It’s one thing to beat teams you’re supposed to beat, but the Mariners came into the Bronx and presented stiff competition. So when Chapman threw the last pitch of today’s game and nailed down the sweep of Seattle, it was thrilling. It was thrilling to prevail in the tight games all series long. It was thrilling to come from behind. It was thrilling to see Stanton have his “signature” Yankees moment with the walk-off in last night’s game. It was thrilling to beat King Felix. It was thrilling to watch Torres and Andujar and Hicks, etc do so well. And it was thrilling that German wasn’t a flash in the pan. “Lasagna,” as they call the Nicaraguan pitcher, is still a work in progress but a talented one. For now, it’s ok to have the kids starting, but come playoff time, we’ll need a veteran arm to take us deep into games. I know, I know. I’ve already beaten that drum here and Cashman’s looking, so I’ll stop.
Tomorrow night the Yanks will be here in St. Pete to play the Rays and I’ll be at the Trop – down in front on the visitor’s side – hoping to see a Janer. I’ll have my Judge jersey on, so wave at the TV if you see me :)
hello. yes that was a great series. i woke up the other day to the happy news of the walk off and watched the second half of the game in the early morning. i took yesterday off and happily got to watch the game. i still can’t quite believe we are in first and have the best record. i don’t think the pitching is great. i don’t think the hitting is consistent. i can’t believe the baby bombers keep being so good. the bullpen has been amazing. it’s kind of fun here in boston to here all the complaining about the sox. if the yankees weren’t doing so well they would think there team is great but there is lots of whining on sports radio these days.
i will definitely look for you in the stands. gardner is so excited that you will be at the game that he came back to the lineup. i sure hope for a janer for you or at least a victory.
barbara
Barbara, it’s nice to see you again. The more the merrier here at Jane’s blog. The pitching can certainly be improved but good news is that overall the pitching staff is at a 3.40 ERA and with the rest of the peripheral stats is good for 2nd in baseball. And that’s without the improvements that Cashman will bring internally or from trades. The offense can only improve from here as Stanton and Sanchez start the summer off right and hit closer to their career numbers!. Many hard line drives from Sanchez have been caught for outs so I can see him breaking out soon. The rookies have been so much better than expected as Jane mentioned and we have enough trade chips to get some help. This summer is going to be a fun one for Yankee fans. Enjoy the ride guys! I know I am!
Barbara! Long time. Always good to see you here. Do you think Gardner is back tonight just for me? :) I can imagine the whining in Boston because I do my share of whining after every Yankees loss. I agree that the pitching (starting) hasn’t been perfect, but with Tanaka on the DL and the two youngsters taking their turns it’s a bit of a crap shoot. Still, it’s been good enough to get us to the top and I’m more than thrilled about that!
I’m enjoying the ride too, Leo. And I do think Sanchez will get hot at the plate. My concern about him is defense. He’s still not the catcher I’d like him to be, but I hope that with time and work he’ll get there. I think my new favorite Yankee is Andujar. I like him a lot! Looking forward to tonight! (Pray for a win for me.)
leo i love the optimism.
the big news i forgot to share is my dad finally is letting me buy him mlb.tv.
he has been following the games with gamecast or something play by play and i have been lovingly nagging him to let me get him mlb.tv he is was finally convinced–not by me.
so now any parts of games that he wants to watch he can.
hopefully they keep winning for him to enjoy the fun
yes gardner is returning for you and miggy needs to get an extra base hit in your honor.
Hooray for your dad that he relented and got mlb.tv! He’s a great fan and I hope the expanded coverage will bring him lots of pleasure, Barbara.
Hey Jane. Sorry it was an uneventful game for you. Hope you still had fun at the Trop. Sabathia labored just a bit with 9 hits but only giving up 2 runs is usually more than enough to win since our offense can score far more than that. It was just one of those games. At least we had that great Stanton catch though. We need more offense today and preferably a Janer.
I admit it was fun seeing our guys, but not fun to lose that game. And I’m not wild about games with little offense to begin with! They looked flat to me, Stanton’s great catch aside. CC made a bonehead shovel to first on a play that shouldn’t have been made, but you’re right – he pitched well enough to win. Our seats were good! The only trouble was I kept checking the scoreboard and seeing Boston overtake Seattle in a slugfest!
so sorry that you went to that game. not fun.
two lead off doubles didn’t score and the same so far today.
i wish the offense would emerge and that we can do simple sacrifices to get the runs in
Ugh, Barbara, today was even worse – a shutout! Where is our offense? How can all these talented players stop hitting all at once? I hope for a breakout game tomorrow.