Zack Greinke came into tonight's game against New York with his highest ERA against any team...and it only got worse. Lasting just two innings, Greinke gave up 7 runs, culminated by a three run shot by Swisher. Milwaukee continued to have their road issues this season, falling 11-2 to a New York team who out played them in every aspect of the game. Freddie Garcia pitched well once again and for once was the beneficiary of significant run support.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Next Up: Brewers to Bronx
The Milwaukee Brewers will take on the Yanks in a three game series starting on Tuesday with two games at 7:05 and a Thursday matinee at 1:05. Milwaukee leads the NL Central by three games with a 44-35 record (.557) and have won their last 3 games. However, they have fared much better at home (29-11) than on the road (15-24). Zack Grienke, Shaun Marcum, and Randy Wolf will start for the Brewers and the Yanks have yet to set their starting rotation due to the off day tomorrow.
The weather looks great for Wednesday and Thursday but thunderstorms may dampen the game on Tuesday.
The weather looks great for Wednesday and Thursday but thunderstorms may dampen the game on Tuesday.
Yankees Win Another Interleague Series
It was a weekend of celebration in the Bronx as players and managers of years past returned to the Stadium with the annual Old Timers Day. Bernie Williams, Tino Martinez, and Daryl Strawberry had RBIs in the yearly contest and Gene Monahan (long time Yanks trainer) was honored due to his retirement this year. The current team of Yankees made the weekend memorable as well taking 2 of 3 from the Rockies, making them 4-0 in interleague series this season.
Despite losing the game on Friday night 4-2, New York rebounded with 8 runs and 15 hits on Saturday and 6 runs on Sunday. A well rounded offensive attack was key to both wins over the weekend as Brett Gardner and Nick Swisher continued their recent hot-hitting. Gardner also contributed 2 stolen bases and a perfect bunt single.
vs. Rockies (Friday, June 24th; Jimenez vs. Burnett) Rockies Win 4-2
Offense: C+ A bland offensive night who couldn't get anything after the first three innings. New York wasted a key opportunity in the first inning when Cano hit a rocket to second which was caught and A-Rod was caught meandering too far off second base, allowing the double play. Jimenez buckled down as the game progressed, lasting 7 innings and striking out 7.
Starting Pitching: C+ 6.1 innings pitched by Burnett giving up 4 runs. He was wild with 5 walks but did strike out 5 as well. Burnett struggled with his command all night and if the Yanks had won, it wouldn't have looked as poor.
Bullpen: A The bullpen continues to be a strength for New York. Ayala and Logan each pitched an inning and a third, allowing no runs.
vs. Rockies (Saturday, June 25th; Cook vs. Sabathia) Yankees Win 8-3
Offense: A Posada was 3-4 with an RBI and Gardner had a perfect bunt single to lead off the game. The offensive attack continued throughout the game with Teixiera capping it off with a 2 run HR in the 8th.
Starting Pitching: A 8 IP, 7 hits, 1 ER and 9 Ks from CC who turned in another fantastic outing and was the first pitcher to 10 wins this season.
Bullpen: D+ Buddy Carlyle allowed 2 runs the 9th.
vs. Rockies (Sunday, June 26th; Nicasio vs. Nova) Yankees Win 6-4
Offense: A- Despite a perfect game through 4 innings, Nicasio couldn't hold the lead, giving up back to back runs to Swisher and Posada in the 5th. The offense continued to press on in the later innings with Teixiera capping it off again with a solo home run in the 8th.
Starting Pitching: B- Nova was beat three times on solo home runs but pitched well otherwise.
Bullpen: A+ Once again, the bullpen was phenomenal.
Despite losing the game on Friday night 4-2, New York rebounded with 8 runs and 15 hits on Saturday and 6 runs on Sunday. A well rounded offensive attack was key to both wins over the weekend as Brett Gardner and Nick Swisher continued their recent hot-hitting. Gardner also contributed 2 stolen bases and a perfect bunt single.
vs. Rockies (Friday, June 24th; Jimenez vs. Burnett) Rockies Win 4-2
Offense: C+ A bland offensive night who couldn't get anything after the first three innings. New York wasted a key opportunity in the first inning when Cano hit a rocket to second which was caught and A-Rod was caught meandering too far off second base, allowing the double play. Jimenez buckled down as the game progressed, lasting 7 innings and striking out 7.
Starting Pitching: C+ 6.1 innings pitched by Burnett giving up 4 runs. He was wild with 5 walks but did strike out 5 as well. Burnett struggled with his command all night and if the Yanks had won, it wouldn't have looked as poor.
Bullpen: A The bullpen continues to be a strength for New York. Ayala and Logan each pitched an inning and a third, allowing no runs.
vs. Rockies (Saturday, June 25th; Cook vs. Sabathia) Yankees Win 8-3
Offense: A Posada was 3-4 with an RBI and Gardner had a perfect bunt single to lead off the game. The offensive attack continued throughout the game with Teixiera capping it off with a 2 run HR in the 8th.
Starting Pitching: A 8 IP, 7 hits, 1 ER and 9 Ks from CC who turned in another fantastic outing and was the first pitcher to 10 wins this season.
Bullpen: D+ Buddy Carlyle allowed 2 runs the 9th.
vs. Rockies (Sunday, June 26th; Nicasio vs. Nova) Yankees Win 6-4
Offense: A- Despite a perfect game through 4 innings, Nicasio couldn't hold the lead, giving up back to back runs to Swisher and Posada in the 5th. The offense continued to press on in the later innings with Teixiera capping it off again with a solo home run in the 8th.
Starting Pitching: B- Nova was beat three times on solo home runs but pitched well otherwise.
Bullpen: A+ Once again, the bullpen was phenomenal.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Next Up: Colorado Visits the Bronx
The Colorado Rockies (37-37) will visit the Bronx for a three game series starting tomorrow at 7pm. The Rockies sit 3.5 games back in the "not-so-anemic-as-usual" NL West. New York will send Burnett, Sabathia, and Nova to the mound.
Rain is in the forecast for Friday night's game and a delay or rainout is possible. Despite the fan appeal of interleague play, poor weather throws a monkey-wrench in the plans since the teams will never see each other again in 2011 (except maybe for the World Series). Therefore, doubleheaders, like the Yanks experienced on Wednesday are common. Should tomorrow night's game against Colorado get rained out, the two teams would need to play a double header on Saturday or Sunday to make it up, or face trying to find a mutual time to make up the game at a later date. The good news is that Saturday and Sunday's weather looks fantastic!
Rain is in the forecast for Friday night's game and a delay or rainout is possible. Despite the fan appeal of interleague play, poor weather throws a monkey-wrench in the plans since the teams will never see each other again in 2011 (except maybe for the World Series). Therefore, doubleheaders, like the Yanks experienced on Wednesday are common. Should tomorrow night's game against Colorado get rained out, the two teams would need to play a double header on Saturday or Sunday to make it up, or face trying to find a mutual time to make up the game at a later date. The good news is that Saturday and Sunday's weather looks fantastic!
New York Continues Winning Ways in Interleague
The Yankees took two of three from the Reds early this week in Cincinnati due to stellar pitching performances in the first two games of the series from Nova and Garcia. The offense was persistent throughout the three games but struggled against Cueto in the third (game 2 of the doubleheader). The threat of rain washed out the second game of the series although no precipitation fell during game time leading to conspiracy theories that Johnny Cueto's tight neck had swayed the Reds into calling the game. Instead, a twin-bill was played on Wednesday.
@ Reds (Monday, June 20th; Nova vs. Wood) Yankees Win 5-3
Offense: A- New York doesn't receive an A due to the lack of production in the middle innings. 4 runs in the 1st and 1 in the 8th totaled the Yanks run scoring, going 3-6 w/RISP. They combined to have 9 hits but only 2 walks. Andruw Jones and Robbie Cano grounded into double plays.
Starting Pitching: A Nova was brilliant. His best start of the season, allowing 1 run over 8 innings on just 4 hits and no walks while striking out 7 on 105 pitches.
Bullpen: C Mariano Rivera had to clean up Ayala's and Logan's mess despite a 4 run lead heading into the 9th. Rivera ended up with the save, his 18th.
@ Reds (Wednesday, June 22nd; Garcia vs. Leake) Yankees Win 4-2
Offense: B+ There were not fireworks throughout the game but 4 runs on 6 hits did the trick. Posada had the winning hit, a two-run HR in the top of the 6th to give the Yanks a 4-2 lead immediately after the Reds had tied the game in the bottom of the 5th. Cano had a two-out RBI in the 3rd.
Starting Pitching: A Garcia threw 7 quality inning allowing 2 runs but none earned (giving him an A instead of an A-). Ramiro Pena's inexperience allowed 2 runs to score in the 5th.
Bullpen: A+ Another great outing with Robertson and Rivera combining for two innings of one hit baseball.
@ Reds (Wednesday, June 22nd; Gordon vs. Cueto) Reds Win 10-2
Offense: C 4 hits and 4 walks led to 2 runs off of Johnny Cueto who continued his dominant season. The Yanks left 7 men on base and went 0-9 w/RISP.
Starting Pitching: C Gordon struggled through 5 innings, allowing 5 hits and 4 runs. 3 home runs didn't help matters.
Bullpen: D+ Noesi had his first poor outing of the season. 6 runs allowed over 1.2 innings on 8 hits ballooned his ERA to 4.12! It will be interesting to see how he responds in his next outing.
@ Reds (Monday, June 20th; Nova vs. Wood) Yankees Win 5-3
Offense: A- New York doesn't receive an A due to the lack of production in the middle innings. 4 runs in the 1st and 1 in the 8th totaled the Yanks run scoring, going 3-6 w/RISP. They combined to have 9 hits but only 2 walks. Andruw Jones and Robbie Cano grounded into double plays.
Starting Pitching: A Nova was brilliant. His best start of the season, allowing 1 run over 8 innings on just 4 hits and no walks while striking out 7 on 105 pitches.
Bullpen: C Mariano Rivera had to clean up Ayala's and Logan's mess despite a 4 run lead heading into the 9th. Rivera ended up with the save, his 18th.
@ Reds (Wednesday, June 22nd; Garcia vs. Leake) Yankees Win 4-2
Offense: B+ There were not fireworks throughout the game but 4 runs on 6 hits did the trick. Posada had the winning hit, a two-run HR in the top of the 6th to give the Yanks a 4-2 lead immediately after the Reds had tied the game in the bottom of the 5th. Cano had a two-out RBI in the 3rd.
Starting Pitching: A Garcia threw 7 quality inning allowing 2 runs but none earned (giving him an A instead of an A-). Ramiro Pena's inexperience allowed 2 runs to score in the 5th.
Bullpen: A+ Another great outing with Robertson and Rivera combining for two innings of one hit baseball.
@ Reds (Wednesday, June 22nd; Gordon vs. Cueto) Reds Win 10-2
Offense: C 4 hits and 4 walks led to 2 runs off of Johnny Cueto who continued his dominant season. The Yanks left 7 men on base and went 0-9 w/RISP.
Starting Pitching: C Gordon struggled through 5 innings, allowing 5 hits and 4 runs. 3 home runs didn't help matters.
Bullpen: D+ Noesi had his first poor outing of the season. 6 runs allowed over 1.2 innings on 8 hits ballooned his ERA to 4.12! It will be interesting to see how he responds in his next outing.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Yanks Take 2 of 3 at Wrigley
Despite a lethargic start on Friday afternoon, New York gained momentum and showed plenty of offensive firepower by the time the 3 game set with Chicago ended on Sunday night. The Yankees continue to keep pace with Boston who has a 1.5 game lead in the AL East. Let's break down the three games against the Cubs.
@ Cubs (Friday, June 17th; Garcia vs. Davis) Cubs Win 3-1
Offense: D+ It was an evening to forget for the offense who struggled mightily to get anything going against the usually pedestrian Doug Davis. Scoring 1 run on 5 hits while going 1-6 w/RISP, New York once again failed to give Garcia any run support whose record is 5-6 despite a 3.63 ERA.
Starting Pitching: B+ It started out rough for Garcia but he turned it around in the 4th inning and lasted through 7. Too bad the offense couldn't score a few runs.
Bullpen: A+ Only a 1 inning sample size but Ayala once again did an impressive job, striking out one.
@ Cubs (Saturday, June 18th; Burnett vs. Dempster) Yankees Win 4-3
Offense: B Despite 10 walks and 11 hits, the Yankees could only muster 4 runs. Going 4-13 w/RISP was decent but they should have scored more than just 4 runs. The insurance run in the 9th proved key.
Starting Pitching: B Burnett only gave the Yanks 5.2 innings due to a high pitch count induced from 8 strikeouts and 3 walks but he kept the team in the game as he has in almost all of his starts this year, only allowing 2 runs.
Bullpen: A Despite the solo home run by Reed Johnson off of Rivera in the 9th, the bullpen was perfect. Wade, Noesi, and Robertson did a fine job.
@ Cubs (Sunday, June 19th; Sabathia vs. Wells) Yankees Win 10-4
Offense: A+ 6-12 w/RISP, amassing 13 hits and 10 runs. It took until the 8th and 9th inning for the Yankees to come a live but they did a great job erasing a 4-1 deficit and winning decisively.
Starting Pitching: B CC had a mediocre outing but gave New York length, lasting 7 innings on only 89 pitches (he had thrown over 100 in 22 consecutive starts).
Bullpen: A No earned runs allowed and Robertson pitched well in the 8th despite allowing 2 walks. Marquez allowed 2 hits in the 9th but the game was well out of reach at that point.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Yanks Offense Comes Alive in Sweep of Rangers
vs. Rangers (Wednesday, June 15th; Holland vs. Nova) Yankees Win 12-4
Offense: For the second consecutive night, the New York offense exploded for 12 runs. Tonight's barrage leaned more on the home run than Tuesday night with 5 long balls including 2 by Teixiera from opposite sides of the plate. Nunez and Pena also contributed home runs--on the same night, yes it can happen.
Starting Pitching: B- Nova bent but never broke, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits in 5.2 innings. Despite Nova's success this season, he has failed to consistently deliver strong outings.
Bullpen: A Another strong performance from the completely rebuilt bullpen. Ayala, Wade, and Marquez all contributed strong innings to shut down the Rangers who have struggled to score runs in this series. All three pitchers were virtually unknown at the beginning of the year but may be key to a post season run due to the heavily injured bullpen.
vs. Rangers (Thursday, June 16th; Wilson vs. Gordon) Yankees Win 3-2
Offense: B- After consistent offense in the past few games, New York struggled with men in scoring position (2-11) and squandered an opportunity to win the game in the 9th with the bases loaded and one out. In the end though, Gardner came through with the game winning single, scoring Granderson in the 12th. 3 double plays didn't help.
Starting Pitching: B He didn't overpower anyone but Brian Gordon did a nice job in his first ever big league start. He lasted 5.2 innings and only allowed 2 runs but did walk 3 despite great control at AAA.
Bullpen: A+ Allowing 2 hits and 1 walk over 5.2 innings, the bullpen did a masterful job.
Offense: For the second consecutive night, the New York offense exploded for 12 runs. Tonight's barrage leaned more on the home run than Tuesday night with 5 long balls including 2 by Teixiera from opposite sides of the plate. Nunez and Pena also contributed home runs--on the same night, yes it can happen.
Starting Pitching: B- Nova bent but never broke, allowing 4 runs on 7 hits in 5.2 innings. Despite Nova's success this season, he has failed to consistently deliver strong outings.
Bullpen: A Another strong performance from the completely rebuilt bullpen. Ayala, Wade, and Marquez all contributed strong innings to shut down the Rangers who have struggled to score runs in this series. All three pitchers were virtually unknown at the beginning of the year but may be key to a post season run due to the heavily injured bullpen.
vs. Rangers (Thursday, June 16th; Wilson vs. Gordon) Yankees Win 3-2
Offense: B- After consistent offense in the past few games, New York struggled with men in scoring position (2-11) and squandered an opportunity to win the game in the 9th with the bases loaded and one out. In the end though, Gardner came through with the game winning single, scoring Granderson in the 12th. 3 double plays didn't help.
Starting Pitching: B He didn't overpower anyone but Brian Gordon did a nice job in his first ever big league start. He lasted 5.2 innings and only allowed 2 runs but did walk 3 despite great control at AAA.
Bullpen: A+ Allowing 2 hits and 1 walk over 5.2 innings, the bullpen did a masterful job.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
A Week's Worth of Grades
Since last Thursday, I have come to the conclusion that it rains when I attend Yankees games. After not suffering a rain delay in at least several weeks, I journeyed to the Bronx on Thursday for the Boston series finale and endured a 3.5 hr rain delay. I ventured back to the city on Saturday only to have it drizzle through the entire game with a temperature of 65 degrees. Last night, hoping the third time would be the charm, went to see the Yanks play the Rangers and again sat through a 41 minute delay. Fortunately, the outcome of both yesterday's and Saturday's games were in favor of the Yankees but apparently the "weather gods" have it out for me.
The last week of baseball can be summarized by stating that if the Yankees never played the Red Sox again this season, they would almost assuredly win the division. Boston continues to hold New York in check at Yankee Stadium, having taking the first 6 games there this season. Fortunately for Yankees fans, one series does not a season make and the team fared much better against the Indians over the weekend and last night against Texas. On to the grades...
vs. Red Sox (Wednesday, June 8th; Wakefield vs. Burnett) Red Sox Win 11-6
Offense: B+ 6 runs on 9 hits will win you most games.
Starting Pitching: Burnett's struggles against the Red Sox continued as he allowed 8 runs over 5.2 innings and walked 4. He couldn't control his curveball so the hitters would just sit on his fastball.
Bullpen: C Boone Logan pitched well but Pendleton shut the door on the Yanks, allowing 3 runs late in the game.
vs. Red Sox (Thursday, June 9th; Beckett vs. Sabathia) Red Sox Win 8-3
Offense: C Despite a 2 run HR by Granderson off Beckett in the first inning, the Yanks couldn't hold the momentum and failed to score again until the 9th inning. By that point it was too late.
Starting Pitching: C Sabathia cruised through 6 innings but the wheels fell off in the 7th. He ended up allowing 6 runs on 8 hits.
Bullpen: D Robertson couldn't control the damage in the 7th and Marquez allowed another run in the 9th.
vs. Indians (Friday, June 10th; Carmona vs. Nova) Yankees Win 11-7
Offense: A+ The Yanks rebounded nicely from their embarrassing series against Boston with 11 runs on 15 hits. Every starter but Swisher had a hit and Teixiera contributed 3 RBIs. New York stole 5 bases. Posada and Gardner continue their hot hitting.
Starting Pitching: A Nova allowed 2 runs on 4 hits over 7 while striking out 6 but did walk 3. The youngster continues to impress and has grown significantly throughout the season.
Bullpen: C- It wasn't a pretty last 2 innings as the Sanit got into trouble and Pendleton couldn't get out of it, allowing 4 runs to score. What started as a sure victory turned into a 9th inning where Mariano Rivera had to be called in to make sure the game didn't get out of hand. Simply unacceptable.
vs. Indians (Saturday, June 11th; Talbot vs. Colon) Yankees Win 4-0
Offense: B The offense wasn't potent all day but 3 solo home runs did the job.
Starting Pitching: A Bartolo Colon seems to have found the Fountain of Youth despite injuring his hamstring in the 7th inning. He pitched fantastically again allowing just 2 hits in 6.2 innings.
Bullpen: A Dave Robertson sure made it interesting and increased my blood pressure as I watched the game in weather that was more reminiscent of a New York Giants football game but he and Boone Logan closed out Colon's strong outing.
vs. Indians (Sunday, June 12th; Tomlin vs. Garcia) Yankees Win 9-1
Offense: A+ Another stellar afternoon by the offense who managed 18 hits and 9 runs while going 7-15 w/RISP. Granderson continued his torrid season going 4-4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI.
Starting Pitching: A Garcia did a great job recovering from his poor showing against Boston, tossing 6.2 innings and yielding only 1 run while striking out 6.
Bullpen: A Ayala allowed a hit in the 8th and Whelan allowed a walk in the 9th.
vs. Indians (Monday, June 13th; Carrasco vs. Burnett) Indians Win 1-0
Offense: D+ Despite plentiful scoring opportunities in the first 3 innings, New York couldn't push a runner across the plate and Carrasco regained his control and cruised in the latter innings. The Yanks went 0-7 w/RISP and did not have a hit after the 6th.
Starting Pitching: A Burnett deserved a better fate. He pitched brilliantly over 7.2 innings, his only mistake being a triple to lead off the 4th. Walking only one, while striking out 8 and allowing only 5 hits was a great way to rebound from the awful start vs. Boston---it's just too bad the offense couldn't support Burnett's sensational start.
Bullpen: A+ Only a 1.1 inning sample size but Robertson continued his dominant season.
vs. Rangers (Tuesday, June 14th; Ogando vs. Sabathia) Yankees Win 12-4
Offense: A+ No complaints here. Scored six runs in the second inning all without the home run and tacked on later with the long ball. Knocked out the usually dominant Ogando after just 1.2 innings. A strong performance. Nunez provided key hit in the 2nd in Jeter's absence.
Starting Pitching: A- CC started strong but ended up giving up 4 runs. Dominated the strike zone all night, walking none.
Bullpen: A Ayala pitched a perfect 8th and continues to be a consistent arm out of the pen. Lance Pendleton struggled with his control and walked 2 in the 9th but did not allow a hit or run.
The last week of baseball can be summarized by stating that if the Yankees never played the Red Sox again this season, they would almost assuredly win the division. Boston continues to hold New York in check at Yankee Stadium, having taking the first 6 games there this season. Fortunately for Yankees fans, one series does not a season make and the team fared much better against the Indians over the weekend and last night against Texas. On to the grades...
vs. Red Sox (Wednesday, June 8th; Wakefield vs. Burnett) Red Sox Win 11-6
Offense: B+ 6 runs on 9 hits will win you most games.
Starting Pitching: Burnett's struggles against the Red Sox continued as he allowed 8 runs over 5.2 innings and walked 4. He couldn't control his curveball so the hitters would just sit on his fastball.
Bullpen: C Boone Logan pitched well but Pendleton shut the door on the Yanks, allowing 3 runs late in the game.
vs. Red Sox (Thursday, June 9th; Beckett vs. Sabathia) Red Sox Win 8-3
Offense: C Despite a 2 run HR by Granderson off Beckett in the first inning, the Yanks couldn't hold the momentum and failed to score again until the 9th inning. By that point it was too late.
Starting Pitching: C Sabathia cruised through 6 innings but the wheels fell off in the 7th. He ended up allowing 6 runs on 8 hits.
Bullpen: D Robertson couldn't control the damage in the 7th and Marquez allowed another run in the 9th.
vs. Indians (Friday, June 10th; Carmona vs. Nova) Yankees Win 11-7
Offense: A+ The Yanks rebounded nicely from their embarrassing series against Boston with 11 runs on 15 hits. Every starter but Swisher had a hit and Teixiera contributed 3 RBIs. New York stole 5 bases. Posada and Gardner continue their hot hitting.
Starting Pitching: A Nova allowed 2 runs on 4 hits over 7 while striking out 6 but did walk 3. The youngster continues to impress and has grown significantly throughout the season.
Bullpen: C- It wasn't a pretty last 2 innings as the Sanit got into trouble and Pendleton couldn't get out of it, allowing 4 runs to score. What started as a sure victory turned into a 9th inning where Mariano Rivera had to be called in to make sure the game didn't get out of hand. Simply unacceptable.
vs. Indians (Saturday, June 11th; Talbot vs. Colon) Yankees Win 4-0
Offense: B The offense wasn't potent all day but 3 solo home runs did the job.
Starting Pitching: A Bartolo Colon seems to have found the Fountain of Youth despite injuring his hamstring in the 7th inning. He pitched fantastically again allowing just 2 hits in 6.2 innings.
Bullpen: A Dave Robertson sure made it interesting and increased my blood pressure as I watched the game in weather that was more reminiscent of a New York Giants football game but he and Boone Logan closed out Colon's strong outing.
vs. Indians (Sunday, June 12th; Tomlin vs. Garcia) Yankees Win 9-1
Offense: A+ Another stellar afternoon by the offense who managed 18 hits and 9 runs while going 7-15 w/RISP. Granderson continued his torrid season going 4-4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI.
Starting Pitching: A Garcia did a great job recovering from his poor showing against Boston, tossing 6.2 innings and yielding only 1 run while striking out 6.
Bullpen: A Ayala allowed a hit in the 8th and Whelan allowed a walk in the 9th.
vs. Indians (Monday, June 13th; Carrasco vs. Burnett) Indians Win 1-0
Offense: D+ Despite plentiful scoring opportunities in the first 3 innings, New York couldn't push a runner across the plate and Carrasco regained his control and cruised in the latter innings. The Yanks went 0-7 w/RISP and did not have a hit after the 6th.
Starting Pitching: A Burnett deserved a better fate. He pitched brilliantly over 7.2 innings, his only mistake being a triple to lead off the 4th. Walking only one, while striking out 8 and allowing only 5 hits was a great way to rebound from the awful start vs. Boston---it's just too bad the offense couldn't support Burnett's sensational start.
Bullpen: A+ Only a 1.1 inning sample size but Robertson continued his dominant season.
vs. Rangers (Tuesday, June 14th; Ogando vs. Sabathia) Yankees Win 12-4
Offense: A+ No complaints here. Scored six runs in the second inning all without the home run and tacked on later with the long ball. Knocked out the usually dominant Ogando after just 1.2 innings. A strong performance. Nunez provided key hit in the 2nd in Jeter's absence.
Starting Pitching: A- CC started strong but ended up giving up 4 runs. Dominated the strike zone all night, walking none.
Bullpen: A Ayala pitched a perfect 8th and continues to be a consistent arm out of the pen. Lance Pendleton struggled with his control and walked 2 in the 9th but did not allow a hit or run.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Sox Sweep Yanks; Full Update Coming Soon
Awful series against the Red Sox in which the Yankees were 100% outplayed. After being embarrassed at home in the first two games of the series, the Yanks got off to the right start on Thursday night with a Granderson HR and a dominant first few inning from CC. It all went down hill from there and Boston completed the sweep, winning 8-3.
I will have a full update with grades of all the games from this week later tomorrow night or Sunday as well as some discussion about the numerous Yankees being hit by a pitch in the past week.
I will have a full update with grades of all the games from this week later tomorrow night or Sunday as well as some discussion about the numerous Yankees being hit by a pitch in the past week.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Swisher and Posada's Contributions Not Enough to Overcome Garcia's Abysmal Outing
Commentary:
It's All About the Money (Yankees blog) has a great article on why Freddy Garcia's performance last night should not have been unexpected. Read it here.
Speaking of Garcia, it couldn't have been much worse for the veteran righty last night. He managed a meager 1.2 innings, gave up 4 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks. That's 7 base runners in 1.2 innings...a WHIP of 4.19! As the always informative Susan Waldman mentioned at least 3 times within 2 innings last night: Garcia just can't get by unless he's on. No kidding Susan...I'm so glad I learn so much from listening to your "color commentary" on the radio. On-air personality rantings aside, Freddy Garcia does not have the velocity to make location mistakes and a veteran team like the Red Sox will not swing at pitches outside the zone.
Not all aspects of last nights game were negative however. The bullpen performed very well including a 7 inning, 2 run outing by Hector Noesi who continues to shine despite limited use. Luis Ayala continued his consistent season with 1.1 innings of scoreless baseball. On the offensive side, embattled Jorge Posada (0-27 batting right handed this year) decides to break that streak by going 2-2 off of arguably the best lefty in the game, Jon Lester. All of this coming after Mark Teixiera had to leave in the first inning after being plunked on the left knee by a Lester cutter. Maybe Posada does indeed play better when he is playing the field as opposed to DH. Nick Swisher had a productive night going 2-4 with a 2-run, 2-out double in the 5th which cut the Boston lead to 3. That was it for the offense until the 9th when New York brought the tying run to the plate after Posada had an RBI single. A-Rod struck out to end the game with Posada on first.
Grades:
Offense: C Wasted several opportunities, especially in the middle innings when they continuously stranded the lead off runner at first.
Starting Pitching: F You can't do much worse....
Bullpen: A Bright spot for the night.
Grades from Angels Game (Sunday June 5)
Offense: B
Starting Pitching: B- Colon struggled but kept his team in the game.
Bullpen: A 4 hits and a walk over 3.2 innings.
It's All About the Money (Yankees blog) has a great article on why Freddy Garcia's performance last night should not have been unexpected. Read it here.
Speaking of Garcia, it couldn't have been much worse for the veteran righty last night. He managed a meager 1.2 innings, gave up 4 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks. That's 7 base runners in 1.2 innings...a WHIP of 4.19! As the always informative Susan Waldman mentioned at least 3 times within 2 innings last night: Garcia just can't get by unless he's on. No kidding Susan...I'm so glad I learn so much from listening to your "color commentary" on the radio. On-air personality rantings aside, Freddy Garcia does not have the velocity to make location mistakes and a veteran team like the Red Sox will not swing at pitches outside the zone.
Not all aspects of last nights game were negative however. The bullpen performed very well including a 7 inning, 2 run outing by Hector Noesi who continues to shine despite limited use. Luis Ayala continued his consistent season with 1.1 innings of scoreless baseball. On the offensive side, embattled Jorge Posada (0-27 batting right handed this year) decides to break that streak by going 2-2 off of arguably the best lefty in the game, Jon Lester. All of this coming after Mark Teixiera had to leave in the first inning after being plunked on the left knee by a Lester cutter. Maybe Posada does indeed play better when he is playing the field as opposed to DH. Nick Swisher had a productive night going 2-4 with a 2-run, 2-out double in the 5th which cut the Boston lead to 3. That was it for the offense until the 9th when New York brought the tying run to the plate after Posada had an RBI single. A-Rod struck out to end the game with Posada on first.
Grades:
Offense: C Wasted several opportunities, especially in the middle innings when they continuously stranded the lead off runner at first.
Starting Pitching: F You can't do much worse....
Bullpen: A Bright spot for the night.
Grades from Angels Game (Sunday June 5)
Offense: B
Starting Pitching: B- Colon struggled but kept his team in the game.
Bullpen: A 4 hits and a walk over 3.2 innings.
Noesi Effective but Garcia's Poor Outing Dooms Yanks
Despite a stellar 7.1innings by the bullpen, New York fell to Boston 6-4 due to Freddie Garcia's terrible start. I'll have a full update tomorrow but I Just wanted to point out two positives from tonight's game. The first being Noesi's great 7 innings, giving up just the two run HR to Ortiz. The second good thing was Posed going 3-3 with a walk and 2 of those hits coming right handed.
Burnett opposes Wakefield tomorrow. Teixiera is day to day after being HBP.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Can Colon Continue Comeback?
Batolo Colon takes the mound in just a few minutes and will look to back-up his complete game shut out against the Athletics. It's been a remarkable season for Colon who is 3-3 with a 3.26 ERA. The former Angel will face off against Joel Pineiro who has pitched well this season (2-2; 3.52 ERA). He is vying for his 100th career win.
Weather looks great again with a current temperature of 73 degrees and sunny.
The Yanks are off tomorrow as they head back home to play the Red Sox at the Stadium on Tuesday at 7pm. I'll be attending two games next week (Thursday against the Sox and Saturday against the Indians) so I will be able to give a first hand account of the games.
Enjoy the end of the weekend!
Weather looks great again with a current temperature of 73 degrees and sunny.
The Yanks are off tomorrow as they head back home to play the Red Sox at the Stadium on Tuesday at 7pm. I'll be attending two games next week (Thursday against the Sox and Saturday against the Indians) so I will be able to give a first hand account of the games.
Enjoy the end of the weekend!
Sabathia Dominant Again; Home Runs Propel Yanks to Victory
Commentary:
The headline story of the season was prevalent again on Saturday night as the Yankees scored all 3 of their runs with the benefit of the long ball. Despite 5 other hits, New York failed to put together a consistent offensive attack against an oft-falling behind, but sneaky Ervin Santana. Despite being in favorable counts most of the night, New York hitters couldn't capitalize on opportunities including a Derek Jeter double play in the 5th following a Posada walk and Gardner single. Luckily, Cano and A-Rod decided to bail the Yanks out with a solo home run and 2-run shot, respectively. Rodriguez's blast came in the 6th with Granderson on first via a walk which broke a 1-1 tie. The team finished 0-5 w/RISP.
The Angels had less success a dominant CC Sabathia who picked up his 4th consecutive win despite giving up 8 hits and only striking out 3. Sabathia continues to dominant by changing speeds and locating his changeup. The only blemish on his line was in the 9th when Sabathia allowed back to back singles, scoring Peter Bourjos from second. Mariano Rivera was called on to get the final out and induced a game ending pop up by Erick Aybar on one pitch.
Grades:
Offense: B-
Starting Pitching: A Only 1 earned run for CC over 8.2 innings. Another great start.
Bullpen: NA I can't justify a giving a grade for one pitch--even though it was thrown by Mo.
The headline story of the season was prevalent again on Saturday night as the Yankees scored all 3 of their runs with the benefit of the long ball. Despite 5 other hits, New York failed to put together a consistent offensive attack against an oft-falling behind, but sneaky Ervin Santana. Despite being in favorable counts most of the night, New York hitters couldn't capitalize on opportunities including a Derek Jeter double play in the 5th following a Posada walk and Gardner single. Luckily, Cano and A-Rod decided to bail the Yanks out with a solo home run and 2-run shot, respectively. Rodriguez's blast came in the 6th with Granderson on first via a walk which broke a 1-1 tie. The team finished 0-5 w/RISP.
The Angels had less success a dominant CC Sabathia who picked up his 4th consecutive win despite giving up 8 hits and only striking out 3. Sabathia continues to dominant by changing speeds and locating his changeup. The only blemish on his line was in the 9th when Sabathia allowed back to back singles, scoring Peter Bourjos from second. Mariano Rivera was called on to get the final out and induced a game ending pop up by Erick Aybar on one pitch.
Grades:
Offense: B-
Starting Pitching: A Only 1 earned run for CC over 8.2 innings. Another great start.
Bullpen: NA I can't justify a giving a grade for one pitch--even though it was thrown by Mo.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Another Great Night for Baseball
According to the Bigelow Tea sponsored weather on YES, the game time temp was 66 degrees and partly cloudy, just one degree warmer than forecast.
A quick first inning with one base runner for each team. Can CC continue his hot streak?
Next Up: Sabathia vs. Santana (not Johan)
CC Sabathia will take the hill tonight at 9:05 eastern time searching for his 4 consecutive win (he has a 1.80ERA over the last 3 games). Ervin Santana will oppose the big left hander who is 3-4 with a 3.43 ERA.
Weather:
Expect increasing clouds throughout the game with a temperature of 65 at first pitch. Luckily, the heavy rain affecting the San Francisco area (which broke its record June 4 rainfall today). Although rain fall amounts have been less than 1.00" (which is nothing extraordinary), San Francisco does not experience much rain during the summer. The winter is the wet season for the central and northern California coast.
Weather:
Expect increasing clouds throughout the game with a temperature of 65 at first pitch. Luckily, the heavy rain affecting the San Francisco area (which broke its record June 4 rainfall today). Although rain fall amounts have been less than 1.00" (which is nothing extraordinary), San Francisco does not experience much rain during the summer. The winter is the wet season for the central and northern California coast.
Patient Approaches Vanishes in Late Innings of Yanks Loss
Commentary:
A game that began with a 15 pitch at-bat to Derek Jeter, ended with a 3-2 Yankees loss due to some bad luck and lack of offensive patience after the 5th inning. Jared Weaver had thrown 60+ pitches through 3 innings and had been staked to a 1 run lead due to Ivan Nova's wildness and timely hitting by the Angels in the bottom of the first. The Yankees scored an early run on an RBI single by Martin who knocked in A-Rod.
As the game progressed, the New York offense struggled but was able to score in the 4th on a ground rule double by Posada who desperately needed to show some type of offensive life. The bad luck of a ground rule double prevented Swisher from scoring on the play which would have given the Yanks a 3-2 lead. Instead, Nova gave up the go ahead run in the bottom of the inning which would prove decisive in the 3-2 Los Angeles victory.
In the 6th inning, the Yankees had worked Weaver's pitch count to 100+ pitches. After a 4 pitch strike out of A-Rod to lead off the frame, Weaver got the next two batters (Cano and Martin) out with only 2 pitches. The 6 pitch inning allowed Weaver to stay in the game and continue to shut down the Yankees. When the game was over, New York had mustered just 3 hits and struck out 11 times although they were .333 (2-6) w/RISP.
On the bright side, Nova pitched better, and gutted his way into the seventh inning allowing 3 runs on 8 hits. Robertson and Ayala did a good job in the 7th and 8th although Logan was brought on at one point in the 8th and promptly allowed a hit. He continues to perform poorly.
Grades:
Offense: C- What began with a bit of production early, ended with a free-swinging and poor approach after the 5th inning.
Starting Pitching: B- Nova definitely allowed the Yanks a chance to win but giving up the go ahead run in the 4th after the Yanks had tied it in the top of the frame makes this score a B- rather than a B in addition to the 8 hits, 2 walks, and wild pitch.
Bullpen: A- Robertson and Ayala were solid as usual but Logan continues to be useless. Anyone remember Pedro Feliciano was supposed to be the lefty specialist?
Weather:
As I posted last night at game time, the temperature was 65 at first pitch with partly cloudy skies. I nailed the weather conditions but was 5 degrees too warm on the temperature.
Grade: B+
Friday, June 3, 2011
Game Time in LA
Derek Jeter is about to step into the batters box for the start of tonight game. Will great pitching win it for the Yanks tonight as Ivan Nova takes the hill?
Temp is 65 which is 5 degrees cooler than forecast. Partly cloudy skies the rest of the night with light wind.
Yankees May Review: The Grandyman Can
**This is the second installment of the Yankees monthly review. I'll summarize the previous month and give my grade averages for each category and starting pitcher for the month as well as the cumulative averages. Grades are numerically calculated using a GPA type system where an A is a 4.0, A- is a 3.67, B+ is a 3.33 and so on. The numbers are then averaged for each category.**
It's hard to believe that the baseball season is a third of the way done and if the current trends hold, it is going to be a wild last 4 months throughout the league, especially in the AL. The AL East is separated by 4 games while the AL West is even tighter with just 4 games separating Texas from Oakland. The only team seemingly out of the race is the Twins who have been abysmal (18-37). But onto the Yanks in May...
Record: 15-14 (May) 29-23 (Overall)
**All stats are through May**
Offensive Stats:
Batting Average: .253 (8th in AL) *Same avg as in April but dropped 2 spots*
Slugging Percentage: .445 (1st in AL) *Dropped from .475 at the end of April*
Home Runs: 83 (1st in AL) *Next closest team is the Rangers with 64...ridiculous amounts of longballs*
RBI: 275 (1st in AL)
Runs: 283 (1st in AL)
Hits: 463 (9th in AL) *Improved from 13th to 9th but still behind in this category*
My Grade Average: 2.79 (~B) in May; 2.91 (~B) Overall
Thoughts: Another decent month for the Yanks offense which finally showed they could score runs without the home run during the 2nd half of the month. New York still has issues with runners in scoring position which was highlighted during their 6 game losing streak during the middle of the month. The Bronx Bombers now lead the AL in the RBI and runs category which is an improvement from April. The slugging percentage continues to be fantastic but they still need to be able to produce runs and continuously score during the course of the game. The offense propelled by the red-hot Curtis Granderson who knocked 10 home runs and 26 RBIs during May. He is second in home runs across the majors with 17, trailing only Jose Bautista with 20.
Pitching Stats:
ERA: 3.52 (4th in AL) *Dropped 0.27 runs since April*
Hits Allowed: 461 (9th in AL)
Earned Runs Allowed: 193 (12th in AL)
Home Runs: 33 (11th in AL)
Walks: 178 (10th in AL)
Strikeouts: 381 (7th in AL)
My Starting Pitching Grade Average: 2.85 (~B) in May; 2.91 (~B) Overall
My Bullpen Grade Average: 3.45 (A) in May; 3.31 (~A-) Overall
Thoughts: It was another superb month for Yanks pitchers who continue to be some of the best in the game despite mediocre pre-season expectations. A few bullpen issues have been scattered about but in general every pitcher has been solid. Burnett has had a few hiccups but Colon has been brilliant lately. Nova is still learning but has been a valuable 5th starter.
The overall grade trend was down with the exception of the bullpen who had a nice solid May. The starting pitching was mediocre early in the month, especially during a 3 games series to the Red Sox but has had a resurgence of late. The offense still struggles to score without the home run but has become more well rounded although they struggled early in the month. Overall, the Yanks played better as the month moved along.
Pitcher Breakdown (total # of starts):
Sabathia ():
Burnett ():
Nova ():
Garcia ():
Colon ():
Weather Forecast Accuracy:
Due to my absence in timely updates during May, I issued only a handful of forecasts and therefore it is not a large enough sample size to discuss. Please see old posts for specific forecast verifications.
It's hard to believe that the baseball season is a third of the way done and if the current trends hold, it is going to be a wild last 4 months throughout the league, especially in the AL. The AL East is separated by 4 games while the AL West is even tighter with just 4 games separating Texas from Oakland. The only team seemingly out of the race is the Twins who have been abysmal (18-37). But onto the Yanks in May...
Record: 15-14 (May) 29-23 (Overall)
**All stats are through May**
Offensive Stats:
Batting Average: .253 (8th in AL) *Same avg as in April but dropped 2 spots*
Slugging Percentage: .445 (1st in AL) *Dropped from .475 at the end of April*
Home Runs: 83 (1st in AL) *Next closest team is the Rangers with 64...ridiculous amounts of longballs*
RBI: 275 (1st in AL)
Runs: 283 (1st in AL)
Hits: 463 (9th in AL) *Improved from 13th to 9th but still behind in this category*
My Grade Average: 2.79 (~B) in May; 2.91 (~B) Overall
Thoughts: Another decent month for the Yanks offense which finally showed they could score runs without the home run during the 2nd half of the month. New York still has issues with runners in scoring position which was highlighted during their 6 game losing streak during the middle of the month. The Bronx Bombers now lead the AL in the RBI and runs category which is an improvement from April. The slugging percentage continues to be fantastic but they still need to be able to produce runs and continuously score during the course of the game. The offense propelled by the red-hot Curtis Granderson who knocked 10 home runs and 26 RBIs during May. He is second in home runs across the majors with 17, trailing only Jose Bautista with 20.
Pitching Stats:
ERA: 3.52 (4th in AL) *Dropped 0.27 runs since April*
Hits Allowed: 461 (9th in AL)
Earned Runs Allowed: 193 (12th in AL)
Home Runs: 33 (11th in AL)
Walks: 178 (10th in AL)
Strikeouts: 381 (7th in AL)
My Starting Pitching Grade Average: 2.85 (~B) in May; 2.91 (~B) Overall
My Bullpen Grade Average: 3.45 (A) in May; 3.31 (~A-) Overall
Thoughts: It was another superb month for Yanks pitchers who continue to be some of the best in the game despite mediocre pre-season expectations. A few bullpen issues have been scattered about but in general every pitcher has been solid. Burnett has had a few hiccups but Colon has been brilliant lately. Nova is still learning but has been a valuable 5th starter.
The overall grade trend was down with the exception of the bullpen who had a nice solid May. The starting pitching was mediocre early in the month, especially during a 3 games series to the Red Sox but has had a resurgence of late. The offense still struggles to score without the home run but has become more well rounded although they struggled early in the month. Overall, the Yanks played better as the month moved along.
Pitcher Breakdown (total # of starts):
Sabathia ():
Burnett ():
Nova ():
Garcia ():
Colon ():
Weather Forecast Accuracy:
Due to my absence in timely updates during May, I issued only a handful of forecasts and therefore it is not a large enough sample size to discuss. Please see old posts for specific forecast verifications.
Beautiful Night for Baseball
Looking for a great night for baseball tomorrow in Anaheim, CA as the Yanks take on the Angels. Expect a temperature of 70 at game time with scattered clouds and light breeze.
Young right-hander Ivan Nova will take the hill for the Yanks while Jared Weaver starts for the Angles. After a red-hot April and early May, Weaver has tapered recently but still sports a sub-3 ERA and has a 6-4 record. Nova is looking to rebound from a shaky start in Seattle.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
More Frequent Posts?
Since i just purchased a smartphone, i can now update using the blogger app. Could mean more frequent updates! :)
May summary upcoming as well as tomorrow's forecast.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Swisher's Long Ball Helps Yanks Sweep Oakland
Commentary:
For the third straight game, the Yanks offense came out firing early with an RBI double by A-Rod in the first inning that plated Derek Jeter. The big blow came in the 4th inning when the embattled Nick Swisher hit a 3-run HR to left field. Swisher is now hitting .215 but at least he continues to produce from the right side of the plate. The rest of the game saw no New York scoring despite several opportunities in later innings. Going 2-9 w/RISP didn't help matters later in the game but New York scored enough runs to win the game and supported winning pitcher AJ Burnett.
Burnett tossed 7 strong innings, allowing 2 runs on only 3 hits, walked 3 and struck out 5. It didn't look good early for AJ who got 2 quick outs in the first before allowing a 2 run long ball to Willingham, giving up the 1-run lead A-Rod had staked him to in the top of the inning. Burnett settled down from there, and cruised through the later innings. Chamberlain pitched a scoreless 8th due in large part to a line drive double play following 2 hits. Mariano Rivera picked up a much needed road save, his first save since May 21st and 14th of the year.
Grades:
Offense: B
Starting Pitching: A-
Bullpen: A
Next Up:
The Yanks are off tomorrow in Anaheim and will play the Angels on Friday at 10:05pm. I'll have the weather forecast tomorrow as well as the Yankees May Summary.
Have a good night!
For the third straight game, the Yanks offense came out firing early with an RBI double by A-Rod in the first inning that plated Derek Jeter. The big blow came in the 4th inning when the embattled Nick Swisher hit a 3-run HR to left field. Swisher is now hitting .215 but at least he continues to produce from the right side of the plate. The rest of the game saw no New York scoring despite several opportunities in later innings. Going 2-9 w/RISP didn't help matters later in the game but New York scored enough runs to win the game and supported winning pitcher AJ Burnett.
Burnett tossed 7 strong innings, allowing 2 runs on only 3 hits, walked 3 and struck out 5. It didn't look good early for AJ who got 2 quick outs in the first before allowing a 2 run long ball to Willingham, giving up the 1-run lead A-Rod had staked him to in the top of the inning. Burnett settled down from there, and cruised through the later innings. Chamberlain pitched a scoreless 8th due in large part to a line drive double play following 2 hits. Mariano Rivera picked up a much needed road save, his first save since May 21st and 14th of the year.
Grades:
Offense: B
Starting Pitching: A-
Bullpen: A
Next Up:
The Yanks are off tomorrow in Anaheim and will play the Angels on Friday at 10:05pm. I'll have the weather forecast tomorrow as well as the Yankees May Summary.
Have a good night!
On Fire: Granderson Drives in Four; Offense Produces 12 Hits in Rout
Commentary:
It took me almost a month but I am finally back on a normal schedule and here is commentary on last night's west coast battle to start off the next month of the Yankees season.
Coming off a dominant, 4 hit shut-out by Colon the day before, Freddy Garcia looked to continue the trend but the story last night was the persistent offense, scoring runs in 5 of 9 innings. Granderson began the game with a 2-run HR, scoring Jeter who as a ~.480 on base percentage in the first inning of games this season. The Grandyman would follow up his 2-run shot with a 2-run double in the 4th. The rest of the offense also had a great afternoon, producing 12 hits. The top 4 in the line up combined to go 9 for 17 with 7 RBIs.
Freddy Garcia gave the Yanks what they needed, allowing just 3 runs over over 7 innings and saving the Yanks bullpen which now has had a nice break after Freddy's performance and Colon's shut out. Ayala and Pendleton close out the game in the 8th and 9th, allowing just 1 walk combined.
Grades:
Offense: A+ A persistent attack highlighted by Granderson's hot-hitting.
Starting Pitching: B+ 3 runs over 7 innings and 5 strikeouts by Garcia.
Bullpen: A Only one walk allowed in two innings.
Today's series finale against the As is currently ongoing and I will have a blog post about that either later tonight or tomorrow. In addition, I will have my May Review for the Yankees out tomorrow along with the first weather forecast in what seems like forever for the Friday game as the Yanks head to Anaheim to face the Angels.
It took me almost a month but I am finally back on a normal schedule and here is commentary on last night's west coast battle to start off the next month of the Yankees season.
Coming off a dominant, 4 hit shut-out by Colon the day before, Freddy Garcia looked to continue the trend but the story last night was the persistent offense, scoring runs in 5 of 9 innings. Granderson began the game with a 2-run HR, scoring Jeter who as a ~.480 on base percentage in the first inning of games this season. The Grandyman would follow up his 2-run shot with a 2-run double in the 4th. The rest of the offense also had a great afternoon, producing 12 hits. The top 4 in the line up combined to go 9 for 17 with 7 RBIs.
Freddy Garcia gave the Yanks what they needed, allowing just 3 runs over over 7 innings and saving the Yanks bullpen which now has had a nice break after Freddy's performance and Colon's shut out. Ayala and Pendleton close out the game in the 8th and 9th, allowing just 1 walk combined.
Grades:
Offense: A+ A persistent attack highlighted by Granderson's hot-hitting.
Starting Pitching: B+ 3 runs over 7 innings and 5 strikeouts by Garcia.
Bullpen: A Only one walk allowed in two innings.
Today's series finale against the As is currently ongoing and I will have a blog post about that either later tonight or tomorrow. In addition, I will have my May Review for the Yankees out tomorrow along with the first weather forecast in what seems like forever for the Friday game as the Yanks head to Anaheim to face the Angels.
2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season Preview
As the clock passes midnight, the calendar changes to June and the Atlantic Hurricane Season has begun.
A good friend of mine who has focused his research on hurricanes has written an informative preview/forecast of the upcoming season which can be found here. The article is written by Michael Kozar and the views expressed in that forecast/preview do not necessarily reflect my thoughts.
Enjoy!!
A good friend of mine who has focused his research on hurricanes has written an informative preview/forecast of the upcoming season which can be found here. The article is written by Michael Kozar and the views expressed in that forecast/preview do not necessarily reflect my thoughts.
Enjoy!!
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