Monday, May 21, 2007
Yankees hanging on by a nail
The Yanks faced a do or die situation last night and a “Clippard” came through for them, not a “Clipper” and definitely, not the original Yankee Clipper, but perhaps someone more suited to a season that through 44 games has entailed eleven different starting pitchers, seven rookies among them. The seventh of them was Tyler Clippard and he pitched six strong innings against the Mets, allowing only one run. And the Yanks averted the sweep. Crucial.
The Clarion believed at the beginning of this stretch of six games, which continues to tonight against Boston, that the Yanks could not lose five of six and stay in the race. By that score the win last night was a big one. Now to avoid the disasterous five of six scenario, the Yanks simply must not get swept by the Sox. Of course, it would be far better to take two of three from Boston than lose two of three, but a sweep is sayanora. After this series, the Yankees, however many games they might have left in the season, only have nine games left against the Red Sox. The pitching match-up tonight Wang vs. Wakefield might favor the Yanks, but Wang is still coming around after starting the season on the D.L. and the old knuckleballer, veteran of 347 big league starts, Tim Wakefield, is pitching to an under 3.00 ERA.
One other Yankees note:
The Clarion thinks it is very unlikely that the Yankees are going to pursue Giambi's contract situation and steroid use mid-season. Regardless of what the New York tabloids are printing. The Clarion thinks the Yanks will not go this route for the most self-serving, utilitarian reasons: to void his contract now would be foolish from the Yankees perspective. They can ill-afford to lose Giambi’s bat in the line-up. They might pursue it after the season, depending on how the year plays out.
That said, now or later, if MLB or the Yankees want to attempt to void the contract, and it can be proven that Giambi cheated, the Clarion would fully support them. Cheaters, though almost always present in sport, undermine the validity and veracity of the game.
Digging into the past has certainly not been baseball’s tack on the steriod and HGH issues thus far.
Giambi seemed to sincerely want to apologize. He was right in this, baseball owes its fans an apology for letting things go the way they did.
The Clarion believed at the beginning of this stretch of six games, which continues to tonight against Boston, that the Yanks could not lose five of six and stay in the race. By that score the win last night was a big one. Now to avoid the disasterous five of six scenario, the Yanks simply must not get swept by the Sox. Of course, it would be far better to take two of three from Boston than lose two of three, but a sweep is sayanora. After this series, the Yankees, however many games they might have left in the season, only have nine games left against the Red Sox. The pitching match-up tonight Wang vs. Wakefield might favor the Yanks, but Wang is still coming around after starting the season on the D.L. and the old knuckleballer, veteran of 347 big league starts, Tim Wakefield, is pitching to an under 3.00 ERA.
One other Yankees note:
The Clarion thinks it is very unlikely that the Yankees are going to pursue Giambi's contract situation and steroid use mid-season. Regardless of what the New York tabloids are printing. The Clarion thinks the Yanks will not go this route for the most self-serving, utilitarian reasons: to void his contract now would be foolish from the Yankees perspective. They can ill-afford to lose Giambi’s bat in the line-up. They might pursue it after the season, depending on how the year plays out.
That said, now or later, if MLB or the Yankees want to attempt to void the contract, and it can be proven that Giambi cheated, the Clarion would fully support them. Cheaters, though almost always present in sport, undermine the validity and veracity of the game.
Digging into the past has certainly not been baseball’s tack on the steriod and HGH issues thus far.
Giambi seemed to sincerely want to apologize. He was right in this, baseball owes its fans an apology for letting things go the way they did.
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