I heard Michael Kay said the ALCS was over after the Yankees won on Friday. And if you read the newspapers, he wasn’t the only one he felt that way. Yet on Sunday, there’s all this hysteria in the media about how the Yankees are doomed. Puh-lease. It’s amazing how quickly the pendulum goes from “Yankees are gonna sweep” to “OMG the Yankees have to face CLIFF LEE TWICE in this series now.” Spare me.
First of all, I guess I missed when losing one game in a best four-out-of-seven series meant there would automatically jigger a Game 7 to happen. Somebody should have told me that!
Second, while Cliff Lee pitched majestically against the Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series, am I the only person who remembers what happened in Game 5? The Yankees knocked him around for five runs and nearly won the game, despite the fact that A.J. Burnett spit the bit. And in 2010, while Lee pitched one great game against the Yankees in September, and one very good game in June, he also gave up four runs and eight hits in 6.1 innings in an August game.
Third, as my Facebook friend William says, the Yankees have beaten lots of great pitchers in the postseason. Why wouldn’t they be able to beat Lee? But even if he does pitch well, the Yankees could still face the Rangers’ bullpen and get to them.
Fourth, Andy Pettitte is no slouch in the postseason.
Anyhow, I’m going to have faith that the Yankees will beat Cliff Lee. But even if they don’t, that doesn’t mean the series is over, even if A.J. Burnett is still pitching Game Four!
I was saddened to hear the news about Freddy Sez’s demise. Freddy the Fan, who Squawker Jon saw in his neighborhood a couple of times, had so much energy, enthusiasm, and gratitude. I met him several times, and got to hit the famous frying pan with the spoon. The Stadium will sound differently without Freddy around. I’d like to see the Yanks have a special patch on their uniforms of a frying pan!
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