well, as I had church this evening, I watched the entire game in time delay. It was a long game, so here it is midnight and I just finished watching it about half an hour ago.
What a game! Elijah Dukes hitting another home run and hitting up and down the order. Even Josh Paul got a couple of hits. I can never let my guard down though, it is the Yankees and I was nervous into the ninth inning. It seems like the Yankees and the crowd there are expecting the walk off home run, and who can blame them!
Yeah, Yankee defense was a little more than sloppy tonight. First off, two errors by Jeter. When is the New York crowd going to start booing him? Answer -- never. I can see errors from him in the next ten games and nobody batting an eye. He's like a deity there on that field and nobody will say a word against him. It seems a few years ago, Jeter was in something of a slump, more than the "slump" that ARod was in last year. Everyone was concerned for him. ESPN , foxsports, even the Devil Rays announcers were talking about it, wondering when he would come around. Not even close to the #### that A Rod got last year. Jeter can do whatever the heck he wants and everyone will still love him. And don't be suprised if he ends up getting a gold glove....hey...he's Jeter.
I think Seo pitched pretty well against the Yankees tonight, with the exception of the fifth inning. But again, Lugo and Stokes about lost the game for us again. They are simply unreliable. Lugo has flashed of brilliance, but not enough. Giving up two runs to let the Yankees tie was another "here we go again" moment. Stokes was lucky, not skillfull or clever to get out of his inning intact.
Reyes...not bad. Poor camera work and announcing about gave me a heart attack. Posada is up with two outs in the ninth inning. He hits a fly ball and Dwayne Stats says "He hits a long fly ball!" the camer shows right field and it looks like a home run, but it's not. The ball hangs up, Young catches the ball, game is over. A little stirred up drama by the television crew.
Of all the Yankees I've hated over the years Pettitte has never been one of them. I always thought he was a classy guy and a great pitcher. It was almost sad to see him pitching so badly. Almost. The Devil Rays should have taken better advantage.
Impressed- Devil Rays hitters never seem to give up. When they were down by two runs, when Lugo allowed the Rays to tie, they still kept on coming strong. They seem to be running at top speed at all time. that is only good news for this season.
Didn't Impress- Pettitte and Lugo. Mentioned above.
I'll be missing opening day, but our family's opening day will be on Saturday.
