Yanks get back on winning track
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Those last two games, obviously someone was playing around with the frequency and brought us something that looked like the Washington Nationals instead of the Yankees.
I’m not actually sure whom that team was I was watching on Opening Day and on Wednesday night. They looked as if their bodies were imported by AAA players instead.
Thursday, the Yankees decided to officially begin their season with an 11-2 thrashing of the Orioles. Whether it was the offense finding their bats or someone named Alfredo Simon pitching, it all worked out for the pinstripers as they bashed Baltimore pitching all over the park after the third inning.
It was offensive that after a couple of good performances, we as fans are now wondering why exactly was right fielder Xavier Nady even in the lineup in the first place over Nick Swisher. Jolly Old St. Nick turned in a 3 for 5 performance with a homerun and four runs batted in and already a referendum is being made on who should be playing out there.
As I like to say, “Welcome to our world”.
Sorry X-Man, you’re days are numbered. The countdown is on and you are the next target. Sure, we might like giving the WWE “DX” chop whenever you come up with a big hit. But some of those at bats when you’re swinging for the fence instead of just putting the ball in play? Sorry kid that is not going to work. If you were Roberto Clemente defensively out in right field, I may change my mind. But Xavier, you are no Clemente.
Mark Teixeira drilled a homerun to center and also had a base hit. I wonder if that means he can hack in New York. When he was 0 for 8 and popping out everything as if they were balloons, some had the gall to think that this guy may not be tough enough. Now, he starts to hit a little bit and before we know it, everyone will be set to kiss his gluteus by the end of April.
Cody Ransom did not look like a bum out there in the field and with the bat. Looks like we can temporarily put a pause to the “Come back A-Rod” crowd at least for another few hours.
And how about that bullpen? You know that first game may not have looked pretty, but since then they have pitched eight no-hit, no run innings. Maybe they aren’t terrible after all and we can stop the “Bring Joba back to the bullpen” nonsense.
This is what one good performance will do to you. Hell, had they lost, you would have thought World War III was going to break out.
Now of course, if the Yankees go to Kansas City and lose two out of three to the Royals before facing Tampa Bay on the road, the doubting vultures will reappear, set to create havoc. But at least for a day, everyone can take a deep breath, relax and enjoy the win today.
There will be many more to follow.
Those last two games, obviously someone was playing around with the frequency and brought us something that looked like the Washington Nationals instead of the Yankees.
I’m not actually sure whom that team was I was watching on Opening Day and on Wednesday night. They looked as if their bodies were imported by AAA players instead.
Thursday, the Yankees decided to officially begin their season with an 11-2 thrashing of the Orioles. Whether it was the offense finding their bats or someone named Alfredo Simon pitching, it all worked out for the pinstripers as they bashed Baltimore pitching all over the park after the third inning.
It was offensive that after a couple of good performances, we as fans are now wondering why exactly was right fielder Xavier Nady even in the lineup in the first place over Nick Swisher. Jolly Old St. Nick turned in a 3 for 5 performance with a homerun and four runs batted in and already a referendum is being made on who should be playing out there.
As I like to say, “Welcome to our world”.
Sorry X-Man, you’re days are numbered. The countdown is on and you are the next target. Sure, we might like giving the WWE “DX” chop whenever you come up with a big hit. But some of those at bats when you’re swinging for the fence instead of just putting the ball in play? Sorry kid that is not going to work. If you were Roberto Clemente defensively out in right field, I may change my mind. But Xavier, you are no Clemente.
Mark Teixeira drilled a homerun to center and also had a base hit. I wonder if that means he can hack in New York. When he was 0 for 8 and popping out everything as if they were balloons, some had the gall to think that this guy may not be tough enough. Now, he starts to hit a little bit and before we know it, everyone will be set to kiss his gluteus by the end of April.
Cody Ransom did not look like a bum out there in the field and with the bat. Looks like we can temporarily put a pause to the “Come back A-Rod” crowd at least for another few hours.
And how about that bullpen? You know that first game may not have looked pretty, but since then they have pitched eight no-hit, no run innings. Maybe they aren’t terrible after all and we can stop the “Bring Joba back to the bullpen” nonsense.
This is what one good performance will do to you. Hell, had they lost, you would have thought World War III was going to break out.
Now of course, if the Yankees go to Kansas City and lose two out of three to the Royals before facing Tampa Bay on the road, the doubting vultures will reappear, set to create havoc. But at least for a day, everyone can take a deep breath, relax and enjoy the win today.
There will be many more to follow.
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