Inept defense is nice to play against

by Travis G on Jun 26, 2009 11:31 PM EDT in Game Recap

Three Met errors in one inning led to four Yankee runs. With Sabathia at the helm, the Yankees cruised to a 9-1 win.

CC was brilliant in one of his best games of the year. He was perfect through four, eventually throwing seven and allowing just three baserunners (with eight Ks and no walks). The only blemish was a Gary Sheffield homerun in the fifth; that was the only inning that any baserunner reached off Sabathia. He had his best fastball of the year, averaging 94 MPH and topping out at 98. Not to be forgotten is the RBI single he hit in the third inning.

How about our 'lil Brett Gardner? 5-6 with a homer, a triple, three singles (a double shy of the cycle) and a stolen base. His batting average now stands at a robust .303.

Despite scoring nine runs, they should've had more. 3-17 with RISP will often hurt your chances to win, but not when the opponent commits three errors and your starter gives seven and one.

The Yankees had 14 hits and six walks. Ramiro Pena doubled twice. A-Rod homered and walked thrice. The only Yankee starter not to reach base was Frankie Cervelli (0-5).

Even Brett Tomko looked good, throwing two perfect frames to finish the match.

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Let's just hope

that Tomko is rewarded for his fine performance with a pink slip.

by Lord Duggan on Jun 26, 2009 11:34 PM EDT reply actions

No no no no

The reward for a performance like his should be a trade. Maybe to the Angels? They’re looking for bullpen help, and I’d love to see our hitters face Tomko in a couple weeks.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on Jun 26, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions

If he has any trade value

I don’t think you’d have to twist the arms of many fans to see him go.

by Lord Duggan on Jun 26, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions

What did Tomko do wrong?

That just makes no sense at all

by JGNyc on Jun 27, 2009 12:05 AM EDT reply actions

This game

Tonko did nothing wrong. But he really isn’t a good pitcher, has blown games this season, and has no business being on our roster when we have better arms in SWB.

by Lord Duggan on Jun 27, 2009 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions

Awwww

But I thought you can’t hit home runs in Citifield? Gardner has 1 less than Wright? So is it that CitiField is THAT bad or maybe someone stoppped juicing? Ha… just sayin…. I mean 4 homeruns? REALLY? Wright is an amazing hitter but damn.

by HappyLuckyGoldenDragonNumber1! on Jun 27, 2009 2:35 AM EDT reply actions

Its kind of baffling

I mean yea Citi Field is a cavern, but you’d think he’d at least connect a few times on the road.

There’s really no reason (or IS there?) that he shouldn’t be slugging 50-60 pts higher with a doubled (or tripled) HR total.

But that’s none of Yankee fans concern.

BTW, does winning 3 games in a row equal a win streak?

by FreeBradshaw on Jun 27, 2009 8:03 AM EDT up reply actions

citifield

despite deflating offense, is actually rather HR friendly. it’s the 6th best HR park, just behind Camden Yards.

by Travis G on Jun 27, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions

strange

With all the press and whining I would have thought it would have been in the bottom 3. I mean A-Rod drove that HR to the deepest part. Hell, Gardner’s hr swing looked like the ball should have been caught by the first baseman.

by HappyLuckyGoldenDragonNumber1! on Jun 27, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions

A Satisfying win

but as 3-17 with RISP will often hurt your chances to win. In fairness to the Yanks one of those failed AB’s (I’m specifically referring to the two times they had runners on 3rd and less than two outs, and so even a sac fly drives the run. In those two cases the bases were loaded) came with Cervelli up and he’s still learning how to hit big-league pitching consistently well. The other glaring failure was Cano with the bases loaded and one out in the 2nd. It was 4-0 at the time and a hit there effectively ends the game. He did get two hits, but his failures with RISP are so glaring when compared to his AB’s with no one on or a runner on first that you have to wonder whether his approach is simply wrong. Pitchers bear down with runners on base and they take advantage of overagressiveness. Cano is too keyed up. The RISP stat is sometimes a phantom stat. For example A-Rod homers with a runner on first in the 8th and Gardner hits a solo shot. That’s like getting three hits with RISP, and it’s also a helluva a lot quicker. Would anyone argue that it’s easier to homer than get a single? Still, it’s the problems with RISP that helped the Yanks get knocked out in the first round in 2005 and 2007. You can talk about lockdown pitching till next week, but if the hitters don’t execute in the playoffs the pitchers need to be impeccably good. Game 4 against Cleveland the the fifth game against the LAA really stick out in my mind as games where the Yanks had chance after chance to get back in the game and/or win the series. It’s better to just relish the win and not focus on the negatives. And since it was with our B (Cervelli, Pena, Gardner) lineup it’s avery good win.

by chambliss76 on Jun 27, 2009 7:28 AM EDT reply actions