These Yankees don't quit! A 2 run 10th; 2 run 11th. Even with horrible umpires...until they called ball 2, STRIKE 3! Yankees win!
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McGough is thinking, "Boy, give a strike on that pitch when I'm on the mound."
Nice first week to the season. Can't wait for them to get home to the Stadium. I hope the rain holds off on Friday.
a tough road trip to open the season
and a challenge well met
AMAZING!!!!! 6-1. Amazing. GREAT START.
Judge didn't play CF and had his best game. Hummmmm.....
Ok, I'm kidding.
TAKEAWAYS:
1.) Aaron Judge is starting to find his footing now. 1 homer and 1 RBI double. Alex Verdugo is coming around (1 homer). The sluggers will be just fine once they get to Yankee Stadium and have that home crowd behind them. They are showing signs of life now, and they will come fully to life at their home stadium.
2.) Clay Holmes should not be the closer. Ian Hamilton and Jonathan Loaisiga definitely outpitched him. The Yankees need a true 9th Inning closer, and Clay could still be a high leverage setup guy.
3.) Arizona blew it by losing their DH and causing not only their pitcher to have to bat, but their pitcher batting while being th…
Only 6 more pitchers need to get saves this year to equal last year's record.
The umpiring, no comment at this time.