Monday, May 14, 2012
Yankees.com: Snapping late tie, Teixeira finishes O’s
BALTIMORE—The Yankees have come to accept Mark Teixeira’s slow starts as par for the course, but the slumping switch-hitter delivered a big blow at a most opportune time.
Teixeira blasted a two-run homer in the seventh inning to put his club ahead and the Yankees made it hold up, posting an 8-5 victory over the Orioles on Monday at Camden Yards.
What a bizarre night. The Yankees 3-4-5 hitters combined for 7 hits and Rafael Soriano almost pitched his first 1-2-3 inning of the year, sabotaged by an Eric Chavez error.
Ivan Nova left the game in the sixth with a bruised right foot and sprained right ankle which sounds like a crappy night for his lower right leg. He’ll probably miss a start or two, but hopefully not much more than that.
Since I complain about Joe Girardi a lot, I’ll commend him for how he managed the bullpen tonight. I much prefer choosing pitchers based on match-ups to choosing pitchers based on the inning, and Clay Rapada, David Phelps Boone Logan and Cory Wade made it work. Losing Mo is a big blow, but since Girardi became Yankee manager they’ve had the best relief ERA in the majors so I think he’ll be able to handle it about as well as anyone could.
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Has there ever been a division where all the teams had a positive run differential? AL East currently has that.
“The Yankees have come to accept Mark Teixeira’s slow starts as par for the course”. Basement dwelling internet nerds, however, have not.
Missed the game watching hockey tonight, but it’s nice too hear Teix actually did something useful at the plate tonight. In your face, Pujols!
Robertson is injured. Injuries just killed this team already.
Time to go to sleep. I’ll read about Robertson’s career ending ribcage soreness in the morn.
Carcetti had a good accent. Hahaha jk.
Even the AP guys writing the game notes have noticed the Yanks’ propensity for the early deficit. “New York opponents have scored within the first two innings in 28 of 35 games this season”
Michael Kay had a pause in his call - a HR by… uh, Mark Teixeira!
It was so odd, so unusual, that he almost flubbed the call.
That’s how bad he’s been.
Sounds like a very minor issue with Robertson.
Hopefully Nova is ok. Phelps seems like a perfectly solid replacement starter.
Hey, it could be worse. The Rays lost Niemann to a fractured leg.
“The Yankees have come to accept Mark Teixeira’s slow starts as par for the course”. Basement dwelling internet nerds, however, have not.
last time I checked Tex hit 220 as a lefty for the entire 2011. That is more than just a slow start - I think it might already be called a trend.
PS The Yankees are now 2-0 when I am the first post in the game thread - and in both cases I added “tex stinks”. I think I am going to save my mojo (or is it juju) for games we really need to win.
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