Saturday, March 1, 2008

Yankees- Phillies Game Observations


It's the top of the seventh and let me tell you that the Yankees have looked great today. Pitching not terrible and Shelley Duncan producing well. A couple of interesting surprises. 

Pitching: 

-Wang pitched a gem today. 24 pitches in two innings of work. He also recorded a strikeout and seemed to be mixing and matching well too. He seems to be looking better than he did last October when Wang couldn't throw a sinker. 

-Rasner and Britton didn't look so good but they didn't do too much damage. In Rasner's inning of work, he let up a run and loaded the bases. Chris Britton also let up a run in his one inning of work. The run was not Britton's fault though as Chris Woodward let it through his legs but Jimmy Rollins' double surely was. 

Hitting: 

-Shelley Duncan looked great today with a three-run homer in the first and a 2 RBI double later in the game. 

-A-Rod had a homer in the 5th and scored a run off Duncan's homer. He looks sharp as he should. 

-Derek Jeter did not look sharp. Although he had a double and a steal, Jeter got picked off and grounded into a double play early in the game. He needs a little work. 
Thats it for now, I'll update you later with stats.  

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