07/03: From Zero...To Hero
Posted by: James
Tiger, Tiger Woods, y'all. A-Rod golfs one out to put the Yankees ahead in a game that they have to have. Two reasons for that: a comeback of this magnitude after your starting pitchers have spit the bit for two days in a row could really galvanize a team and 2) the Red Sox & Twins had already won (both teams went a record 16-2 in inter-league play this year). Now, I don't know how you guys define it but that kinda, sorta seems like some clutch hitting to me. Update: Another shot by A-Rod!
I have to give props to Mr. Torre for taking Wright out early in the game. He's been burned a number of times before (both last year and this year) when staying with a starter for too long and this time, he said no way, not going to happen.
I don't know why but every time I see Nick Green, I think Vanilla Ice/Kevin Federline...can't put my finger on why.
Man, I wish Beltran was in pinstripes. Is that wrong? If it is, I can't help myself. Having watched him play the field against the field, I was amazed at how quick he was out there. Then, he comes to bat and you start drooling over his bat speed. Finally, he gets on base and he's easily one of the best baserunners in the league (and one of the smartest as well). He's definitely something...and to think, he would have taken a paycut to have been fitted for pinstripes. C'est la vie. At least we got Pavano & Wright out of it ;) Update: Beltran playing a quick game of "anything you can do..." with A-Rod.
Oh, and for those of you guys who know they've seen this guy somewhere - last year, way back there when Carl Pavano was actually pitching, Green blasted a three-run home run off Carl to put the Devil Rays up 5-3. That home run ruined an otherwise very good performance for Pavano in what turned out to be the last decision that he recorded for the Yankees. Since then, he's been on the DL with no signs of ever actually coming off. Kinda sad really.
Rickey Henderson must really like gaudy stuff - did you see that necklace and shirt!? Wow. I pity the fool who messes with Rickey!
I have to give props to Mr. Torre for taking Wright out early in the game. He's been burned a number of times before (both last year and this year) when staying with a starter for too long and this time, he said no way, not going to happen.
I don't know why but every time I see Nick Green, I think Vanilla Ice/Kevin Federline...can't put my finger on why.
Man, I wish Beltran was in pinstripes. Is that wrong? If it is, I can't help myself. Having watched him play the field against the field, I was amazed at how quick he was out there. Then, he comes to bat and you start drooling over his bat speed. Finally, he gets on base and he's easily one of the best baserunners in the league (and one of the smartest as well). He's definitely something...and to think, he would have taken a paycut to have been fitted for pinstripes. C'est la vie. At least we got Pavano & Wright out of it ;) Update: Beltran playing a quick game of "anything you can do..." with A-Rod.
Oh, and for those of you guys who know they've seen this guy somewhere - last year, way back there when Carl Pavano was actually pitching, Green blasted a three-run home run off Carl to put the Devil Rays up 5-3. That home run ruined an otherwise very good performance for Pavano in what turned out to be the last decision that he recorded for the Yankees. Since then, he's been on the DL with no signs of ever actually coming off. Kinda sad really.
Rickey Henderson must really like gaudy stuff - did you see that necklace and shirt!? Wow. I pity the fool who messes with Rickey!
