i ll keep my thoughts to myself about the yankees shortstop, but he s allegedly, a 14-time all-star and five time gold glove winner. he won rookie of the year in 1996 and mvp in 2000. he finished his career with 4,000 hits. but he s best known by yankee fans for clutch performances in big games, most note pli his home run that earned him the nickname mr. november. he was also part of the 2004 yankee team that blew a lead to the boston red sox. i won t be watching this tomorrow, but for those who may, he ll be joined by larry walker, ted simmons, and the late baseball union leader marvin miller. with less than a month left, the tampa bay rays are showing why they sit atop the a.l. east
an interesting outcome. this may be good news. plus, a school district that pays struggling students to go to summer school. talk about outrage. we re going to chat about that this morning. we re going to begin with the olympics and the night that was filled with so much promise and ended in so much disappointment for the u.s. men s gymnastics team after finishing first in the trials, they entered the finals last night as favorites. but a fall on the floor, two costly errors in the pommel horse and a fall on the vault undid team usa. halfway through six rotations they were in last place. last. but they rallied at the last minute to finish in fifth place. better, but still not great. amanda davies joins us from london. they were talking so big going into the finals. what happened? i think the mood in london at the olympic park today probably reflects the mood of the u.s. men s gymnastics team. gray and gloomy is the best way to sum it up. they were hotly tipped for a