Tao of Pauly

Yankees Lose Game 1 of the World Series

Last night sucked, a horrible 3-2 loss to the Marlins. There are two reasons that the Yankees lose big ball games...

Reason 1: They can't hit.
Reason 2: The bullpen blows it.

Last night, Reason 1 was why the Yankees now find themselves down 1-0 in the Fall Classic. Pitcher David "Boomer" Wells threw on short rest and pitched well enough to secure a win: Boomer gave up 3 runs and scattered 6 hits (all singles) over 7 plus innings. The bullpen came in a did a solid job. The blame gets passed onto the hitters. Leadoff hitter, Alfonso Sorriano continued to struggle. He went 1-5 and struck out in the 9th inning, when he should have been patient enough to draw a walk. Nick Johnson also got picked off third base by Pudge to kill a rally in the early innings. In the fifth inning, Aaron Boone also cut off a throw to the plate by Matsui, that could have thrown out Juan Encarnacion. Boomer looked pissed to all hell, but Boone made a judgement call that everyone seems to be questioning (The Tao of Pauly included). Funny how you can go from hero to goat in just one game.

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1. Yankees Fish for Answers (NY Daily News)
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3. 10 Greatest World Series Moments (NY Times)
4. McKeon Takes His Act on the Road and Wins! (NY Times)