Nice to see a total team effort by the Yankees last night. Not a lot of offense, but enough to squeak by. Even Aaron Judge contributed. Hopefully he has shaken the Arod-itis. The pitching continued to be very good. Gerrit Cole was phenomenal, and the back of the bullpen (Holmes and Weaver) continue to be hot.
However the next round with the longer series will be much tougher. In this series Cole pitched 33% of the Yankees innings; Cole and Holmes combined were one inning short of 50%. This time there will need to be a total team effort, not just relying on a couple of arms to boast a 3-runs-a-game offense. Cleveland's been the most consistent team in the AL all year, and Detroit is the hottest team in baseball, so either way the competition is going to be much stiffer.
(And if they somehow do win their first pennant in 15 years, I sure couldn't handle another Subway Series, so will be rooting hard for the California team in the NLCS!)
I'm really glad to see the Yanks make the ALCS - hopefully they won't disappoint us like they have so many times in recent years.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I can handle another Yankees-Dodgers series but after hearing enough whining about it already, I'm starting to welcome it. It'd be a lot more interesting than Rangers-Diamondbacks.
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