Ivan Nova stumbled around during the first couple of innings on Sunday night. The O’s led 2-0 when Curtis Granderson hit a three-run homer but Nova gave it right back. Then he righted himself and got stronger as the game progressed. The game was tied at three in the sixth inning when the Yanks hit back-to-back-to-back home runs–Cano, Swisher, Jones. Grandy hit another homer in the seventh and now leads the American league in both home runs and RBI. Not bad for a skinny kid.
The O’s had a beating coming to them. Nice to see the Yanks deliver it with a flourish. Yeah, there were some nervous moments in the eighth when the O’s loaded the bases with nobody out, but then David Robertson struck out the side, dropping the hammer for the third strike on Vlad, Mark Reynolds and Ryan Adams. And Shazam, Yankee fans went to bed heppy kets.
Final Score: Yanks 8, O’s 3.
"Grandy hit another homer in the seventh and now leads the American league in both home runs and RBI."
Leave us not forget RS, with honorable mention to Triples.
Tony Bats is having a grand year, but I don't see how Granderson's not the Most 'Valuable' Player right now.
Although some would say it should go to the "best" player who'd be Mr. Bautista.
[1] yeah, runs scored. i thought that immediately when reading the postgame. the name of the game is to score runs. and the voters love the HR & RBI. grandy leads in all of 'em!
if he were in a boston uniform (god forbid), it'd be a foregone conclusion that he'd win mvp. hell, he'd prolly get the cy young award also. and, of course...an espy.
[3] Ha. Right on. Watch Verlander win and throw everyone into a Cy Young-MVP tizzy.
Isn't there an award for "best offensive player?" If not, there should be. Most Valuable Player is a nebulous award, depending upon how you define "valuable". Are the Tigers comfortably in front without Verlander's season? Are the Yankees one game behind Boston in the AFILC without Granderson's season? As opposed to Toronto's hovering around .500 without Bautista.
Just checking in from powerless Rhode Island. (Actually my office in downtown Providence is fine, but my house might be a few days away from restored electricity.)
I listened to the game. I wish I could have watched the homers, but even more I wish I could have watched The Hammer slam down hard on the bases-loaded-nobody-out jam.
Nobody is talking about the Sox in New England. It's all Patriots, all the time. Funny, you'd expect at least some buzz about the up-coming series.