Tyler Kepner pointed this out this morning on his blog:
Give credit to the team’s leadership. The closest the Yankees came to a crisis this season was in late June in Atlanta, when they just could not hit. Manager Joe Girardi got ejected in the sixth inning on June 24 as the Yankees were being no-hit. They rallied to win, 8-4, sparking a seven-game winning streak. That was also the night General Manager Brian Cashman flew in from New York to challenge the hitters in a meeting before the game. They responded in a big way.
Since that game the Yankees are 31-10, and they've gone from 5 games back to 6.5 games up. They also have a team ERA of 3.85 and have hit .290/.374/.488 and slugged 63 HR.
(Hat-tip to the YES Network boards)
4 Comments:
A-Rod coming back was another huge turning point. This Boston series feels like one as well, though its to early to tell with that.
Imagine if they had split the first 8 games with the sox!
My turning point is actually 3 days earlier on June 21st against the Marlins. It was that game when CC Sabathia left the game after 1.1 innings and there was some fear he was hurt. In reaction to that the Yankees decided to rush Wang back into the rotation thus leaving no spot for Phil Hughes. Hughes said he would pitch out of the bullpen and the rest is history.
Damn. My brother wants the computer for the next hour so I won't be able to attend the live-chat until around 7:30, maybe later.
The only reason we're sharing a computer is because mine is getting repaired and is not working right now, so I need to use the family computer.
See ya.
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