What's new? Yankees lose to Angels again, 5-2

by Travis G on Sep 22, 2009 12:58 AM EDT in Game Recap Comment 16 comments

It wouldn't matter if the Yanks had Walter Johnson in his prime going against Jeff Weaver in his gopher-ball throwing worst: if Weaver wore an Angels uniform, he'd pitch a gem and their hitters would tee off on the Big Train. That's what it feels like to play Anaheim.

You knew it was over when Brian Bruney came in. That was Girardi waving the white flag.

Yankee hitters grounded into two double-plays and went 0-3 with RISP. The Angels, of course, went 3-7 (.429) with RISP and didn't hit into any DP's.

Pettitte rebounded nicely from a poor first frame when he allowed two runs (both scoring after two outs, of course), but it was ultimately fruitless. The Yankees cannot beat the Angels, and there's no rational reason for it. Please don't say it's Anaheim's aggressive baserunning. They attempted one steal in this game (and he was gunned down); Michael Kay relayed a stat: the Angels have a 72% stolen base success rate over the last several years against the Yanks. That is right about average for MLB. The Angels are neither helping nor hurting themselves with all those steals, so it ain't that... Their pitchers aren't particularly good. The Yankees staff has a better ERA, ERA+ and more Ks this year. It ain't their hitting, which, while good, trails the Yankees by 40 runs and and in OPS+ by 15 points (105 vs. 120). In addition, the Yanks even have a better defense. I don't f'ing get it.

At least the Red Sox lost (and in glorious, six-run-lead-blowing fashion), so the magic number drops to eight. But Texas won so the playoff magic number remains at one.

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Girardi is a overrated manager with a good team

I usually never blame him that much but this game pushed me to the edge. The moves he makes outside of using Hughes and Mo are just plain retarded. When was the last time Ace pitched? This is a game we could easily won…not a time to start playing around with unproven relievers. This is unacceptable and he needs to be held accountable for poor managing. If we weren’t so stacked with talent, this season would have been a disaster…

by lololol on Sep 22, 2009 1:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

agree agree, BUT....

the only part of your statement i disagree with is calling Bruney an unproven reliever. He’s proven as far as I’m concerned, proven HORRIBLE….I’ll never figure out why Joe keeps on putting him out there. It seems that the whole organization forgets the fact that he really wasn’t that great last year either! Except for what? A few amazing weeks of pinpoint control & accuracy before his injury earlier this year? Brian Bruney sucked last year, he sucks this year & he needs to go away.

by jlaporta on Sep 22, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love hearing

Girardi try to rationalize using the Fat Boys tonight. You guys think these are auditions for the playoffs, trust me, there is no chance Bruney is left off the post season roster. I hope there is some kind of scandal during the offseason that costs Girardi his job. He is awful and needs to go.

by YankeesJets on Sep 22, 2009 1:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

not said by me but a friend of mine on facebook (thanks Bear)

not said by me but a friend of mine (thanks Bear) but I agree with it

Here’s the thing….the Yanks still have the best record in the majors and they’re going to start playing like it again sooner than later. I’d rather this hiccup in the season now than in two weeks. So if you want to get down on this team go right ahead because baseball is a marathon that can turn on a dime at any moment and when the Yankees turn it on there is none better. It’s not fun to see THIS team lose 6 of 10 but if we do it in 2 weeks we go home and count the days till pitcher’s and catchers……if we do it now, we have time to right the ship and get back to doing what we do best and that’s BE THE BEST.

by Danielle I on Sep 22, 2009 1:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This is what I've been posting thoughout the game but..

you cant keep losing to this Angels team. I know these games dont mean too much now but the Angels are in their heads. The Yankees have a lot more talent that the Angels yet they dont show it. The Angels have a terrible bullpen yet the Yanks decided not to work Sanders to get into the pen. They really need to rest Cano too.

by YankeesJets on Sep 22, 2009 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

who is sanders? the chicken guy?

by figgifig on Sep 22, 2009 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry I meant Saunders

I know u have a thing for him so I had to correct my mistake.

by YankeesJets on Sep 22, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

phobia wears red hats

I posted that, after a torrid July and August, where we were playing gangbusters,we are in the familiar horse latitudes now, a old marine term meaning, no wind to carry our sails.

This is a gut-check week; team is tired, the season is a grind, hen every game is dissected and put under a microscope.

Good news. The cyclical Yankees traditionally cool down in September – this has been going on for more than half a century – look it up; July and August are our better months. We are playing out the string, and like Michael Johnson running the second and third heat, we ain’t put on the gold shoes, not yet.

Will the pitching hold? Will the Yankees learn to knock in RISP instead of stranding them? Will our 4,5,6,7,8,9 hitters learn to stay out of DPs? Yes, yes, and yea.

Fall’s dreams are in the air. We can smell them. A tropism, the guys will react as if a switch is thrown. Even the newer guys. It is nearly time – to bring the hammer down. Guys will snap out this funk, faster than you can say Derek Sanderson Jeter, sure enough. Baseball, like all things, runs in cycles.

ejs

by ericjs on Sep 22, 2009 2:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

We are all aware of girardi’s love affair with sergio earlier. But when sergio~~was sucking~~ I mean wasn’t performing the way we needed him to, joe banished him to the bullpen. So just how long does bruney need to suck before joe banishes him? Like banish him, banish him. As in exile him. As in never to be heard from again. Ever. Because he sucks. Like a big, whirking, black hole of suck.

Thank God for making us Yankees.

by noonoo on Sep 22, 2009 2:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This was not a pitcher's fault...

Bruney, Alba….Giradi, or other …

This was a poor offensive game. Period. Both Angels pitchers sport a 4.00+ ERA and the potent Yankee offense managed 2 runs. When the pitchers keep the opposing team to 5 runs. They should win. Unless up against an ace.

I realize that Saunders has been very good since the break. But so have the Yanks.

by NY on Sep 22, 2009 2:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ugh

that was just a painful game to watch. it was by no means a blow out and I certainly don’t think it’s any cause for alarm, but the guys just looked lifeless tonight. Petite pitched a pretty good game though i thought. Looking good for playoff time. I just think the team needs to get back to their cheerful but competitve attitude that they had coming out of the allstar break. Maybe it’s time for another Cashman visit to the clubhouse. They just seem to be on cruise control right now

by Yank on Sep 22, 2009 3:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

At least the Pissants lost..........

Don’t know why Bruney comes in the game. At least Albala A-hole has been good lately, but of course not last night, course not.

I just don’t understand it. I watched the Angles against the Pissants last week, they weren’t immortal against them. Kendry Morales looked like a single-A player too.

Whatever. FIRE GIRARDI and all a that. All his fault. Blahblahblahbla…..

What the f$%k is the internet?

by FreeBradshaw on Sep 22, 2009 8:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs