Is today finally the day where the last crumb of pixie dust surrounding the magical 2012 Baltimore Orioles gets swatted into CC Sabathia’s gaping maw like some unfortunate, clumsy salmon? Or will they wriggle beyond the Yankee claws and strain against the current, slipping through watery crags to continue their sojourn upstream for another few sun-kissed days?
Um…frankly, as long as it doesn’t take them 13 innings to do so, I’m pretty much good either way. Especially because this game hasn’t even started yet, but is already filling up with what the kids call “the drama” [note: may not actually what the kids call it], as the player inhabiting the body that once was generational talent Alex Rodriguez will start the game on the bench. As Parkes explained earlier, it seems that Joe Girardi– or at the very least his binder– has deemed Eric Chavez a better option at third base for his club in tonight’s clincher, and Raul Ibanez a better DH option against the right-handed Jason Hammel.
It’s hard to argue with Girardi’s logic, and Parkes is probably right when he suggests that “at some point this evening, Rodriguez is going to positively abuse Brian Matusz as a pinch-hitter,” but still… it’s the kind of inevitability that makes us feel every bit our age, I think.
Now, if only the Yanks could figure out a way to do something similar with Curtis Granderson.
