As Ollie predicted, "it gonna rain", and rain it did. So the Yankees and Mets were both off painting the town red. Or in the Mets case half the team, led by Billy Wagner got into a rumble with the other half, led by the Carloses, over their turf.
Now who is Maria?
Showing posts with label Recap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recap. Show all posts
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Last Night in New York Sports
Yankees-1 Rays-2
In what can only be described as an embarrassing showing, the Yankees lost again to the Rays, who are now in first in the AL East. The Yanks continue to have severe offensive offensive struggles, this time being shut out by Edwin Jackson of all people. The Yanks wasted another solid start by Wang and more solid bullpen work by Kyle Farnsworth. I didn't think that I would ever say this, but the Yankees offense simply and truly sucks. There is no other way to seee it, and that is a serious issue for the Yanks the rest of the season. Maybe ARods return, supposedly later this week, will jumpstart things. I sure hope so.
Mets-6 Nationals-3
Ryan Church continued his hot hitting with his 8th home run of the year and John Maine pitched a beauty of a game, and the bullpen didn't implode. Also the Mets were playing the Nationals-you and I could beat the Nationals.
In what can only be described as an embarrassing showing, the Yankees lost again to the Rays, who are now in first in the AL East. The Yanks continue to have severe offensive offensive struggles, this time being shut out by Edwin Jackson of all people. The Yanks wasted another solid start by Wang and more solid bullpen work by Kyle Farnsworth. I didn't think that I would ever say this, but the Yankees offense simply and truly sucks. There is no other way to seee it, and that is a serious issue for the Yanks the rest of the season. Maybe ARods return, supposedly later this week, will jumpstart things. I sure hope so.
Mets-6 Nationals-3
Ryan Church continued his hot hitting with his 8th home run of the year and John Maine pitched a beauty of a game, and the bullpen didn't implode. Also the Mets were playing the Nationals-you and I could beat the Nationals.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Last Weekend in New York Sports
Darrell was kind enough to give me the weekend off, I know you all missed me. Anyway if you took the weekend off to spend more time with your mother here's what you missed.
Friday:
Yankees-5 Tigers-6
As Darrell wrote so eloquently last week, Kei Igawa sucks. And he followed through on his terrible pitching ability Friday night going 3 innings, allowing 11 hits, 6 runs, and not striking out a single batter. Besides Igawa the Yankees were good Friday night, nearly coming back to tie the game up against Todd Jones, alas it was not to be. But 5 innings of shut out ball from the bullpen and another home run from Jason Giambi were very positive indicators for the Yanks. Even Robinson Cano had two hits, so you know it must have been a good day.
Saturday:
Mets-12 Reds-6
For the opening half of Saturday's doubleheader, the Mets came out swinging, scoring seven runs in the first five innings of off starter Matt Belisle and reliever Bill Bray, before Mike Lincoln came in and shut the door, allowing only four runs in two innings. Everyone was able to hit off of the Reds pitchers, David Wright had two hits and Carlos Beltran was able to hit a triple, his second of the season. Santana pitched well, although he did allow 10 hits in just six innings, but the offensive firepower was more than enough to make up for Santana's less than perfect pitching.
Mets-1 Reds-7
The second half of the doubleheader looked like the exact opposite of the first game. The Mets offense could not put it togther against Reds starter Bronson Arroyo, who surrendered just four hits over eight innings. Mike Pelfrey had a pretty good start himself, allowing two runs over six. And the game stayed close until the 8th, when Duaner Sanchez game up another two runs, and at that point it was all over. 3 unearned runs in the 9th off of a David Wright error, and the game ended up looking like a route, but it was really a close game for the Mets.
Yankees-5 Tigers-2
Darrell Rasner had his second consecutive strong start and the Yankees finally ended their losing streak against the Tigers. Derek Jeter hit his first homerun of the year and Jason Giambi continued his slump busting ways, hitting a double and driving in a run in the Yankees victory. The bullpen showed up yesterday as well, good for 3 innings of shutout ball. Kyle Farnsworth is securing his spot as the 7th inning guy in the Yankees bullpen, making this team reminiscent of the Yankees teams of yore, when the Yanks were nearly unbeatable with a lead after the 6th inning.
Red Bulls-2 LA Galaxy-1
In the first Red Bulls game since I wrote my post about them, the Bulls squeaked past the LA Galaxy thanks to goals by Angel (I mentioned him) and Danleigh Borman (I did not mention him). David Beckham is on the Galaxy and the Red Bulls held him scoreless even though he did take like 5 free kicks. Where is your bending power now punk? So the Bulls have not lost a game in four consecutive matches, and they have only played six matches in all. Just to remind you it is not too late to join the Red Bulls bandwagon.
The Knicks sign Mike D'Antoni to be their next head coach. Yeah, let's see how well that works out.
Sunday:
Mets-8 Reds-3
After taking the second game of the double header off on Saturday the Mets offense came back strong on Sunday, scoring six runs off of rookie Johnny Cueto in just 4 2/3 innings. Carlos Beltran hit an RBI ground-rule double and a two-run homer in the victory and Oliver Perez had one of his best starts of the season as the Mets took care of business at home against one of the worst teams in the Majors.
-Mose
Friday:
Yankees-5 Tigers-6
As Darrell wrote so eloquently last week, Kei Igawa sucks. And he followed through on his terrible pitching ability Friday night going 3 innings, allowing 11 hits, 6 runs, and not striking out a single batter. Besides Igawa the Yankees were good Friday night, nearly coming back to tie the game up against Todd Jones, alas it was not to be. But 5 innings of shut out ball from the bullpen and another home run from Jason Giambi were very positive indicators for the Yanks. Even Robinson Cano had two hits, so you know it must have been a good day.
Saturday:
Mets-12 Reds-6
For the opening half of Saturday's doubleheader, the Mets came out swinging, scoring seven runs in the first five innings of off starter Matt Belisle and reliever Bill Bray, before Mike Lincoln came in and shut the door, allowing only four runs in two innings. Everyone was able to hit off of the Reds pitchers, David Wright had two hits and Carlos Beltran was able to hit a triple, his second of the season. Santana pitched well, although he did allow 10 hits in just six innings, but the offensive firepower was more than enough to make up for Santana's less than perfect pitching.
Mets-1 Reds-7
The second half of the doubleheader looked like the exact opposite of the first game. The Mets offense could not put it togther against Reds starter Bronson Arroyo, who surrendered just four hits over eight innings. Mike Pelfrey had a pretty good start himself, allowing two runs over six. And the game stayed close until the 8th, when Duaner Sanchez game up another two runs, and at that point it was all over. 3 unearned runs in the 9th off of a David Wright error, and the game ended up looking like a route, but it was really a close game for the Mets.
Yankees-5 Tigers-2
Darrell Rasner had his second consecutive strong start and the Yankees finally ended their losing streak against the Tigers. Derek Jeter hit his first homerun of the year and Jason Giambi continued his slump busting ways, hitting a double and driving in a run in the Yankees victory. The bullpen showed up yesterday as well, good for 3 innings of shutout ball. Kyle Farnsworth is securing his spot as the 7th inning guy in the Yankees bullpen, making this team reminiscent of the Yankees teams of yore, when the Yanks were nearly unbeatable with a lead after the 6th inning.
Red Bulls-2 LA Galaxy-1
In the first Red Bulls game since I wrote my post about them, the Bulls squeaked past the LA Galaxy thanks to goals by Angel (I mentioned him) and Danleigh Borman (I did not mention him). David Beckham is on the Galaxy and the Red Bulls held him scoreless even though he did take like 5 free kicks. Where is your bending power now punk? So the Bulls have not lost a game in four consecutive matches, and they have only played six matches in all. Just to remind you it is not too late to join the Red Bulls bandwagon.
The Knicks sign Mike D'Antoni to be their next head coach. Yeah, let's see how well that works out.
Sunday:
Mets-8 Reds-3
After taking the second game of the double header off on Saturday the Mets offense came back strong on Sunday, scoring six runs off of rookie Johnny Cueto in just 4 2/3 innings. Carlos Beltran hit an RBI ground-rule double and a two-run homer in the victory and Oliver Perez had one of his best starts of the season as the Mets took care of business at home against one of the worst teams in the Majors.
-Mose
Friday, May 9, 2008
Last Night in New York Sports
Yankees-6 Indians-3
The Yankees finished off their series against the Indians with a solid 3 run victory. Thanks to home runs by Jason Giambi, Johnny Damon, Robinson Cano, and Wilson Betemit the Yankees powered their way to victory. The Bombers went up 3-0 in the 4th after Johnny Damon and Jason Giambi hit their home runs, but Mike Mussina gave the lead right back in the 5th, in part due to Bobby Abreu's terrible fielding effort. Yet the Yankees answered right back with a Damon RBI double and they did not look back. The bullpen pitched very well, combining for 4 innings of 2 hit ball, including a solid inning from Joba Chamberlain, who struck out his tormentor from earlier in the week, David Delluci, to end the 8th. This was a very positive game for the Yankees offensively as Giambi hit two shots, one caught near the warning track, and Robinson Cano went 2 for 3 which could potentially signal the end of his cold start to the season.
-Mose
The Yankees finished off their series against the Indians with a solid 3 run victory. Thanks to home runs by Jason Giambi, Johnny Damon, Robinson Cano, and Wilson Betemit the Yankees powered their way to victory. The Bombers went up 3-0 in the 4th after Johnny Damon and Jason Giambi hit their home runs, but Mike Mussina gave the lead right back in the 5th, in part due to Bobby Abreu's terrible fielding effort. Yet the Yankees answered right back with a Damon RBI double and they did not look back. The bullpen pitched very well, combining for 4 innings of 2 hit ball, including a solid inning from Joba Chamberlain, who struck out his tormentor from earlier in the week, David Delluci, to end the 8th. This was a very positive game for the Yankees offensively as Giambi hit two shots, one caught near the warning track, and Robinson Cano went 2 for 3 which could potentially signal the end of his cold start to the season.
-Mose
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Last Night in New York Sports
Mets-12 Dodgers-1
The Mets finally woke up offensively, and in a big way, to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ryan Church continued his hot hitting, stroking three hots, one a solo shot in the 6th inning. The rest of the Mets offense came predominantly from the bottom half of the order with John Maine, Marlon Anderson, Raul Casanova, and Angel Pagan accounted for half of the Mets' runs scored and half of the RBIs. John Maine pitched a beautiful game, which tends to happen when a pitcher is given an early cushion, in this case 4 runs after the 2nd inning, and he carried a shutout into the 9th inning before surrendering the Dodgers' only run of the game. The Mets escaped their long road trip without any ill effects and they return home to Shea still 2 games over .500
Yankees-0 Indians-3
Cliff Lee continues his dominance this season, pitching 7 innings of shutout ball, without surrendering a walk. Wang pitched a fine game, but it nothing would have been enough to out-duel Lee who lowered his ERA to 0.81, I would be a little more upset about the outcome of this came were it not for the fact that I have Cliff Lee on my fantasy team, didn't even draft him, but picked him up off waivers after the second week of the season. The Yankees offensive struggles continued, particularly Robinson Cano, who actually lifted his average to .160 after going 1 for 4. The Yankees have scored only 3 runs against the Indians, after an offensive explosion against the Mariners last week. Hopefully the strong hitting team will appear in tonight's game against the more hittable Paul Byrd.
The Mets finally woke up offensively, and in a big way, to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ryan Church continued his hot hitting, stroking three hots, one a solo shot in the 6th inning. The rest of the Mets offense came predominantly from the bottom half of the order with John Maine, Marlon Anderson, Raul Casanova, and Angel Pagan accounted for half of the Mets' runs scored and half of the RBIs. John Maine pitched a beautiful game, which tends to happen when a pitcher is given an early cushion, in this case 4 runs after the 2nd inning, and he carried a shutout into the 9th inning before surrendering the Dodgers' only run of the game. The Mets escaped their long road trip without any ill effects and they return home to Shea still 2 games over .500
Yankees-0 Indians-3
Cliff Lee continues his dominance this season, pitching 7 innings of shutout ball, without surrendering a walk. Wang pitched a fine game, but it nothing would have been enough to out-duel Lee who lowered his ERA to 0.81, I would be a little more upset about the outcome of this came were it not for the fact that I have Cliff Lee on my fantasy team, didn't even draft him, but picked him up off waivers after the second week of the season. The Yankees offensive struggles continued, particularly Robinson Cano, who actually lifted his average to .160 after going 1 for 4. The Yankees have scored only 3 runs against the Indians, after an offensive explosion against the Mariners last week. Hopefully the strong hitting team will appear in tonight's game against the more hittable Paul Byrd.
- Mose
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Last Night in New York Sports
Mets-1 Dodgers-5
Chad Billingsley pitched a gem of a game, Oliver Perez struggled to not give up the long balls, and the Mets' offense continued to sputter. Billingsley held the Mets to 5 hits and 1 Run, while Perez gave up 3 home runs, one in the first at bat of the game to Rafael Furcal, one to Bobby DeWitt, and one to Matt Kemp later on in the inning.Brian Schnieder, who is finally back at catcher, seemed to have trouble throwing to second, his first two tosses were well off their mark, but the third found its target.One last note, how could it be that Lee Mazzilli and Darryl Strawberry share time on the same postgame show? No one finds it a little odd that Mazzilli, the former manager of the Orioles and utility coach of the Yankees is on the same show as Strawberry convicted drug offender? How much did they have to pay Mazzilli to agree to that, someone needs to get Lee a new agent, that's for sure.
-Mose
Chad Billingsley pitched a gem of a game, Oliver Perez struggled to not give up the long balls, and the Mets' offense continued to sputter. Billingsley held the Mets to 5 hits and 1 Run, while Perez gave up 3 home runs, one in the first at bat of the game to Rafael Furcal, one to Bobby DeWitt, and one to Matt Kemp later on in the inning.Brian Schnieder, who is finally back at catcher, seemed to have trouble throwing to second, his first two tosses were well off their mark, but the third found its target.One last note, how could it be that Lee Mazzilli and Darryl Strawberry share time on the same postgame show? No one finds it a little odd that Mazzilli, the former manager of the Orioles and utility coach of the Yankees is on the same show as Strawberry convicted drug offender? How much did they have to pay Mazzilli to agree to that, someone needs to get Lee a new agent, that's for sure.
-Mose
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