Looking on the Bright Side

by jscape2000 on Sep 19, 2009 9:15 AM EDT in Game Recap

There is no good way to frame a Mariano Rivera blown save. His streak of 36 consecutive conversions is over. It's his 11th earned run in 59.2 innings.

But we can choose not to focus on the negative. And I do.

AJ Burnett was good last night because he prepared to be:

Burnett spent part of his time between starts watching videotape of his best games from the 2008 season with the Blue Jays, the career year that earned him an $82.5 million deal from the Yankees, examining mechanics and making mental notes.

He worked out of a lot of trouble: 7 hits in 7 innings plus 3 base on balls (4 of those base runners reached in the 3rd, but the 5th was AJ's only perfect frame). 1 earned run.

But this AJ is what we need to make our rotation a force in the post-season.

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Wait.. We Lost?!

All I remmber is Coney talking about Mo’s consecutives saves and how it the longest active streak… Damn it!!

by Yankz09 on Sep 19, 2009 9:20 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

That sucks.. what’s our lead now 5.5?.. doesn’t seem very good going into a series in La La Land and then going back home to face the RS hopefully we won’t make this race intresting… but that seems more likley.

by Yankz09 on Sep 19, 2009 10:07 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

our lead is 6

And we need to consider this a win that accidentally ended up in the loss column. Were still in good shape and we have Cc going today. We will be fine, no need to panic folks. Not having Jorge in the lineup def hurt us. Molina is just an easy out. We can still take the series and then look to do the same in la.

by swanny4eva on Sep 19, 2009 10:13 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

yea...

the Pissants keep cleaning up against the Orioles and took 2/3 from the Angels (they did get some help in those games….)

Yanks have been sort of stumbling of late.

Once again it comes down to beating the Pissants and Angels.

What the f$%k is the internet?

by FreeBradshaw on Sep 19, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions

better to be stumbling now i guess

Aj pitching well last night should give us a good feeling about our chances in October. Also the yanks have gone into these mini funks all year but they come out of them with a vengeance.

by swanny4eva on Sep 19, 2009 10:18 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Meh.....

MO will be fine.

Your right in looking at the positives of the game, namely AJ being AJ again. I don’t know if he was using Safeco to his advantage like he was using Yankee stadium to his advantage in his scoreless innings against the Orioles, but whatever, scoreless is scoreless.

AJ being wild and walking people is simply the better AJ. It definitely backfires, like when Brian Roberts hits a grand slam….but that’s the way AJ pitches.

Also they were going against a guy that is pretty much the best pitcher in baseball right now. King Felix is actually earning that moniker. AJ pretty much matched him and Id think we all thought they would have the game in hand.

This sort of loss is so rare…Id say it kind of evens out that game we won against the Mets with the Castillo debacle.

What the f$%k is the internet?

by FreeBradshaw on Sep 19, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions

ehh

I was so shocked that Mo blew the save but as soon as Coney started talking about his streak of 36 I knew it was done lol, better it happens now then in October. We will be fine we got the big guy on the mound today and as long as Joba keeps us in the game the 4 innings he pitches tomorrow we will win this series. Joe said in a the press conference after the game the other day he thinks this is gonna come down to the end. I don’t think it’s gonna come down to the end but the Boston series at home next week. We win this series and take two from the Angels we will be in good shape going into the Boston series next week. AJ did look good last night, thats how he needs to be on Wednesday in Anaheim.

by Danielle I on Sep 19, 2009 11:30 AM EDT reply actions