262

Monday, August 22, 2005
Home Game 62
Yankees 7 Blue Jays 0
Subway Race Winner: 4 train
Cap Game: #2


262
That's the number that was in the lower left hand corner on the marquis outside of the Stadium. The one that lists the opponent of the night and the game time. Driving in over the Macombs Dam Bridge I noticed the number but had no clue what it meant. Then, during the game I heard someone talking about it. Turns out, 262 is the number of home games that are left at the current Yankee Stadium. I thought it was kind of odd (and tacky) that they would start that at this point of the season. It probably would've been better to start the countdown during the final season before the new park opens.

Anyway, on to the game. It was a nice, tight win tonight. I have to agree with Steve. It's nice to see someone out there pitching who really gives a damn. On the post-game Waldman was saying how guilty Jaret felt for pitching so lousy to start the year and then being unavailable for all of this time. He truly wants to help the team win. (Not that other pitchers don't want to win, but it's nice to hear someone talk about helping the team and giving the fans what they expect of him instead of their own performances for a change.) Walking the bases loaded in the 1st, some guys would've spit the bit. But Wright came back and pitched himself out of trouble. And he was solid the rest of the game.

(crap, I just lost a whole thing I had written about A-Rod. I'll try to rewrite it tomorrow)

Sheff looks like he's swinging at a wiffle ball. His cuts are ferocious but the ball barely makes it past the pitchers mound half the time.

Hopefully Matsui is making his way out his slump. He had some nice hits tonight.

The sell-out streak ended tonight, but they still drew 50,000 people. Which, for a Monday night game against Toronto, ain't too shabby. A couple of guys behind me were complaining about how the crowd in the bleachers wasn't lively enough and that the regular Creatures weren't there so there wasn't enough energy or some such shit like that. Ferchrissakes, it's a freaking Monday night. Against Toronto. And a lot of the regulars were there. But they're not there just to entertain you. Talk about your spoiled Yankees fans. Jeez.

I'll be at the game again tomorrow. With Al "and the 3-2 pitch" Leiter on the mound, that means I'll probably get to posting about the game sometime around Labor Day.