Yesterday’s game…well, it was really bad. Joba Chamberlain was having some problems and then in the 4th inning descended into bloopy bleeder Hell, which resulted in 7 Texas runs with two outs. Anyway that’s not this is about. It’s about managers and their love of bunts against all odds. The score was 10-9, and the [...]
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Life, The Rotation, And Everything
The All-Star break is usually denoted as the halfway point of the season, and so what better time to look at how the rotation is doing. You’ll notice there are only four starters, and that is because at the minute the Yankees only have four starters. Chien-Ming Wang is injured and presumed dead, Alfredo Aceves [...]
Filling Needs Internally Should Not Be Construed as "Philling Needs Internally"
A few bit ago I checked my Twitter feed (because I am very Web 3.0) and saw this: And threw up in my mouth a little bit. Am I overreactting? Of course I am. It’s what I do! Well, one of the things I do. But in any case, the reason this specifically bothers me [...]
This Is Not A Good At Bat, Robinson
As I sat in my seat in Section 432A tonight watching Robinson Cano foul off pitches, all I could think was “please don’t be having one of those stupid at bats where you should have walked three pitches ago”. You see, on the surface from your seat where you have no real sense of the [...]
Reasons for Phil Hughes to Stay in the Bullpen
Chien-Ming Wang might continue to be bad-to-awful – This, on the surface, is a somewhat valid reason. But the next question is, why did you activate him early you idiots? The other problem with this is Phil Hughes needs to be working consistently (he’s not a complete product!) and if Wang is merely average and [...]
Two Nights Even Drunk Idiots Couldn't Ruin
My baseball marathon for the week ended last night. Unlike the team itself I have an off day today before going again on Friday which is good, because I need to do laundry. The crowd on Tuesday (at least in my section) was hands down one of the most annoying I have dealt with, ever, [...]
Lost Opportunities
You win some games, and you lose some games. Mariano doesn’t convert every save. It really sucks when he blows one, but that’s just life and unless he starts going all Joe Borowski there’s no need for concern. If he doesn’t blow it, the Yankees win the game but when you leave 28 runners on [...]
Look for a Phantom Injury To Occur
Well, I was honestly mystified by the decision to bring up from AAA Anthony Claggett of all people. He is honestly, not very good, as I assume anyone who watched the game noticed. Anyway, for the third straight game Chien-Ming Wang was awful. He looked pretty good in the first, not great, but okay. Then [...]
What Went Wrong Last Night
Well, everything went wrong last night but here’s a quick overview in easy to digest bullet-point format. The most important thing is that Chien-Ming Wang still looked uncomfortable on the mound and not used to pitching. He didn’t have his best stuff, he couldn’t locate anything. In other words, he was really bad. Something is [...]
When Matchups Backfire
Joe Girardi seems to be very good about the bullpen and that’s why things like today’s matchups insanity are so infuriating, especially when they cost the team a game they should have won. We’ve seen this before but at least the last time the Yankees were playing a game they couldn’t afford to lose if [...]
