Yeah, it’s been a while so sue me. Still, it’s nice to see the Yankees sitting atop the standings. They have two more games against the AL Central doormats (Indians) before they head home to take on the surprising Rangers. Still, at the end of the day, regardless of whether the Yankees win or lose, they’ll sit in their rightful place atop the AL East standings.
Mark Teixaira has done his job so far and my best is, he heats up even more as the weather turns. His twelve game hitting streak has turned his batting average from poor (.231) to decent (.275) and hopefully he keeps it up. It’s also nice to see Johnny Damon having a bit of a comeback season. At this pace, he should top his career high 24 homers and his current OPS of .899 would be a career high.
Then there’s the pitching. The Yankees near5.00 ERA can’t stand if they’re going to keep their first place and guys like A.J. Burnett have to step it up. Joba is coming back tomorrow so hopefully he’ll help things out. Even CC, while he’s doing okay, has to step it up to earn that big paycheck he’s getting.
Yesterday, the Yanks got the bats going. Robinson Cano drove in three while Hideki Matsui finished with a team high three hits. Jorge Posada and Nick Swishe both belted homeruns and CC Sabathia improved to 5-3 with seven solid frames.
Today, it’s Phil Hughes and Carl Pavano throws for the Indians. Man would it be nice to belt Pavano around.
