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June 24, 2005
June 24th vs. The Mets
It was both painful and boring for the first eight innings tonight, watching Pedro and the Mets pretty much have their way with the Yankees - sans, perhaps, Jeter and A-Rod at the plate. It was not right up there with having root canal while watching paint dry, but it was close.
And, guess what........Sean Henn gets the start tomorrow!
Oh, and, by the way, the Red Sox are now in 1st place.
Ever see the movie Blade - Trinity? There's a scene where the character Hannibal King runs into a room with a dog and he says something - then he sees two more dogs and says something else. That's kind of my reaction to tonight. I said the "something" when the last out of the game was made tonight. And, when I saw the finals for the Sox and O's on ESPN.com afterwards, I said the "something else."
The "something" is a four-letter word followed by the word "me."
The "something else" is that same four-letter word, followed by the words "me sideways." I think you can figure it out.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at June 24, 2005 10:06 PM
Comments
Just one question. Not that it matters much, but was Womack out at first on that bunt?
Posted by: Jen at June 25, 2005 01:08 AM
It amazes me that Mussina gets so little criticism. But another instance of the team needing a big effort from him and he fails.
Posted by: Don at June 25, 2005 01:21 AM
Jen - it was bang-bang - but, on the replay he was out by an inch, if that. But, Kaat thought the ump made the right call.
Don - Mussina is a see-saw. He would get ripped more - but, just about the time he should, he wins a big one and buys himself some rope. I think that helps him. But, the fact that he does not win the needed game more often is the reason why he's never been considered an ace - - and is just a #2 man, at best.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at June 25, 2005 07:39 AM
Last year Mussina had an off year. He's 35, so I don't know if it's a random thing, or if this is the beginning of the end. Steve, you want to run the RSAA?
As for the "ace" comment, Mussina had better numbers than Clemens for the time they spent together on the Yanks.
Posted by: Raf at June 25, 2005 10:24 AM
Sometimes, the quality of being an ace, goes beyond the stats.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at June 25, 2005 10:57 AM
"Sometimes, the quality of being an ace, goes beyond the stats."
How so?
Posted by: Raf at June 25, 2005 12:43 PM
Mussina is here through 2006, at $17 million this year and next. Not worth it. There is a club option for a seventh season or they can pay him $1.5 million if they opt out. I wish that option was for 2006 and not 2007.
Posted by: Don at June 25, 2005 01:51 PM
//How so?//
By being the guy, who, no matter what his season stats, wins the games that you need to win.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at June 25, 2005 08:54 PM
"By being the guy, who, no matter what his season stats, wins the games that you need to win."
All a starting pitcher can do is put his team in a position to win. Can't worry about anything else, like run support, defense, bullpen, etc.
In the comparision I mentioned above, Mussina/Clemens, Moose has better numbers than Clemens; threw more innings, more CG, shutouts and has a better ERA. Mussina gave his team more chances or a better chance to win than Clemens. Yet Clemens is viewed as the "ace" of the Yankee staff because he has more "wins."
I see why Blyleven is on the outside looking in the HoF, and people talk up Jack Morris...
weird.
Posted by: Raf at June 26, 2005 09:15 AM