Mariano Rivera is probably the greatest relief pitcher of all time, and he also is usually excellent in tied games. This season, though, not so much. And that means he should not be put in them anymore! Usually I would just say “small sample size”, but this is how he’s done in tied games this [...]
Archive of entries posted on August 2008
I’m still not recovered from the Yankees splitting a series with the Angels, it feels like heaven (sort of).
JOBA, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
This season is going to make like 90% of Yankees fans kill themselves, I swear.
Panic Ensues
“We don’t think it’s anything serious,” Girardi said. “I’m not really concerned that he’s going to be shut down for a while, but there’s a chance that he’s going miss a start, and we might have to be a little bit creative.”
Oh my God he is going to be out forever.
Back From Vacation
I’m back from my baseball road trip vacation. I hoped to avoid the Yankees being awful during this time, but it was impossible because of pesky scoreboards and the like at ballparks.
Here’s Jerome from Manhattan on WFAN about a month ago being insane, no matter how insane I am he is there to help me [...]
List of Yankees Players I Hate At This Moment In Time (In Order)
Damaso Marte – I thought he would be good for the club, as I thought he was a good pitcher. I watched him in Pittsburgh and saw himnot suck but I now realize that is the “NL Central effect”. I miss Farnsworth so much.
Bobby Abreu – Bobby, what happened? Your defense has gone from “meh” [...]
Rehab Roundup – August 18th Edition
Carl Pavano – Trenton Thunder- 6IP, 6H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 6K
Pavano might actually make an appearance with the Yankees this year if things keep going the way they are. It depends on how badly they need a starter and whether his arm is ready or not, of course.
Phil Hughes – Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees – 3.2IP, [...]
Pitching Matchups in the Toronto Series (Are Hilarious and Sad)
Tuesday, August 19th
Darrell Rasner (5-9, 5.18ERA, 1.522WHIP) vs. A.J. Burnett (15-9, 4.67ERA, 1.422WHIP)
Burnett’s numbers are deceiving because he always kills the Yankees. Then again, so does Darrell Rasner.
Wednesday, August 20th
Andy Pettitte (12-9, 4.30ERA, 1.371WHIP) vs David Purcey (2-3, 5.93ERA, 1.451WHIP)
Oh look, a subpar LHP in David Purcey. I know how this will end.
Thursday, August 21st
Sidney [...]
The Most Important Baseball News of the Year
Curtosey of the New York Post:
Ex-Yankee pitcher Hideki Irabu – once ridiculed by George Steinbrenner as a “fat, pus-y toad” – was arrested in Osaka, Japan, today for allegedly assaulting a bartender after drinking 20 mugs of beer, a police official said.
Irabu, 39, became angered after his credit card was rejected. He allegedly pushed [...]
