The Good
Sydney Ponson pitched a quality 6.1 innings of 3 run ball to secure a win for the Yankees. That's two good starts in a row for those tracking Sydney Ponson's career closely. He was followed by a chain of Ramirez-Marte-Veras-Rivera who pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief. Mariano closed the game with a 1 inning 2 strikeout performance. Marte only recorded one out, but it was against Josh Hamilton. I think that if used properly, Marte could be a huge asset to the Yankees. He can get lefty's out, and he's good for one inning at a time. More than an inning, and you're really pushing the man.
4 Yankees had multi-hit games including the Yankee captain Derek Jeter. It was reported here yesterday morning that Jeter had discovered a knife en lodged in his leg and had removed it Tuesday evening. As a result he expected his production to increase. One day back from the self-performed surgery, and Jeter had a walk, a single, a double, and 2 RBI's. Expect much more of that from him. Damon, Abreu, and Molina were the others with multiple hits. Molina wasn't even expecting to play yesterday, so much props to him.
The Bad
Everyone in the lineup had a hit yesterday except for Alex Rodriguez. For the month of August, Alex is batting .143. On a day when even Wilson Betemit has a hit, you gotta find a way to get on base. That's all I'm saying.
The Ugly
The collision with pudge looked pretty bad, but Murphy looked to get the worse part of that. At first look it appears that their knees bang together, and Pudge's shin guard protected his knee somewhat. On second look, it looks like Murphy gets kneed in the crotch right after their knees bang together. Altogether, I think Murphy took the worse part of that.
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. Jason Giambi showed his enthusiasm for children's health by hitting his 22nd homer of the season.
Melky Cabrera 8hr = $8.00
Alex Rodriguez 24hr = $24.00
Hideki Matsui 7 hr = $7.00
Bobby Abreu 15hr = $15.00
Jorge Posada 3hr = $3.00
Jason Giambi 22hr = $22.00
Johnny Damon 7hr = $7.00
Morgan Ensberg 1hr = $1.00
Robinson Cano 10hr = $10.00
Chad Moeller 1hr = $1.00
Wilson Betemit 5hr = $5.00
Derek Jeter 6hr = $6.00
Shelley Duncan 1hr = $1.00
Xavier Nady 4hr = $4.00
Jose Molina 1 hr = $1.00
Ivan Rodriguez 1hr = $1.00
Richie Sexson 1hr = $1.00
Total = $116.00
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.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Jeter Finds Root of Season Long Slump
After last night's loss to the Rangers the Yankees as a whole have been looking for answers. No one took the loss worse than the Yankee captain, Derek Jeter. After an 0-3 night where he hit into a double play, lined out with the bases loaded to squelch a rally, and brought his average down to .279, Jeter began wondering what the cause of his underperforming bat has been. And that's when he realized it.
"I was starring down at the ground deep in thought, when I saw something protruding from my quad right above my knee. I pulled the pant leg up, and yep, there was a knife stuck in my leg." Explained Jeter.
Apparently, the knife, which belonged to Kyle Farnsworth, had gone missing a few months back from Farnsworth's locker where he had been keeping it. No one had known where it went until now. But why didn't Jeter notice it before?
"I actually did notice before." Explained Jeter. "I saw it there a few weeks ago and had planned on taking it out, but I started playing a game of Tetris, and it completely slipped my mind. Then I saw it there again last night and thought 'oh yeah! I was going to pull that out.'."
Jeter feels that without the knife en lodged into his leg, he will be able to swing, run, and play much better than he did before. But the question is still how he ended up with a knife in his leg.
"It might have been the knife throwing fight we had in the clubhouse some time ago. We found Farnsworth knife collection and started hucking them at one another. It was actually a lot of fun."
Apparently, Jeter wasn't the only player who was effected by the knife throwing fight.
"I was running the bases and noticed that my foot really hurt me. Once I got to home I thought I had a sprain, but on closer examination, the trainers found a knife en lodged into my foot." Explained Yankee pitcher Chien-Ming Wang through an interpreter. "They said its amazing that I could even put my shoe on. They decided to tell the media that it was a foot sprain since that's much easier to explain than the whole knife throwing thing."
"I found one in my shoulder." Said Jorge Posada.
So have the Yankees learned their lesson about knife throwing fights?
"Well, we probably won't have one again since Farnsworth isn't here any more." Said Jeter.
And if Farnsworth is there?
"Oh yeah, without a doubt. It was a lot of fun."
"I was starring down at the ground deep in thought, when I saw something protruding from my quad right above my knee. I pulled the pant leg up, and yep, there was a knife stuck in my leg." Explained Jeter.
Apparently, the knife, which belonged to Kyle Farnsworth, had gone missing a few months back from Farnsworth's locker where he had been keeping it. No one had known where it went until now. But why didn't Jeter notice it before?
"I actually did notice before." Explained Jeter. "I saw it there a few weeks ago and had planned on taking it out, but I started playing a game of Tetris, and it completely slipped my mind. Then I saw it there again last night and thought 'oh yeah! I was going to pull that out.'."
Jeter feels that without the knife en lodged into his leg, he will be able to swing, run, and play much better than he did before. But the question is still how he ended up with a knife in his leg.
"It might have been the knife throwing fight we had in the clubhouse some time ago. We found Farnsworth knife collection and started hucking them at one another. It was actually a lot of fun."
Apparently, Jeter wasn't the only player who was effected by the knife throwing fight.
"I was running the bases and noticed that my foot really hurt me. Once I got to home I thought I had a sprain, but on closer examination, the trainers found a knife en lodged into my foot." Explained Yankee pitcher Chien-Ming Wang through an interpreter. "They said its amazing that I could even put my shoe on. They decided to tell the media that it was a foot sprain since that's much easier to explain than the whole knife throwing thing."
"I found one in my shoulder." Said Jorge Posada.
So have the Yankees learned their lesson about knife throwing fights?
"Well, we probably won't have one again since Farnsworth isn't here any more." Said Jeter.
And if Farnsworth is there?
"Oh yeah, without a doubt. It was a lot of fun."
Yankees Find New Ways to Suck
The Good
The offense scored 6 runs including a grandslam from Sexson who went 2-4 with a double. At least Veras didn't give up any runs.
The Bad
Every pitcher not named Veras gave up runs. Pettitte was just flat out awful. So was Robertson and Bruney.
The Ugly
Honestly, Derek Jeter killed every rally we had going. In the third inning it was the two on 1 out double play he hit into and later in the game he came up with the bases loaded and lined out to second. The crazy thing about the third inning is that there was a huge gap between the first and second basemen, good for, I don't know, an opposite field hit maybe? Instead he pulls it to third base where it gets turned into a double play. Maybe Jeter didn't have a date the night before, or maybe the Texas heat just got to him, either way, he is far too gangster to play this way. Let's get it going Jeter!
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. Although last night's game was a disaster for the team, it was a good night for children's health. Richie Sexson hit his first for the cause. A grandslam no less.
Melky Cabrera 8hr = $8.00
Alex Rodriguez 24hr = $24.00
Hideki Matsui 7 hr = $7.00
Bobby Abreu 15hr = $15.00
Jorge Posada 3hr = $3.00
Jason Giambi 21hr = $21.00
Johnny Damon 7hr = $7.00
Morgan Ensberg 1hr = $1.00
Robinson Cano 10hr = $10.00
Chad Moeller 1hr = $1.00
Wilson Betemit 5hr = $5.00
Derek Jeter 6hr = $6.00
Shelley Duncan 1hr = $1.00
Xavier Nady 4hr = $4.00
Jose Molina 1 hr = $1.00
Ivan Rodriguez 1hr = $1.00
Richie Sexson 1hr = $1.00
Total = $116.00
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.
The offense scored 6 runs including a grandslam from Sexson who went 2-4 with a double. At least Veras didn't give up any runs.
The Bad
Every pitcher not named Veras gave up runs. Pettitte was just flat out awful. So was Robertson and Bruney.
The Ugly
Honestly, Derek Jeter killed every rally we had going. In the third inning it was the two on 1 out double play he hit into and later in the game he came up with the bases loaded and lined out to second. The crazy thing about the third inning is that there was a huge gap between the first and second basemen, good for, I don't know, an opposite field hit maybe? Instead he pulls it to third base where it gets turned into a double play. Maybe Jeter didn't have a date the night before, or maybe the Texas heat just got to him, either way, he is far too gangster to play this way. Let's get it going Jeter!
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. Although last night's game was a disaster for the team, it was a good night for children's health. Richie Sexson hit his first for the cause. A grandslam no less.
Melky Cabrera 8hr = $8.00
Alex Rodriguez 24hr = $24.00
Hideki Matsui 7 hr = $7.00
Bobby Abreu 15hr = $15.00
Jorge Posada 3hr = $3.00
Jason Giambi 21hr = $21.00
Johnny Damon 7hr = $7.00
Morgan Ensberg 1hr = $1.00
Robinson Cano 10hr = $10.00
Chad Moeller 1hr = $1.00
Wilson Betemit 5hr = $5.00
Derek Jeter 6hr = $6.00
Shelley Duncan 1hr = $1.00
Xavier Nady 4hr = $4.00
Jose Molina 1 hr = $1.00
Ivan Rodriguez 1hr = $1.00
Richie Sexson 1hr = $1.00
Total = $116.00
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.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
The Yankees Suck
The Good
Sucks is easy to say.
The Bad
The Yankees wearing out their bullpen as of late.
The Ugly
The Yankees starting pitching as of late.
Okay, so this is not the actual game summary. But it could be. The Yanks are pretty bad right now. Just when I thought I was going to have to write a post eating my words from an earlier post where I said that the Yankees may not be much more than a mediocre team, the Yankees played the Orioles. Since then they have been craptacular. This team just can't seem to find a way to perform on all cylinders. When it's not the offense it's the pitching. When it's not the pitching it's the offense. Hopefully Pavano can come back and save us soon.
Sucks is easy to say.
The Bad
The Yankees wearing out their bullpen as of late.
The Ugly
The Yankees starting pitching as of late.
Okay, so this is not the actual game summary. But it could be. The Yanks are pretty bad right now. Just when I thought I was going to have to write a post eating my words from an earlier post where I said that the Yankees may not be much more than a mediocre team, the Yankees played the Orioles. Since then they have been craptacular. This team just can't seem to find a way to perform on all cylinders. When it's not the offense it's the pitching. When it's not the pitching it's the offense. Hopefully Pavano can come back and save us soon.
Lupica Column on Posada
Good column by Mike Lupica on Jorge Posada, who I assume reads this blog. Check it out. And Jorge, my invitation to guest blog at RJG is still open.
Yankees Miss Yet Another Opportunity
The Good
The offense scored 5 runs while hitting 3 solo homeruns. Jason Giambi had a breakout game after shaving his mustache going 3-4 with a homerun, two singles, and two RBI's. Brian Bruney and Edwar Ramirez combined for 2.2 shutout innings with 3 strikeouts.
The Bad
Joba gave up 5 runs in 4.2 innings and left the game with a sore shoulder. He is likely to miss his next start.
The Ugly
The Yankees needed to win this game. Both the Red Sox and the Rays lost last night and provided the Yankees a prime opportunity to gain a game on both teams. Instead they lose in dramatic fashion by serving up a walk-off grand slam in the 9th. Damaso Marte was not sharp but in fairness to him, he's a one inning guy. Peter Abraham reported that the last time he threw that many pitches in a game was back in 2006. Last night, he walked 3 players while only getting 4 outs, and got progressively worse as his pitch count rose. But the Yankee offense missed some prime opportunities to score in the 9th (Hamliton robbed Jeter of an RBI single), and with the lack of healthy relievers, Girardi needed to save Robertson in case it went to extra innings. The Yankees need to pull it together tonight.
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. Although last night's game was a disaster for the team, it was a good night for children's health. 3 Yankee players hit solo homeruns to help raise money. Newest friend to the homerun club, Xavier Nady, has been especially helpful. Thank you Nady.
Melky Cabrera 8hr = $8.00
Alex Rodriguez 24hr = $24.00
Hideki Matsui 7 hr = $7.00
Bobby Abreu 15hr = $15.00
Jorge Posada 3hr = $3.00
Jason Giambi 21hr = $21.00
Johnny Damon 7hr = $7.00
Morgan Ensberg 1hr = $1.00
Robinson Cano 10hr = $10.00
Chad Moeller 1hr = $1.00
Wilson Betemit 5hr = $5.00
Derek Jeter 6hr = $6.00
Shelley Duncan 1hr = $1.00
Xavier Nady 4hr = $4.00
Jose Molina 1 hr = $1.00
Ivan Rodriguez 1hr = $1.00
Total = $115.00
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.
The offense scored 5 runs while hitting 3 solo homeruns. Jason Giambi had a breakout game after shaving his mustache going 3-4 with a homerun, two singles, and two RBI's. Brian Bruney and Edwar Ramirez combined for 2.2 shutout innings with 3 strikeouts.
The Bad
Joba gave up 5 runs in 4.2 innings and left the game with a sore shoulder. He is likely to miss his next start.
The Ugly
The Yankees needed to win this game. Both the Red Sox and the Rays lost last night and provided the Yankees a prime opportunity to gain a game on both teams. Instead they lose in dramatic fashion by serving up a walk-off grand slam in the 9th. Damaso Marte was not sharp but in fairness to him, he's a one inning guy. Peter Abraham reported that the last time he threw that many pitches in a game was back in 2006. Last night, he walked 3 players while only getting 4 outs, and got progressively worse as his pitch count rose. But the Yankee offense missed some prime opportunities to score in the 9th (Hamliton robbed Jeter of an RBI single), and with the lack of healthy relievers, Girardi needed to save Robertson in case it went to extra innings. The Yankees need to pull it together tonight.
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. Although last night's game was a disaster for the team, it was a good night for children's health. 3 Yankee players hit solo homeruns to help raise money. Newest friend to the homerun club, Xavier Nady, has been especially helpful. Thank you Nady.
Melky Cabrera 8hr = $8.00
Alex Rodriguez 24hr = $24.00
Hideki Matsui 7 hr = $7.00
Bobby Abreu 15hr = $15.00
Jorge Posada 3hr = $3.00
Jason Giambi 21hr = $21.00
Johnny Damon 7hr = $7.00
Morgan Ensberg 1hr = $1.00
Robinson Cano 10hr = $10.00
Chad Moeller 1hr = $1.00
Wilson Betemit 5hr = $5.00
Derek Jeter 6hr = $6.00
Shelley Duncan 1hr = $1.00
Xavier Nady 4hr = $4.00
Jose Molina 1 hr = $1.00
Ivan Rodriguez 1hr = $1.00
Total = $115.00
If you are interested in Johnny Damon's Homerun Club or the Children's Health Fund you can find links to both at the top right hand corner of our page.
Monday, August 4, 2008
#@%&*$!@
A walk-off grand slam. Really? A walk-off grand slam? Wow, way to lose in style boys. This is just ridiculous. It was nice winning seven in a row after the all star break, but since then our pitching has gone back on break and now Joba may be hurt. He left with a sore shoulder which = bad. Hopefully it's nothing, but shoulder problems are much more serious than elbow problems, which usually only require major ligament replacement surgery. Anyway, the point is you don't leave Marte in to face Marlon Byrd. If I'm Joba I'm medicating my shoulder with guiness and jager shots, that way I don't remember this mess. Likewise for Marte.
Reviewing the Manny Trade
I've had the chance to speak to a few Red Sox fans about the Manny trade and the majority of them feel relieved that Manny is gone and that the team won't be distracted for their playoff push. But what the fans I spoke to failed to see is how bad a trade it was. Now I know that they had to get rid of Manny, but for what they gave up they definitely did not get fair value. The Red Sox traded away Manny, Hansen, and Moss plus approximately $7 million to acquire Jason Bay. That's 3 players plus some major dough for Jason Bay. Bay is a good player, definitely was the best bat on the Pittsburgh Pirates, a 30 homerun player with a decent average. He's been phenomenal for the Red Sox thus far. Plus he's under contract through next season for $7.5 million, which isn't bad. Bay is relatively young too (turns 30 this September). However, Bay isn't Manny even in Manny's decline years, and it was a steep price to pay for what is essentially one player under contract for one more year. Bay racked in his first series against the A's, but Braden (5.10 ERA) Eveland (4.46 ERA) Embree (5.13) and DiNardo (6.55 ERA) aren't exactly the best pitchers in the American League, and those are the guys he racked against. I'm not saying that Bay isn't good, or that he won't be good, I'm just saying that the Sox got ripped off pretty badly. What do you all think?
Yankees Win Back and Forth Offensive
The Good
Well, the offense combined to score a total of 14 runs, and mounted two seperate come backs to over come a 5 run deficit and then a Teixeira grandslam in the 8th. By the way, I definetely want Teixeira in pinstripes next season. The newest acquisitions, Nady and Pudge, both hit homeruns. Nady had a 4-5 game with 6 RBI's. Wow. Christian had a great steal of 3rd that drew a wild throw that ended up in left field, and allowed him to score. Christian has been a great base runner for us, and he's not a complete dud with the bat either (he's batting .296 in limited play including an RBI single yesterday).
Although alot of our offense can be attributed to defensive miscues, its the kind of thing where we still needed to capatolize on the errors to make things happen. A great example is when Melky hit into a double play in the 8th, but Aybar botched the play and left it with two on and no outs. If Damon had hit into a double play, then the error would have been no help to us, but instead he draws the walk, a couple batters later A-Rod hits into another double play that gets botched, drives in a run and loads the bases. With the game tied, Cano pinch hits a 2-rbi single to put the Yankees ahead. If Cano had struck out or hit into the DP, then once again the errors really don't matter.
Giese was a silent hero in yesterday's game as he pitched 3 shut out innings to hold the Angels back while the Yankees mounted their first comeback. Veras pitched the last inning to secure the win.
The Bad
Giambi has been in an awful slump of late and was not invited to the hits party last night as he went 0-3. He was then pulled out of the game to allow Cano to pinch hit. Melky joined Giambi with a non-invite as he went 0-5. Ouch.
The Ugly
Rasner and Ramirez combined to allow 9 runs by the Angels. Ramirez gave up a grandslam. Ramirez can be good, but when he's off his pitches get hit a long way. Rasner may have really been hurt by the loss of Chad Moeller. The Yankees are looking to call up another pitcher, and with Ponson's stellar outing (despite his previous awful ones), Rasner looks to be the odd man out.
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. The newest Yankees hit homeruns to show their support for Children's health. Thank you Nady and Pudge.
Melky Cabrera 8hr = $8.00
Alex Rodriguez 24hr = $24.00
Hideki Matsui 7 hr = $7.00
Bobby Abreu 15hr = $15.00
Jorge Posada 3hr = $3.00
Jason Giambi 20hr = $20.00
Johnny Damon 7hr = $7.00
Morgan Ensberg 1hr = $1.00
Robinson Cano 9hr = $9.00
Chad Moeller 1hr = $1.00
Wilson Betemit 5hr = $5.00
Derek Jeter 6hr = $6.00
Shelley Duncan 1hr = $1.00
Xavier Nady 3hr = $3.00
Jose Molina 1 hr = $1.00
Ivan Rodriguez 1hr = $1.00
Total = $112.00
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.
Well, the offense combined to score a total of 14 runs, and mounted two seperate come backs to over come a 5 run deficit and then a Teixeira grandslam in the 8th. By the way, I definetely want Teixeira in pinstripes next season. The newest acquisitions, Nady and Pudge, both hit homeruns. Nady had a 4-5 game with 6 RBI's. Wow. Christian had a great steal of 3rd that drew a wild throw that ended up in left field, and allowed him to score. Christian has been a great base runner for us, and he's not a complete dud with the bat either (he's batting .296 in limited play including an RBI single yesterday).
Although alot of our offense can be attributed to defensive miscues, its the kind of thing where we still needed to capatolize on the errors to make things happen. A great example is when Melky hit into a double play in the 8th, but Aybar botched the play and left it with two on and no outs. If Damon had hit into a double play, then the error would have been no help to us, but instead he draws the walk, a couple batters later A-Rod hits into another double play that gets botched, drives in a run and loads the bases. With the game tied, Cano pinch hits a 2-rbi single to put the Yankees ahead. If Cano had struck out or hit into the DP, then once again the errors really don't matter.
Giese was a silent hero in yesterday's game as he pitched 3 shut out innings to hold the Angels back while the Yankees mounted their first comeback. Veras pitched the last inning to secure the win.
The Bad
Giambi has been in an awful slump of late and was not invited to the hits party last night as he went 0-3. He was then pulled out of the game to allow Cano to pinch hit. Melky joined Giambi with a non-invite as he went 0-5. Ouch.
The Ugly
Rasner and Ramirez combined to allow 9 runs by the Angels. Ramirez gave up a grandslam. Ramirez can be good, but when he's off his pitches get hit a long way. Rasner may have really been hurt by the loss of Chad Moeller. The Yankees are looking to call up another pitcher, and with Ponson's stellar outing (despite his previous awful ones), Rasner looks to be the odd man out.
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. The newest Yankees hit homeruns to show their support for Children's health. Thank you Nady and Pudge.
Melky Cabrera 8hr = $8.00
Alex Rodriguez 24hr = $24.00
Hideki Matsui 7 hr = $7.00
Bobby Abreu 15hr = $15.00
Jorge Posada 3hr = $3.00
Jason Giambi 20hr = $20.00
Johnny Damon 7hr = $7.00
Morgan Ensberg 1hr = $1.00
Robinson Cano 9hr = $9.00
Chad Moeller 1hr = $1.00
Wilson Betemit 5hr = $5.00
Derek Jeter 6hr = $6.00
Shelley Duncan 1hr = $1.00
Xavier Nady 3hr = $3.00
Jose Molina 1 hr = $1.00
Ivan Rodriguez 1hr = $1.00
Total = $112.00
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.
Weekend Recap
This was an exciting weekend as we hosted the team with the best record in baseball and got to test some newly acquired players to see how our team will hold up. What we saw this weekend is likely the matchup we're going to be seeing in the post season, so it was exciting to analyze how these teams played. The fact that we earned a split really makes me curious to see what would happen if there was a 5th game to break the tie. We'll probably have to wait for the post season to find that out. The game that we needed to win was the 1-0 loss where Ponson pitched a gem only to have Mariano of all people give up the solo shot in the ninth. You can't blame Mariano for losing that game though, because it turns out you lose every game you score 0 runs in. Pudge started off rough, but has gotten better as he's become more comfortable. His 2-3 game yesterday with a solo homerun would show that. Nady has also settled in of late and has been a suitable replacement for Matsui. If we can get Moose to continue to pitch the way he has, get Pettitte to work well with Pudge, get another starter to pitch some quality starts, and get this offense to roll the way it can, this team will march itself to the post season no problem.
Soon to come: Yesterday's game recap. I was gone this weekend, so I was not able to update anything, but I'm excited for this week. My mother wants to go see Pudge play at Yankee stadium, which means I'll likely go to one more game before the season closes, and I'll get to sit in better seats than if I went myself (Thanks Mom!).
Soon to come: Yesterday's game recap. I was gone this weekend, so I was not able to update anything, but I'm excited for this week. My mother wants to go see Pudge play at Yankee stadium, which means I'll likely go to one more game before the season closes, and I'll get to sit in better seats than if I went myself (Thanks Mom!).
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