April 13, 2006
Johnson Out
Randy Johnson came out of the Yankees game after five inning and 87 pitches. He was doing well until the fifth, when he gave up a run on three singles. This seems to be too early to remove Johnson from the game, unless Torre thinks this one's in the bag and wants to save Randy for the future. I find that highly unlikely with just a 4-1 lead.
Update: They just said on the broadcast that there's nothing wrong with Johnson. They just removed him from the game. Maybe the Yankees are going to treat him like the Red Sox treated Pedro? If the Yankees don't win this game, Torre will be second-guessed on this one.
Posted by David Pinto at
03:03 PM
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I would have liked to see him go another inning, but maybe the coaches saw something. He did let up several hits in the 5th inning. If you're going to try and conserve your best starter, you might as well do it against the pathetic Royals.