Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Lucky and Good
So the Sox are not going to go 0 for 2005.
The Sox got lucky, A-Rod's blunder cost the Yankees the game. But, the Red Sox offense was relentless, they put up a team on-base percentage of .455 for the game. Despite the infuriating and laughable base-running errors and double plays, that number of base runners will win you a lot of games. That's what this lineup was put together to do.
Yankee fans have good reason to be nervous about Rivera. Rivera has now blown something like 9 of his last 24 save chances against the Red Sox, while only blowing 14 in 170+ chances in the same period against the rest of the world. But his inability to get out of a jam today, (while being allowed to throw 38 pitches to get two outs), are either signs of a shaky start or a deeper problem. Rivera isn't known to be shaky, so make of that what you will.
Edited to add: Speaking of Rivera, I think it's a bit early for Yankee fans to be booing their closer, when they are 2-1, four of the runs were unearned, and the guy is a future hall-of-famer who will one day have his big ears on a plaque in Monument Park. I can't remember ever hearing Yankee fans boo Rivera before. Ever. I would have thought he could have taken off his pants and had a Mets tattoo on his ass, and the Bleacher Creatures would still at least applaud politely.
Just another sign that the rivalry has evolved.
The Sox got lucky, A-Rod's blunder cost the Yankees the game. But, the Red Sox offense was relentless, they put up a team on-base percentage of .455 for the game. Despite the infuriating and laughable base-running errors and double plays, that number of base runners will win you a lot of games. That's what this lineup was put together to do.
Yankee fans have good reason to be nervous about Rivera. Rivera has now blown something like 9 of his last 24 save chances against the Red Sox, while only blowing 14 in 170+ chances in the same period against the rest of the world. But his inability to get out of a jam today, (while being allowed to throw 38 pitches to get two outs), are either signs of a shaky start or a deeper problem. Rivera isn't known to be shaky, so make of that what you will.
Edited to add: Speaking of Rivera, I think it's a bit early for Yankee fans to be booing their closer, when they are 2-1, four of the runs were unearned, and the guy is a future hall-of-famer who will one day have his big ears on a plaque in Monument Park. I can't remember ever hearing Yankee fans boo Rivera before. Ever. I would have thought he could have taken off his pants and had a Mets tattoo on his ass, and the Bleacher Creatures would still at least applaud politely.
Just another sign that the rivalry has evolved.
# posted by Darlucky @ 5:14 PM 
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So much for the heralded Yankee tradition, whatever that is. They boo their own hall of famer at the drop of a hat. If loyalty was ever part of that tradition, it's now been replaced by greed, and lust of winning.
-O
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