May 17
Anytime you leave 23 runners on base in a game and still win, you know the baseball gods are smiling on you.
And, the funny thing is: One of the heroes of this game, Bernie Big Slam Williams left 6 runners on himself.
Think someday we’ll say “That Wright signing was a good thing – it allowed us to discover Wang. Had the Yankees signed an able-bodied pitcher, poor Wang would have been stuck in Columbus all year in 2005″?
I missed the 9th inning last night. But, per the boxscore, Mo looked shaky – a walk, a hit, and almost half of his pitches were balls. Something to keep an eye on……maybe?
Yankees are now 6 back in the loss column. Can’t wait until that gets closer to three.
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May 17th, 2005 at 9:40 am
Chien Ming-Wang? The Taiwanese Tom Candiotti?
I was impressed with his 94mph heat at pitch #100.
May 17th, 2005 at 10:04 am
I swear I did not read George King in the Post until after the above post.
May 17th, 2005 at 10:33 am
Okay, two things. Wang only threw 87 pitches, and the Yankees “only” left 13 men on base. You can’t add individual player’s LOB totals, because then you’re counting a single runner multiple times. There is a “Team LOB” total listed in every box score. Last night it was Yanks: 13 (13H+7BB-1CS-6R=13LOB).
Third thing: I’m already saying that about Wright. Sort of. I would prefer Lieber or Clement in the rotation and Wang replacing Brown.
May 17th, 2005 at 10:46 am
Jason – do you have a link for that Post piece?
Cliff – you’re right – I should have referenced H in AB with runners on. That was what I meant – and, it paints it better. Good catch. Thanks.
May 17th, 2005 at 12:51 pm
My mistake, there, Cliffie!!
-Norm
May 17th, 2005 at 12:56 pm
The Post online has annoying free registration now:
http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/yankees.htm
May 17th, 2005 at 1:03 pm
Thanks Jason.
Agreed on the reg process.
May 17th, 2005 at 2:20 pm
For those that don’t want to bother with the registration.
phonyname@email.com
nypost
If that doesn’t work use http://www.bugmenot.com/ to get another login.
May 17th, 2005 at 3:27 pm
Thanks Jen!