Scott Erickson?
Though the Yankees won yesterday, as usual absolutely none of the praise for the victory can go to the Yanks' starting staff or to their heinous stable of middle relievers. Only Mariano (Tossup62Mets06Royals) showed moxy in shutting down Tatt Mareeco's beloved-now-that-they-are-good Tigres.
A key moment during the Tigers comeback from 6 runs down - and a moment that really highlights the disparity in the two pitching staffs - came in the sixth inning. With one out and A-Rod and Posada coming up, Leyland went to the pen and called on Joel Zumaya (Dr. Rosendowell) who proceeded to throw nasty 91 mph sliders and fastballs reaching up to a hundy to get A-Rod and Posada and stifle a Yankee threat. On the flip side of that coin (and there is always a flip side), in the bottom half of the sixth, with the Shanquis protecting a narrow 2-run lead, Torre went to the pen and called on ... Scott Erickson. Yes, that Scott Erickson. The Scott Erickson who last had a pulse with Baltimore back in '02. Needless to say the Tigres got a run back and eventually tied the game.
Of course, Todd Jones (The Kurt Bevormos) evaporated into thin air last night and gave up a go-ahead bomb to Giambito in the 11th. Then he gave up a few more runs just to really stick it to Tigre fans and all of his fantasy owners. Here was TJ's line: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 bomb, 7 TB, 27.00 ERA, 3.00 WHIP.
A key moment during the Tigers comeback from 6 runs down - and a moment that really highlights the disparity in the two pitching staffs - came in the sixth inning. With one out and A-Rod and Posada coming up, Leyland went to the pen and called on Joel Zumaya (Dr. Rosendowell) who proceeded to throw nasty 91 mph sliders and fastballs reaching up to a hundy to get A-Rod and Posada and stifle a Yankee threat. On the flip side of that coin (and there is always a flip side), in the bottom half of the sixth, with the Shanquis protecting a narrow 2-run lead, Torre went to the pen and called on ... Scott Erickson. Yes, that Scott Erickson. The Scott Erickson who last had a pulse with Baltimore back in '02. Needless to say the Tigres got a run back and eventually tied the game.
Of course, Todd Jones (The Kurt Bevormos) evaporated into thin air last night and gave up a go-ahead bomb to Giambito in the 11th. Then he gave up a few more runs just to really stick it to Tigre fans and all of his fantasy owners. Here was TJ's line: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 bomb, 7 TB, 27.00 ERA, 3.00 WHIP.
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