Comments on: And That Happened: Monday’s Scores and Highlights

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:04:15 +0000

Colon not coming away with the win was reflective of how non-sensical it is to use pitcher wins as a way of judging pitchers.

By: salvomania

salvomania — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:31:18 +0000

His triple was hit maybe even harder – that left fielder hadn’t even turned around yet before it got over his head.

Actually the Stanton triple was a line drive shot to CF that glanced off Colby Rasmus’s glove. I thought Rasmus had a chance to catch it, and looking at the replay, I’m kind of surprised he didn’t—his glove was right there.

That home run was ridiculous though: it seemed like a 60-degree angle off the bat (although in the replay you can only see the ball for about a twentieth of a second) that was out in about 3 seconds.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:51:01 +0000

Well, for what it's worth, Macondo is experiencing a protracted drought during the season when we usually get Biblical deluges on a daily basis. The local bull gators are bellowing for mercy as their gator holes fill with algae and muck. I feel their pain, even while floating in my saltwater pool with a pina colada and a copy of Kerouac's Visions of Cody. I can't help but think that the phenomena of the Feesh's rappel to Olympus and the prayer of the broken earth for rain are somehow related. My usual bunch of correspondents via my Ouija Scrabble board have been silent on the issue, which is not a good thing. I half expect my halite chlorinator to crap out, you know? I do know that if it doesn't start raining soon, the Feesh are going to have to start learning to walk on their fins. And all you have to do is turn on TPN to see where that process leads, even when half of those idiots don't believe in it.

By: rsnorth

rsnorth — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:45:45 +0000

Didn’t expect to see Robert Plant making ATH. Good stuff Craig.

By: APBA Guy

APBA Guy — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:29:13 +0000

I wouldn’t make too much of the A’s success in this one game, although the 3-1 series win over the stumbling Rangers is gratifying. Keep in mind that at this moment the A’s have the advantage in the Battle of the Team Physicians, with only Andrew Bailey down hard. The Rangers are down the reigning MVP plus reigning Rookie of the Year. The team that has taken most advantage of this is the Angels who are now tied with the Rangers for the division lead. The Angels are down Kendrys Morales of course, who played only a little last year also.

Tonight the Indians, 19-8, come to town in a real test for both teams. It’s a chance for the A’s to see if they can win a series against a hot team, and a chance for the Indians to see how they do against some serious pitching. The A’s have Tyson Ross tonight, who was very good in his last outing after an impressive Spring.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:47:51 +0000

Gator, how is life in Macondo so far above the Golden Prognosticator?

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:18:41 +0000

Anybody want to see a ridiculous home run? Go to the Feesh’s web site (flamarlins.com) and watch the highlight clip. The Iron Giant hit this one off the facade of the third deck in left field, and it was still climbing when it hit the facade just to the left of the “Big Mac Country” sign – and some idea of how hard he crushed this poor leetle beisbol can also be gained from watching how far back onto the field it ricocheted. On Sunday, he put one in the farthest row back in dead center in Cincinnati. He’s only hit four so far this season, taking his time coming back from several injuries, but every single one of them could have qualified for the X-Prize if Branson hadn’t japped it while he was still at AAA. His triple was hit maybe even harder – that left fielder hadn’t even turned around yet before it got over his head. The big guy was really putting on a show for the third beer crowd.

All of this is being accomplished without steroids, without Red Bull, and without the clandestine assistance of crippled dwarves pulling invisible wires from behind the curtains. As long as Bud Light doesn’t ban mutants, the Feesh are good to go.

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:16:43 +0000

My friend I can’t deny it is disappointing to see the Yankees leave so many men is scoring position many times with less then 2 outs and many times it is with Jeter at the plate. BTW there is an interesting piece that I think you would enjoy reading on Yankeeanalysts on Jeter I’ve copied the link here if you want to read it:
http://www.yankeeanalysts.com/2011/05/like-mattingly-the-greatest-test-of-jeter%E2%80%99s-leadership-could-come-when-it%E2%80%99s-time-to-step-aside-29233

Getting back to your comment about the park. I’ve always been of the opinion for example when fans complain about the weather effecting their teams performance the weather is the same for both teams. While it is a little different analogy about the ball parks because many teams build their teams around their parks in my opinion the dimensions of the parks are the same for both teams. That’s why it always troubles me when fans complain that the Yankees park and it’s dimensions. When the teams play there there batters have the same opportunities to take advantage of the dimensions as the Yankees players…and in my opinion that goes for ever park and ever team. When the Yankees play in Seattle it does no good to complain that the Yankees are not as capable to take advantage of their power it is what it is. Every team plays the hand they are dealt. Sorry about the “soapbox” but that just my opinion. Anyway a “W” is a “W” whether barely or by a whole lot. Talk to you later my friend.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:58:23 +0000

Colon not coming away with the win was reflective of the whole messy game. Something like 2 for 12 with RISP, sometimes on third with as little as one out. This was one there for us to lose. Verlander was off the plate more than I’ve ever seen him and we were buzzing like flies on the bases to little result. That durned Comerica is so big it stifled ARod’s power and called back Jorge’s almost-homer. Gladly put this one in the “barely W” colomn.

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:19:22 +0000

Well the Yankees started their 7 game road trip on a positive note, winning and increasing their lead over the 2nd place Rays to 3 games. Colon pitched another very, good game, unfortunately he did get credit for the win (7 Innings, 3 ER and 7 K’s). The Yankees had several opportunities to score before he was taken out of the game for the 8th inning but didn’t, so Joba gets the win and Mo gets his 11 save of the season in just 26 games (he’s appeared in 15 of those games). With the exception of 2 hiccups on his record Mo’s performed like a trooper. For a team whose pitching everyone thought was suspect at the beginning of the season the entire staff has performed pretty well, 5th in team ERA in the American League.
One final comment. After this road trip which ends for the Yankees on May 9th the Yankees will have played 32 games 18 at home and 14 on the road. Versus the Red Sox 20 at home and 15 on the road and the Rays 19 at home and 15 on the road. Hopefully the relatively similar home versus away records of the 3 teams will dis-spell those posters from saying the Yankees have had an advantage by playing “more” home games. Need I say it, but that’s just my opinion.