During the season every time the Yanks faced off against Texas, I felt a playoff matchup coming in the future. The last time the Yankees went to Texas it was ugly, and that series set the tone for the entire month of September. In that series, the Yanks were swept away by the Rangers losing two games in walk-off fashion, Rivera losing one, and Cliff Lee dominating the last game of that series. Now those games really did have playoff-type atmosphere, but this is a different month, and a different season. The Yankees showed they knew the difference against Minnesota.
The big thing people look into in any playoff series is pitching. This series is obviously no different, but even more important. Both of these offenses can rely on a 3-run homer, but they can also get stolen bases, and play small ball equally good. The Yanks and Texas both won games in "small ball" fashion the the first round. That's what makes this such a good matchup. Because the Rangers had to throw Cliff Lee in game 5 to survive the first round, he will not be able to pitch game 1 or game 2, (both in Texas) advantage Yankees.
The Yanks will be on the road for the first two ballgames of the series, and the matchups will be CC Sabathia for the Yanks, squaring off against C.J. Wilson. Then it becomes either Andy Pettitte versus Colby Lewis, or Phil Hughes versus Colby Lewis. It will be interesting to see which way they go, because Pettitte and Hughes both pitch well on the road, and both love the hot weather in Texas. If it were up to me, I would keep it just how they had it last series, Pettitte then Hughes, it did work out. (Game 3 the Yanks face Cliff Lee.) Now it becomes either A.J. Burnett, that's right A.J. Bumett, or Sabathia in game 4 on short rest. This all depends on how the series has gone by that point. Tommy Hunter is the Rangers fourth starter, and we're all licking our chops for him. If it is CC on short rest in game 4, A.J. moves to the 5th game, and in that case, hopefully the Yanks sweep, however I predict Yanks in 6. Here are the possible pitching matchups laid out as nice and neat as possible for ya. Another "pre-series" article will be written before the start of the series.
Game 1
Sabathia vs. Wilson (in Texas)
Game 2
Pettitte/Hughes vs. Lewis (in Texas)
Game 3
Hughes/Pettitte vs. Lee (in New York)
Game 4
*Sabathia/Burnett vs. Hunter (in New York)
Game 5
Burnett/Sabathia vs. Wilson (in New York)
Game 6
Pettitte/Hughes vs. Lewis (in Texas)
Game 7
Hughes/Pettitte/*Sabathia vs. Lee (in Texas)
Bold=my preferred method
*=short rest
This all depends on if they decide to throw Sabathia on short rest. If CC goes to work on short rest in the 4th game, he'll be available to do it again in game 7. However they likely won't pitch Sabathia three times in this series. Personally, I don't have a problem with the veteran Andy Pettitte pitching a game 7 if he needs to. The Yankees clearly have a deeper pitching staff than the Rangers, from judging the possible matchups, it's easy to tell. While the Yankees really only have one question mark, (A.J. Burnett, maybe its a double ??) Texas has at least two (Lewis and Hunter.)
The Yankees need to win this series before the 7th game so they can limit the times they see Texas', and maybe baseball's best postseason pitcher, Cliff Lee. Other than Uncle Cliff, their rotation doesn't scare me too much. Who's ready?
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Giants Have Number One Defense in the NFL
5 games into the NFL season the Giants have already been through a lot. From an embarrassing Sunday night loss to Eli's brother, to a loss to the Titans that included self inflicted wounds, all the way to Tiki Barber saying Tom Coughlin lost the team and there aren't any leaders. So the Giants are 0-5 right? Oh no, those are the 49ers. The Giants are 3-2 and tied for 1st place in the NFC East with the Redskins (of course Green Bay couldn't help us out and just beat the Skins) and Eagles. However the Giants have started to really roll after a 17-3 destruction of Bears offensive linemen and quarterbacks, and a 34-10 manhandling of the Houston Texans who people were ready to proclaim AFC South champs.
Most people, like myself, figured the Giants would put up a dud performance after making everyone believers after the Chicago wooping. However the Giants backed up one great performance by another one, and this time on the road against in my opinion, a better team. Hakim Nicks had one of those superstar games catching 12 balls for over 100 yards (second straight week) and a couple of touchdowns. The defense had sacks, turnovers, solid tackles, and the only touchdown they gave up was set up by an Eli Manning interception. Now the Giants have the best defense in the NFL when its comes to total yards given up per game as well as passing yards given up per game. (6th in rushing.) If ya'll don't trust me, here you are. http://www.nfl.com/stats/team
The Giants have Detroit at home next week, who are coming off of a 44-6 victory over the Rams. This would be the type of game the old Giants could lose, after two convincing wins and then putting up a clunker against a bad team. However I trust the Giants that they won't lose the the Detroit Lions who haven't won a road game in years. They have a good offense, but the way the Giants defense has been playing, it shouldn't be a problem.
Most people, like myself, figured the Giants would put up a dud performance after making everyone believers after the Chicago wooping. However the Giants backed up one great performance by another one, and this time on the road against in my opinion, a better team. Hakim Nicks had one of those superstar games catching 12 balls for over 100 yards (second straight week) and a couple of touchdowns. The defense had sacks, turnovers, solid tackles, and the only touchdown they gave up was set up by an Eli Manning interception. Now the Giants have the best defense in the NFL when its comes to total yards given up per game as well as passing yards given up per game. (6th in rushing.) If ya'll don't trust me, here you are. http://www.nfl.com/stats/team
The Giants have Detroit at home next week, who are coming off of a 44-6 victory over the Rams. This would be the type of game the old Giants could lose, after two convincing wins and then putting up a clunker against a bad team. However I trust the Giants that they won't lose the the Detroit Lions who haven't won a road game in years. They have a good offense, but the way the Giants defense has been playing, it shouldn't be a problem.
Yanks Go In....To the ALCS
Of the 58 pitches Brian Duensing threw Saturday night, the Yankees swung and missed at NONE of them. We can all marvel and then realize that it was just the TWINS, but the Yanks are a force. Behind Sabathia, Pettitte, and Hughes, they are so hard to beat. Each start got even progressively better than the other. Sabthia gave up 4, Andy gave up 2, while Hughes threw 99 pitches over 7 shut out innings. It is good to see the Yanks are getting some length from their starters, so they can shorten the game with a solid bullpen.
Yanks now can watch football, and other playoff baseball until the start of the ALCS which is Friday. Tomorrow night they will find out if they are going to be facing Texas or Tampa. Because this series went 5 games, (I called it going back to Tampa after 2-0) Cliff Lee or David Price will not start game 1 on short rest, so right there its advatage Yankees. I'll have more for ya ALCS-wise once we find out who we are playing.
Yanks now can watch football, and other playoff baseball until the start of the ALCS which is Friday. Tomorrow night they will find out if they are going to be facing Texas or Tampa. Because this series went 5 games, (I called it going back to Tampa after 2-0) Cliff Lee or David Price will not start game 1 on short rest, so right there its advatage Yankees. I'll have more for ya ALCS-wise once we find out who we are playing.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Yanks Beat Twins Twice, Back to NY up 2-0
If there's one thing we've all learned from the first 2 games, the Yankees are dangerous. After a lame September, (under .500) people were trippin' thinking the Yanks just did not have it this year like they did last year. Whether its because its the Minnesota Twins or not, New York is still showing that they are the toughest team in the AL.
Even with a subpar strart from CC, the Yanks still managed to come down with game one. Sabathia was able to keep the Yanks from falling too far behind, got out of some big jams. The Yankee offense played a bit of a Muhammed Ali role, making Francisco Liriano throw pitch after pitch in 5 scoreless innings. The offense decided to start throwing punches when Liriano looked vulnerable in the 6th, and sure enough, they ended up with a 4-run outburst. CC would give Minnesota back a run, and it would be tied at 4s. The bullpen would then come in to do a good job, the Yankee one that is. Jesse Crain would give up a 2 run moonshot to Mark Teixeira which no announcers even made an attempt at calling when it happened. Kerry Wood and Mariano River cleaned up the 8th and 9th, and 6-4 Yanks was game one.
Game two was classic Pettitte for ya. 7 innings, 2 earned. Just made great pitches, every pitch but just about two. Lance Berkman was the offensive story in this one, homering to give the Yanks a one-run lead, and then doubling to give them a 3-2 lead. Curtis Granderson collected 3 hits, driving in one, and scoring one. The great thing about this Yankee lineup, is that a rally can ignite at any time. Whether its the top of the order stirring the pot, or 6-9 getting it going, kind of like last night.
The Yankees now go back to New York just needing to win 1 of the next 3 games, and 2 of them being at Yankee Stadium. Phil Hughes will get the game 3 start with a chance to sweep the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS for the second year in a row. He usually pitches better when he's gotten rest. Rest is what he has gotten, instead of making his last scheduled start, he pitched via bullpen, and only threw one inning, an effective inning, even picking up a win. We'll see what Phil of the future holds, if by chance the Yanks lose, CC Sabathia goes in game 4. I think we can all smell ALCS and beyond...
Even with a subpar strart from CC, the Yanks still managed to come down with game one. Sabathia was able to keep the Yanks from falling too far behind, got out of some big jams. The Yankee offense played a bit of a Muhammed Ali role, making Francisco Liriano throw pitch after pitch in 5 scoreless innings. The offense decided to start throwing punches when Liriano looked vulnerable in the 6th, and sure enough, they ended up with a 4-run outburst. CC would give Minnesota back a run, and it would be tied at 4s. The bullpen would then come in to do a good job, the Yankee one that is. Jesse Crain would give up a 2 run moonshot to Mark Teixeira which no announcers even made an attempt at calling when it happened. Kerry Wood and Mariano River cleaned up the 8th and 9th, and 6-4 Yanks was game one.
Game two was classic Pettitte for ya. 7 innings, 2 earned. Just made great pitches, every pitch but just about two. Lance Berkman was the offensive story in this one, homering to give the Yanks a one-run lead, and then doubling to give them a 3-2 lead. Curtis Granderson collected 3 hits, driving in one, and scoring one. The great thing about this Yankee lineup, is that a rally can ignite at any time. Whether its the top of the order stirring the pot, or 6-9 getting it going, kind of like last night.
The Yankees now go back to New York just needing to win 1 of the next 3 games, and 2 of them being at Yankee Stadium. Phil Hughes will get the game 3 start with a chance to sweep the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS for the second year in a row. He usually pitches better when he's gotten rest. Rest is what he has gotten, instead of making his last scheduled start, he pitched via bullpen, and only threw one inning, an effective inning, even picking up a win. We'll see what Phil of the future holds, if by chance the Yanks lose, CC Sabathia goes in game 4. I think we can all smell ALCS and beyond...
Monday, October 4, 2010
Yanks Wind up with Wildcard; Bring on the Twins
Well last Friday's Pettitte/Matsuzaka matchup never happened because of the rain, but the following day a Pettitte/Wakefield and a Burnett/Matsuzaka did. The first game was another classic matchup between Boston and New York, whether the Red Sox have the replacements playing, or minor leaguers, it doesn't matter, all games subject to go extra innings, which both did on Saturday. Andy Pettitte scattered 9 hits and 3 earned over 4 innings. While it wasn't the picture perfect playoff-like Pettitte, it was still a grind-it-out performance. Pettitte kept the Yanks in the ballgame, and allowed the Yankee offense to go to work on the knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. Wakefield can either throw a shutout over 7 innings, or give up 7 runs in 7 innings. This time Wakefield let up 5, in 5 innings. By the 7th, it was 5-3 Yanks with the big guns ready to go in the bullpen. The Yanks' bullpen would end up faltering, allowing a run in the 7th and 8th innings behind a compilation of Logan, Chamberlain, and usually Mr. Automatic Kerry Wood. Phil Hughes would come on in relief and got a well-earned 18th victory of the season. Brett Gardner would score after stolen base, after stolen base on a Jeter chopper. Small ball has been doing the trick for the Yanks as of late. The legend Mariano would get his 33rd save in the bottom of the 10th.
Game 2 was the same and different. There couldn't have been worse guys to go to for the back-end of a double header than A.J. Burnett and Daisuke Matsuzaka. Both pitchers threw a ton of pitches early and got in jam after jam creating picket fences on both halves of innings. 4-3 Yanks going into the 6th somehow, but that's where Burnett does what he does best, letting the Red Sox tie it right back up and then hand it to basically the Scranton (minor league) bullpen. Yanks would get 2 more runs in the top half of the 7th off of reliever Scott Atchison who looks like he's 57, but they would give those 2 runs right back in the bottom of the 8th thanks to a first in second jam Royce Ring left for rookie Ivan Nova. This was Nova's audition for a relief role in the postseason, and failed, not miserably, but did fail. Ivan Nova does not have it in the stretch. He is a completely different pitcher with runners on base, for the worse. This was a perfect storm, 1st and 2nd, 1 out, first relief appearance. He would let up 4 hits, walked 3! Got out of the inning tied somehow, and this led to another extra inning game in the same day where they would lose behind Ivan Nova himself, giving up a near homerun which ended up being a double, (would've been a triple if he didn't admire it) and the walk-off base hit to Eric Patterson, younger brother to Corey.
The worst part about the second game is that I left homecoming at Rutgers to go home and watch it. That makes me pretty awesome right? With that loss and a Tampa win, the Yanks lost control of their own destiny. Going into Sunday the Yanks would have to win behind Dustin Moseley and Tampa would have to lose to Kansas City (Sean O'Sullivan the starter) for the 3rd time in a 4 game series. In fact, neither happened. The Yanks would drop Sunday's game to Boston 8-4, while Tampa came back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2 in extras.
The Yanks will be going in as the Wildcard after what looked like another division clinching season. It isn't neccessary to be a champion but it does mean the Yanks have to travel to Minnesota instead of coming home and playing Texas, and if the Yanks and Rays advance past the first round, they would have to go to Tampa, but it is what it is. Cue up the excuses and get ready for Liriano/Sabathia on Wednesday.
Game 2 was the same and different. There couldn't have been worse guys to go to for the back-end of a double header than A.J. Burnett and Daisuke Matsuzaka. Both pitchers threw a ton of pitches early and got in jam after jam creating picket fences on both halves of innings. 4-3 Yanks going into the 6th somehow, but that's where Burnett does what he does best, letting the Red Sox tie it right back up and then hand it to basically the Scranton (minor league) bullpen. Yanks would get 2 more runs in the top half of the 7th off of reliever Scott Atchison who looks like he's 57, but they would give those 2 runs right back in the bottom of the 8th thanks to a first in second jam Royce Ring left for rookie Ivan Nova. This was Nova's audition for a relief role in the postseason, and failed, not miserably, but did fail. Ivan Nova does not have it in the stretch. He is a completely different pitcher with runners on base, for the worse. This was a perfect storm, 1st and 2nd, 1 out, first relief appearance. He would let up 4 hits, walked 3! Got out of the inning tied somehow, and this led to another extra inning game in the same day where they would lose behind Ivan Nova himself, giving up a near homerun which ended up being a double, (would've been a triple if he didn't admire it) and the walk-off base hit to Eric Patterson, younger brother to Corey.
The worst part about the second game is that I left homecoming at Rutgers to go home and watch it. That makes me pretty awesome right? With that loss and a Tampa win, the Yanks lost control of their own destiny. Going into Sunday the Yanks would have to win behind Dustin Moseley and Tampa would have to lose to Kansas City (Sean O'Sullivan the starter) for the 3rd time in a 4 game series. In fact, neither happened. The Yanks would drop Sunday's game to Boston 8-4, while Tampa came back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2 in extras.
The Yanks will be going in as the Wildcard after what looked like another division clinching season. It isn't neccessary to be a champion but it does mean the Yanks have to travel to Minnesota instead of coming home and playing Texas, and if the Yanks and Rays advance past the first round, they would have to go to Tampa, but it is what it is. Cue up the excuses and get ready for Liriano/Sabathia on Wednesday.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Shades of '07 Giants
Tonight we witnessed what Giants' fan have been waiting for, for the last year since the painful, depressing, morale-crushing loss to the New Orleans Saints in week 6 of the 2009 campaign - a solid defensive performance.
After winning the Superbowl in 2007, with majority of the credit to the Giants solid defensive play, Big Blue's "O's" haven't exactly lived up to the intimidating, electric reputation they established. In 2009 the Giants ranked 29th in points per game allowed as well as total points allowed above only the St. Louis Rams and Detroit Lions; a large decline after ranking very high in most major defensive statistics in 2007. This week on the gridiron, however, the Giants went toe-to-toe with the undefeated Chicago Bears who's offense of late has been rolling lead by #6 Jay Cutler. Cutler, after coming off his worst statistical year of his career (27 TDs and 26 Picks) in his first year with the bears, has come out in 2010 with a vengeance and a point to prove. So far during the 2010 campaign, he's throw for 870 yards, 6 touchdowns and only 2 picks through 3 weeks of the season with an outstanding QB rating of 109. I can imagine after watching the Giants vs. the Titans the week prior, Cutler went into the new Meadowlands Stadium confident, expecting to walk out as the first and only 4-0 team in the NFL this year. Well for those of you who didn't catch the game, the G-men came out making a GIANT statement to those who have doubted them. However, I'm not sure I'm ready to jump on the "Giants D is back" bandwagon just quite yet.
As every week goes by, we as Giants fans witness our team give up the big play time and time again. Yes, we occasionally watch the Giants put on a decent defensive display, and by decent i mean allowing 14-21 points with a turnover or two and a win. Is it just me or does an epic failure always seem to follow a solid performance by the Giants, whether it's on the offensive side or the defensive side. I cannot remember the last time i watched the Giants string solid back to back wins together after week 5 of 2009. And already after a slow defensive start to this season, the giants made a huge statement vs. the Bears holding them to 173 yards of total offense, 0-13 on third down, an average of 2.1 yards per play, and 3 total points on the scoreboard. Oh, did i mention the Giants D showed how big their "D" really is by forcing Jay Cutler out with a concussion, back-up QB Todd Collins out with an injury, and sacking the 3 Bears' QBs 9 times in the first half (an NFL record) and 10 total times in the game. After all these accomplishments it's also important to point out that the G-men had a few key injuries on the defensive side including starting linebacker Keith Bullock. With such gaudy defensive numbers, it should be clear that this win was a breeze for the Giants as the defense gave the offense so many scoring opportunities, right? Wrong.
Even with the 3 turnovers and 10 sacks, the Giants offense severely struggled. The Giants were only able to string 3 points together in the first half and 17 total in the game. To me, no Giants fan can be satisfied with such a poor offensive performance. I watched people's Facebook status' all night about how proud of the Giants they were and how they were so excited that the defense came to life, however, i feel that the hype and excitement of this defensive performance has blinded the fans of the big picture.
The G-men have a lot of issues that need to be worked out quick if they want to have any chance of making a serious playoff run this year. To briefly touch on them, they need to sort out the special teams on the offensive and defensive side. The Giants defensive special teams is very weak allowing approximately 38 yards per kick off return which is the worst in the league. On the offensive side, the Giants' kick returner Darius Reynaud cannot hang on to a kick for the life of him, either fumbling or bobbling every ball that is headed his way. The rookie punter Matt Dodge has punted so poorly that after every punt the Meadowlands stadium crowd filled with Giants fans let's out a monstrous roar of boo's to remind Dodge of how lousy he is. Next is the painful offensive play calling of offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride who thinks calling a draw on every second down and going out of shotgun on third and short is the way to win in the NFL. There are a few bright spots to the Giants offensive, however; Ahmed Bradshaw is having the big season (or at least start) that i called he would have, and the angry helmet-launching second string linebacker-running back, Brandon Jacobs, found himself getting off of the blue-colored paydirt after tacking on a late score for the Giants. Perhaps that score will give Jacobs a little boost of confidence as the newly dubed #2 back. It is also worth mentioning that Jacobs did finally do some down hill running, just ask some of the Bears secondary.
The bottom line is despite the excellent defensive performance the Giants put on today i don't think it is the right time to get our hopes up as there is still much work to do. I think what Sunday's game showed us is that there is some life left in the Giants D and when they're motivated to win they can really get after a quarterback and make a veteran like Cutler look like a freshman high school QB. I think today also showed us that the Giants offense and special teams have a long way to go before we should even think about calling ourselves a serious contender in the NFC East. But hey, if the Giants can continue to play well and string some wins together it may not be a bad time as we are not sure how long Mike Vick will be out for the Eagles leaving the NFC East up for grabs to this point.
-Eric Krempa-
After winning the Superbowl in 2007, with majority of the credit to the Giants solid defensive play, Big Blue's "O's" haven't exactly lived up to the intimidating, electric reputation they established. In 2009 the Giants ranked 29th in points per game allowed as well as total points allowed above only the St. Louis Rams and Detroit Lions; a large decline after ranking very high in most major defensive statistics in 2007. This week on the gridiron, however, the Giants went toe-to-toe with the undefeated Chicago Bears who's offense of late has been rolling lead by #6 Jay Cutler. Cutler, after coming off his worst statistical year of his career (27 TDs and 26 Picks) in his first year with the bears, has come out in 2010 with a vengeance and a point to prove. So far during the 2010 campaign, he's throw for 870 yards, 6 touchdowns and only 2 picks through 3 weeks of the season with an outstanding QB rating of 109. I can imagine after watching the Giants vs. the Titans the week prior, Cutler went into the new Meadowlands Stadium confident, expecting to walk out as the first and only 4-0 team in the NFL this year. Well for those of you who didn't catch the game, the G-men came out making a GIANT statement to those who have doubted them. However, I'm not sure I'm ready to jump on the "Giants D is back" bandwagon just quite yet.
As every week goes by, we as Giants fans witness our team give up the big play time and time again. Yes, we occasionally watch the Giants put on a decent defensive display, and by decent i mean allowing 14-21 points with a turnover or two and a win. Is it just me or does an epic failure always seem to follow a solid performance by the Giants, whether it's on the offensive side or the defensive side. I cannot remember the last time i watched the Giants string solid back to back wins together after week 5 of 2009. And already after a slow defensive start to this season, the giants made a huge statement vs. the Bears holding them to 173 yards of total offense, 0-13 on third down, an average of 2.1 yards per play, and 3 total points on the scoreboard. Oh, did i mention the Giants D showed how big their "D" really is by forcing Jay Cutler out with a concussion, back-up QB Todd Collins out with an injury, and sacking the 3 Bears' QBs 9 times in the first half (an NFL record) and 10 total times in the game. After all these accomplishments it's also important to point out that the G-men had a few key injuries on the defensive side including starting linebacker Keith Bullock. With such gaudy defensive numbers, it should be clear that this win was a breeze for the Giants as the defense gave the offense so many scoring opportunities, right? Wrong.
Even with the 3 turnovers and 10 sacks, the Giants offense severely struggled. The Giants were only able to string 3 points together in the first half and 17 total in the game. To me, no Giants fan can be satisfied with such a poor offensive performance. I watched people's Facebook status' all night about how proud of the Giants they were and how they were so excited that the defense came to life, however, i feel that the hype and excitement of this defensive performance has blinded the fans of the big picture.
The G-men have a lot of issues that need to be worked out quick if they want to have any chance of making a serious playoff run this year. To briefly touch on them, they need to sort out the special teams on the offensive and defensive side. The Giants defensive special teams is very weak allowing approximately 38 yards per kick off return which is the worst in the league. On the offensive side, the Giants' kick returner Darius Reynaud cannot hang on to a kick for the life of him, either fumbling or bobbling every ball that is headed his way. The rookie punter Matt Dodge has punted so poorly that after every punt the Meadowlands stadium crowd filled with Giants fans let's out a monstrous roar of boo's to remind Dodge of how lousy he is. Next is the painful offensive play calling of offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride who thinks calling a draw on every second down and going out of shotgun on third and short is the way to win in the NFL. There are a few bright spots to the Giants offensive, however; Ahmed Bradshaw is having the big season (or at least start) that i called he would have, and the angry helmet-launching second string linebacker-running back, Brandon Jacobs, found himself getting off of the blue-colored paydirt after tacking on a late score for the Giants. Perhaps that score will give Jacobs a little boost of confidence as the newly dubed #2 back. It is also worth mentioning that Jacobs did finally do some down hill running, just ask some of the Bears secondary.
The bottom line is despite the excellent defensive performance the Giants put on today i don't think it is the right time to get our hopes up as there is still much work to do. I think what Sunday's game showed us is that there is some life left in the Giants D and when they're motivated to win they can really get after a quarterback and make a veteran like Cutler look like a freshman high school QB. I think today also showed us that the Giants offense and special teams have a long way to go before we should even think about calling ourselves a serious contender in the NFC East. But hey, if the Giants can continue to play well and string some wins together it may not be a bad time as we are not sure how long Mike Vick will be out for the Eagles leaving the NFC East up for grabs to this point.
-Eric Krempa-
Friday, October 1, 2010
Yanks Sit Back, Go to Sleep Tied with Rays
As any real Yankee fan would, I tuned into Rays/Royals last night and cheered on Kansas City knowing that with a KC win, the Yanks' half game defecit would evaporate. Simultaneously, I'm sipping some MGDs for some reason watching the Padres lose a 1-0 ballgame to the Cubs thanks to Heath Bells' first loss of the year. Jon Garland had thrown 6 and a third scoreless innings. Jose Bautista also hit 2 more homers, (54) as the Jays spanked the Twins 13-2, Minnesota has lost 6 of 7.
After the Royals held on to a 3-2 win the Yanks were tied for first place in the AL East and now it all comes down to 3 games. Yanks will face Daisuke Matsuzaka tonight, who pitched well against them last Sunday giving up 2 runs, (A-Rod 2-run homer) in 8 innings. Andy likes to Pettitte goes for the Yanks tonight in a final regular season tune-up. This is the perfect situation for Pettitte. He gets a chance to redeem himself after his last rocky outing against Boston in which he allowed 7 runs. Pettitte also gets to pitch in a "playoff like" atmosphere up in hateville and gets to help the Yanks win their division in the final series of the season. Exciting baseball has officially started, and in the words of Chubbs.."HERE WE GO!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWLx0v7yabo
After the Royals held on to a 3-2 win the Yanks were tied for first place in the AL East and now it all comes down to 3 games. Yanks will face Daisuke Matsuzaka tonight, who pitched well against them last Sunday giving up 2 runs, (A-Rod 2-run homer) in 8 innings. Andy likes to Pettitte goes for the Yanks tonight in a final regular season tune-up. This is the perfect situation for Pettitte. He gets a chance to redeem himself after his last rocky outing against Boston in which he allowed 7 runs. Pettitte also gets to pitch in a "playoff like" atmosphere up in hateville and gets to help the Yanks win their division in the final series of the season. Exciting baseball has officially started, and in the words of Chubbs.."HERE WE GO!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWLx0v7yabo
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