When I was around 10-years-old, I remember my best friend at time, Joey, saying to me “There’s nothing better to fall asleep to than a baseball game.”
And, the game today, to me at least, was one of those perfect set-ups for a ballgame induced nap – comfy couch, hot Sunday afternoon in August, and some pretty benign (for the most part) middle innings. Zzzzzzz……..and, then, just enough noise in the 9th to wake you up before the missing the end of the game. And, a happy ending with the Yankees holding on for the win.
Leiter, 102 pitches, 51 strikes and 51 balls. I’m still not sold – but, what choices do the Yankees have these days when guys like Chacon and Small are they best chances for a good pitched game?
Up next, the very annoying Ozzie Guillen. Call me crazy, but, I’m expecting at least one benching clearing brawl in this series. And, you know what? That’s not always a bad thing to happen to a team in a race for first.
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August 7th, 2005 at 5:51 pm
Up next, the very annoying Ozzie Guillen. Call me crazy, but, I’m expecting at least one benching clearing brawl in this series. And, you know what? That’s not always a bad thing to happen to a team in a race for first.
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Yeah, and Mussina can get dropped on his shoulder, knocking him out for the rest of the season…
August 7th, 2005 at 6:43 pm
No, I’m not sold on Leiter either, but who is going to pitch for our very fragile team? Sounds like Pavano is out, and Johnson will miss his next start.
That comment from Rodriguez about needing 6 runs a game (or whatever he said) will prove prophetic.
August 7th, 2005 at 8:19 pm
//Yeah, and Mussina can get dropped on his shoulder, knocking him out for the rest of the season…//
Most fights start after the SP has at least 100 pitches. Moose will be in the hot tub when the sparks start to fly. Besides, if I had to pick one, I would say it would be Tanyon or Embree to stick up for the team before one of the SP.
August 7th, 2005 at 9:08 pm
I say El Duque will start it by throwing at Posada.
August 8th, 2005 at 10:25 am
Most fights start after the SP has at least 100 pitches. Moose will be in the hot tub when the sparks start to fly. Besides, if I had to pick one, I would say it would be Tanyon or Embree to stick up for the team before one of the SP.
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Yeah, the scrubs & expendible players are usually the more vocal ones, the first ones into the fray.
Duque’s starting tonight, so I may make my way down to the Stadium tonight….
August 8th, 2005 at 3:08 pm
Duque vs. Moose–it will be 9:30pm in the third inning.
August 8th, 2005 at 3:44 pm
Leiter has had 5 starts
2 have been brutal, three have been very good. If he even makes half his starts 2 runs or fewer, he is worth putting out there every 5 games – who wouldn’t want a 5th starter who goes .500?