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Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Unimpressed
That's how I feel about yesterday's win over the Quarter Pounders (that's a pathetic Pulp fiction reference for those wondering).

For the second straight start, Chien-Ming Wang went through the order with relative ease the first time, only to get tattooed his second time through (Gator, this is where you're supposed to do something). Wang allowed 10 baserunners in 6 innings, Tanyon Sturtze was somewhere between embarrassing and disasterous, and the hitters had to rely on an 8th inning rally capped off by Captain Clutch (oh by the way, David Ortiz had another "clutch" solo HR in the 7th yesterday with his team leading by 3) to over come a team that's a combined 170 games under .500 this century.

On the bright side, Wang had a stellar 13-4 GB/FB ratio, Mo got to pitch in a meaningful inning for the first time this year (but even that was adventurous), Mike Myers continued to get people out, and Jason Giambi actually squeezed in a HR between all those walks.

But Sheff, 0 for 5? Geez. You've now left 20 men on base this year, meaning you're on pace to strand 462 runners this year. But don't worry, Cash will be sure to hurry up and get you that contract extension.

The Yanks shouldn't just be beating teams like the Royals, they should be obliterating them.

Here's a little factoid regarding Jeter from Buster Olney's blog:

A note from Rob Tracy of the Elias Sports Bureau on the Jeter hit: It was only the second hit of Jeter's career in the eighth inning or later that drove in the tying and go-ahead runs. The other was in 1999 (including the postseason). During Jeter's tenure on the Yankees, Jorge Posada has five such hits and Scott Brosius had four. Jeter has had 56 chances to drive in a tying and go-ahead run in the eighth or later.

Down on the Farm (here's 2 days worth of stats; I had more important things to take care of yesterday since someone was nice enough to steal my car):

Triple-A Columbus
(Monday: 2-1 loss to Charlotte)
Kevin Thompson: 1 for 3, 1 2B, 1 BB - .389 BA
Eric Duncan: 1 for 4, 2 K - first hit in 12 plate appearances
Darrell Rasner: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K - 61 of 86 pitches were strikes (71.7%)
(Tuesday: 6-4 win over Charlotte)
Melky Cabrera: 1 for 4, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Eric Duncan: 0 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Sean Henn: 6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
Jose Veras: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Double-A Trenton
(Monday: 4-2 loss to Harrisburg)
Rudy Guillen: 0 for 5, 4 K
Shelley Duncan: 2 for 3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K
JB Cox: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 K
(Tuesday: 4-2 loss to H-burg in 10 innings, now 0-6 on the year)
Caonabo Cosme: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K
Vince Faison: 3 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Steven White: 7.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K - 11-3 GB/FB ratio

High-A Tampa
(Monday: 5-1 loss to Fort Myers)
Marcos Vechionacci: 0 for 4, 1 K - error
Zach Kroenke: 4 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Jason Jones: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
(Tuesday: 7-0 loss to Fort Myers)
Marcos Vechionacci: 0 for 3, 2 K - potential Gold Glover committed 3rd error in 4 games
Edwar Gonzalez: 0 for 3, 3 K
Chase Wright: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Low-A Charleston
(Monday: scheduled off-day)
(Tuesday: 3-1 loss to Columbus)
Austin Jackson: 1 for 4, 2 K
Jose Tabata: 1 for 4, 2 K
CJ Henry: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
Rolando Japa: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 WP
Jim Conroy: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Written at 8:06 AM by Mike A.
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