I wouldn't turn this one off just yet, you never know when the Yankees offense is going to wake up or when Tazawa is going to lose the zone.
Good game. Tazawa impressed me. By far his best outing yet. Shutting down one of the most potent offenses in the league, getting out of tight jams and keeping the ball on the ground. Great start.
I think it showed that if the Red Sox can win the Wild Card (Which they should) that anything can happen come playoff time and assuming the Yankees would just walk all over them or any other team is incorrect.
Well the bats need to stay hot and the pitching needs to get better. I still think they're in trouble.
im less worried about the pitching then the offense. it is shaping up we have 3 reliable starters, 1 inconsistent but shown great flashes (tazawa), and 1 useless plug (penny) , who is hopefully just holding wake's seat warm. the offense has been inconsistent all year long to say the least.
Penny still sucks. Lost a 10 game hitting streak when Jeter got pulled early due to the blowout. I also had A-Rod in beat the streak home run edition. Lost a 1 game streak (Dunn on Friday) when he got pulled early. One wouldn't expect a team starting Burnett to give up 12 runs. Aceves has gotten shelled in three straight appearances.