Friday, May 15, 2009

Well, Not Nearly Enough

Shocking news in the Bronx tonight. The Yankee bullpen delivers 4 solid innings of relief. No, really. It happened. Phil Coke did give up a Mauer HR but it was a very good pitch that the Twins 1st baseman got to and creamed. It happens.

The Yankee offense remained anemic squandering 10 walks until the ninth when a walk to A-Roid pushed men into scoring position. 

Bloops and the short porch were the most effective weapons for the Yankees. Jeter dumped his 5th of the year into the third row in right. Gardner's bloop-bad hop-and-I- think-I'll take-my-own-sweet-time-retrieving-the-ball-I-just-misplayed "drive" to left scored 2 Yankee runs and Melkey's game winning soft fly to short left-center in the 9th plated two more including the winner. 

It was an entertaining game to watch. Phil Hughes struggled through 5 and the Yankees had early opportunities to score but had trouble coming up with the big hit. Teixeira finally delivered an important RBI with a seeing eye single and the Roid scared the Twins into 4 walks. When a twins pitcher was able to throw the ball over the plate, he wiffed.

Matsui's (.255) and Swisher's (.248) BAs are diving like Wang's sinker used to. At the moment, the middle of the Yankee batting order is on life support: Teixeira (.213) and the Roid (.136).

Props to Johnny Damon for pointing out that home plate umpire Wally Bell is a (check the photo) and more props to Joe Girardi for making it very clear to Ron Gardenhire that he belongs in the same stable as Bell.  

I would appreciate it if at least one Yankee pitcher would put a pitch in Carlos Gomez's ear as a reminder that running inside the  foul line can end a 1st baseman's season. The umpires allowed Gomez do that twice without comment in this game and the second time Teixeira was lucky to avoid serious injury. I have more faith in WWE referees. They at least know the script beforehand. The men in blue are making it up on the fly and these overly protected, inbred, bozos sorely need help.

-V




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