Honestly, who thought the Yanks would
win this game? Seriously. The Yanks were facing a pitcher who absolutely owns them, they had a circus act as their starting pitcher, a lineup who knew they only had to face him for a limited number of pitches and then the underbelly of the Yankee bullpen for the rest of the game.
Dan Geise did a representative job in a tough situation. More than could be expected. The biggest casualty from this game is Edwar Ramirez. He didn't record an out, walked three, gave up a hit and was responsible for four runs. The Yanks need to be very careful with Edwar at this point. He's a fragile guy, who walks a fine line between dominance and the Independent League. His confidence is shot at this point, so Girardi needs to wait for the right, low-pressure situation to use him again. Maybe sending him down on Thursday when Posada comes back wouldn't be a bad idea. Let him compose himself in Scranton for 10 days with the knowledge that he will be back. Short of that, please don't bring him into a situation where the odds of failure are high next time out.
The comedic highlight of the game was the round of applause for Robinson Cano when he finally took a pitch in his third at bat. Michael Kay jumped the gun a bit in saying the Yanks had to be questioning the extension they gave Cano this offseason. He's a second-half player, always has been. If he's hitting under .250 by the end of the month I'll be shocked.
Player of The Game: Damon, single, triple, double, but no dong.
Team Record: 28-30
Damon's Broken Bats: Nada
edwar effs up ONCE and we have to send him down to fix his confidence after 21 stellar innings?
come on man...be a lil easier on the guy
It's not really me being rough on him, as much as wanting to protect him. When he gets rattled, he goes downhill fast. That solo bomb against Minny rattled him, and he was still rattled when he took the mound last night.
They need to get him into a couple of low-pressure situations to build his confidence back up, if they can do it up here, fine. If they can't then I'd rather they send him down than bring him into a tough spot next time out.