Last night was Opening Day, and the rain kindly held off until the game ended. I hope John Heyman and John Harper were watching after all their wailing that Wang was going to be terrible, but I’m sure they’d just say “Wait for it, he’ll be awful” or something similar. I came in hoping for [...]
Archive of entries posted on April 2008
Summary of Today’s Yankee Game
I had great seats and a delicious sandwich. I am not aware of any horrible fielding that might have occurred.
The Rotation, Once Through
Now that we’ve seen the entire rotation at least once (Wang twice now), here are some observations: Chien-Ming Wang – Looked very solid twice now, against teams with differing levels of offense. If he continues to be able to use his slider and changeup the way he did in his first two starts he’ll do [...]
Can We Just Turn Off Miller and Morgan’s Mics and Listen to AJ?
Caught this during the game on ESPN tonight, A.J. Pierzynski’s reaction to letting a fastball get away from him and possibly killing the home plate umpire: I wish that they would make use of the mics they put on players more instead of having fluff interview pieces with people like Ozzie Guillen. Hell, put a [...]
My First Week at Yankee Stadium in Pictures
Opening Day, Tier 33: April 2nd & 3rd, Tier Box 670: April 5th, Main Championship Box 244: Bonus Shot, the view of the New Yankee Stadium construction site from Tier 33: I went on Friday as well (I have Friday night seats in Tier 3) but forgot to take a picture.
Early Irrational Freak Out Time
I’m mildly freaking out here after yesterday’s game and some bad news for the lineup. Phil Hughes’ fastball was still way below where it should be, and his command was off. He wasn’t hitting where he wanted because of the movement but now that it’s start #2 I am starting to get concerned about him. [...]
A Need for Long Relief?
The Yankees game yesterday was pretty ugly, not much to say there except the hitters still are not alive and Kyle Farnsworth is still no good. Ian Kennedy didn’t start the game because of the threat of rain, but did pitch three innings and looked good after the first. His command was much better than [...]
Great Moments In Sports Sign History
People should probably fact-check their signs before showing up to protests: And the one that continues to be my personal favorite: … Not much I can add to this introductory paragraph: Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Al Reyes was shocked with a stun gun and arrested early Friday after police say he fell against a ceramic [...]
The Power Of Wang Compels You
In other news, the Yankees lost some games and players this weekend but are still somehow doing better than last year. I’m sure that ends tonight as ultra emergency catcher Chad Moeller will be behind the plate. Maybe they will even get some hits and runs, I like hits and runs.
Hits and Runs and Bullpen, Oh My
Last night’s game in brief sentences: Ian Kennedy had a strong start, both his plus command and plus change showed up! A-Rod got a lot of hits, even one out of the park. The bizarre crippled lineup provided more offense than the powerhouse has so far. The bullpen is tired and it showed last night, [...]
