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No starter, no relief

October
4

This is exactly what I was talking about with the Yankees’ pitching. I expected more from Chien-Ming Wang, but I don’t expect more from Roger Clemens and Mike Mussina later in the series, and if this is what you get, then they are in trouble.

The state of their bullpen, aside from their closing Joba-Rivera tandem, is such that Ross Ohlendorf—Ross Ohlendorf!!—is the second pitcher used in the ALDS!!! What does that tell you about the trust in Kyle Farnsworth and Co.?

Right.

It’s the sixth inning and it’s 9-3, so now we’ll see if Cleveland’s middle relievers are any better. Hard to imagine they could be any worse.

This guy Frank on Frank TV, meanwhile, he does a great John Madden and an even better George Bush, but is this really what his show is about. Is he going to stand theare against a white background and do Madden and Bush and Madden and Bush and then throw in a not-so-great Al Pacino or a not-so-great Jack Nicholson?

TBS is also having a horrible night in the production department, sound going in and out, voices and noises in the crowd overwhelming those in the booth, etc. What did you expect there?

This entry was posted on Thursday, October 4th, 2007 at 9:10 pm by Carp.
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