Terrible Loss
Today's loss may have been our worst of the season. Chacon was given a seven run lead and couldn't get out of the fifth, then the relief corps, including Rivera, proceeded to finish the job he started.
An increasingly obvious weakness for this team is the inability of our starters to go deep into games, even when they pitch well. It seems that at this stage in their careers Mussina, Johnson, and Wright aren't able to go much past the sixth inning. Chacon has just been bad, so he's been pulled early as well. This lends weight to the argument that we should be pursuing another middle reliever or perahps thinking about moving Chacon into the pen and getting a starter. We still can't afford to give up Cano, of course, but it might be worth pursuing a inning-eater like Livan Hernandez.
Two other observations: Soriano singlehandedly manufactured the tying run. He's also leading MLB in assists, which is amazing. And boy, is Daryle Ward fat. What a disgrace to professional athletes everywhere.
An increasingly obvious weakness for this team is the inability of our starters to go deep into games, even when they pitch well. It seems that at this stage in their careers Mussina, Johnson, and Wright aren't able to go much past the sixth inning. Chacon has just been bad, so he's been pulled early as well. This lends weight to the argument that we should be pursuing another middle reliever or perahps thinking about moving Chacon into the pen and getting a starter. We still can't afford to give up Cano, of course, but it might be worth pursuing a inning-eater like Livan Hernandez.
Two other observations: Soriano singlehandedly manufactured the tying run. He's also leading MLB in assists, which is amazing. And boy, is Daryle Ward fat. What a disgrace to professional athletes everywhere.
posted by Anthony at 5:30 PM
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PS: The Yankees' troubles in this area this season are a perfect example of why innings pitched is a valuable statistic, worthy of being in a fantasy league. There is independent value in giving up five runs over eight innings rather than three runs in five.
I love the innings pitched category. It's about the only think my team does well!
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