5/13 NY Yankees 0 @ Detroit Tigers 6

So they lost big deal, nobody panic. Not saying I am happy about it, but it is only the second series they have lost and their standing are respectable. 22-12, .647(tied for second in the league, not the division, the league), 2 games behind. If the playoffs were right now they would be in them. My idiot co-worker (the one who calls me a “fake” Yankee fan) says, “I don’t want them to be the wildcard”, Dude, get a grip, they have only played 34 games. Plenty of time for them to move into first place.

Today’s game was kind of depressing because the pitching was not there, and the bats were not there. But they are coming home, probably already home by now, they got thehell out of Detroit and will not be going back. I don’t think any of them want to. Except maybe Curtis.

~~and that’s all~~ she wrote

5/12 NY Yankees 8 @ Detroit Tigers 0

Well no sweep, so no dancing broom, but Yankees turned things around on Detroit. A run in the first then in the third, then nothing until the 9th. If the Yankees had done this earlier, Javier would have been able to add a win to his stats. Well, he said for him it was a step forward even if it was a loss for the team. Pitchers tonight were Hughes, Chamberlain and Rivera. It wasn’t a ‘save’ situation, with the score being 8-0, but Rivera hasn’t pitched since April so he needed the work. Not anyone would have know he hadn’t pitched, since he was perfect again. 

Coming into the game Phil Hughes was 4-0, 1.69 ERA and now he has 5-0, 1.38 ERA, and Javier Vasquez had an ERA of 9.78, now he is 1-4, 8.10 ERA, so it is improving.

Once again I am befuddled by baseball rules. Derek Jeter got on base in the 9th inning. Bases loaded, “Derek Jeter grounds into a force out, shortstop Ramon Santiago to catcher Alex Avila. … Derek Jeter to 1st.” So he hit the ball, got on base, but its not considered a hit, he is 0-8 in the double header. Sometimes, I think I need to get a book. Can anyone recommend one?

~~and that’s all~~ she wrote