Friday, June 1, 2012
Yankees.com: Granderson’s granny sends CC, Yanks to win
Curtis Granderson hit his fourth career grand slam, and CC Sabathia pitched well enough to fuel the Yankees to a 9-4 win over the Tigers in the series opener Friday night at Comerica Park.
Sabathia outpitched Casey Crosby, who was making his first Major League start and did not make it out of the fourth inning. Crosby surrendered six runs on four hits, while walking four and striking out three over 3 1/3 innings.
Before Wednesday night’s game against the Angels, Granderson had a total of eleven runs batted in for his previous TEN home runs. Now in the last two games, he has two home runs and seven runs batted in. “It’s like I always say, Suzyn…”
CC battled back from a shaky beginning to throw a strong game and Rafael Soriano made us all kneel by getting a double play in the ninth when Clay Rapada inexplicably walked the bases loaded in a five run game. With the Hughes/Verlander match-up looming on Sunday, tomorrow’s game is really huge. The Yankees are now tied in the loss column with second place Baltimore and are a game behind first place Tampa Bay in the loss column.
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Grandersons granny? Larry Johnson?
Couldn’t you see Granderson being a commercial star? The dude is one of the most charismatic players I’ve seen in quite awhile. Baseball players tend to be either dull or SO far the other way that they seem a bit abrasive (guys like Paulie and Boomer, neither would be good spokespeople because they’re too intense).
I think in terms of all-time charismatic players (of the last 50 years or so, as I can’t speak to how charming guys like Babe Ruth really were), Johnny Bench, Ozzie Smith, Phil Rizzuto and Mickey Mantle are the four most charismatic players that I can think of and I dunno how much of Mickey’s charm was him being legitimately charming and how much of it was just that he was so great of a ballplayer that showing ANY charm made him seem really charming (since, for instance, other stars like Ted Williams, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron had the charisma of bars of soap). The other three are legitimately charming as heck.
Perhaps Clay Rapada also wants Soriano to opt out.
I find Granderson easy to root for, and the few occasions where I’ve heard him speak, I think he handles himself well. He’s humble and mature without losing his playfulness (he is, after all, playing a game for his living). He speaks like a schoolteacher, has it all together without being too pre-packaged like Jeter.
I would like to hear him say “We’re not going to fall for a banana in the tailpipe.”
Holy shit, Johan twirled a no-hitter. I listened to the last game,against the Pads, and he sounded filthy; but the Padres are the A’s of the NL.
“Now pitching for the Yankees, number 57…”
Grandy is awesome. Probably my favorite player.
also yes, I like Granderson a lot.
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