Can’t win em all
After a 7 game winning streak, the Yanks hit a bump this weekend against a good up and coming young Red Stocking team. Moose pitched well enough Friday night to get the win. Tough to give up 3 runs with 2 outs.
The bats have also gone quiet lately. This teams hitting seems to be as streaky as my boxer shorts my wife wants thrown out. The can score 37 runs in 4 games and then 4 in 3 games with just about the same lineup. This team also seems to always struggle against young pitchers with good stuff they have never seen before.
The Reds really have the potential to be a good team next year. Of course it is all potential and potential means nothing until you produce. With Harang, Arroyo, Cueto, Volquez in the rotation. Bruce, Phillips, Vetto, Keppinger, Encarnocion (sp?) in the lineup they have a good young team. I believe Griffey comes off the books next year and maybe Dunn.
Day off today as the Yanks go the Pittsburgh for a 3 game set. No reason the Yanks cannot sweep or win 2 out of 3 in Pitt. The Pirates have a young team but do not have the pitching the Reds do.
Then off to the Mets fir a 4 game series (one makeup game at the Stadium Friday). I love how teams and MLB cannot get a decent schedule but can schedule a double header in 2 different stadiums. This of course will get a lot of news and exposure and MLB cares more about that then making sensible decisions.
If the Yanks have to choose between Ponson or Karstens for 1 game of the doubleheader Friday against the Mets. Go with Karstens. Ponson will go no better than 5 innings and give up 4-5 runs. Karstens may not be a lot better but he is younger and has more potential.