His two-run homer reminded everyone that he can still connect with the ball, and his power was much appreciated. The Yankees offense had been pretty anemic against the Mariners, but they scored just enough runs today to salvage the series finale and get a “W” for Tanaka, who was very ace-like.
Gardner, too, emerged from his slumber with three hits, but it’s our stellar bullpen that keeps commanding my attention. When they get the call, they deliver. You can’t ask for more than that. My hope is that, like Tanaka today, the starters can go into the 7th inning and not tax the pen over and over. It’s only April. We’ll need those arms over the long season.
I do think it’s amusing that Yankee fans still boo Cano whenever he comes to the Stadium. Yes, he left us for more money, but they all follow the money except in rare cases, and I’m perfectly happy with Darlin’ Starlin’.
Next up: Oakland. No idea what to expect from them.
Our team is killing me, Jane. When are the bats going to wake up? Last night’s game was so hard to watch – even with only one bad inning of pitching and fielding, The Yankees just can’t come back and score. I don’t know what to think…do they need a new hitting coach? I think Girardi is still making good decisions…it’s just not working. Let’s hope this series doesn’t get swept and that they start hitting in the next series. GO YANKEES!!!
They’ve been pretty bad, Diane. Not fun to watch. It’s not just the offense either. The defense and base running have been off. They’re just not clicking yet. Are they a bad team? Too early to say, so I’m just going to hope they improve and soon!