Snatched From The Jaws Of Defeat!
That was fun. I tuned in with the score at 1-1 in the 7th, just as Nuno, who must have pitched a hell of a game, departed. Too bad he didn’t get the win, but how about that comeback victory for the...
View ArticleReally, Yankees?
Photo: Anthony J. Causi Tonight’s game was supposed to take my mind off the fact that Santa Barbara County has a wildfire burning tonight – 500 acres with a high-wind warning. It’s not near us, but...
View ArticleAnd They’re Streaking
(I love that this guy is on the phone while he’s getting tackled.) The Yankees won the series today by eeking out another close game against the Mariners. It was especially satisfying because it was...
View ArticleWhen He’s Your Best Hitter….
Photo: Getty Images And Chris Stewart is your second best hitter….your offense is in trouble. The Yankees staged a valiant comeback in the ninth (against Balfour, no less) having trailed 6-0 in the...
View Article“We’re Not Playing for Giggles”
I’d hate to be Girardi right now. Another game, another loss, another offensive fade and another injury. In his post game interview after tonight’s loss to the Red Sox, he was asked about Gardner’s...
View ArticleA Happy Ending, At Least
Photo: REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine No, there was no pie tonight, but Gardner did put the Yankees out of their 10th inning misery with his walk off single against the Tigers. He also bailed out Mo, who blew...
View ArticleWelcome Back, Jose Veras
After Mo coughed up the two homers in the ninth for his third-in-a-row blown save (!!!!!!!), I perked up when I saw it was our old buddy Veras coming in for the bottom of the inning after being traded...
View ArticleDeflated
So much for gearing up for the big game tonight. Kuroda’s timing for a dead arm (or whatever was wrong with him) couldn’t have been worse. The Yankees needed him to be his ace-like Kuroda self and he...
View ArticleLOL
Tonight’s game at the Stadium against the Angels actually made me laugh. It was yet another lopsided score, this time with the Yanks being on the losing end of the reverse Janer. Nothing went right,...
View ArticleBrett “Babe Ruth” Gardner to No Avail
It’s not every day that Gardy hits a grand slam, but he did tonight in the Subway Series opener at the Stadium – in a losing effort. It was an ugly loss too, thanks to the pitching. Both sides slugged...
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