12 Games Into The Season – Where Are The Bats?
I’m still not feeling it with the Yankees offense yet this season. Allow me to run through their games to date…
Game 1: Yanks score only 3 runs – and one of the three was thanks to Aaron Hill muffing a DP chance.
Game 2: Yanks only score 2 runs.
Game 3: Yanks score only 3 runs – and one of the three was set up by a wild-pitch.
Game 4: Yanks score 4 runs – but, they come against Andy Sonnanstine (who has a lifetime ERA near six).
Game 5: Yanks score only three runs.
Game 6: Yanks score only two runs.
Game 7: Yanks score 6 runs – but, four come against Jason Hammel (who has a lifetime ERA over six).
Game 8: Yanks only score two runs.
Game 9: Yanks score zero runs.
Game 10: Yanks score 6 runs – but, four come off 34-year old journey-man John Bale and two come off a washed-up Hideo Nomo.
Game 11: Yanks score 4 runs – but, two come off a rusty 42-year old Mike Timlin coming off a stint on the D.L.
Game 12: Yanks only score three runs and one is scored on a wild pitch.
So, if you take out the gift runs and those from facing human batting tees, the Yankees runs scored over their first 12 games this season could look as follows: 2, 2, 2, 0, 3, 2, 2, 2, 0, 0, 2, 2.
Not very impressive, at all.
The funny thing is…A-Rod, Matsui, Abreu, Melky, and Molina have good offensive numbers, to date.
Basically, it’s been Jeter, Posada, Damon, Cano and Giambi who have killed the Yankees, offensively, so far this season. However, Posada and Cano seem to be coming around. And, Jeter is out.
That just leaves Damon and Giambi. Two guys who reportedly came into camp this year in great shape and ready to have comeback seasons. Well, so far…we ain’t seeing it…and they’re not helping the team.
If this continues much longer for these two, the Yankees should consider moving them out and replacing them with Shelley Duncan and Brett Gardner. But, because of money, that will never happen – or, will it?
If this continues much longer for these two, the Yankees should consider moving them out and replacing them with Shelley Duncan and Brett Gardner.
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Shelley Duncan should’ve been on the team all week. The Yanks should’ve put Jeter on the DL if he was going to miss a week’s worth of games anyway. You want to rip on Cashman, now’s your chance.
Gardner’s SLG is .833???