Game 22

Slow, slower, slowest
Moose may not be finished yet
Finesse his new game

Unfortunately, other commitments prevented me from watching last night's game, but it was a good one, with a few exceptions. Moose was able to keep Chicago off balance and get through 7 innings, giving up 2 runs on 2 homers. He's going to give up the longball as any mistakes he makes are going to be punished, but if he keeps runners off base, he'll be able to get by. He's actually done a fairly good job of preventing baserunners; his WHIP currently stands at 1.21.

On the offensive side of things, Damon continued to heat up, collecting two more hits, and Posada turned in a huge 4 - 5 effort, with 3 of those hits going for doubles. Don't look now, but Damon is now hitting .254/.360/.480. He's not done yet.

On the bad side, Cano continued his early season funk, going 0 - 4. I did read, however, that he hit into some bad luck, which is a good sign. He also walked again, his third and 4 days. Like last year, I expect Cano to heat up with the weather.

In additional bad news, LaTroy continued to suck. He gave up 2 more runs while recording just one out, raising his ERA to an almost comical 11.17. He's not that bad, but it's looking like he's not very good either. At this point, I'd rather just cut him and let one of the many solid relievers in AAA have a chance. Britton, Edwar, Patterson, Albaladejo, and maybe even Veras are all probably capable of besting Hawkins at this point.