Nothing like a good spanking to angry up the blood.
The Angels blistered The Moose and slaughtered the sacrificial lambs sent out from the Yankee pen in their
18-9 thumping of the Yanks on Tuesday night. Garret Anderson had a career night, 2 homers and 10 RBIs, as the loss dropped the Bombers six games back of Boston in the AL East and 2.5 games behind the Mariners for the wild card.
Once again, I wasn't up to the task and dozed off during this disaster. I suppose that was a blessing. But, DP was watching and has another
entertaining roundup. Also, no good, bad and ugly for this nightmare, but I did get another email from Vinny in Kearny about the game:
What a mess. I think Moose has been reincarnated as Dave LaPoint. He is only going to keep hurting the Yanks in their pursuit to get to the playoffs. I think it is time to make the tough decision Torre keeps pretending is not on his mind. Send Moose to the pen, they need a long relief guy for mop ups and he will be perfect for the job. Bring up Ian Kennedy and hope that his fate is better then President Kennedy...
And there you have it.
Although I didn't experience this loss live, it still put me in a foul mood. Even with all the positives going on with the Yanks, it seems like they are stuck in neutral when it comes to gaining ground in the playoff hunt. And leave it to the Angels to bring the giddy Yankee fans back to earth.
Andy Pettitte gets the call on Wednesday night to stop the sweep. It won't be easy -- the Halos will send their ace John Lackey to the hill.
C'mon guys -- give me a reason to stay up.
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Mike,
I think Vinny from Kearny is WAY off base here. As disappointed in Mussina as we all are, I don't think he's a long reliever. Maybe Ian Kennedy is the goods and maybe he's not, but do we really want to add another rookie to the rotation. Besides Mussina needs the stars aligned properly just to throw every fifth day, how do you think he'll do warming up in the pen on a random day. And don't bring up Game 7 in 2003. That was light years ago for the Moose. I think we all need to suck it up and realize Mussina is now a fifth starter that will be hit and miss for the remainder of this season and his career.