The Yanks just
won a game in dramatic fashion, so why don't I feel any better about this team than I did last night?
Obviously, the optimist in me sees A-Rod breaking out of a slump, Nady continuing to be Mr. Clutch, and the Yanks snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. But the realist sees a team who just can't get the job done. Moose pitched his ass off without his best stuff. In fact, he had the worst stuff and command I've seen from him in months. He left the game with a three-run lead in the 8th. Despite the Yankee offense's continued struggles in clutch situations, they scratched across 6 runs. This was as close to a sure thing as you can find, and still, they managed to piss it away.
This time it was Marte to start the eighth, with Girardi planning to go to Mo in relief, I assume. Joe decided against Veras because Morneau and Kubel were due up 2nd and 3rd in the inning. Fine, I can't really argue with that. Can't argue with bringing Mo in either. You have to assume he'll find a way to get out of the inning without giving up three runs. It just didn't work out like that.
The player of the game isn't A-Rod. No chance. The guy who won this game for the Yanks, hands down, is Jose Veras. This game was a loss, plain and simple. Once the home team ties like that in the 8th, 90% of the time they win it, it's only a matter of time. Veras was dominant in his two innings of work and he gave the Yanks time to recover from the shock of Young's bomb. He saved the game, and for the night, the season.
By the way, Damon and Giambi, the two guys Girardi sat last night, combined to go 5/8 with 2 walks tonight. Good move Joey.
One final note. Bobby Meacham needs to be fired. If not for Nady's anti-Yankee gene, he costs them a run, and the game, by holding Bobby Abreu on a play when the right fielder threw the ball to second base.
Day game tomorrow, I'll be listening at work and live blogging in between meetings.
Player of The Game: Jose Veras
Team Record: 64-56
Damon: Nada
I went to bed before the bottom of the 8th. Thanks god I did.
Moose's chances of winning 20 gms is slipping away.
Twins are a resilient team, you have to give them that much.
That bullshirt ballpark in Boston should be torn down. 19-17 is disgraceful.
For real though, Meechum has to go. Get Willie back out there at third any way you can. I can not remember a year where I have disagreed so much with the decisions a base coach makes. I'm sitting in the gym watching that go down and I'm thinking 'nice, another run' and this jerk holds him up, even after he had already started running on the pitch! Then he flashes that stupid shit-eating grin when he starts talking to Abreu, the same smile he has had after every bad call he's made this year. Completely disgraceful.
Then he flashes that stupid shit-eating grin
That cracked me up. I know exactly what you're talking about. I don't care where the throw is going, Abreu was running on the pitch and no one in the league was going to throw him out on that play. Stupid, stupid, stupid. The happiest day of the year for me was the day Meacham was at his daughter's graduation or something and Pena was coaching third.
Haha, glad you notice it too. Makes me so angry every time he f's up.
Was kinda bummed Mussina didn't get a win. Wanna see him finally get to 20. Might be one of the few highlights to root for this season.
oh well,
a win is a win.
Let's hope they can build on it and get something going here.
Moose really deserves 20. Guy has been a rock for this team. I'm also thinking he's earned a two-year deal and a shot at 300 wins in pinstripes.
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