August 27, 2007
Springing Back
It never ceases to amaze me how fast teams fortunes can turn around. A week ago, the Yankees pulled to four games of the Red Sox, and after the loss tonight, they're eight games back. The pitching staff looks more like what we saw in April and may. During this seven game stretch in which they've lost five, the Yankees staff allowed 7, 18, 9, 5 and 16 in their losses. That's more like the seven game losing streak of late April in which they allowed 7, 7, 7, 10, 6, 6 and 11.
Meanwhile, the Tigers are looking more like the team that averaged 6.2 runs a game for May and June. Since losing 3 out of 4 to the Yankees in New York they're averaging 6.2 runs per game in their last seven. That's why I love this game. As much as you watch it, as much as you think you know, teams keep coming up with surprises.