As I wrote earlier, I really didn’t expect the Yankees to win tonight. I just didn’t see the Phillies going out with a fight. I also expected Cliff Lee to be great. He wasn’t but unfortunately, the bad A.J. Burnett was back. Was it because of the three days rest? Perhaps. But sometimes, A.J. can just be just really bad.
On the other hand, the Yankee bullpen kept the damage at six runs – until Phil Coke torched the game, giving up homers to Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez. Utley is getting on my last nerve. The Cycle blog sez Utley is bringing Pat Riley’s hairstyle back. Ha! He’s no Mr. October, though – three of the homers are in November!
As for Coke not being it, I’m sure glad the Yankees took the lead Sunday night – and didn’t have to use him to pitch then.
The only thing Burnett did that I liked was him hitting Shane Victorino with a pitch. Yes, I’m mean-spirited that way.
The good news, of course, is that thanks in no small part to Alex Rodriguez, who drove in three runs, and scored on Robinson Cano’s shallow sac fly, the Yankees had actually battled back. And in the ninth, thanks to Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui, they actually brought the tying run to the plate. But Derek Jeter shockingly grounded into a double play. Johnny Damon got on base again, but Mark Teixeira had another bad at-bat (he’s only had two hits this WS) and struck out. And A-Rod never made it back into the game, even though it sure seemed like the game was going to end in his hands.
Anyhow, I’m glad the Yankees battled back, wish they could have won, but they will beat Pedro Martinez to win Wednesday. That is all.
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