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Something is Not Right

I’ll take the heat for last night’s loss. With the Yankees up 6-4 with two out in the ninth, I called out to The Wife, “Come in here, Soriano’s about to untuck his shirt.” I knew I was tempting fate but I said it anyway. Two hanging sliders later the Yanks were down 7-6, and even though Derek Jeter homered in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, I knew I’d jinxed it.

That’s the power of the fan, don’t you know? We control these things, not the players. So don’t blame Soriano for a lousy night–he was unfairly booed when he walked off the mound–or Derek Lowe, whose throwing error helped the Jays scored the winning run. I’m a team player. I’ll take the hit. I don’t do that again.

To make matters worse, Mark Teixeira left the game with a grade 1 calf strain. He’s gone for a week, maybe two. Chad Jennings has the low lights.

The Yankees once had a comfortable lead. But they’ve sputtered the last month and now the Orioles are 3.5 games back, with the Rays right close, too.

Looks like we’re in for a tense September.

Categories:  1: Featured  Game Thread  Yankees

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5 comments

1 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 28, 2012 10:45 am

From Joel Sherman:

http://bit.ly/SLtT3w

2 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 28, 2012 10:58 am

I did the same thing. Turned the game on in the ninth, explained the untuck ritual to my wife, and then had to say that she would not be seeing it tonight.

A Charlie Brown moment...

3 monkeypants   ~  Aug 28, 2012 12:22 pm

explained the untuck ritual to my wife, and then had to say that she would not be seeing it tonight.

That could sound pretty funny out of context.

4 Alex Belth   ~  Aug 28, 2012 12:39 pm

Hey Now.

5 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Aug 28, 2012 1:02 pm

[3] The funny context is better than the reality.

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