Is it just me, or did this Yankees-Red Sox series seem just not as buzzworthy as previous matchups? I was happy that Dustin Moseley pitched so well Sunday (even if cynics think that, as one reader put it, A.J.Burnett was really suffering from Soxitis and not a bad back!) I was glad to see Derek Jeter pass Babe Ruth on the all-time hits list, and to get to Josh Beckett.
But I was disappointed that Curtis Granderson continues to struggle. And that the Bombers couldn’t knock down Jonathan Papelbon in yesterday’s game.
There’s a lot of talk in the media today about how the Yanks should have re-signed Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui. Damon I agree with, but was Matsui staying a Yankee ever an option? After all, he signed with Anaheim right after becoming a free agent, without even hearing an offer from the Yankees. And I’ve read several times that he didn’t want to come back to New York. So, I don’t think that was even on the table.
There’s also a bunch of articles criticizing Granderson. New York Post columnist Joel Sherman writes:
For his part, Granderson has a Nickelodeon persona, never publicly showing anything but a smile and a positive bent. So he is unrelentingly upbeat, delusional or working on an acting career.
What does Sherman want Grandy to do — start sobbing on a writer’s shoulder or something? If Granderson showed anger to the press, he’s be called testy. If he acted upset, he’d be called too moody. But when he stays positive, he’s called “delusional.” Good grief.
Anyhow, I wish the Yankees had won yesterday – three games out of four would have felt a lot better than a series split!
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