Andy’s curveball command wasn’t working well tonight and it cost him because he couldn’t use it like he normally would though overall he looked solid. Breaks my heart to see him give up homeruns of course, though hopefully it’s something he’ll get under control. It doesn’t help when the Yankees can’t score more than two runs off of Jeremy Bonderman especially when they had a great opportunity in the first inning (bases loaded, no outs) and only got two runs out of it.
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In the things getting worse front.
Phil Hughes has come down with a severe case of needs some AAA starts strained oblique and has been placed on the 15 day DL. Rasner will probably come up in his place. I am not sure who the prime candidate to take Kennedy’s place will be when he comes down with the same mysterious injury.
(I think this is the right thing to do because Hughes needs to get his head straight/contacts fitted/something/anything, though I believe it would have been better to just send him down rather than waste 15 days but whatever.)
Via Kat O’Brien, she of the infamous “I called lots of hospitals in Omaha and Joba’s father wasn’t in any of them” incident:
Also, not to scare you all with another potential injury, but Johnny Damon had a huge wrap around his upper left leg after the game. I asked him what was wrong, and he said he tweaked his left groin during the day game in Cleveland. I asked if he’s OK, and he said: “I’ve got to be. We’ve got too many guys out.”
On the one hand, Brett Gardner is about ready. On the other hand, he’s not really ready and oh God Damon is one of like 3-4 guys on the team who seems to know what to do with a bat right now.
Windy with a chance of dingers.