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I Am Not A Fan Of Scott Proctor

September 25, 2011

I know, I know. The Yankees offense could have made Proctor’s appearance unnecessary, but they must have sent their bats ahead to Tampa because the boys sure weren’t hitting in the second game of the doubleheader. More on that in a sec.

What a day/night of baseball. I’m exhausted and I feel like the biggest slug for sitting in front of the TV for hours, but I couldn’t tear myself away from either game.

In the opener, I was mesmerized by AJ. I kept waiting for him to screw up, but he pitched brilliantly and, as a result, notched his first “W” as a Yankee against the Sox. And Posada. Seriously. Raise your hand if you expected him to be the hitting star? Just a weird but wonderful win. I actually felt sorry for Carl Crawford after his botched play in left. He always seemed like a decent guy when he was with the Rays and yet he just hasn’t had a very good time as a Red Sock. And Wakefield looked like he was about to cry after he was pulled.

Lackey, on the other hand, looked like his usual grumpy self in Game 2. After Francona took him out, it was easy to read his lips. He needs a prescription for an antidepressant or something. Nova was coasting along for awhile, but got into trouble and should have been pulled earlier than he was – one of my many quibbles with Girardi. Other complaints include:

WHY DIDN’T HE USE JETER OR A-ROD TO PINCH HIT INSTEAD OF STICKING WITH ROMINE, GOLSON, PENA, ETC. IN KEY SITUATIONS?
DID HE NOT WANT TO WIN THE GAME?
USING ONE OF HIS ALL-STARS TO PINCH HIT IN EXTRAS WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN ALL THAT TAXING FOR THEM.
DID HE NOT GET THAT BEATING THE RED SOX WOULD HAVE FURTHER DIMMED THEIR CHANCES TO MAKE THE POSTSEASON?
DID HE NOT WANT TO END THE GAME AND GET HIS PLAYERS ON THE FLIGHT TO TAMPA?
AND WHY BRING IN THE AWFUL PROCTOR WHEN WE HAD AYALA AND THE KIDS IN THE PEN? (YES, JOE HAD BEEN EJECTED BY THEN, BUT STILL.)

I was mad at losing the second game (hence the all-caps above) even as I enjoyed the first three in the series this weekend. I thought we could and should have swept.

But so be it. Let’s just hope everyone stays healthy during the series in Tampa and whatever happens with the Wild Card is what it is.

Time to start thinking about next Friday’s Game 1 of the ALDS and whether I’ll be having “lucky food” again. When we won in 2009, I was counting on nightly pizza to do the trick and it worked. But I’d like to try something less artery clogging. Any suggestions?

Cranky Tired Baby

September 8, 2011

I wasn’t referring to myself, although I’m tired as well as cranky. (Still jet lagged, plus I just came from the dentist. Ugh.) I meant the Yankees, who’ve been forced to play under difficult conditions and showed their fatigue in today’s second straight loss in extras to the O’s.

The offense couldn’t do squat after the sixth inning or so. Either their bodies were beanbags or their heads were already on the plane to California or both. Either way, they were manhandled by the Orioles’ usually lackluster bullpen, and the result was an “L.”

Nova wasn’t great and said so after the game.

Proctor, whose very presence on this team still makes me scratch my head, made bad pitches and said so after the game.

Soriano made bad pitches and said after the game, “I made good pitches. They just hit them.” Is that denial or an inflated sense of self? Can’t tell.

Anyhow, the poor, bedraggled Yankees wasted spectacular defense by Cervelli and Granderson and will now head to my part of the world. Here’s the forecast for them.

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Okay, there are supposed to be a few clouds on Saturday, but it’ll be a whole lot better than they’re used to lately.

Scott Proctor’s Still Pitching?

March 8, 2011

scott proctor braves — (Courtesy: ajc.com)

I guess I’ve been living under a rock, but I thought he’d gone away. Apparently, he’s a Brave. During the broadcast of the Yankees-Braves game today I had to roll my eyes when Michael Kay said of Proctor, “He’s had an awful lot of arm problems.” Yeah, and Joe Torre used that arm more often than I use the keyboard of this computer. Oh well. I’m glad he’s still in the bigs. He always seemed like a decent guy.

Another stellar start by Freddy Garcia today, who was interviewed after he came out of the game and sounded like he’s very focused on winning a spot in the rotation. Great, right? Except what happens if he does win the job but then loses his incentive? Maybe Girardi should keep the competition going all season long.

And while I’m on the subject of pitchers, I had my first look at Andrew Brackman and here’s what I thought: He’s tall.

He makes Mo look like a bobblehead doll, doesn’t he?

By the way, did Charlie Sheen have to be wearing a Yankees shirt in his latest video rant?

Scott Proctor's Still Pitching?