Steve Lombardi wrote:

Yanks are 22-18 on the road this year, to date. And, before their last three games on the road – gimmies against the empty Mets at Shea – they were 19-18. If that ain’t so-so, what is?

isn’t that what makes division winning teams though? You mash at home and stay at or around .500 away?

Steve Lombardi wrote:

FWIW, General Joe in the post-game said that Pettitte threw a good game and just made two mistake pitches to Rios and McD. Further, on his ESPN Radio show, Kay said that the boxscore doesn’t tell the Pettitte story – that he was pretty good today – and that the Rios pitch was not a mistake – that Andy hit the target and it’s just that Rios hit it out.
That’s what I heard – again, I didn’t see the game.

I heard the same things too. But how can it be such a good game when Pettitte walked 5 batters? This is one of those times when Pettitte’s “championship equity” are blinding the excuse-makers. I didn’t watch the game but I can’t imagine that Pettitte was just unlucky yesterday. Serving up a 3-run homer on a good pitcher’s pitch can happen but 5 walks and 10 total baserunners aren’t the product of bad luck…

Well, fortunately, games against the Mets count as wins.

Even if they were “really” losses.

Umps absolutely butchered this one.

Yanks are 22-18 on the road this year, to date. And, before their last three games on the road – gimmies against the empty Mets at Shea – they were 19-18. If that ain’t so-so, what is?

“On the season, to date, the Yankees have been so-so on the road.”

The Yankees have the best road record, best road ops, and the most runs scored per game on the road. The also have the 2nd best road era.

ken wrote:

And never listen to Sterling analyze a Yankee pitcher’s losing performance. It’s always ‘one bad pitch’. As I said, ‘one bad pitch’ only costs one run if the bases are empty.

Oh I agree, but it’s all I had to go on, not being able to watch the game. I wouldn’t have believed it normally, but it seemed to mirror what was being said elsewhere.

I saw most of the game but not the Rios homer. But there were two men on base preceding the ‘one bad pitch’. Andy wasn’t his best. And he most certainly was pitching on fumes at end of 6th inning. Should never have started the 7th.

Funny game overall: bad ump calls and infield singles did hurt. But Pettitte and Bruney didn’t perform when needed.

And never listen to Sterling analyze a Yankee pitcher’s losing performance. It’s always ‘one bad pitch’. As I said, ‘one bad pitch’ only costs one run if the bases are empty.

@ Steve Lombardi:
Sterling and Waldman said the same thing on the radio (I listened to most of the game). I don’t know…you can’t go completely by his line, I guess, but 10 baserunners over 6 innings is too many, regardless of how people “think” he pitched.

FWIW, General Joe in the post-game said that Pettitte threw a good game and just made two mistake pitches to Rios and McD. Further, on his ESPN Radio show, Kay said that the boxscore doesn’t tell the Pettitte story – that he was pretty good today – and that the Rios pitch was not a mistake – that Andy hit the target and it’s just that Rios hit it out.

That’s what I heard – again, I didn’t see the game.