So, what was the worst loss of these three Yankees-Red Sox games? Easy. Last night’s. Because I have a feeling we’re going to see that video of Jacoby Ellsbury stealing home a time or two this year, even more than we’ll see the replays of Jason Bay’s or Kevin Youkilis’ homers. Especially since ESPN broadcast last night’s game. Heck, we’re going to see that replay more than Susan Boyle singing on “Britain’s Got Talent”!
I do know I’ve officially decided that the ESPN broadcasters are worse than FOX. Joe Buck and nonwasher Tim McCarver are annoying, to be sure. But I’ve never heard either of them shriek the way Jon Miller did over Ellsbury stealing home. That was just flat-out embarrassing.
Miller, who is known for yelling “THE SPLITTER” about Curt Schilling, and pronouncing Carlos Beltran’s last name as Bell-TRON, is simply horrible. His counterpart, (Should Be Fired) Joe Morgan, is no great shakes, either.
And if that weren’t enough, they added Steve Phillips into the mix. Who, exactly, thinks this clown is any good? Steve had the gall to refer to his playing days during last night’s broadcast. Dude, you make John Flaherty’s career look like Johnny Bench’s. Just stop.
Oh, and how is that noted Red Sox fan Peter Gammons gets to be part of the Yankees-Red Sox pre-game broadcast? How does that work, exactly? I thought journalists are supposed to be, you know, objective.
Back to the game. Who to blame for the steal? Is it Andy Pettitte’s or Jorge Posada’s fault, or both? This is usually the type of thing that gets blamed on A-Rod or something, instead of one of the “True Yankee” dynasty guys. (Quick joke – Q. How many True Yankees does it take to change a lightbulb? A. – Shut up, they’ve got four rings!)
Speaking of A-Rod, can Joe Girardi put in Ramiro Pena instead of Angel Berroa until Alex Rodriguez comes back? Berroa was terrible last night, making two errors. That is to be expected, though, since he has virtually no experience at third. Pena is a rookie, and he’s not that experienced there as well, but he’s worth more of a try, I think.
Anyhow, I’m kind of worn out after this lost weekend. At least Oliver Perez was the Bad Ollie again, so my writing partner Squawker Jon’s taunting might be a little subdued!
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