Jurr
08-24-2003, 09:23 AM
Okay. When you look at the schedule from here on out (who cares about Minn or KC..I'm talking about us), you immediately notice the 5 against Boston and 6 against the Yankees. In this first series, I think we'll be okay, due to the fact that the Yankees are slumping, having been smacked around by Baltimore this week.
Realistically, though, if we win 1 of 3 (worst case) we're alright. This is because we start playing Minnesota and KC with regularity again, and the Twins mystique is all but gone. I don't care if we're at the HHH dome or at the Cell, we're a better team than the Twins now, mostly in part to the fact we've got defense and pitching now.
After the Yankees on the road trip is the Tigers, and we would be served well to sweep that series. So, even if we get swept at the Bronx, which I doubt would happen, we could come out of that trip .500 and probably 1 game back on KC.
Folks, this part of the schedule features no AL west teams from here on out, which is the only group that we can't play well, for whatever reason. We can slug with New York and Boston. We can also pitch with them, if not better than them. Rivera's not what he used to be, Nelson's hittable, and the starting rotation is hit or miss. If you've been watching our pitchers lately, they've regained focus, giving up 3 or less runs in this stretch. That's what I call production. And, my friends, New York's lineup isn't that much more fearsome than a hot Texas club.
The rest of the schedule features Cleveland, KC, and Minnesota, and we've gotta win those games no matter what. By the way we've been playing those teams lately, though, I don't see that as too much of a problem. They just don't have the pitching anymore.
Regardless, it's going to make for one helluva homestretch. Sit back, relax, and strap it down...it's going to be fun.
Realistically, though, if we win 1 of 3 (worst case) we're alright. This is because we start playing Minnesota and KC with regularity again, and the Twins mystique is all but gone. I don't care if we're at the HHH dome or at the Cell, we're a better team than the Twins now, mostly in part to the fact we've got defense and pitching now.
After the Yankees on the road trip is the Tigers, and we would be served well to sweep that series. So, even if we get swept at the Bronx, which I doubt would happen, we could come out of that trip .500 and probably 1 game back on KC.
Folks, this part of the schedule features no AL west teams from here on out, which is the only group that we can't play well, for whatever reason. We can slug with New York and Boston. We can also pitch with them, if not better than them. Rivera's not what he used to be, Nelson's hittable, and the starting rotation is hit or miss. If you've been watching our pitchers lately, they've regained focus, giving up 3 or less runs in this stretch. That's what I call production. And, my friends, New York's lineup isn't that much more fearsome than a hot Texas club.
The rest of the schedule features Cleveland, KC, and Minnesota, and we've gotta win those games no matter what. By the way we've been playing those teams lately, though, I don't see that as too much of a problem. They just don't have the pitching anymore.
Regardless, it's going to make for one helluva homestretch. Sit back, relax, and strap it down...it's going to be fun.