Monday, July 30, 2012
Orioles 5, Yankees 4
Genuine slump, anyone?
Don't wanna hear nothin' bout no one-run games. the '27 and '98 Yankees, maybe the two greatest teams of all time, won a crapload of one-run games. That feat made their teams more impressive, not less.
3-8 since Oakland.
The scores of the eight losses: 4-3, 3-2, 2-1, 5-4, 4-2, 8-6, 3-2, 5-4.
That's an 0-8 in games they've been outscored only 34-24: 1.25 runs per game.
That's eight losses, versus zero wins, in which their pitching and defense have given up a tolerably respectable 4.24 runs per game.
Dig deep for the crucial numbers. These Yankees:
First in slugging percentage. Third in on-base percentage. Fifth in runs.
Batting average? Tenth.
0-35 when trailing after eight.
Translation? First, too dependent on the long ball. Granderson and Tex are stuck around .250; Martin, who is apparently the catcher for the long haul, is looking up at the Mendoza line.
Second, when top-flight relievers throw strikes, they're cooked.
Third, with Pettitte out, when they don't win with CC and Kuroda, they put themselves in a terrible position.
So we come back tomorrow.
6.5 is your cushion.
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Very frustrating!!!! I thought for sure we would pull this one out. But, look at the lineup. Cano needs to get back in the groove.
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