The Wait is over. David Ortiz's swing on his first home run seemed pretty normal -- His timing was good for a change. Then, when he hit a double later, he said after the game, that he felt more relaxed in that next at-bat. Let's hope so. It'd be pretty amazing if he just suddenly started belting the ball now. Terry Francona has said his batting practice sessions have gone well lately, but he's been unable to carry that form into games.
It's too early to know. I heard someone tell an anecdote on television tonight that Yaz, when he was coming back from a wrist injury in a season in the 1970s, I believe, went 71 games without hitting a home run. (I'm researching this.....) Rare anecdotes like that help put Big Papi's struggles in a bit of perspective.
Meanwhile, the Sox keep plugging - with even Brad Penny getting through the Jays' lineup. Our good fortunes continue - as Varitek hits 2 HRs, Bay, Lowell and Papi each hit one.
The Yanks, behind A-Rod, are on fire, suddenly, and the Rays are up and down,
If I had to guess today -- it looks like the Yanks and Sox will go down to the wire.
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you may have been right about Varitek - he's showing more pop this year. I don't know how he did it, I thought he was through.
ReplyDeleteI decided that if he can hit around .250, I'll take it, along with 15 HR and about 60 RBI. Those are respectable numbers for a catcher.
re the Yankees, I'm getting worried. A-Rod seems to have been a huge catalyst for them. I think most of their streak (all?) has come since he returned. There's some kind of synergy effect happening with all the bats coming together - maybe a guy like Teixeira is now relaxing more, because he knows he doesn't have to carry the 'slugger' load. Plus, Damon continues to play out of his mind. Also I notice in yesterday's paper that Brian Bruney is now off the DL. He is their best reliever.
The good news is that Cano is cooling off a bit and so is Nick Swisher, who I don't expect a whole lot from. Also, Posada is still out. But what about when he returns?
Hey Andrew - Stop fretting about the Bombers. I just looked up their recent schedule. They got a lot of their wins vs Baltimore and Minnesota, both which have losing records. Let's see how the Bankers do against better pitching and hitting. PLUS - I heard an amazing stat last night about the weird dynamics causing all the HRs in the new Yankee stadium. Did you know the Yankees have about twice as many home runs at home this year at this time compared to last year? So, they have a real unfair edge....As if their All_Star line-up needs that! Hell, we've got Jeff Bailey and Julio Lugo.
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