04/19: Unit Shelled in 10-5 Loss at Toronto
Posted by: Seamus
The Yankees fell under the .500 mark once again after Randy Johnson blew a 4-0 first inning lead in the Yankees' 10-5 loss to the Blue Jays. The Yankees jumped out early with four runs in the first inning, including back to back homers from A-Rod and Giambi. The Blue Jays responded with three in the first and three in the second, as the Jays scored seven off the Big Unit before he was pulled in the 4th. Derek Jeter and Gary Sheffield had two hits, although Sheffield dropped a routine liner off his glove in the 7th inning. Troy Glaus went 3-4 with two homers, one of which was off Shawn Chacon in the 7th. The Yankees' bullpen was for the most part okay, with the exception of Chacon who struggled a bit.
More and more people are going to wonder now if there is really something physically bothering Randy Johnson. Honestly, I hate to say it, but I think if the excuse was really there for him to use he'd be one to take advantage of it. I think tonight was just one of those nights where he didn't have his stuff, which isn't uncommon for him this early in the season.
Also, I'm not really sure what to make of Gary Sheffield's error in the 7th inning on what should've been an easy line out by Bengie Molina. The way he catches the ball is unorthodox and is not the way how you'd teach your little leaguers to play the outfield, but that's the way he's been comfortable catching the ball the last few years and he hasn't had a problem with it before. I of course don't mean to defend Gary Sheffield in this instance. I think it was more a case of him just getting lazy and being a little too careless and nonchalant out there.
The Yankees will try to bounce back early tomorrow afternoon (12:35 EST) in a matchup that features Mike Mussina against former Yankee Ted Lilly. Mussina is coming off a loss in Minnesota on Friday night in which he gave up 3 runs on 6 hits in 6 and 2/3 innings. Lilly to-date this season is 1-0 with an E.R.A. of 3.86.
More and more people are going to wonder now if there is really something physically bothering Randy Johnson. Honestly, I hate to say it, but I think if the excuse was really there for him to use he'd be one to take advantage of it. I think tonight was just one of those nights where he didn't have his stuff, which isn't uncommon for him this early in the season.
Also, I'm not really sure what to make of Gary Sheffield's error in the 7th inning on what should've been an easy line out by Bengie Molina. The way he catches the ball is unorthodox and is not the way how you'd teach your little leaguers to play the outfield, but that's the way he's been comfortable catching the ball the last few years and he hasn't had a problem with it before. I of course don't mean to defend Gary Sheffield in this instance. I think it was more a case of him just getting lazy and being a little too careless and nonchalant out there.
The Yankees will try to bounce back early tomorrow afternoon (12:35 EST) in a matchup that features Mike Mussina against former Yankee Ted Lilly. Mussina is coming off a loss in Minnesota on Friday night in which he gave up 3 runs on 6 hits in 6 and 2/3 innings. Lilly to-date this season is 1-0 with an E.R.A. of 3.86.
