Andy!
Some people, who shall remain nameless but just might happen to be my brother, didn't have great faith in Andy's ability to pitch well tonight. Fortunately Andy showed them up with a 6-1 victory over the Marlins. Andy pitched 8 2/3 shutout innings, and had Aaron Boone not dropped that damn ball that Cabrera hit, Andy probably would have pitched a complete shutout game.
Also good news was that the Yankee bats finally came to life. Giambi was hit by a pitch in the first, after which Bernie hit a single, and Matsui came up and hit a homerun. Although Matsui has been hitting regularly in the postseason. In the second inning, Juan Rivera hit a double, which allowed Nick Johnson to score. In the 4th, Soriana hit a homerun, which allowed Johnson (who 3 for 4) to score again. The only Yankee who didn't get a hit at all was Jorge Posada.
Hideki Matsui is quickly becoming my favorite Yankee. He can field. He can hit. What's not to like? Although he doesn't match my former favorite Yankee on the looks scale. Tino, Tino, Tino. Well, there's always the very cute Mike Mussina.
Comments
Pettitte pitched an excellent game last night. I was concerned about his going on three days rest and coming off a bad game. After a poor start, it often takes pitchers another start or so to get their game back together. Pettitte proved me wrong. He's been outstanding this post-season.
What exactly did Boone do? I fell asleep at the start of the 9th.
Posted by: Nameless | October 20, 2003 07:38 AM