Murderers' row

Alex Rodriguez, batting sixth.

The Yankee manager could simply pull the names out of his cap and create the batting order -- it really wouldn't make that much of a difference. But he's clearly not taking any chances of letting A-Rod's recent head games leave runners on base this series. It's a move only Joe Torre, with the trust he's earned with his players over the years, could make.

[chanting] Let's go, Yankees.