portland says he won't watch Shilling. I just figure Shilling is great unless he isn't. And there were some mighty homers blasted off Shilling last night. Giambi may be a hash on first - he dropped a easy peasy one last night again - but he has a wonderful swing. And there was Yanks pitcher Mussina, of course, who I have a lot of time for. Even if I don't like the Yankees I like a lot of the Yankees and Mussina is way up there. Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter. So here is a bit of what the Times wrote about the game:
The Yankees (19-12) won for the sixth time in seven games, and they regained a percentage-points lead in the American League East over the Red Sox (20-13). Boston lost despite four hits from David Ortiz, who improved his career average at Yankee Stadium to .346. Jorge Posada added a two-run homer and a double for the Yankees, and Mike Mussina remained in a tie for the major league lead in victories. Mussina (6-1) threw six and two-thirds innings, allowing three runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out five. "Whether it's six wins or not, it's a big night for us simply because of the way we got beaten up last night," Mussina said. "We came back today and found a way to win a game and did it pretty smoothly, the way you're supposed to play the game. We got guys on base, got big hits, got good relief pitching. That's all you can ask for."Classy guy. And good writing. I've said it before but The New York Times covers baseball really well. I keep copying their photos, too, but they are so good and worthy of review and discussion in their own right. Look at the common scale of Manny and the fans in the stands, the roughness of the blue concrete wall, the joy of the one guy in the white shirt while everyone else is gawking to their right at the ball still. Fabulous.
Tonight? Wakefield the knuckleballer against Chacon.
Comments
portland - May 11, 2006 12:07 PM
awww man, i don't want schill to know that. what if he reads this blog? i don't like the guy but i'm not into hurting his feelings. look, don't get me wrong, i want him to win for us but i just don't want to watch him pitch. it's a personal preference. part of it is that i find him boring (as stated i don't like him particularily but he's free to not like me and i'd understand), more of it is that he's just so methodical that he's also boring to watch pitch, but, i suspect, most of it, somewhere deep in my twisted consciousness, is the idea that if there was no schill, there might still be a pedro. i can dream can't i? i loved pedro. i'm ready to declare pedro my favorite ball player ever. what a guy to watch pitch (and remember that i was there when he came over to the expos). what a beautiful funny freaky headcase he was and continues to be. he had his own midget for chrissake! somebody wrote that there is nothing like watching pedro pitch because he's certainly one of the greatest but unlike most in that category you don't know with pedro if his next pitch is his last ever. that sums it up for me. no offence schill - you're just never going to be pedro is all.
i'll be back hanging on every knuckleball tonight.
Alan - May 11, 2006 12:13 PM
I am certainly enjoying the Mets on the baseball extra games. I cut out most of the rest of the digital cable t'other night. Baseball is better than all the rest of TV and Pedro is better than most of the rest of baseball. I also must admit to liking watching Alou coming out of the Giants' bench to have a little talk with the ump. Not as "grandfather-on-fire" as Frank Robinson but the man nonetheless.
portland - May 11, 2006 12:27 PM
felipe is the man. absolutely. but then so is frank. as much as i loved francona when he played (i was there the night he caught the spikes in the st. louis warning track), would that we could trade for felipe and pedro one up for terry and curt.