Game 77: De Facto Ace
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With CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte both on the disabled list, Hiroki Kuroda as taken over the role of staff ace by default. Adam Warren & Co. took a pounding last night, so the bullpen is a little short and fans are pretty annoyed after two straight losses (the horror!). Lots of high quality innings will be appreciated today. Here’s the starting nine…
SS Derek Jeter
CF Curtis Granderson
3B Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano
1B Mark Teixeira
DH Nick Swisher
RF Raul Ibanez
C Russell Martin
LF Dewayne Wise
Today’s game starts a little after 1pm ET and can be seen on YES locally and MLB Network nationally. Enjoy.
Roster Move: The Yankees sent Warren back to Triple-A after last night’s game and recalled D.J. Mitchell, who threw 103 pitches on Tuesday and should be good for long relief today. Hopefully that’s not needed. Joe Girardi said that David Phelps will likely start Wednesday and throw 80-85 pitches.
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Welcome back, DJ Mitchell. Make the most of it.
Won’t be around for the Game Thread again. Here’s to Kuroda making the slide a short one.
*raises glass*
The photo caption should have something about Jeter.
Is Chris Stewart the worst player currently in the major leagues? It’s a valid discussion.
Still gotta go with Mr. I’m Getting Paid $9 Million To Hit .187/.247/.284.
or how about 16M for a slightly better 187/253/373
Durned it, who is that?
Jason Bay
*smacks own head*
based on per capita/dollars, i would have to vote Arod.
nah, he at least has some positive value left
Back-up catchers can almost never be the worst players in the major leagues. They don’t play enough, they’re generally all, as a lot, not good hitters, but they usually have some defensive value.
I’m not a big Stewart fine, but I understand why he’s here.
*fan*
DFA stewart already, bring cervelli back!
Not much of an improvement but I have to admit that I miss the Cisco kid.
Anyone think the Phils will look to trade Cliff Lee? And would the Yankees be interested? The Yanks are built to win in the somewhat immediate future. Why not try to milk the last few good years out of Cliff Lee? Just a thought.
making any significant trade will be dumb and hurt this team more than help
if anything wait till the offseason and spend
I mean any significant trade wouldn’t be dumb. It depends on the right circumstances, for the right price. And for what the 29 other teams have been asking of the Yankees, I doubt that happens.
Yeah, I just see this team with one offensive starter under 30 and think they can’t throw any of the jeter, arod years away. What does the offense even look like in 4 years when all of the young pitchers are finally ready.
Loved the Meme last night about it being Jeter’s fault for everything Steward did wrong yesterday like throwing a ball into CF, getting thrown out at 2B, etc.
I don’t think Greg was too happy about it.
It’s kind of funny in that we started blaming everything on Jeter for something he didn’t actually do, as opposed to the things that he has done wrong.
The things you need to get through a rough game thread sometimes, amirite?
All we know is that’s it’s never CC’s fault. No matter what.
Just let Phelps pitch(if hes doing well).. Jesus! So sick of this treating of pitchers as if there babies for godsake.. This is what the guy did his entire life, and if hes gonna get hurt, its not gonna becuase he throws 15 more pitches or so.
And to MIKE, i don’t think fans are annoyed that the yanks lost 2 in row, but more at GIRARDI or not starting the INN the other night with ROBERTSON, knowing WARREN was going the next day.. Most fans feel as the first loss could of been avoided..
“Could of” alert.
dont be dumb, isnt robertson supposed to be houdini?
You’re abusing the caps lock button there.
You may not agree with Giradi’s strategy but fact is it worked out just fine except Rapada through a tailor made DP ball into CF.
Robertson could have started that inning and they still could have ended up losing the game.
Sometimes shit happens.
OK. What the fuck is up with the goofy matching green shirts they’re wearing in the booth?
The caption of the above picture could read : “What do you mean I’m not starting?! I’m hitting. 270!”
Welcome back, Russell. Get hot.
That was some pussy play he made last night letting that runner slide in under his tag.
He didn’t have to let himself get run over in a blowout but he could have at least made an effort to get the out when the ball beat the runner by at least 5 feet.
I wonder if his back had anything to do with his inability to get that runner out, though. I’m just guessing. I really have no idea.
Alright guys. Let’s do this. Shut these pesky ChiSox DOWN.
This schtick O’Neill has with the song titles is funny.
He should keep it for > 1 week.
Love him. LOVE HIM. He should announce every day.
He makes me laugh constantly
Same. He’s SO secretly a foodie. Like, those hipsters that photograph their food and the post it on Instagram. That’s Paulie.
Did you hear last night when he asked Kay when he passed the 180 pound mark. “Wasn’t that 7th/8th grade for you?”
WHAT? Hahahaha, he said that?! Comedy PLATINUM. Not even gold.
What was Kay’s response?
He couldn’t be heard over Piniella’s high-pitched cackling.
Bwahahahaha. Everything is beautiful and nothing hurts.
Youkilis upset stomach….
Translation : Youkilis pooped his pants last night.
Let’s get that trending…
YES FINALLY
Hooray for having a real catcher behind the plate.
I think Eric Wedge says that to himself when he pencils “4. Montero – DH” into his lineup card. Now if he can only find a real hitter for the clean-up spot.
I can’t believe the Mariners got shut out by Aaron Cook yesterday.
81 pitches, zero swings and misses!
It’ll be fun when him and Morales face MLB offenses.
On 81 pitches too! That’s about as pathetic as it gets.
Wedge is getting pissed too. He called them out for lacking “edge”. Hmmm… I wonder if smiley Jesus is higher on that shit list than others. He does have a history, after all.
Poop. Come on Hirok!!
#YPHP
Now trending
Runaway
Sweet Home Chicago
It’s Getting Hot In Here
I love you, Paul O’Neill.
Shootin at the walls of heartache, Bang-Bang!
How many times is Dunn going to walk this series?
PA – (HR + SO) = your answer.
Grandyman!
That’s MISTER Curtis Granderson!
Just got tickets to the 2nd game next Saturday. Anyone been to the Fenway grandstand recently? Is it safe to wear Yankees gear or should we go as civilians? If it was me twenty years ago, I wouldn’t even ask, but I’ll have my wife & teenage sons with me.
If you wear Yankee gear you might get heckled a bit, but I think the fact your a family will stop a lot of people.
I doubt if anything will happen if you just wear the gear. Maybe some good-natured ribbing but it’s not like Dodger Stadium or anything. I obviously wouldn’t be over-zealous in the cheering or anything.
Granderson’s bat profiles well for a corner outfielder so I won’t mind him getting that five year-eighty five million dollar extension this winter.
Or 5-80
Grandyman into the 2nd deck!!!!!!!! and enjoying an icey afterwards.
Glorious. I’m thinking of picking a box of those icies on the way to my friend’s bbq today. Thaaaanks Grandy!
Haha, I think there are some in my parent’s freezer for when my cousins get here. Hooray family bbq’s real!! real food, and free beer, w/o having to leave my house.
Even MORE glorious!!!!
lmao … CGrand with the FlavorIce
Robbie, so hot now.
If only he could turn left.
They’re breakdancefighting!
YOU CAN READ MINDS?!
Eugoogly.
What is this a center for ants?! It’s going to need to be at least 3 times bigger!
How can children learn how to read good IF THEY CAN’T EVEN FIT INSIDE THE BUILDING??!!
I’m a proud graduate of The Derek Zoolander School for Children Who Cant Read Good, and Want To Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too.
Idk why but I immediately thought of Will Ferrel’s character in Zoolander saying “That Hansel, he’s so hot right now.”
Oh please Yankees, do not let me have to deal with another 3 Hegone inning.
HiroKKKK
Great at bat by Swish.
YOOOOUUUUK
feels good
if only it landed on his head
Those Youk chants are OK right there.
Bahahahaha I love when Youkilis fucks up.
If the Sux get rid of Beckett and Pedroia, they almost wouldn’t have anyone I really hate anymore now that Paplebum, Varitek and Youkalis are gone.
Bobby V and Papi both say hi.
And Lackey. Also Padilla is a real asshat.
asshat. that’s a keeper
I hate almost everybody on that team.
Peavy is speaking in tongues.
The Devil killed John….
#YPHP!!!!!!
He pooped again!
almost twice!!
Just got here…damn DMV took almost 4 hours for me to get DC plates/license. How’d they score the run?
the grandy man can
Grandy launched a line drive into the second deck in right.
Awesome, thanks.
Grandy solo.
DMV on a Saturday?! You nuts?
Heh, it was the only time I could go. I work all week. It was insane. Line was out the door and wrapped 3/4 around the building.
I would have thought that a future G man like you would have gotten plates 1, 2, 3…
Youk is making ARod look like a pop up pro
Wow, I thought A-Rod couldn’t handle pop-ups back in the day. Youk is just AWFUL out there.
A-Rod dropped two pop-ups in one game and everyone has said he’s struggled with pop-ups ever since. He’s perfectly fine with them.
It’s not the drops; it’s the tap dance he does when he tracks them. Even he admits he has trouble with them; he squeezes them in the end, but it never looks pretty.
What year was it?
Dammit Ramariz…what I would have given to see Youkilis drop two popups in one inning.
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUK
was that Dewayne Wise or did Granderson just bat in the 9 hole?
Dewayne Wise’s bunt turned the season around.
Chris Dickerson who?
-Dewayne Wise
ack, these day games always take me by surprise. looking good so far!
THis is a bit off topic but I thought O’Neil and Sweet Lou hated each other from their Cincy days? Am I wrong about that?
He’s a quote from Pinella when he was managing the Mariners and O’Neil thought a pitcher was throwing at him.
”I had Paul O’Neill in Cincinnati for three years,” Piniella said. ”You know what? He was a crybaby over there every time they threw the ball inside on him. Pitchers knew it, so they frustrated him. What he has to do is step up there, hit a ball off the left-center-field wall like a man and that stuff stops. But we weren’t throwing at Paul.”
I thought so. Wasn’t Pinella one of the big reasons O’Neill was traded in the first place?
I love O’Neill, but he was a crybaby. Lou ain’t wrong about that.
Either way, they definitely seem to have buried the hatchet.
And, the family is here…I have to go be social and what-not. Go Yankees.
Legs feel “sprite?”
What, Lou?
The White Sox are putting together some really annoying at-bats.
I hope Porcello will line up to pitch against the White Sox this year.
I want more runs.
Yeah, until Gardy gets back Wise has earned the starting LF job against RHP.
God dammit that was like two inches from a home run.
I said it before, I say it again. A-Rod isn’t running at top speed for some reason. I wonder if the knee or hip is barking.
Anyone else cringe when they watch Girardi in those Dunkin Donuts commercials?
arod hits like a slap hitting shortstop and runs lug a first baseman.
he is horrible.. anyone have his ground ball %? must be high..
35 rbis’s is horrible.( i know experts RBI’s are a stupid stat).
he needs to move down in the order if he is going to suck this bad……
I’m not going to call your sister. That was a one night thing will you shut up already?
I’m only happy when it rains
You want to hear about my new obsession
I’m riding high upon a deep depression
I’m only happy when it rains…pour some misery down on me
Don’t walk Dunn anymore please.
Idk looks like Chris Stewart has a foreign substance on his hand in that picture…
Wait, did Kay say the White Sox were 18-1 in day games?
No way they’re that good. I think he said Baltimore was better, and they are 14-7 in day games.
Unfortunately, we all learned how worthless day/night game records are last year. Yankees killed it in day games all season, but they only had one day game in the playoffs, and they lost.
missed what he said, but they are 19-11 in day games
And the White Sox would be even better if they didn’t suck ass at the Cell.
So there’s that, Mike and Lou.
This game kinda boring.
Why is Ibanez on this team?
because they don’t cut players just for having a slump?
Sub .300 OBP isn’t a slump.
it’s the result of a long slump from a guy whose offensive value isn’t his OBP to begin with
“Long slump.” Look what he did with the Phillies last year. It’s who he is at this point.
.799 OPS and 108 wRC+ vs. RHP (which is really the only split the Yankees would be seriously concerned about)
As long as he’s above average against RHP, they’ll likely keep him around.
I’m still expecting an upgrade by the trade deadline, but
that line vs. RHP might be enough for the Yankees to keep him around.
You don’t think Cust or Branyan is that upgrade?
maybe/maybe not – I definitely don’t think it’s a guarantee that either would be, but I wouldn’t be surprised if either did better.
But neither plays OF anymore, and Ibanez is getting most of his playing time in the OF right now. I think that would be more something to think about if/when Gardner ever comes back healthy, and if Branyan and/or Cust are still swinging the bat well at that point.
Hiroki Cruiseoda.
I hope Phil and Phelps have been watching the Kuroda clinic intently today.
Momma says Peavy is ornery because he got all dem teeth
Dewayne Fucking Wise!!!
uhhhh holy shit Dewayne Wise.
Dwayne freaking Wise!
Brother looks like Robbie Cano out there!
Dewayne Wise’s bunt turned the season around!
When was that? Why am I forgetting this?
http://www.baseball-reference......5220.shtml
fifth inning
Such a Wise man!
Dewayne Wise with the gunshow!
Black Hole Martin is back
it might be Wise to give Dewayne some more PT while he’s actually swinging the bat well
srsly
DWISE!!! on fire! i friggin’ love it!
New starter?
Does this mean that we get to hit Youkilis?
Please?
In front of Dunn? No. Konerko maybe.
Good point.
That said, fuck Kevin Youkilis.
Agreed.
Hooray!
Apparently yes.
That pitch had intent.
Jeter wasn’t getting on base any other way so whatever.
unless he hit a popup to 3rd.
Oh good, can’t wait to hear the conclusion of the inner ear problem story!
A. Romine just got a hit….for the Angels.
Why is Old Timer’s Day tomorrow? Isn’t it usually on a Saturday?
Next up: Lou tells us about the time that he caught the ferry to Shelbyville!
So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on ‘em. Give me five bees for a quarter, you’d say…
Ha! He did hit Youk!
Yooouuuk
lolllllllllll
Why hit him where he has padding? And why in front of Dunn? What the fuck?
Right.
Why would they want to hit him? Did Youkilis do something?
To me, it looked like he leaned into the pitch.
Okay. Missed the last inning. Didn’t realize Jeter was hit after a HR.
Juuuuuuuuuussssssttt a bit outside.
It was definitely completely over the plate, when they showed the overhead view.
Oh, duh. You meant a previous pitch. Never mind.
Nasty pitch!
Looked a little low, but I’ll take it.
Kuroda on cruise control.
Plunking Youk and then getting a strikeout = True Yankee
If he keeps this up all year I’d offer sheet him. If he accepts 1-12.5 would be pretty good.
kuroda has done some great work this year. if they get him for a decent price for another year, i wouldn’t be mad at all.
Agreed. If Kuroda keeps up this level of play, I’d love to have him back. Not much risk with a one year deal, even for an eight figure contract.
Same thing with Pettitte.
Agreed. If Pettitte wants to pitch again, I’m all for it. Won’t be many miles on his arm this year anyway with the ankle injury.
goddamn kuroda <3___<3
that was crushed. Robbie in god mode.
DONTCHA KNOW!
BOB 4 MVP
Cano gets his HR back!
Yanks won’t be able to hit homers off good pitchers.
This doesn’t count because Peavy doesn’t have a labrum.
AHAHAHAHAHAH! Good one!
How about Verlander? Price? This narrative needs to die a fiery death.
As long as we keep hitting homers against them, let the fools keep talking all they want.
Cano will miss June. I sure hope July is just as kind.
That wasn’t his prettiest swing, but that dude has some crazy power.
Cano should be a .330/30 guy with that swing.
Probably the most naturally elegant swing in baseball today. Compare him to Bryce Harper to see the other end of the (productive) spectrum.
Seven more hits this season and he WOULD be a .330 guy.
Just goes to show you how different stats can look if a few more balls drop in here or there.
Who is creepier: the little bit of luck things, or W.B. Mason?
Little bit of luck, by far.
Though the fact that the WB Mason ‘stache is now hanging out with kids is…troubling.
Hahaha yeah it was one thing when he was trolling the two guys that owned that coffee company, but now he’s helping small children sell lemonade.
LBOL. By far.
I like the WB Mason ads and jingle. Although those fuckers are two-faced bastards: in New England, their trucks have Red Sock logos on them.
LBTG2 also.
Dustin Pedroia is better than Robinson Cano.
/Red Sox fans
ugh. some sox fans i know actually believe that and it physically ills me.
I hate black people.
/Red Sox fans.
I remember those times. If I had a dollar for every time I got involved in that argument in college. Unfortunately, that included 2008, Robbie’s down year. Also included the little munchkin’s MVP. But I would love to have that argument again.
Someone was claiming on sports radio this week about how that dude practically runs the locker room, and if management wants to make something happen, they have to get him on board first. Sickening, if true.
If Cherington has to run anything, and I mean ANYTHING by Pedrioa first, then they are stupid.
It’s amazing what The Collapse did to that organization. It’s a total circus now.
Did the collapse or circus come first? Chicken or the egg question.
I would imagine the circus. Beer and chicken, no accountability, etc., probably contributed to The Collapse. It just wasn’t covered really, because the Red Sox could do no wrong in the eyes of the people/media before that. After The Collapse, all this crap came out.
That’s my theory anyway, but I can see it the other way too.
It was a circus before and it became even more of a circus when Francona, Epstein were fired, chicken and beer, etc became known.
my guess.
You mean Grady Sizemore’s MVP year?
Why would I mean Sizemore? We were talking about Pedroia.
Well Sizemore was the best player in the AL that year. So it was his MVP year.
Who cares? Pedroia won the award, so that’s what I was talking about.
I went to go look at the scores around the league, and was surprised to see so many night games. Are there usually 7 night games on Saturday? Boston, Tampa, and Baltimore all haven’t played yet. I never paid much attention to the non-Yankee MLB schedule aside from reading the scores the next day, but this struck me as a lot of night games.
I blame Fox, since they’ve seemingly switched from 4:15 to 7:15 for their Saturday games.
Fucking Fox.
they’ll go back to 4:15 eastern after ASB I believe.
Good. I hate night games on the weekends. The 1 PM day games are part of my hangover therapy
This is glorious…the sound on the wSox broadcast has gone out…all on it’s own, didn’t even have to mute the Hawk here.
Kuroda = ace.
he laughs at your “inconsistent” tag
KU RO DA
Singlehandedly smashing every stereotype about NL pitchers, Asian pitchers, fly ball pitchers … he’s a renaissance man.
Last Grownup Standing!
He really is good. And his herky-jerky windup is starting to grow on me.
I love the hitch in his windup. Can’t be easy to perfect either, balancing like that one 1 leg for a second and still throwing a strike. It’s cool.
He’s a ground ball pitcher though. 49% on the year right?
Yeah but he wasn’t last year.
HiroKKKKKKKKKK
Ace pitching by Kuroda. Great game. Take a bow. Have a seat.
Man, do I love Kuroda.
Dude’s a pro.
http://memegenerator.net/instance/22762274
The Yankees are winning. Go away.
So what is John Sterling’s home run call for Dewayne Wise?
Interesting to put Logan in here.
Wise on fire!
triple short of the cycle. wise, you astound me.
Dewayne Wise: working hard to earn YOUR approval since 2012.
Jeter is now at .300 I believe.
.232 for June. Ouch.
Everything hit on the ground. Not the way to get it done, especially when you start to lose your wheels.
Remember when Mike was talking about how when a team wins a World Series, they get unexpected contributions from unlikely sources? Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself here, but it would be cool if that guy was Wise.
possibly, but it’s probably a little early for that. Right now I’d say Eppley, Ibanez, Rapada, maybe Soriano and Hughes.
Oh I know it’s early. But with Gardner’s injury, it would be cool if Wise ended up pulling a career year out of his ass.
It definitely would be…after all, his bunt single turned the season around!
get ahead of yourself all you’d like. i’m on that same boat lol. wise is having a meteoric rise of likability in my eyes. if the yanks go on to win the world series this year, i’d have a special spot in my heart for him. pitching last night is what really did it for me haha.
Kuroda June stats:
Opponent batting average .201
WHIP 1.00
ERA 1.98
Nice.
He’s our ace, at least for another week or so.
I’m hoping Phelps can provide at least league-average pitching. If so, the Yankees should be okay.
Have Phelps pitch the next two starts and then look for a trade.
Honestly, if Phelps and/or Freddy aren’t godawful, then they won’t need another starter.
Agreed. Besides, I think the trade options are either too expensive or not worth the upgrade.
They really only need one of them to be good. Because CC is only going to miss one more start.
My guess is Phelps makes the next start, then CC comes back, and Garcia remains in Pettittes spot in the rotation, with at best a 50/50 chance they make a trade.
So it looks like Kuroda went into his samaurai mode today and the offense scored some runs.
I agree with O’Neill. This is a big victory for the Yankees if they can nail it down. Brings everything back to an even keel.
Does David’s wife approve of him pitching this inning?
I like efficient DRob
Robertson just looks a lot more confident in the 8th inning.
I really think that is over blown. I think him closing a game on the heels of losing Mo, the greatest relief pitcher in history, had more to do with it than the number on the scoreboard that says what inning it is.
I believe if D-Rob closed a game now, after the emotions of losing Mo and the pressure of replacing him have subsided, he’d be fine.
Yeah he can’t handle both the ninth inning AND New York at the same time.
d-rob. the sexiness. there are no words.
K-Rob.
So basically we’re a pitcher’s error away from winning 7 of the last 8.
Yes, which is why long winning streaks are difficult. Things happen in baseball.
FALLACY
- Greg’d
Yeah it is a fallacy to say that. I should have mentioned that.
lmao
I know it’s a joke I find it hard to believe that a win that night would have a huge impact to change the outcome of a game the next day. Still fallacious but you know.
Very Hughesian outing for Peavy.
Noesi did a pretty good impression last night.
Pretty crazy that Peavy is back to workhorse status after the shoulder issues. I thought he could regain effectiveness, but figured it would have to be on a somewhat reduced workload.
hey look … a shift that worked
Have to give Girardi some credit for that one… I hate when he does it for non deadpull hitters, but sometimes it does work.
No surprise Peavy is pitching so well during a contract year. He’ll probably be signed to a big deal and then resort to being on the DL every other week.
They have a club option correct?
$22 million. I can’t see them picking it up, can you?
Yeah, although it’s for $22 million. They won’t be taking that.
for 22M. That should be an interesting decision. He’s been very good this year, but do they trust his health enough to commit to a 22M contract?
I wouldn’t. He’s damn good but until this year, he hasn’t been able to stay healthy.
Interesting to put Logan in for the ninth.
Tomorrow will be interesting. Gavin Floyd has had an up and down season so we can definitely hit him. Konerko, Viciedo, and Dunn will be licking their chops to get at Hughes. It could go either way
Hughes in YS3 in 95 degree weather against this lineup might not be too pretty.
Who’s Andr Pettitte?
Oops. Damn iPad.
Haha just messin’ with ya
yeah, that’s definitely a scary thought. Hopefully he’s very sharp tomorrow or it could get very ugly.
More than any other player in baseball, Dunn can look terrifying on one pitch and completely useless on the next.
Carlos Pena.
Modern day Dave Kingman.
Chris Stewart. Terrifying for a completely different reason.
Stewart would be just fine if Jeter would just stop fucking with him.
“Can I tend the rabbits, Jete?”
short leash.
Apparently.
Yeah, I thought they’d let him go to another batter. I know it’s Konerko, but Logan has showed some ability to handle righties this year. Even a two run bomb still gives the Yankees some cushion to bring in Soriano. Not a big deal. I’m fine with it either way, I just thought Logan might have had another batter.
Girardi does seem to like to get fancy with pitching in the ninth lately.
THIS lol
same. not too worried about it, since the outcome came out juuuuuuust fine.
For the right reasons though.
AWESONME!!!!!!!!!!
And all is right with the world.
Nice win. Really starting to love Hirok.
Good job RoLoSo.
great game! guess the yankees didn’t like seeing all those points on the board last night. way to come back.
I’m actually loving the untucked shirt thing.
It reminds me of little boys in suits at a wedding party ripping their shirts out of their pants on the dance floor because it’s just TOO CONFINING.
Soriano is just like “Yo man I just won the game, and I need to be COMFORTABLE NOW.”
As long as it’s not a jig, and it only happens after a win, I like it.
Kuroda said “Calm down….I got dis”
What a great game! And nice and quick!
OK, Wise was great, but how the fuck is Kuroda not the player of the game?
(I really hate the whole POTG concept, and I know I should just ignore it.)
Maybe because we are now expecting Kuroda to be lights out and we are not expecting Wise to be an offensive juggernaut
i can kinda see how wise was player of the game, but i definitely would’ve chosen kuroda. 2 rbis in a 4 run game makes sense, but 7 innings with 3 hits and 0 er is just a sexy fucking line.
And 11 Ks!
I have to admit that I was dead wrong about Kuroda. He has convinced me that he can be a true #2. I was opposed to his signing since they started to talk about it, but he has proven that he can compete in any league against any opponent.
I am really diggin having Wise doing so well.
Spoke well of the guy all season, just that I liked him and wanted him to have success, and his struggles were tough to see. But now it’s great to see him raising that average and contributing with the bat other than a bunt lol.
Hope he continues to produce and help the team, I’m really pulling for the him.
Awesome to see Kuroda shutting down the Sox with such a great game. We really need that right now.