Headed Home

Back to back above solid starts from Moose, the last backing up a gem by Wang in an instant classic and the best news is my beloved Bombers are headed back to the Bronx.  No team played more on the road this April, and thankfully, the long strange trip is over.

Since my Pitching 101 rant Moose has been moving the ball much better, purely coincidental no doubt, but all I care about is the results.  Changing arm angles, throwing some crazy slow off speed junk...Moose is clearly making the adjustment.  If you had a chance to see the ridiculous 68 mph change up he thru to Casey Blake you know what I mean.

The injury bug is proving to be as nasty as midges in October.  Jorge on the DL - what?  I thought it was some sort of Yankee by law that those words were to never be phrased in that order, ever.  But it has to happen I guess.  I know Dr. Andrews is the best in the business but I get a little uptight whenever his name comes up in a Yankee discussion.  Right now Molina is pulling his weight but the "what ifs" are starting to pile up.

Speaking of piling up, so are the number of games missed by ARod who apparently wont play tonight in the Bronx against Detroit.  I know its preventative: sit him now to get him back sooner than later, I get it.  But this is New York, no one is that patient.  Girardi will have to protect ARod and Ensberg will have to produce.  Production from some of the still conspicuously quiet bats brings me to my final point, footwork in the batters box.

I wrote a few posts back that Robbie Cano was "stuck in the middle" or off balance at the plate...Paul O'Neill later referred to it as "drifting."  I am noticing the same thing from Ensberg to a lesser extent.  The two have completely contrasting styles at the plate.  Cano is all about timed movement while Ensberg is basically statuesque.  Regardless, the common thread of all hitters is their footwork.  What Ensberg lacks in footwork is what Cano has too much of.  I understand these guys are big leaguers for a reason, and I am not talking about any drastic changes being required, just pointing out the subtleties of the game.  Both of these guys, as examples, need to simplify things to increase their production.  I know Cano will do it, and I think Ensberg can too.

Back to the Bronx, bring on the Tigers - Go Yanks!