Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Ouch.

The Good

Nick Swisher. Nick the Swish hit a homerun and scored 2 of the Yankees 5 runs. He also pitched the only scoreless inning for the Yankees. Yes, you've read that correctly, Nick Swisher pitched the 9th inning and was the only, um, reliever, to not allow a run. Nick Swisher has to be the best part of this still young season. Melky Cabrera and Jorge Posada both had a pair of hits and drove in runs.

The Bad

Hmmm, where to start. Much of what happened in this game falls under the ugly category, so I'll just point out some bad trends. After hot starts, both Johnny Damon and Derek Jeter have been awful at the top of the lineup. Matsui is still struggling at the plate and looks awful running to first. But the offense cannot be blamed for this loss. 5 runs should be enough.

The Ugly

Chien Ming Wang had another horrible outing where he could not get out of the 2nd inning. He left the bases loaded for Jonathan Albaladejo who promptly gave up a grandslam to Carlos Pena. Albaladejo pitched 3 innings and gave up 3 runs. Afterwards Edwar Ramirez threw two innings allowing one run, and Phil Coke went one inning allowing 3 runs, though all unearned. By the end of the night, 4 Yankee pitchers allowed 15 runs. You're not going to win too many of those games.

The other thing we'll mention is about Swisher's smile while he was pitching. Posada didn't seem to like it because they were losing so badly. I understand Posada's sentiment, but baseball is a game, and given the circumstance (Nick Swisher pitching the best inning of any reliever) I think a smile is warranted. Not to mention that right now Swisher is the best player on the team. So keep smiling Nick, eventually we'll all join you.

Respect Jeter's Gangster is for the Children

The "Respect Jeter's Gangster" blog joined Johnny Damon's home run club, which raises money for the Children's Health Fund. We are pledged to donate $1.00 for every homerun the Yankees hit this season. We will keep a running tally of the home runs hit and the money donated throughout the season. Nick Swisher hit a homerun last night to not only help the Yankees not get blown out so badly, but to also help sick children everywhere. Thank you Nick Swisher.

Jorge Posada 1hr = $1.00
Hideki Matsui 1hr = $1.00
Derek Jeter 1hr = $1.00
Mark Teixeira 1hr = $1.00
Nick Swisher 3hr = $3.00
Robinson Cano 1hr = $1.00
Total = $8.00

If you are interested in Johnny Damon's Homerun Club or the Children's Health Fund you can find links to both at the top right hand corner of our page.

7 comments:

TribeGirl said...

So when can I start counting Nick Swisher as a pitcher on my fantasy bb team? LOL!

Posada - shut up! Not that he "said" anything that I know of, but you could tell he was pissy. Let Swisher smile smile for pitching. It's always gangster when a position player steps in and pitches. Swisher's earning some gangster points this season!

Fred Trigger said...

I didnt see the game but out of curiosity, what was swisher hitting on the gun? Was he showing any breaking pitches?

Fred Trigger said...

nevermind. Just saw the performance on youtube. How embarrasing for Kapler.

anonymous number two (ant) said...

What a humiliation having to even ask Swisher to pitch. Poor poor planning and decision making by the Yanks in not getting a long man. Next they will be asking Jeter to play centerfield. Smirk.

Fernando Alejandro said...

The entire game was a humiliation, but what can you do. He topped out at 80mph. I don't think he threw any junk.

Steve said...

You could tell that Michael Kay was pissed in the booth but Cone thought it was great.
I think it was a great way for Gerardi to show that it was only one game, not life or death in the relm of baseball.
"after all, tomorrow is an other day"

Fernando Alejandro said...

How dare a player show that he's having fun playing baseball!