if the glove fits

color me surprised:

Brown to start Sunday against Red Sox

By The Associated Press
September 25 2004

BOSTON (AP) -- Kevin Brown will return to the New York Yankees' rotation Sunday to start the series finale against the Boston Red Sox.

Brown has been out since breaking his non-pitching hand when he punched a clubhouse wall in frustration on Sept. 3. The right-hander threw in the bullpen Friday, wearing a glove but letting someone else catch the return throws. Yankees manager Joe Torre said Brown will pitch wearing a glove with extra padding.

Torre said he hadn't decided whether Brown will be in the playoff rotation. The Yankees entered Saturday night's game with a 5 1/2 -game lead over Boston in the AL East. They have already clinched at least a wild-card spot.

Brown had surgery two days after punching the wall during a 3-1 loss to Baltimore that left the Yankees only 2 1/2 games ahead of the Red Sox. He had the pins removed from his hand on Thursday.

Acquired last offseason in a trade with Los Angeles, Brown is 10-4 with a 3.99 ERA

which, i guess, says a lot about the management's lack of faith in javy getting his shit together tonight coupled with the yankee lineups historically bewildered reaction to the flutterby knuckleball, no matter that wakefield's september has been about as woeful as vazquez's.