Thursday, April 09, 2009
Irksome Beginning
Another forgettable night in Camden Yards. Fell asleep right before the Yankees mini-rally in the 9th. After two games and eight innings of combined work, the Yankee starters have walked 8 men and struck out none. None as in zero.
A.J. Burnett brings that streak to an end this afternoon. I'll put the over/under for when he registers his first K at 1.1 innings. Who knew that the Yankees' starters first strikeout out of the season would be such cause for celebration?
Oh, and we can stop mentioning 1998? Please? From Feinsand's column today:
Feinsand also referenced it in his blog post. I know managers and ballplayers always have to paint a rosy pictures of losses, but enough. This team shouldn't even be mentioned in the same newspaper, let alone the same newspaper column, as the 1998 outfit.
Good bounce-back wins for Detroit and Kansas City. Both teams were the victims of pain-inducing relief work on Tuesday, and thanks to their starters (Miner and Greinke respectively) they allowed Toronto and Chicago 1 run between them. It had been 14 years since the Royals recorded a shutout in the Windy City.
And the Phillies joined the 2009 win column in a resounding fashion.
Another forgettable night in Camden Yards. Fell asleep right before the Yankees mini-rally in the 9th. After two games and eight innings of combined work, the Yankee starters have walked 8 men and struck out none. None as in zero.
A.J. Burnett brings that streak to an end this afternoon. I'll put the over/under for when he registers his first K at 1.1 innings. Who knew that the Yankees' starters first strikeout out of the season would be such cause for celebration?
Oh, and we can stop mentioning 1998? Please? From Feinsand's column today:
Girardi has first-hand knowledge of this type of situation, having played on the '98 Yankees that lost their first three and four of their first five before setting an AL record with 114 wins. "We started out 1-4 and we won a lot of games," Girardi said. "I expect this team to win a lot of games, too."
Feinsand also referenced it in his blog post. I know managers and ballplayers always have to paint a rosy pictures of losses, but enough. This team shouldn't even be mentioned in the same newspaper, let alone the same newspaper column, as the 1998 outfit.
Good bounce-back wins for Detroit and Kansas City. Both teams were the victims of pain-inducing relief work on Tuesday, and thanks to their starters (Miner and Greinke respectively) they allowed Toronto and Chicago 1 run between them. It had been 14 years since the Royals recorded a shutout in the Windy City.
And the Phillies joined the 2009 win column in a resounding fashion.
