Let's get the A-Rod shit out of the way.
I've never had a real opinion on the guy. He's on the Yankees so I hate him. But I couldn't care less about what he does in his personal life or how much money he makes and whether he's worth it or not.
As Brunt said on Prime Time Sports last night, (I'm paraphrasing) "It's an unwritten rule that beat writers don't cover what players are doing off the field. The New York Post crossed a line and set a very bad precedent"
As for what he did on the field yesterday, he took advantage of an inexperienced third baseman and helped his team win. Was it "bush-league"? I guess...but he did what he had to do to end the Yankees' slide. Had Jesse Litsch not given up five runs in the first inning it would have been a non issue. I was just upset it didn't lead to a brawl.
Tonight the good Doctor is back. Hopefully this start will go better than his last two where he gave up 16 earned runs combined. The shock of two straight brutal losses was so tough on Halladay it caused his appendix to burst.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Jays go for Sweep
Last night was another fun one at Lil' Rodge.
Marcum is continuing to pitch well and the Jays somehow managed to eek out a win without generating a lot of hits.
The highlight of the night was without question Aaron Hill's thievery of home.
We were sitting right behind the plate and I literally did a double take when he started sprinting away from third.
A drunken fan, wearing a Yankees hat and a Canadian Snowmobile jacket (go figure), started shouting "SOUTH BRONX" when the Yanks tied it up for the second time. Fans started shouting back "T-DOT" and other pro-Toronto exclamations which prompted him to do this weird swoop motion with his hand around his hat then grab his crotch. It was an interesting move. I'm going to adopt.
Tonight it's a battle of the 1-1 rookies. Jesse Litsch takes on Tyler Clippard. Both guys had great debuts followed by rougher second outings. Litsch has had the luxury of a third start that ended up a no-decision.
Not sure why Troy Glaus wasn't in the line-up last night until the top of the ninth.
Seemed like he could have pinch-hit for Royce Clayton earlier in the game when we were looking to take the lead. Hopefully we'll see him tonight as having a bottom half of the order that features Phillips, Clayton, Lind and Johnny Mac doesn't really strike fear into the hearts of the opposing team.
Marcum is continuing to pitch well and the Jays somehow managed to eek out a win without generating a lot of hits.
The highlight of the night was without question Aaron Hill's thievery of home.
We were sitting right behind the plate and I literally did a double take when he started sprinting away from third.
A drunken fan, wearing a Yankees hat and a Canadian Snowmobile jacket (go figure), started shouting "SOUTH BRONX" when the Yanks tied it up for the second time. Fans started shouting back "T-DOT" and other pro-Toronto exclamations which prompted him to do this weird swoop motion with his hand around his hat then grab his crotch. It was an interesting move. I'm going to adopt.
Tonight it's a battle of the 1-1 rookies. Jesse Litsch takes on Tyler Clippard. Both guys had great debuts followed by rougher second outings. Litsch has had the luxury of a third start that ended up a no-decision.
Not sure why Troy Glaus wasn't in the line-up last night until the top of the ninth.
Seemed like he could have pinch-hit for Royce Clayton earlier in the game when we were looking to take the lead. Hopefully we'll see him tonight as having a bottom half of the order that features Phillips, Clayton, Lind and Johnny Mac doesn't really strike fear into the hearts of the opposing team.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Damn it feels good to beat the Yankees!
Big Memorial Day crowd at Lil' Rodge tonight.
Of course, a ton of Yankee fans were there but they're not as annoying as Red Sox Nation (maybe it's just because of their place in the standings these days).
Ol' Dusty McGowan finally made it through the fifth inning and had a three-hitter going until he gave up an infield single to Jeter followed by a monster 430+ foot homerun to Matsui. After the game he got pied. I love seeing guys get pied, but come-on, I'm thinking this might a bit of overkill.
Thomas and Wells are still struggling at the plate, but guys like Glaus, Overbay and Rios are picking up the slack. Overbay was a triple away from the cycle tonight.
In other news, the Senators blew a one-goal lead going into the third period and dropped game one of the series. :)
Of course, a ton of Yankee fans were there but they're not as annoying as Red Sox Nation (maybe it's just because of their place in the standings these days).
Ol' Dusty McGowan finally made it through the fifth inning and had a three-hitter going until he gave up an infield single to Jeter followed by a monster 430+ foot homerun to Matsui. After the game he got pied. I love seeing guys get pied, but come-on, I'm thinking this might a bit of overkill.
Thomas and Wells are still struggling at the plate, but guys like Glaus, Overbay and Rios are picking up the slack. Overbay was a triple away from the cycle tonight.
In other news, the Senators blew a one-goal lead going into the third period and dropped game one of the series. :)
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