- Toronto 7 Yankees 2: At this rate, they will cancel “Yes’ Ultimate Road Trip” before August. At this rate, Roger Clemens might just give the money back and retire. Ok, maybe that won’t happen, but after another dreadful loss, it’s impossible to say what could happen next in Yankeeland. As per the recent norm, Monday’s loss was characterized by a complete lack of timely hitting. In three of the first four innings, the Yankees got a runner on second, only to strand him there.
While the offense couldn’t break through, Matt DeSalvo was struggling. DeSalvo, in what will probably be his last start in New York for awhile, allowed eight runners in four-plus innings of work. But, despite DeSalvo’s struggles, the Yankees only trailed 3-0 after six innings. That’s when Ron Villone came in and extinguished all hope. Villone was rocked for four runs in a 1/3 of an inning after giving up three hits and two walks.
The Yankees are now 13 ½ games back and are quickly becoming completely irrelevant. The Mets and Red Sox are streaking, how long before George Steinbrenner does something more than just issue a statement?
