Wow, what to give the guy who has everything (Trunk of porn - check. Fictitious/hand-drawn wife - check.) In case you missed it, tonight was Hideki Matsui's 34th birthday and in his true selfless fashion, he decided he should give the Yankees a gift. He chose a grand salami in the top of the sixth as his gift to his teammates and an excellent outing from Andy Pettitte
made it stand up.
This season is becoming tiresome. The Yanks can't get on any kind of a role. Every time they poke their head above .500 they quickly sleepwalk through a game like last night's and they're right back at the mediocre line. While their deficit is nowhere near as big as it was last season (13.5 games at one point in 2007, they're 7 games back right now), it's still bigger than I'd prefer. I don't know, maybe they'll beat up on the lesser league in interleague play this weekend.
Andy Pettitte had the best cutter I've seen all year, and that's heartening after a couple of sub-par outings. Except for that bright spot in the sixth, the offense basically did nothing tonight, it's a good thing Pettitte was on. Mo walked his third batter of the season, but struck out 2 en route to his 18th save of the season.
Jobamania will take the ball tomorrow night in Houston against a potent Houston lineup.
Player of The Game: Pettitte. 8 innings of one-run ball trumps a birthday grand slam in my book.
Team Record: 34-33
Damon: Nada.
OK, not to be the guy who keeps doing this, but I distinctly remember Ken Singleton saying that Damon had a broken bat single in the first inning. I was watching a movie so I didn't see it, but when I turned the game on later, Ken said it during another one of Damon's ABs. Just want to make sure that the most interesting tally in sports is accurate!
It's really, really hard to tell if he breaks his bat unless it shatters. I base my count on either visual confirmation, (when it snaps in half), or if I think he broke his bat and then the next time up he uses a different one. Last night he stuck w/ the same black bat throughout the night, so I didn't credit him with any. I don't want to inflate the numbers :)
I don't think he broke his bat. It was an ugly, inside-out, opposite field bloop, but I think the bat remained intact.
I'm just so intrigued by this phenomenon of broken bats that I can't get enough! But your system seems to work well for me. Just trying to be an extra eye!
Thanks, I need it a lot of the time. I swear every time he makes contact it sounds like the bat breaks.
Hey Brian-
I am in the NYC right now. Going to the Mets/Rangers game tomorrow. The Yankees are out of town or I'd be going there.
I'll get a write up on the page when I get home.
Have a good one!
What no live blog tonight...?
It was 1-1 in the sixth when I got out of the car. I'm afraid to look...
Joba's pre-game pitch count was set at 95.....