Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Let's Call it Even

I meant to post earlier, but… Awesome subway series that ended with both teams going 3-3. Both teams were pretty evenly matched at the start of the season, but the Yankees were considered the underdogs (especially in 2nd round) due to injuries and standings. Bragging rights go to no one yet.

I was dying to watch the game, but because it didn’t start until 9:15 I couldn’t go to a friend’s house to watch it. So while I didn’t get maximum enjoyment from the game, it came pretty close. In the top of the second when the Mets took a 4-0 lead I thought the Yanks were in big trouble. Torre took Wright out and brought Villone (won the game Friday night when he took over for Moos after the rain delay) in before the inning had ended. The Yankee offense had been slumbering (Yankees were second in runs scored in May and second to last in runs scored in June) and it didn’t seem likely that the Mets would stop at 4. Posada hit a solo homer in the bottom of the second and in the 3rd the Yankees really had an offensive breakout. Nick Green gave life to the inning when he walked and stole second…fast forwarding to a few batters later… after Soler was slow in covering first I thought, “haha, here we come”… A-Rod up with the bases loaded no one out big clutch situation and he came though big time with a GRAND SLAM and the Yankees snatched the lead 6-4. When A-Rod reached home plate la Duca had some words for him. I didn’t see the grand slam so I can’t give my opinion of whether he was showing up the pitcher, but the Mets are a young and very emotional team. Are the Yankees, especially the beleaguered A-Rod, not allowed to let out their emotions? A-Rod was pushed out of the dugout for a curtain call by his teammates. He has had 3 homers in his last 4 games. In the 7th inning fans were even chanting his name throughout his at bat, but when he made out there were some boos, although I think they were sarcastic.

Anyways I won’t get into the rest of the details, but it was an awesome game.

Back to the present. After losing 2 games to Cleveland this was a game the Yankees had to win with Moos going. They did not disappoint. They had been scoring about 2 runs per game (excluding the subway series finale) so they manufactured runs. Every chance a Yankee player got, he would steal (6 of 6). Once they got started they didn’t stop. The bottom o the lineup really contributed tonight with Cabrera’s grand slam the biggest blow. Chris Wilson looked like a nice surprise as he made his Yankee day view and pitched 2 perfect innings of scoreless relief. Mo came in for the 9th in desperate need of some work and they won 11-3.

After Wright’s and Chacon’s latest disasters the Yanks desperately need another reliable pitcher if they are going to win with there depleted offense. What they wouldn’t give to have Andy Pettitte back. I knew they were really stupid for letting him go then and he was my favorite pitcher (he pitched in my first baseball game). Now they’ll have to give up just as much, if not more, just to rent a guy if they are going to make the playoffs.

In 83 games the Mets went 49-34 and are in first place by 10.5 games, and in 82 games the Yanks are 47-35 and 3 games in back of the Red Sox for first place. They have just about the same record. But their positions are totally different. Oh and the Devil Rays have just won 3 straight over Boston and the Yanks finally pick up a game in the standings.

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