The fans who voted for Derek Jeter expected to see him play. But he asked out. He could have played -- The Pursuit Of 3000 being insufficient to keep him out of the lineup this week with a sore leg -- but doesn't want to.
Asdrubal Cabrera thus becomes the AL starting shortstop, and Jhonny Peralta takes Jeter's place. Great. Five Tigers on the squad, and one less Yankee who has nothing left to prove by going. If Alex Sterodriguez wimps out, maybe Victor Martinez can go.
Fernando Valverde needed 31 pitches to close out the Royals tonight and preserve a 6-4 win. The indispensable Andy Dirks went 3 for 5 with one RBI in the leadoff spot, and Magglio Ordonez homered with Dirks on base.
Before the fan starts dreaming pennant dreams, however -- Hinge went 0 for 3, and you're just not going to go very far with a .186 hitter in the starting lineup.
No comments:
Post a Comment