The Yankees loss their home opener to the Blue Jays last night in a most uncomfortable fashion. In the first inning, Jose "Macho Man" Bautista hit a solo home run to left. Colon then cruised through til the 6th. After a leadoff double, Colon faced Bautista. Afraid of getting burned again, they intentionally walked him. A sac bunt and intentional walk left the bases loaded. So far we have one hit, one sacrifice bunt, and two intentional walks. Sure you can argue that they set this up for the double play, but I am strongly convinced loading the bases is never a good idea. Just ask Alex Rodriguez. A single through the hole scores one run, which is promptly followed by a 4 pitch RBI walk. 3-1 Blue Jays, bases loaded. Call in a reliever? Nope. No one was warmed up enough. The next batter hits a bases clearing double. The Yanks lose the game because of this one inning.
What should they have done? Probably grow a pair and pitch to Barry Bonds, I mean Bautista. Even if he does crank a home run, you're only down 3-1. Then you can pitch to the guy who cant sac bunt, the guy you intentionally walk, and the little single through the hole is caught because of better defensive positioning.
Poor managing.
By the way, the Yanks scored 3 runs, all driven in by Cano. Does no one else bring a bat to the plate?
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
New York Sports Updates
Knicks are out of the playoffs. They left in a hurry. I hear there were some pretty important matters that they had to resolve which is why they left so early. One of those was finding a center and another shooting guard. Also, they had to resign Walsh. Wait, Walsh is resigning!? Oh, the witty pun.
The Mets roster has four people you do know and twenty-one you don't. For starters, who's Jason Pridie? I don't know but he was batting sixth last night. Chris Capuano has a cool name to say so I guess he's cool. Ever listen to the broadcaster's Gary, Keith, and Ron? They are so intelligent and fun, it almost makes it worth watching the game.
The Yankees are heartbreaks. We pay them so much and expect so much. Isn't that fair? Don't tell Jeter that. $51,000,000 dollars later, the fans are booing him off the field. Yet, whenever they crush a team 15-3, we herald and laud them like saviors. It's only May, and I can't take any more of this blow teams away one day and get shut out the next. Consistency would be nice.
The Rangers lost to the Caps 4-1. The Caps lost to the Lightning 4-0. The Rangers were 0-4 against the Lightning but 3-1 against the Capitals during the regular season. Point is, it's unlikely the Rangers would have beat the Lightning had they somehow (and should have) gotten past the Capitals.
Are the Nets in Brooklyn yet?
The Mets roster has four people you do know and twenty-one you don't. For starters, who's Jason Pridie? I don't know but he was batting sixth last night. Chris Capuano has a cool name to say so I guess he's cool. Ever listen to the broadcaster's Gary, Keith, and Ron? They are so intelligent and fun, it almost makes it worth watching the game.
The Yankees are heartbreaks. We pay them so much and expect so much. Isn't that fair? Don't tell Jeter that. $51,000,000 dollars later, the fans are booing him off the field. Yet, whenever they crush a team 15-3, we herald and laud them like saviors. It's only May, and I can't take any more of this blow teams away one day and get shut out the next. Consistency would be nice.
The Rangers lost to the Caps 4-1. The Caps lost to the Lightning 4-0. The Rangers were 0-4 against the Lightning but 3-1 against the Capitals during the regular season. Point is, it's unlikely the Rangers would have beat the Lightning had they somehow (and should have) gotten past the Capitals.
Are the Nets in Brooklyn yet?
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