Thursday, August 09, 2007

An Aberration - Blue Jays 15, Yankees 4

I'm not getting excited over one blowout loss. This is an aberration, compared to the way the Yanks have played lately. With this series win, they've won every series since the all-star break except the one vs. Baltimore. And at 20-8, they still have baseball's best record since the break.

Wang got rocked yesterday, and when you look at his numbers, he will have a start like this every now and then. Plus, his BAA for the season is .273 and for his career is .271. Let's face it - Wang's weakness is giving up a lot of hits. And usually, a double-play ball will cover up for it. But once in a while, it catches up to him. The .273 number isn't terrible, especially compared to some others out there (Pettitte - .287, Mussina - .295). But you expect more from your ace, and almost every team in the game has a starter with better numbers.

I'm looking forward to the Cleveland series, even though the Indians have not been great lately. But they're one of those teams that can send the Yanks back into a funk, and let's hope they do just that.

- If Hughes struggles again, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Yanks bring Wells back for round 3. And even if Hughes does well, maybe they use Wells in the pen to get lefties out.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh Great D of Y,

Sweep'in in Bal'more this weekend!

D-K, Becks & Schill are up to the task, while the BoSox bats come alive and feast on Oreo pitch'in!!!!

Yanks feel the hurt at the Jake by the Lake!!!

Go Pow-Wows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9 up by Monday morn!

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