Game Recap

Moose got off to a tough start, posting the following line: 2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 HR. Peter Abraham reminds us to keep it in perspective:

Mike Mussina wasn’t too upset with his performance, noting that worrying about the results this early in spring training would be counter-productive. He also noted that four of the six hits he allowed came on two-strke counts.

“I didn’t have an out pitch,” he said.

I’m sure the many members if the Yankee Panic Society will proclaim that Mussina is finished. But you can make up a long list of pitchers who looked like bums the first week of March and did fine once the season started. The list of pitchers who looked great the first week of March and proved to be bums is even longer.

He is absolutely right, of course. It was Mussina's first start of the spring, so there's really no reason to worry yet. Even the great Johan Santana got smacked around the other day. We shouldn't get too high or too low about any spring training results.

Even though I just admitted it doesn't mean much, blog favorite Morgan Ensberg was, at last check, 2-2 with a double, an RBI, a run, and an error. Shelley Duncan, unwilling to give any ground in the race to platoon with Giambi at first, is 1-2 with a double, RBI, and run.

Keep raking, Morgan.