A picture perfect Yankees game last night. I'm sure Joe Girardi was pleased with the blueprint that came out. Starter, to Joba, to Mo. No schizo Farnsy, no Bruney, noone who could have blown the game. Our ace got the ball to our two stallworts in the pen, and they got the job done.
Most Valuable Player of the Game: Chien-Ming Wang. Melky has a spectacular game as well, but Wang showed he was ready to rebound from a tough postseason and step it up as the ace. He went 7 inning, and allowed only 2 runs while squaring off against one of the best pitchers in baseball, Roy Halladay. In order to beat the Doc, the Yankees needed that type of performance.
I loved the way the Yanks looked. It was only one game, but they looked finely tuned. The defense was solid, smart baserunning, and good at-bats. Giambino isn't exactly a cat in the field, but he didn't cost the team anything and played a solid first base.
After the game, Girardi said the bottom of the 6th was the key to the game in his opinion. The Melky home run at-bat, in which he worked the count very well, followed by Johnny Damon fouling off tough pitches and making Halladay work into a higher pitch count. He felt those 2 at-bats were the turning points to the ballgame.
Moose takes the mound today, he'll go against AJ Burnett. Interesting to see which Mussina will be pitching. I hope he's been able to make some adjustments from last season and make a quality start. He won't be the top of the line starter he was a few years ago, but if he can eat innings and save our bullpen, he will be commended for a job well done.
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