It was a bleak Tuesday night in Boston for the New York Yankees. The euphoric bubble of routine winning burst in a 7-0 blowout. The lopsided score doesn't tell the sordid story. The Red Sox combined potent pitching with patient hitting to bury the Bombers.
It wasn't supposed to be like this. The Yankees shuffled their rotation so hired gun A.J. Burnett would take the hill. The big righty was signed to a controversial $85 million deal. Burnett's brittle backround suggests long-term lunacy. His dominant stuff and stellar record against the Sox put the Bombers' brass in money doesn't matter mode. Short term success would cover up long-term folly (sounds familiar.) So far, not so good. The box score reads: 2 2/3 IP/ 5 runs/ 5 hits/ 5 walks. The erratic season: 4-3 ERA 4.89, isn't good enough.
It didn't take baseball genius to sign the best pitcher (Sabathia) and the best hitter (Teixeira) available for the most money. It did test decision making skills to make an expensive gamble on an erratic, injury prone wild card. So far, not so good.
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He looked really bad last night, better he get it out of his system now than later in the season. Hopefully he gets used to all the Yankee-Red Sox hype by then.
A homerun to Big Papi...that was really bad.
Good work as always man
Hey Rad, I don't get it his stuff looks great. I was expecting good things until the DL factor kicks up.
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