OK, OK
The Yankees bats finaly woke up "sort of"I'm still not convinced!
and Boston has met their match in Oakland and has dropped quite a few...still the Yankees have not made up much ground.........why?
Because division rivals such as "Baltimore" play the vaunted "Yankees" like as if it's the 7th game of the world series!!!
American League
| EAST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | L10 | STRK | ELIM# | ||||
 |  | 32 | 21 | .604 | 0.0 | 21-9 | 11-12 | 7-3 | W1 | - | |||
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 | | 32 | 24 | .571 | 1.5 | 21-5 | 11-19 | 5-5 | L2 | 107 | |||
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 | | 29 | 26 | .527 | 4.0 | 15-11 | 14-15 | 7-3 | W1 | 105 | |||
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 | | 26 | 26 | .500 | 5.5 | 16-8 | 10-18 | 3-7 | L1 | 105 | |||
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 | | 26 | 27 | .491 | 6.0 | 14-12 | 12-15 | 6-4 | W1 | 104 | |||
the Yankees off sweeping the lowly Mariners seems to be gaining momentum only to win 1 of 3 aginst the birds this weekend...when they should've won all 3 or in the least 2 of the 3?
especially tuesdays, see saw game 11-10 lost in the 11th innning
The Yankees played their a$ses off to quote losing pitcher LaToy Hawkins :
this team played their a$$es off!
and I come in and I throw just a few bad pitches..I dont throw ANY GOOD PITCHES @ ALL!
| Final 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||
| NY Yankees | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 | Baltimore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Alot of people may point the blame @ Rookie Ian Kennedy giving up a 4 run lead, or even Ross Olendorf, but I DONT!
That's the way the way the game was going the even flow @ the time homeruns galore from both sides' Then finally the Yankees struggled bled and fought for that well earned run in the top of the eigth to take the lead with Mariono Rivera settting the pace shutting down the O's two innings before.... too only bring in LaToy Hawkins, to give one hit after the next after the next all balls up in the zone like they were batting off a tee!!!!
LaToy Hawkins:
this team played their a$$es off!
and I come in and I throw just a few bad pitches..I dont throw ANY GOOD PITCHES @ ALL!
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Personally I think the Yankees were in the 1st game of this series too, even though they weren't scoring runs and missed a few key spots getting runners in <--- still think the Yankees need either to put Jeter @ leadoff or pursue a .300 type slap hitterin the mold of Willy Taveras or Dustin Pedora to set the table...but that's another argument link
But yes they were very much into game #1 seemed like they were oh so close...until so far away......
Yes, that's until Hawkins came in
and blew it wide open giving 5 runs to th O's giving them the lead @ 6-1, that's 2 night in a row
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||
| NY Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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| Box Score - Recap - MLB.TV Archive | ||||||
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So answer me this? What good is having Joba in the rotation to only have him pitch let's say
"8" beautiful innings and leaving the Yankees ahead 4 to 1, only to bring in Kyle Farnsworth to walk the side then relieve him with Hawkins who gives up a grandslam after???
Who will Save Joba?
a tough few games comming up against a team whom plays well in their stadium the last in the Metrodome comming up with a fly ball pitcher pitching game #1, in a park where fly balls, fly out!
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| NY Yankees 26-27 (Road: 12-15) | 8:10pm ET | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota 27-25 (Home: 16-12) | WWOR, FSNO | |||||||||||||
| NYY: M. Mussina (7-4, 4.39) MIN: B. Bonser (2-6, 6.16) | |
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GET ON BASE, HIT THE BALL STEAL BASES DAMNIT!!!!
move runners over!
AND MAKE YOUR PITCHES
... AND FIELD......THAT SIMPLE!
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