Great game last night. I will try to keep it in perspective but the matchups now favor the Sox for the last two games. And as we know, a sweep in April does not mean much. That being said, it reveals one more chink in the pinstriped armor.
As the eighth inning started and the game looked lost, I kept reminding myself of what seemed like 10 series in the last 4-5 years where the Sox would drop a tough series opener to the Yanks and then storm back on Saturday (in fact I think both the 17-1 games were on the heels of tough Friday losses). So, I’m sure the Yanks will brush it off and be ready to go this year.
Seeing Posada leave the game made me think he could be the most irreplaceable Yankee of all.
That being said, I need to be careful what I wish for. Boone gets hurt, the Yanks get A-Rod. There is not that big of an impact catcher out there, but you never know. I’m sure the Yanks wish they had not traded for the Unit even more, having gave up Navarro.
I’m very happy Fox is doing only one game of the week to start the season. That means no blackout out here.
And I sure hope they have Dick Stockton calling the game today, like they did last week. What a refreshing change.
Maybe they should wear the green jersey's again today?
ReplyDeleteAnd Torre said earlier this year he wanted to limit Rivera to one inning per outing. The Sox were just trying to help Joe out.
Anyone online?
ReplyDeleteI will be - intermittently.
ReplyDeleteNice wheels for Papi.
Lord, what was Abreu doing playing in shallow left field with Ortiz at the plate?
ReplyDeleteNot that I'm complaining, but damn.
Fly ball coming for Drew?
ReplyDeleteAgreed on Abreu. Same question last night - why was Miekwiclsajrlew not guarding the line with Coco up.
ReplyDeleteOh well. I have feeling we'll score a few more runs this game.
ReplyDeleteRe: your earlier comments about Remy...one thing I like a lot is his eye for pitches. He's usually right (compare to Morgan: "a sweeping curveball - actually, a cut fastball"), and will often explain the pitch selection.
ReplyDeletePlus he almost never sermonizes, about "the way things should be done" the way McCarver, Morgan, Harrelson, etc. do. And he doesn't go on and on about "scrappy difference-makers" like Eckstein or Erstad.
I agree Remy is very good. Great analysis. I guess my point is that there are guys that are just as good and don't get all silly. One thing that contributes to that is Remy does all 162 games (or probably about 150 taking ESPN and Fox games into consideration). And some of the other real good guys do fewer games - so Remy and Orsillo kind of run out of things to talk about (I guess).
ReplyDeleteI'd much rather have Remy than the guys you and GR mentioned, its just that there are a lot of other really good analysts out there.
Ugh; Beckett is not sharp. Lots of hangers.
ReplyDeleteThankfully Carson Daly is pitching for NY. This might be one of those 12-10 games.
ReplyDeleteCrisp with 3 bunt hits in 3 days. I can't remember him with any (maybe 1?) in 2006.
ReplyDeleteHoly crap. Two straight bunt hits?
ReplyDeleteWow, if this keeps up, Nieves will not be a popular guy in Yankee Stadium soon.
ReplyDeleteToo bad Navarro's not slugging .600 or something.
One ball out of the IF and 2 runs. Nice.
ReplyDeleteYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKK
ReplyDelete("Are you saying Boo, or Boo-ookilis?")
I think Navarro would be happy with an OPS of .600.
ReplyDeleteCan't get one by McCarver
ReplyDeleteAbreu learned. Damn.
ReplyDeleteDammit, Abreu was playing deep. Stupid Abreu.
ReplyDeleteWhoops, you beat me to it.
ReplyDeleteFox is cutting over from the Cubs/Cardinals game for A-Rod's at bat? Come ON.
ReplyDeleteSo the quote from the Flood book on McCarver.
ReplyDeleteMcCarver saw a young black child stealing some baseballs at spring training and yelled out "Hey stop you little N******." right in front of Gibson and Flood. Also Gibson didn't take too well to McCarver calling other blacks colored.
Nice little dance by Manny.
ReplyDeleteHey A-rod has more HRs than Manny has hits.
That sucks. I guess it won't last all season.
So what do we do here. Get Beckett through 5. Then run out Pinero, Romero, Donnelly, Timlin and Papelbon?
ReplyDeleteAmazing. Even when baseball gets it right and I can watch the Sox on a Saturday, they mess up and the Giants game is not on TV here. Stupid blackout rules.
ReplyDeletenice play by Beckett.
ReplyDeleteLowell. Wow.
ReplyDeleteAt the risk of jinxing him, Beckett has settled down.
ReplyDeleteIs this commercial talking about Iraq? Or a rock?
ReplyDeleteThat's what I heard as well.
ReplyDelete"Iraq is a country in the midst of a civil war with U.S. troops caught needlessly in the crossfire."
Giddy up Papi.
ReplyDeletePAPI.
ReplyDeleteOnly way Abreu was catching that was if he was in the 12th row.
Back to last night's game. Joe Torre, on using Mariano in the 8th:
ReplyDelete“I lied, what can I tell you? I’m not going to defend it. I lied. I didn’t plan on lying, but I did. As it turned out, he didn’t pitch two innings. I sort of, in a roundabout way, held to the one-inning stuff.”
Yeah, I saw that quote as well. Pretty funny.
ReplyDeleteBeckett's retired 9 in a row. Pretty...unexpected.
ReplyDeleteIf gets through 6 that would be gravy. He has thrown less than 80 pitches (according to Yahoo!)
ReplyDeleteThen they can play matchups even better and/or save Okajima for tomorrow.
2 more runs would be nice.
Did you read Olney today?
ReplyDeleteYou mean about a possible Rivera fade?
ReplyDeleteMore so about the intentional chuck at Lugo's head.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I actually missed the whole game, and didn't even know about the throw to his head. But it's interesting that Olney sees a reduction in the cut of the fastball. Most people who say Rivera's fading, base it on nothing but blown saves.
ReplyDeleteHey, so how many saves has he blown against the Sox? He has 57 in his career - at LEAST 10 were to Boston, I think. But I can't find the stat anywhere.
ReplyDeleteThey said it last night - it is 11 of the 57.
ReplyDeleteI guess the key question is: out of how many save opportunities?
ReplyDeleteWho would have thought Becjett would make it this far.
ReplyDeleteAnd by Becjett I mean Beckett.
ReplyDeleteMo has 35 saves against the Sox, so I would guess something like 11 blown out of 46.
ReplyDeleteUh-oh.
ReplyDeleteOh crap...
ReplyDeleteI think I'd like to see Donnelly here.
I wouldn't mide seeign Donnelly out there now. A-rod has had 3 looks at Beckett.
ReplyDeleteHoly crap - right as i typed it.
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling strangely relieved here.
ReplyDeletePLEASE get Giambi out.
At least it wasnt a HR. Now Romero can get Giambi out and the inning is over.
ReplyDeleteHIDEKI
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteWhould have thunk Oki would have a huge impact in first Yankee series.
That guy has an awesome delivery. I love the way his head snaps down after the pitch.
ReplyDeleteSo, is "Hideki" a super-common name in Japan, or only big in baseball (Irabu, Matsui, Okajima)? Reminds me of "Reggie" in U.S. sports - White, Green, Jackson, Miller, Bush...
I'd like one more run here.
ReplyDeletemust be a freak thing like Reginald:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.issendai.com/rpgs/japanese-boys-names.shtml
Good find! It also says "Hideki" is a variant of "Hideo", which makes it four. That's ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to breath?
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to breath?
ReplyDeleteHad 'em all the way.....
ReplyDeleteThank god ARod didn't get one last at-bat.
ReplyDeleteSo which chick from Ultimate Road Trip will get pregnant this year? good thing Scott Proctor is making more money this season!
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