Any Yankees sweep is great, but a four-game sweep against the Red Sox at the Stadium? Extra special. I loved watching the barrage of offense against Price – what fun. There was nail biting as Happ seemed to lose it and the score tightened, but the Yanks prevailed and put even more distance between the teams in the standings.
Of course, there were more injuries. I cannot believe how many players have been dropping like flies this season, more so lately, it seems. It wasn’t horrible enough that Encarnacion fractured his wrist thanks to the hit-by-pitch? We had to lose Hicks too? And coming on the heels of Voit, who may be having surgery for his hernia? And then Torres, who has been on fire lately and hits great at Camden Yards where the Yankees play next, has a “core issue” that needs evaluating? Oh, and let’s not forget Gio, who fouled not one but two balls off his legs last night. JEEZ. It’s great that the call-ups have been filling in so well, but COME ON. In the long run, we need guys to be healthy!
In the meantime, I’m reveling in last night’s sweep and hoping the momentum will carry into Baltimore.
Hey Jane. Sorry for not being around for a little while. Work has just been hectic for me. The homestand went about as well as I could’ve expected. We beat up Baltimore as we should’ve and I’ll take a split against a tough team like Cleveland. As always, our pitching remains a huge question mark. The opener day was a huge disaster, Paxton and his first inning woes, and CC not giving us any length and is now above a 5 ERA. And ugh west coast trips are the worst. I’ll try to stay up for them but it’s getting tougher to do now. We need our reenforcements to get healthy and fast! Particularly Severino and Dellin to help the rotation and bullpen.
Work comes first, Leo. For me too. No worries. The Baltimore series was such fun that it lulled me into forgetting about our pitching problem – briefly. Cleveland brought it back in a hurry with those 19 runs in Game 1. Ugh! Cashman has brought us so many great pickups this season — LeMahieu, Gio, Maybin, etc. But I’ll never understand why he didn’t get a starter. Severino will be back in some version of his pre-injured self, but he’s a total question mark. Beating Houston will be as challenging as ever. I guess the first order of business is securing home field advantage.