## There is a saying in baseball: "Good Pitching Beats Good Hitting." I'd like to say the Yanks proved that the last two nights, but they have yet to prove to me that they have 'Good Hitting." Good hitting is not having one guy hot at a time, it's a whole lineup pulling their weight. It's not a cleanup hitter who gets three hits in a game but they're all singles and none come with men in scoring position. If I hear Ken Singleton say one more time, "He's close. I think A-Rod will break out any time now. He put on a show in batting practice," I'm outta here. If that's the case, broadcast batting practice and show a movie while the game is played.
Phil Hughes continues to frustrate everyone. He throws a 94-mile an hour fastball, breaks off curves that drop 4 feet and gets hit all over the park. After the game, Girardi will say, "I thought he pitched pretty good." Yeah, I'm sure the Angels thought so, too. The Yanks need to take tonight's game if they're going to reach the four-win goal. I think they're ready to break out. ...out of town, that is.
***HOW TO BEAT A SHIFT***
"This is how David Ortiz is dealing with the shift (from ESPN Stats & Info): Ortiz had three extra-base hits Tuesday, all of which were hit to the left of second base bag. Fourteen of Ortiz's 18 doubles this season have been to left field or left center, and 12 of the 14 have come at home at Fenway Park. Ortiz has 35 hits this season to the left of second base, most by any left-handed hitter." Buster Olney
## Who was that masked man? He's hitting .376 with an on-base pct. of .420. He leads the Majors in hits and has 50 hits in the month of May...so far. His name is Melky Cabrera.
## Okay, help is on the way. The Yanks have signed a pitcher off the waiver wire. His name is Ryota Igarashi. Who, you say? He's 33 years old, played in 80 games in the majors, mostly with the Mets and has an ERA of .617 and a WHIP of 1.78. Who, indeed. He's going to Scranton, who I hear, needs a bullpen catcher and Ryota has been promised a tryout. He can throw the ball in the mid-nineties, so he should be able to warm guys up pretty quickly.
***THEY SAID IT***
"Dario Franchitti averaged 167.7 mph in winning his third Indianapolis 500: "If you were married to Ashley Judd, you'd hurry home, too." -- Jerry Perisho
"Packers receiver Donald Driver said winning "Dancing with the Stars" was about the same as winning a Super Bowl. What? "To win the Super Bowl, you have to get past Ray Lewis, to take 'Dancing with the Stars,' Driver had to defeat the guy who played Urkel." -- Brad Dickson
" Oklahome City Thunder fans stand at the beginning of every game until the Thunder scores. Fans in Pittsburgh tried this at PNC Park but abandoned the practice after several perished waiting for the Pirates to score." -- Norman Chad
"Bud Selig said he doesn't think more TV replay is needed, at least not right now. Translation: the Yankees don't want it." -- Janice Hough
"The Olympic flame arrived in Britain from Greece Friday. It was sent C. O.D." -- Torben Rolfsen
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