Boo hoo, Squawker Lisa. The Yankees had to face a knuckleballer last night – that’s not fair! Some Yankee excuses from last night’s game:
“It’s tough to hit whenever you go up against a knuckleballer.” – Russell Martin
“There’s just no rhyme or reason to it.” – Curtis Granderson
“No one knows where it’s going so it’s kind of hard to have an approach against him” – Derek Jeter
Actually, this year it’s kind of hard for Jeter to have an approach against most pitchers, but I digress. The Yankees can make all the excuses they want, but R.A. Dickey had a 5.08 ERA going into last night’s Subway Series opener. In his last start, he gave up six runs and 11 hits to the weak-hitting Astros. Even most Met fans didn’t think Dickey had a chance to pitch well in the Bronx.
But for one night at least, Dickey looked like the pitcher the cheap new front office was willing to give a two-year contract. It’s great to see Dickey come through and Mets pitching continue to be on a roll. The Yankees got just four hits Friday after scoring 13 runs Thursday night. In the Mets’ previous two games, they shut out the Nationals, who then scored 17 runs last night. It doesn’t matter if half the Mets’ lineup is from Triple A if the pitching is this good.
And by the way, for all the Yankees’ complaining, Dickey only pitched six innings. While the Mets rotation still looks shaky, the bullpen could be the best the Mets have had since 2006.
Look on the bright side, Squawker Lisa. Maybe the world will end tonight before the Yankees have to think of excuses about why they struggled against Chris Capuano.
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