Sunday, August 07, 2011

THAT WAS JUST TOO PAINFUL

***YANKS AND SOX TIED AGAIN***
There have been other games when CC didn't seem to have his best stuff, but he found a way to hang on until the Yanks put a big number on the board. Obviously, you can't get away with that against a heavy-hitting team like the Red Sox. The big surprise was that they could only muster three runs off of Lackey. Things looked good going in, the Yankee's ace against an inconsistent John Lackey, with the hopes of a two game lead and being assured of leaving Boston in first place. Didn't happen. Tonight, it's Boston's #1 starter, Beckett, against another NY retread, Freddie Garcia. Edge to Boston, but who knows? Nothing has gone according to plan so far.

***TIME FOR MORE CRAZINESS***
"The NY Post has learned that the Yankees have put A.J. Burnett, Rafael Soriano and Jorge Posada on trade waivers. That doesn't mean any of the trio will be dealt. However, they are eligible to be claimed by other clubs within 48 hours. If multiple clubs claim them the team with the lower winning percentage is awarded the claim and can talk trade with the Yankees. The Yankees can pull the players back, but if they put them out a second time and they get claimed the player goes to the team making the claim."
I wouldn't put too much thought into this. Burnett and Soriano make too much money for anyone to trade for them and Posada is a 10 & 5 man, which means he can't be traded without his permission.

***THEY SAID IT***
"In the history of the world, has anybody like Dan Uggla ever hit in 27 straight games and only raised his batting average to .216?" -- Mike Lupica
"The Yankees doubleheader the other night began without a third base bag. Apparently Alex Rodriguez lost it the night before in a poker game" -- Brad Dickson
"He's lost his wife, his swing coach, his caddie and, for a while at least, his golf touch. Add a moonshine bust and a runaway dog, and Tiger Woods could be a Country and Western song." -- Dwight Perry
"So MLB has warned players against using a spray made from deer antlers. So how will they test for it? Play “Bambi” in the clubhouse and see who starts crying uncontrollably?" -- Janice Hough
"The play-by-play man for the troubled Lake County Fielders minor league baseball team resigned in the middle of the game. This is when you know an organization has problems: "The ball is popped up to right ... you know, this job stinks, I'm outta here." -- Brad Dickson

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