A-Rod had a good quote in the postgame scrum, saying, “Right now, I’m probably the happiest .200 hitter in baseball.”...As I was driving home, I was thinking about the insanity of this homestand. I’m not nearly enough of a historian to know where this one ranks in history, but I’d have to think it’s among the most exciting the Yankees have been involved in. Consider this day-by-day:
May 15 vs MIN: Brett Gardner hits inside-the-park home run and ninth-inning triple, then scores winning run on Melky Cabrera’s two-run walkoff single.
May 16 vs MIN: A-Rod gets his first hit at new Yankee Stadium with game-winning two-run homer in the 11th inning.
May 17 vs MIN: Johnny Damon gives Yankees third-straight game-ending hit with 10th-inning home run to win it. Yankees clubhouse chefs put rush order on more whipped cream.
May 18 vs MIN: Mark Teixeira homers from both sides of the plate and the Yankees reverse their magic, scoring six in the first inning instead of rallying late.
May 19 vs BAL: A-Rod and Teixeira homer again and Yanks score seven runs in the seventh inning to turn a tight game into a laugher.
May 20 vs BAL: Yankees hit three homers in a row in the second inning and blast Baltimore to back Phil Hughes. As games on this homestand go, a pretty boring night.
May 21 vs BAL: Joba Chamberlain goes down two batters into the game after being hit by a comebacker, but the Yankees bullpen doesn’t break and they win again, their ninth in a row.
May 22 vs PHI: Jimmy Rollins homers on the very first pitch of the game and the Yankees don’t recover, finally losing.
May 23 vs PHI: Back to old reliable – the walkoff. Down two in the ninth, A-Rod hits a two-run homer to tie it; Melky Cabrera drives in Robinson Cano with the winner moments later.So, to sum up: That’s eight games, seven wins, four walkoffs. Oh, and by the way, the pitching match-up for today’s homestand finale is CC Sabathia vs. Cole Hamels. Not a bad stretch of baseball, right?
Unreal.
1 comment:
Actually, it's nine games. And the ten game homestand went 8-2.
Here's another impressive one: Memorial Day, first game of the current road trip, Hughes pitches 8 IN, 0 R, 3 H, 6 K, 0 BB and the Yankees beat the AL West first place Rangers 11-1 without hitting a HR.
One game out of first place...and the Dread Sux are hearing footsteps.
PS: MLB's gotta nix those awful red caps. Yankees looked like members of the Fred Durst fanclub...just slap on an American flag on the side next time.
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