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August 17, 2005
Summing It Up
From The Post:
The Yankees are now 4-8 against the last-place Devil Rays. They have lost eight times when leading by at least three runs, six of those are games started by either Randy Johnson or Mike Mussina. In August, they have lost six games: Four by one run, including a pair of 2-1 defeats last week to the White Sox that brought out the worst in George Steinbrenner. The Yanks lost a game to Toronto in which the pitching matchup was Johnson vs. Scott Downs. And the Yanks' other August defeat was when Mussina could not protect a four-run lead in Cleveland.
"The common denominator to me is that we have not delivered the knockout punch," Rodriguez said.
Yup.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at August 17, 2005 11:28 AM
Comments
I hate giving up outs as much as the next sabermetrically-inclined person. However, if you're going to make an out, couldn't you at least make it a fly-ball out? (I'm talking to you, Mr. Cano, and you, Mr. Laser Swing.) Why does it seem that no Yankee has the ability to hit a SF?
SL's right - plate one run in the second, and we're all very happy today. FWIW, Prospectus says that, in 2005 with the bases loaded and no outs, you can usually expect 2.3392 runs to score. D'oh.
D'oh indeed.
Posted by: Shaun P at August 17, 2005 12:09 PM
You're getting on Cano for hitting a scorcher in the 2nd inning? On which he was robbed?
Yankees, 4-11 vs. Tampa and KC in 2005. That's the season.
Posted by: Don at August 17, 2005 01:42 PM