Not quite so good as the day before. The Jays lose 3-1 to a dominant Mike Mussina and the Yankees.
Star of the Game: Mike Mussina was brilliant. He went 7.1 Innings, striking out seven walking no-one and giving up just one measly little run. It was really quite a performance, he kept the hitters off balance all night and hit his spots with all his pitches, particularly his knuckle curve.
For the Jays: Cat was three for four, with a double and an outfield assist.
Unsung Hero: The Jays bullpen, which has had a rough start to the year, went four Innings and gave up just the one run from Frasor.
Was Ted Teasing: Well yes he was, I'd give him a 7 out of 10 on the tease-o-meter. There were the good things, 5 Ks and just two runs conceded, and the bad things, 5 walks and 7 hits. Must infuriating and Ted-like was the way he seemed to start every inning off by dominating the first two hitters and then with two outs Yankees would just start appearing all over the bases as he went into full on tease mode.
Mis-Play of the Game: Not a night the umpiring crew will want to remember as they botched two big plays. One went for the Jays in the fourth when Aaron Hill dropped a throw from Russ Adams at second base, but was ruled to have caught it and got a crucial force on Damon. The second led to the Yankees second run. With runners on first and second in the fifth Cano singled to left, Cat threw in to Glaus who cut the ball off in case Matsui tried to score from second. Jorge Posada was lumbering around second and over-ran the bag, Glaus alretly forced him onto the run-down as Matsui made a dash for home. The Jays infielders took their sweet time chasing Posada down and Matsui crossed the plate just after Adams finally put the tag on. Not in Umpire Bizzaro World though where Matsui was ruled to have crossed the plate before the tag and the run was scored.
Box It: Sir, Yes Sir!
Elsewhere: Gabe Gross gets some love from the Milwaukee Press and Studes looks at the rampant spread of the WPA graph across baseball websites
Today Another bleeping off day, before the city is overrun by New Englanders for the weekend.
Star of the Game: Mike Mussina was brilliant. He went 7.1 Innings, striking out seven walking no-one and giving up just one measly little run. It was really quite a performance, he kept the hitters off balance all night and hit his spots with all his pitches, particularly his knuckle curve.
For the Jays: Cat was three for four, with a double and an outfield assist.
Unsung Hero: The Jays bullpen, which has had a rough start to the year, went four Innings and gave up just the one run from Frasor.
Was Ted Teasing: Well yes he was, I'd give him a 7 out of 10 on the tease-o-meter. There were the good things, 5 Ks and just two runs conceded, and the bad things, 5 walks and 7 hits. Must infuriating and Ted-like was the way he seemed to start every inning off by dominating the first two hitters and then with two outs Yankees would just start appearing all over the bases as he went into full on tease mode.
Mis-Play of the Game: Not a night the umpiring crew will want to remember as they botched two big plays. One went for the Jays in the fourth when Aaron Hill dropped a throw from Russ Adams at second base, but was ruled to have caught it and got a crucial force on Damon. The second led to the Yankees second run. With runners on first and second in the fifth Cano singled to left, Cat threw in to Glaus who cut the ball off in case Matsui tried to score from second. Jorge Posada was lumbering around second and over-ran the bag, Glaus alretly forced him onto the run-down as Matsui made a dash for home. The Jays infielders took their sweet time chasing Posada down and Matsui crossed the plate just after Adams finally put the tag on. Not in Umpire Bizzaro World though where Matsui was ruled to have crossed the plate before the tag and the run was scored.
Box It: Sir, Yes Sir!
Elsewhere: Gabe Gross gets some love from the Milwaukee Press and Studes looks at the rampant spread of the WPA graph across baseball websites
Today Another bleeping off day, before the city is overrun by New Englanders for the weekend.
