Saturday, September 30, 2006
ONE POINT TO GO
Jeter went 3 for 3 tonight, bringing his average up to .345. Joe Mauer didn't play so he's still at .346. One more game to go...
Thursday, September 28, 2006
I SMELL A PENNANT
I've had a lot of random stats and things I've want to post for a while now, but the lambda-calculus, senior project, and similar endeavors usually drain my motivations to.
Ryder Cup
The worst American loss came in 2004 when the Europe won 18.5 to 9.5. That was ugly. Well it didn't get any better this time around. The US lost 18.5 to 9.5 again! The US didn't seem to play as horribly as last time - they hit the ball decent overall but no one could make a putt that mattered, and the Europeans made every one they could have. It was still fun to watch with a lot of memorable moments.
A walk-off homerun is pretty cool. But a walkoff ace? Now that's something. Paul Casey closed out a match Saturday by acing the 16th hole. That's style.
Scott Verplank made the first American Ryder Cup ace in history, also the 16th hole. Pretty cool.
Tiger wins 3 and 2 9-iron-less. Caddie Steve Williams dropped his 9-iron into the lake (on the 8th hole I think) while standing to close to the edge. Didn't seem to stop Tiger though.
The US Ryder Cup rookies performed much better than most expected, especially JJ Henry and Zach Johnson. Let's hope they keep developing as players, because the crop of young American players is, how you say... not good.
The young Europeans on the other hand, especially Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia, were electric this weekend. Sergio is definitely in his element here and put on an impressive display. If only he could bring that to the regular tour, especially the majors...
0-4-1. 1-9-1 in his last 11 overall. Phil Mickelson. Third best player in the world? I guess it makes sense, he does usually shut it down for the year in August. Well I guess this year he shut it down on the 72nd hole at Winged Foot.
Yankees
Matsui's back. He can still put a hurt on a baseball.
Sheffield's playing first, and pretty decently actually.
Abreu is a fantastic. Something like 41 RBIs since he joined at the trade deadline.
Cano is fantastic-er. Since his return from the DL on August 8 (see Cano Well), he's leading the majors with 51 RBIs. In that stretch he's batting .369 to move him past Jeter into the second spot in the majors batting .343. Wow.
Derek Jeter is the only shortstop in history with five 200 hit seasons.
The Bombers have hit 200 homeruns seven years in a row (tying a major league record).
Yankees lineup last night: Damon, Jeter, Abreu, Arod, Giambi, Sheffield, Matsui, Posada, Cano. (Poor Melky.) The completely stacked lineup is finally complete. Let's start the playoffs right now.
Ryder Cup
The worst American loss came in 2004 when the Europe won 18.5 to 9.5. That was ugly. Well it didn't get any better this time around. The US lost 18.5 to 9.5 again! The US didn't seem to play as horribly as last time - they hit the ball decent overall but no one could make a putt that mattered, and the Europeans made every one they could have. It was still fun to watch with a lot of memorable moments.
A walk-off homerun is pretty cool. But a walkoff ace? Now that's something. Paul Casey closed out a match Saturday by acing the 16th hole. That's style.
Scott Verplank made the first American Ryder Cup ace in history, also the 16th hole. Pretty cool.
Tiger wins 3 and 2 9-iron-less. Caddie Steve Williams dropped his 9-iron into the lake (on the 8th hole I think) while standing to close to the edge. Didn't seem to stop Tiger though.
The US Ryder Cup rookies performed much better than most expected, especially JJ Henry and Zach Johnson. Let's hope they keep developing as players, because the crop of young American players is, how you say... not good.
The young Europeans on the other hand, especially Luke Donald and Sergio Garcia, were electric this weekend. Sergio is definitely in his element here and put on an impressive display. If only he could bring that to the regular tour, especially the majors...
0-4-1. 1-9-1 in his last 11 overall. Phil Mickelson. Third best player in the world? I guess it makes sense, he does usually shut it down for the year in August. Well I guess this year he shut it down on the 72nd hole at Winged Foot.
Yankees
Matsui's back. He can still put a hurt on a baseball.
Sheffield's playing first, and pretty decently actually.
Abreu is a fantastic. Something like 41 RBIs since he joined at the trade deadline.
Cano is fantastic-er. Since his return from the DL on August 8 (see Cano Well), he's leading the majors with 51 RBIs. In that stretch he's batting .369 to move him past Jeter into the second spot in the majors batting .343. Wow.
Derek Jeter is the only shortstop in history with five 200 hit seasons.
The Bombers have hit 200 homeruns seven years in a row (tying a major league record).
Yankees lineup last night: Damon, Jeter, Abreu, Arod, Giambi, Sheffield, Matsui, Posada, Cano. (Poor Melky.) The completely stacked lineup is finally complete. Let's start the playoffs right now.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
CONSISTENCY AT THE PLATE
Derek Jeter's consecutive hitting game streak ended at 25 games on Sunday night, and while trying to keep the streak alive in his last at-bat late in the game he diverted from a rule he practically never breaks: swinging at a 3-0 pitch. He ended up grounding out sharply to first on a pitch that may have been ball 4, but still the right call given the meaningless outcome of the game and his well-deserved right to make this one less-than-completely-selfless play this year.
The Toronto broadcasters last night pointed out that Jeter's swing at a 3-0 pitch the night before was the first since 2002! That's 118 straight 3-0 pitches without swinging (although that 118 number does sound low for a period of 4 years, but still).
He didn't commence another such streak last night. He got a 3-0 fastball up in the 7th inning and parked it in the left field seats.
MVP.
The Toronto broadcasters last night pointed out that Jeter's swing at a 3-0 pitch the night before was the first since 2002! That's 118 straight 3-0 pitches without swinging (although that 118 number does sound low for a period of 4 years, but still).
He didn't commence another such streak last night. He got a 3-0 fastball up in the 7th inning and parked it in the left field seats.
MVP.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
AT HOME IN BALTIMORE
I know the Yankees have followers at almost all of their away games, but yesterday in Baltimore was a little ridiculous. It felt like a home game. There must have been at least four or five Yankee fans for every Orioles fan. And we had more to cheer about.
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