Monday, May 28, 2012

Angels 9, Yankees 8

Ouch. When did we think the Yankees have this one? 1. A 3-0, top of the first. 2. When they re-tied the game, 4-4. 3. When Tex's home run brought them to within one, 6-5. 4. Martin's two-run double re-ties the game, 8-8. 5. Tex's leadoff single in the ninth. Then the stomach punch, and from Brett . . . Tomko. Walk-off homer. Oof. As Charlie Brown says, "Thus endeth the (five-game!) winning streak."

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Yankees 2, A's 0

One of those games where you hold your breath, knowing, knowing that Kuroda is living dangerously, that one hanging slider, one grooved fastball, one unfielded fly ball . . . disaster. Didn't happen. And Tex looked good, as well.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Yankees 9, A's 2

Yes, it was Oakland. But as the game went on, CC was playing catch out there.

Yankees 6, A's 3

As Richard Justice said on Yahoo radio today, you can about to see a rotation take shape, with Pettitte and Nova. With three great plays in right field, plus a home run . . . the Yankees just seem to win when Swisher is in the middle of things, ay?

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Yankees 3, Royals 2

I go out of town for a week, the whole operation goes in the crapper.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Yankees 8, Orioles 5

Kay was right: Lost in the Cano onrush has been A-Rod, not a lot of power but steadily up to .300. Good to see Tex grab hold of one. Phelps is destined to start soon. 20-15 and the season starts tomorrow.

Mariners 6, Yankees 2

No team came closer to having a great game and ended up with a lousy one. Two bases loadeds squandered, two bad Pettitte pitches, the tip off the glove in the eighth leading to two runs--unfortunate to spoil Andy's comeback. 19-15.

Friday, May 11, 2012

Yankees 6, Mariners 2

A good win in so many ways. Start the series by beating Yankee-killer Felix. Kuroda, who may be a second starter yet. Cano heating up, as we knew he would. And Ibanez, who may stay valuable. Plus . . . that bullpen. Wednesday's Robertson meltdown is ancient history.

Yankees 5, Rays 3

No spectacular, but enough. How many times has CC done this, erase a killer loss in the matter of a single day?