Well I haven't posted since last summer, and I figured since I have time now that the semester has ended I would try to blog about the Yankees and other interesting things (mainly weather) throughout the summer. Yes, this was my plan last summer and alas, it failed quite miserably after a few weeks. Nevertheless, I love the Yanks and the weather and feel the need to write a bit about the two subjects. So, without further ado, here is the initiation of the 2010 Yankee Season blog (with some intriguing weather events sprinkled throughout).
An A-Bomb from A-Rod!
A tidbit before I get to the Yankee game. Does anyone know what NL team has the best record since July 27th last year? That's right...you guessed it...it's the Padres. The WHAT? THE PADRES! That's quite a shocker...thank you Buster Olney for that nice bit of trivia. Onto the Yankee game.
Yanks definitely needed a win tonight and what better team to be playing at Yankee Stadium than the Minnesota Twins! Ron Gardenhire has a record of 3-23 (not sure about the 23 but its something like that) at Yankee Stadium! That's terrible, they clearly need to get over that hurdle with such a talented ball club such as the twins.
Burnett started the game and you could tell didn't have his good stuff from the second inning. Got out of a jam though and only allowed a run. He ended up lasting into the 7th inning while only giving up an opposite field home run to Mauer (man is he good) and then Damaso Marte allowed an inherited runner to score (surprise!). Overall, I'll give Burnett a B for the game. Didn't have his best stuff but stayed in it and kept the team in the game...much more than he can say about his last start at Fenway.
Once again the offense started out dormant against Twins pitcher Scott Baker. The second time around though, the lineup began to produce with a home run (2) from Brett Gardener (he would score later in the game from 1st on a double by Tex). The big blow however would come in the 7th after the Marte had given up the lead. Gardenhire chose to intentionally walk Tex to pitch to A-Rod who already had 3 HRs off the pitcher at the time...oops. Well, with Tex on 1st, and the rest of the bases filled, A-Rod hit an 0-1 pitch over the left field wall making a 3-4 deficit, a 7-4 lead! Offense gets an A for timely hitting when it was needed most, right after the Twins had taken the lead in the top of the 7th.
Cervelli tripled in the 8th to tack on another run, Joba struck out the side in the 8th and Mo got the save to notch a needed Yankee victory. They send Pettitte to the hill tomorrow to face the reborn Francisco Liriano at 1 PM.
Grade breakdown for 5/14 game against Twins:
Starting Pitcher (Burnett): B
Offense: A
Bullpen: A- (Marte continues to implode in key spots--in his defense, he was facing the M&M boys)
Weather forecast for tomorrow's game at 1:05 pm: Partly sunny and breezy. Temperature in the low 70s.
Weather Section
Nice storms in the area today with some places in Central and Southern NJ receiving severe weather. First real sultry day of May with temperatures reaching into the 80s and high dew points. Expect a much nicer day tomorrow with breezy conditions and partly sunny skies. Temperatures will be seasonable, in the 70s. The next chance of rain will be on Monday night and Tuesday.
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