Opening Day 2008
The historical home opener at Yankees Stadium was delayed by one day, but nonetheless it all worked out well for me as I canceled my scheduled tutorial due to some "personal matters" so I can enjoy the first Jay's game of the season from the comfort of my home.
The game was supposed to be a pitcher's duel with Roy Halladay taking on the sinker specialist, Chien-Ming Wang, and it certainly turned out that way with the final score 3-2 for the Yankees. Although it was just one game, there are still a few things I picked from the game which might be a trend for this entire season.
(1) The Blue Jays definitely will be aggressive on the basepath this year with three stolen bases in the game, one by Rios and two by Scutaro.
(2) Despite some personnel changes and players fully recovered from injuries, the Jays will have trouble hitting with runners in scoring position, they were 1 for 12 last night.
(3) They still could not do the little things right, as evident by Aaron Hill's bubble on the grounder hit by Matsui. If Hill backhanded the ball cleanly, it could have potentially be an inning ending double play and prevent the go-ahead run from scoring.
(4) I still hate A-Rod and his cockiness when he clapped his hand so hard crossing home plate with the go-ahead run. ***, the dude can rake the ball.
(5) Kudos to Scott Downs for holding the Yankees' lead to still one run when he gave up a leadoff triple by Johnny Damon. It was a poor decision by Wells to dive for the ball, fortunately, it did not cause any damages.
(6) Finally, one word of advice for the Jays' hitters, don't hit the ball to Melky Cabrera! That dude robbed Overbay and Hill with extra base hits on consecutive batters.
The game was supposed to be a pitcher's duel with Roy Halladay taking on the sinker specialist, Chien-Ming Wang, and it certainly turned out that way with the final score 3-2 for the Yankees. Although it was just one game, there are still a few things I picked from the game which might be a trend for this entire season.
(1) The Blue Jays definitely will be aggressive on the basepath this year with three stolen bases in the game, one by Rios and two by Scutaro.
(2) Despite some personnel changes and players fully recovered from injuries, the Jays will have trouble hitting with runners in scoring position, they were 1 for 12 last night.
(3) They still could not do the little things right, as evident by Aaron Hill's bubble on the grounder hit by Matsui. If Hill backhanded the ball cleanly, it could have potentially be an inning ending double play and prevent the go-ahead run from scoring.
(4) I still hate A-Rod and his cockiness when he clapped his hand so hard crossing home plate with the go-ahead run. ***, the dude can rake the ball.
(5) Kudos to Scott Downs for holding the Yankees' lead to still one run when he gave up a leadoff triple by Johnny Damon. It was a poor decision by Wells to dive for the ball, fortunately, it did not cause any damages.
(6) Finally, one word of advice for the Jays' hitters, don't hit the ball to Melky Cabrera! That dude robbed Overbay and Hill with extra base hits on consecutive batters.
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