Friday, June 15, 2012
Yankees.com: Hughes guides Yanks to seventh straight victory
Phil Hughes got through a start without permitting a home run, and the Yankees nearly managed to win without the long ball, defeating the Nationals, 7-2, on Friday in their first visit to Nationals Park.
Hughes (7-5) limited Washington to one run over six strong innings to guide the Yankees to their seventh consecutive victory, snapping a six-game winning streak assembled by the National League East-leading Nationals.
The Yankees are 0-12 this season in games that they had not homered, and nearly won their first before Curtis Granderson went deep in the ninth. But they did their damage in a four-run seventh inning, chasing starter Gio Gonzalez before cracking through against relievers Brad Lidge and Mike Gonzalez.
I love that Hughes not giving up a home run is the lead sentence in the article. I had a good feeling about tonight’s game from the offensive side of things, as the Yankees always seem to handle Gio Gonzalez well (“Thank goodness I am in the National League now!” Gio says daily - his agent says similar things). He had an ERA over 7 against the Yankees headed into the game. He lowered that tonight giving up three earned runs in six innings. Luckily, the Yankees got two unearned runs, as well.
When the starting pitching is doing well, the Yankees just look awesome. That’s true for most teams, of course, but with the Yankees’ offense it is an even bigger deal.
David Robertson returned tonight, which is good. He gave up a run, which was not as good. But I presume there is some rust that will need to come off.
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[0] “there is some rust that will need to come off”
Hopefully it’s not structural.
Hopefully it’s only the rust that comes off, not a limb or oblique.
Rust Never Sleeps.
I had an agent once. He never thanked goodness I was in the reality TV biz. Or maybe he did. But I didn’t.
No Homers Club. You’re allowed one homer.
If we had won without homer AND Hughes had not allowed a homer its likely a cataclysmic disaster would have befallen the universe.
Yankees now up to second in the American League in runs allowed!
So, Manny Ramirez was released today by Oaktown. Intriguing LF fill-in possibility, or the intriguingest LF fill-in possibility.
Keith Law has been a bit bearish on Tyler Austin in the past, so I was very impressed to see in his chat this week:
MeisterNJ (Mendham)
Tyler Austin seems to be sustaining his production so far. Do you see him becoming an average regular?
Klaw (1:54 PM)Above-average or better.
Good to hear.
So, Manny Ramirez was released today by Oaktown. Intriguing LF fill-in possibility, or the intriguingest LF fill-in possibility.
I think he’s more done than Vlad.
[10] Maybe. But it would put RSN in fits. Well, bigger fits than they’re already in. Which is schadenfreudalicious.
[10] - He could spell Ibanez and Jones in the field on rare occasion and could still probably out hit anyone else would could throw in DH until Gardner comes back in 2021.
[8] The only role in this organization for Manny would be dunk-tank in the Great Hall. Which would fit with [11] so…but I’m sure Selig would find a way for it to cost us a draft pick going to TWN.
[12] I’d lay even money he couldn’t spell “cat”, much less “Igauanez”.
Was the gun running hot last night or was Fuse really throwing 94-95?
[13] I absolutely love this idea.
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