Hidden away in a news article on Yankees.com, I found this under “Tidbits”: Girardi said is leaning toward not starting Hideki Matsui in the outfield in National League ballparks this weekend, but would consider using him in double-switch situations. It appears that we are saved from a Hideki Matsui (LF) – Johnny Damon (CF) – [...]
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Pleasing Results, Harrowing Journey
I’ll take the end result, of course, but when the opposing pitcher spots you five free runners you should really score more than 2 runs off of him. In the event that you can’t hit him, at least run the pitch count up! Especially when he only throws about 50% of his pitches for strikes. [...]
How To Lose A Series Mets Style
I have to admit, this recent series didn’t go anything like I was expecting. It was, however, pretty much as “Mets” as you can get, with nothing you actually expect to happen happening. It was fascinating because over the course of three games, you got to see three different eras of Mets baseball. Game 1: [...]
The Brett Tomko Crisis Is Averted
According to Bryan Hoch, Jonathan Albaladejo impressed so much the yAnkees decided not to carry a dedicated long reliever and gave him the last bullpen spot. This is excellent news as it means we probably won’t ever see him like this: Next up: Not having to see Angel Berroa in a Yankees uniform during the [...]
Windy with a chance of dingers.