Well we have had three disappointing starts. CC was not lights out, Hughes was ok but not great, plus our bullpen and batlessness syndrome did not help and then last night, Pettitte made one mistake and that was enough, plus again batlessness syndrome. So basically it’s been a disappoint series so far. I knew it was going to be a test but I figured we would have put up a little more of a fight than we have thus far.
The game 1 comeback was awesome and I figured taking 1 of 2 from Texas at Texas was pretty good. In addition, i figured that might fuel the team to win game 2. It did not. In fact, it almost seemed like they thought they could do it again in Game 2 and when they did not, it was not a great feeling. Again though, taking 1 of 2 on the road is a pretty good thing.
Game 3 was going to be a battle. Anytime you face cliff lee you know it is going to be a battle. Pettitte pitched really well, but gave up 2 runs of 1 hit, and it was a HR to Hamilton. I mean it wasn’t a terrible pitch; Hamilton just reached out and got it. And that was the game. The Yankees bats were quite, very quiet, and our bullpen really had a chance to put the game in a comeback situation, but it gave up SIX RUNS IN THE 9th! Are you kidding me! That’s a great way to lose a game. Our bullpen has actually been doing well up until the last two games, but it looks like we are back to normal. Let me rephrase that a little. Kerry Wood has been doing very well. Mariano Rivera is the best. It’s the rest that really just can’t do it. It’s too bad, because if we were down only 2 runs going into the bottom of the ninth with a young reliever coming into the game (or it could have been a somewhat tired cliff lee again if the inning wasn’t so long) we could have had an opportunity. But once you give up the third run and maybe the fourth run, the chances of comeback are cut in half and then a fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth run, there is no chance for a comeback.
I just hope tonight Burnett (if he even does pitch, last minute Girardi could technically put CC in) pitches well. I feel like even though he has not had a good year, and has technically been benched this first part of the playoffs; he will have some desire and fire in his mind and throw a great game. That’s just what I would like to see. If we lose tonight series is over. Maybe we win one more at home but I don’t think we will win two at Texas. Just not going to happen.
On another note, if people did not notice, the cubs hired their interim manager for a 2 year deal. What does that do to Girardi now? The Yankees haven’t offered him an extension and the rumors were Girardi was most likely going to go to the cubs if the Yanks didn’t offer him anything. Looks like the tables have turned.
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