Weekly Random Thoughts On The Yankees
The Yankees went 5-1 this week, bringing their overall record to 65-42, and are now a game ahead of Boston in the AL East.The Yankees picked up two-and-a-half games on Boston this week.
In their five victories, the Yankees outscored their opponents 29-10.
Chien-Ming Wang has pitched eighteen consecutive shutout innings. He is 5-0 in his last five starts with an ERA of 1.64.
The Yankees have gone 15-6 since the All Star break.
Meet the new Yankees: Bobby Abreu went 7-21 (.333) in five games for the Yankees, Craig Wilson went 5-16 (.312) in four games for the Yankees, and Cory Lidle picked up a win in his first start for the Yankees, going six innings while giving up four hits and one earned run (1.50 ERA). So far, so good!
The Yankees start a three-game series in Chicago with the White Sox on Tuesday followed by a four-game home series with the Angels.
Thank You
I'd like to thank everyone who left a comment or sent an email concerning our playgroup situation. I'm planning on discussing some of your comments with the moms on Tuesday.But I'm a little disappointed that none of you thought sleeping with her best friend was a good idea.
Blue
I hate those Fruit Of The Loom ads. But at least they sound better than Coldplay.The Coolest Thing Ever
Bill from Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child received an email from They Might Be Giants this week. They offered to write a song for his kid-friendly radio show! How cool is that?Sunday Morning Hangover
In honor of last weekend's BlogHer, I've decided to focus on the ladies this time around. Here are some of the more interesting/entertaining posts I've come across this week:- Emily tries to get her son to clean his room.
- Kittenpie is tired of explaining herself.
- Kristen equates music with blogging.
- Laura has an admirer.
- Mrs. Fortune wants to hear new music.
- Mrs. Kennedy posts BlogHer business cards (and in the process, makes me want to get some printed (despite the fact I'd never give one to anyone)).
- Rebecca talks about starting over.
