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Thursday, July 21, 2005More stinky ColonWell, this game ended up more nerve wracking than it should have been. The Big Unit started out looking like he would dominate, while Colon decided to keep on serving up gopher balls to Yankees, this time four solo shots. Thankfully, all of those were solo shots and so the Angels were kept in the game. Colon also figured out how to keep A-Rod in the park, although it took until the fifth plate appearance against him this year before limiting him to just a single. Colon even got A-Rod out later in the game. Unfortunately, after the Angels had scrounged up 2 runs to pull within 1 (3-2), Colon immediately gave up his final two home runs of the evening. He did not deserve the win he picked up. In the bottom of the inning, the Yankees played musical reliever and could never find an empty chair: the Angels loaded the bases off of Scott Proctor and Buddy Groom before Groom finally got an out (Erstad, striking out). Then, Vlad came up against Flash Gordon and belted a 1-0 pitch over the wall. After Shields ripped through the Yankees in 8 pitches (7 strikes), Frankie K had to face the meat of the order in the 9th for the save. A-Rod picked up a leadoff double, while Matsui moved him to 3rd on a flyout. Frankie then struck out Giambi and walked Bernie (a very smart walk...better to let him have first than to force a pitch he could hit) and then forced a groundout by Posada to end the game. RICHARD: Vlad saved a life tonight - after that ground-rule double in the sixth, I was ready to go hunting for the first Yankee fan I could find. The slam made me put away the gun... for now. Comments:Didn't see the game, but great to see the Yankees beaten by anyone anytime. This Yankee team is just not good enough. Gordon's done. Brown's done. Leiter's done (although Yankee fans don't know it yet). The Yankees to score 6 (which they're capable of) to win. Their rotation's too old and too hurt. Their bullpen, other than Rivera, is mostly has beens or never will be's. I know you guys don't want it, but I'm really hoping Oakland's run is good enough to take the Wild Card out west and away from the Yankees. That game last night was, by far, the most stressful game I have ever been to. I have no voice today because I was screaming so much last night. We were completely surrounded by Yankee fans with big mouths the entire game and it was so, so sweet to hear them ALL shut up when Vlad destroyed that ball. My throat hurts. |
