wouldn't even be able to prostitute themselves for a run the next day. The Scrubs have been so impressive, they've even gotten Curt Schilling to kiss Yankee ass.

Who would I consider a Scrub? Melky for sure. Andy Phillips. Miguel Cairo. Scott Proctor, who did absolutely nothing of value last year. Kelly Stinnett. Kevin Thompson. You could throw Robinson Cano in there, because it's only his 2nd year and he's been more clutch than people who make 40-to-80 times more money than him. I actually wondered out loud yesterday if A-Rod would feel less pressured and play better now since he's got the scrubs to carry the team for him.

A-Rod, by the way, won Player of the Month for May, which was kind of weird, considering how much of the month was spent discussing how un-clutch he is. I had no idea he was hitting that well. It's funny how the guy can hit all he wants, and yet, nobody notices.

But that's what happens when you're upstaged by the Scrubs. And bad diarrhea.