Today the Yankees played their 6th exhibition game, taking on the Reds in Sarasota. The game started at 1:05 and was not televised.
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Here are the lines for the starters and pitchers. Today was not a good one for the Yankees. The starters didn't do much offensively today, granted their A lineup was not in today. CMW looked unimpressive today. Pitching was ghastly today overall. The kids in contention for backup jobs or even higher spots in the minors did a lot today. But I do applaud them for trying their hardest and making a game of it. And I think we saw what Joe Girardi is as a manager today when he asked the Reds and umps to play the needless bottom of the ninth to see Steven Jackson pitch, even though Jackson was awful, it was good of Joe to give all of his players a fair shot. I commend him for doing that, and the umps and Reds for going along with it.
Final Score- Reds 12, Yankees 8
Damon, DH: 2-3
Molina, C: 0-3
Abreu, RF: 1-3 (HR), R, RBI, K
Giambi, 1B: 0-2, K
Betemit, 2B: 1-3, R, K
A-Jax, LF: 1-3, R, RBI, K
Gardener, CF: 0-3
Woodward, 3B: 1-3, 2 RBI
Gonzalez, SS: 0-2
Wang: (L, 1-1) 0.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Patterson: 1.1 IP, K
Farnsworth: 1.0 IP, BB, K
Rasner: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, HR
Henn: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Giese: 1.0 IP
Traber: 1.0 IP, K
Let's just say this game wasn't pretty. I was impressed that we were able to climb back from 12 down and make it a 4 run game. But the pitching (Wang and Rasner) was just ineffective today. And I do really think this will be a more current thing for Wang this year than it has in years past. This is all because I think the league has figured out his sinker and they've got a handle on it. I've been saying for a while now that he needs to find another effective pitch in order for his success to continue. Word is he's been working on a change up this off-season. If he can get that to work I think he will have a plus sinker, plus change, and a pretty good, hard, fast 4-seamer. He really needs to improve on his pitches, I think this game could be a wake-up call to him. He gets the Igawa For A Day Award giving up 6 runs on as many hits in just 2 thirds of an inning. Today's pitcher of the day was tough because no one out there was dazzling, but the choice for me was Billy Traber, pitching one inning and fanning a batter. Today's Player of the Game was Greg Porter, not listed, he went 1-1, scored, and drove in 4, so if you do the math, that's a grand slam. So he has to be the obvious choice. But if you want a starter to get it, it's gotta be Bobby Abreu, who had a hit in three AB's, knocking in a run, scoring one, which all came off his homer. Damon did well with 2 hits in 3 AB's.
Hit you with some more stuff a little bit later on.
P.S.: Giambi plays, but does nothing to improve his case, Duncan was a DNP, so the daily tally is still at a 4-2 lead for Slam.
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