Looking at the starting pitchers going into this weekend’s Subway Series; it is pretty woeful for the New York Yankees.
Take a gander at this unsightly match up:
Game 1 Friday: Giese vs. Pelfrey …edge Mets
Game 2 Friday: Ponson vs. Martinez …edge Mets
Saturday: Pettitte vs. Santana …best matchup by far, this one is a push.
Sunday: Rasner vs. Perez …edge Mets
Believe me, I know the games are not played on paper, but this is as one sided as it gets. The Mets miss Mussina, Chamberlain, and Wang (due to injury) in what will be the final Subway Series played at Shea Stadium. The Yankees can’t hit left handed pitching (Santana and Perez both lefties), Ponson is a headcase that was just picked up on waivers for being a detriment to his former team, and Giese is a career minor leaguer. This is what I call a true recipe for disaster.
This is a big four game series for the Bombers, who have the Boston Red Sox rolling into the Bronx for a huge July 4th series just before the All Star break. If the Yankees can somehow steal two games from the New York Metropolitans, this Babeler will be ecstatic. I just hope the Yankee bats are up for this challenge!
Oh, and that Red Sox series is going to be HUGE!
Update: Look for updates throughout the series.
After a 15-6 drubbing at the hands of the Mets in game 1, there has been a Kei Igawa sighting in the Yankee Bullpen. “In the name of the Father, and of the… ”
Game 2: Sir Sidney Ponson put up quite the pitching performance, holding the Mets scoreless over six solid innings of baseball. To say that I am pleasantly surprised with his performance would be an understatement. It was good to see the Yankees recover in the nightcap of the day-night doubleheader to beat the Mets 9-0.
Game 3: A solid pitcher’s duel, Andy Pettitte was able to outlast Johan Santana for the win as the Yankees took this game 3-2 despite two rain delays. Mariano Rivera is perfect in his 22 save opportunities this season, and Carlos Beltran earned himself a Golden Sombrero.
Game 4: Mets take the final game 3-1 with a dominating performance from Oliver Perez. He is 4-0, 1.21 against the Yankees as a Met.
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I heard about this the other day and I am still upset about it. Hopefully the Yanks can pull a couple tricks out of their bags and just have an offensive explosion this weekend. Rasner might surprise us and hopefully we will see a “New Sidney Ponson” out there this weekend.
Pettitte is my dog.