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Bizarro Universe - Yankees lose to Tomko and A's, 3-0

This is truly a topsy-turvy world when Brett Tomko out-pitches A.J. Burnett.

A-Rod did Tomko a huge favor by swinging at the first pitch with the bases full and one out. He grounded out weakly to Tomko, who turned a 1-2-3 GDP. That was the best chance of scoring the Yanks had all game.

It just wasn't our night. For example, Damon's AB in the 8th inning saw him pull a potential double a couple feet foul, then line an atom ball right at the second-baseman. If either are hits, the Yanks bring the tying run to the plate with no outs.

Burnett doesn't deserve any blame. He wasn't great, but certainly wasn't bad: 8 ip, 3 er is enough for a win most of the time, especially with the lineup the Yankees have. The offense, for whatever reason, couldn't get anything going.

I'll take the blame for jinxing the team. No more 'easy wins' this year.

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Went to the Game tonight in Oakland to cheer on the Yanks, kinda disappointed, but-

Agree with the fact that A-Rod shouldn’t have swung at that pitch, he should have waited for it and he probably would have ended up tying the game. Most of the good hits that yanks had were to Center Field. Most of the Yanks hits ended up just short or just foul. They’ll win tomorrow though since CC is pitching tomorrow and he has pitched very well in Oakland recently.

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by DarksideJU08 on Aug 18, 2009 2:28 AM EDT reply actions  

Brett....

Freaking Tomko!! Are you kidding me??? That is pathetic! I am surprised Cody Ransom didn’t knock in the 3 runs to win the game for the A’s. What’s next? Kei Igawa going to throw a no hitter once we finally trade him?

by pedro316 on Aug 18, 2009 8:41 AM EDT reply actions  

we won't trade Igawa

how could we? He’s the winningist pitcher in Scranton history! lol. Anyway, nobody wants him. It’s just 25 million wasting in the minors. I’ll be glad when that 25 million is gone!

And, Cody Ransom is in our minor league system! Nobody wanted him either. Not surprising.

by nyyrocks29 on Aug 18, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

Does Tomko fall into the category

of the player who just didn’t fit in the City of New York? Never in my wildest dreams did I think he was going to shut the Yankees down!

by BigSlim on Aug 18, 2009 9:40 AM EDT reply actions  

With all the Tomko bashing and

saying we ‘should beat the crap out of the A’s’ with him pitching, I kinda expected a game like yesterday.

The guy is a pro. He knows the Yankees hitters.

The Yankee hitters also must have felt bad for Tomko cuz they helped him out a lot yesterday.

Shit happens and all we gotta do is kick the crap out of em today.

Do what Jerry Hairston do

by FreeBradshaw on Aug 18, 2009 10:08 AM EDT reply actions  

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