innings. Rasner gave up only one walk but returned 6 strike-outs for the club as he moved the ball across the plate in a timely fashion and with conviction. Michael Kay on the YES broadcast compared Rasner to an Aaron Small in 2005 who, although not a rookie at the time, seemingly came out of nowhere to pitch a 10-0 season for the Yanks. And then there was Shawn Chacon also in 2005 who surprised the club by coming in mid-season to provide 7 wins from 10 starts. Both Small and Chacon had something special going on in '05 and perhaps Rasner, with his now 3-0 record, will be that gift to New York in '08. You never know... sometimes you get lucky......and sometimes you don't. And of course I am referring to A-Rod's second home run of the night that was mistakenly ruled a double by the officiating crew. The line drive hit that ricocheted off the yellow-painted stairs behind the blue padded wall was clearly hit "out-of-the-park" and A-Rod knew it. Of course, without the benefit of instant replay, it was difficult to tell. This is now the third time this week (the second at Yankee Stadium) that major league baseball could have benefited from the use of a replay monitor by the officials. Let's hope that the commission uses this opportunity to reconsider their policy in these situations before a pennant or world series game is decided upon a bad call.
It was nice to see the Yankees take the infield after the game to shake hands and it brought a smile to my face to review the box score from last night. The team found hits up and down the lineup and were able to support the efforts of Rasner on the mound. Let's hope it wasn't just a lucky night.
The Yankees face Baltimore for the final game of their three game set tonight at 7:05 pm.
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