Quite A Day
Not a bad day at all for the Yankees who had a huge comeback win and also ended up with a top-rated arm in the draft. I won't pretend to know anything about Gerrit Cole, (I don't watch a lot of high school baseball) but the scouts love him and think the pick is a steal. I am just happy to see that the Yankees are once again using their considerable financial might on draft picks.
Some will pan the Yankees' draft because their first three picks were pitchers. I guess I think of how the New York Giants just won a Superbowl thanks in part to believing that you could never have enough pass rushers. Pitching is fragile and unpredictable, to me the more eggs you have, the better the chances that one will hatch.
As for the game, if this doesn't send this team on a big streak, nothing will. To go from Damon's "almost" hit in the 8th, to the mess Farnsworth created in the 9th (and then escaped from) to 2 outs, no one on, down two runs in the ninth and a win is remarkable. Look at the schedule for June and tell me why we shouldn't expect a run out of this team over the next 20 games? That is, if this team is what we thought it was.
One last note, remember the name Jeremy Bleich. The Yankees selected him with the pick they got for losing Vizcaino. As we collectively curse Hawkins in the present, we can hope that Bleich will turn into the real deal and the "trade" of Hawkins for Vizcaino was worth it.
Comments
MLB has upheld the suspension of Hawkins for three games. I personally feel that what he's done is disgraceful and, frankly, inexcusable. He ought to be suspended for 133 games. Beginning now. Please? And they should suspend Farnsworth while they're at it.
Posted by: Greg | June 6, 2008 02:03 PM |