I was surprised at that play, too. I didn't get it, though it looked more to me like Lowell was screwing up, not trying to hurt Cano. It wouldn't surprise me if he gets plunked tomorrow
Papi has kind of disappeared, yes.
Frankly, these game showed the main reasons why I dont' think the Yankees are going to do anything this year.
1) Starting pitchers can't go deep. Wang and Pettitte can go into the 7th, but Mussina can't.
2) Torre is having a real hard time managing his pen effectively, partly because of 1), and partly because his management has always been a little questionable.
3) Yankees don't play consistently good defense. There were at least 4 screwups that cost the Yankees in the 7th (Abreu's route to the ball, Cano's feed to Jeter, Jeter's throw to 1st and Jeter's letting a ball go through his legs.
I missed the Crisp hit, though McCarver was harsh in his assessment of how the Yankees reacted.
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