Sunday, September 20, 2009

The Tex and Cano show (Yanks 10, Mariners 1)


I'm not sure how much of the pain from yesterday's defeat carried over to today, but let's just say today's victory was a cathartic hammering and another step towards the AL East title and the best record in baseball.

The perpetrators were Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano, who dominated this game at the plate and, backing up CC, in the field.

Tex homered twice, tripled and singled, achieving what I call a super cycle (more than 10 bases in one game). As a bonus, he also made a difficult catch in the stands, bending onto the crowd and corralling a foul pop.

Not to be outdone, Teixeira's compadre at second, Robinson Cano, had a similarly spectacular performance. He was everywhere tonight, putting together a 4-hit smackdown against anyone and anything Seattle threw at him. And in the field he may have one-upped Teixeira with an extremely slick play in the field, a nonchalant flip across his body that settled perfectly into Teixeira's glove, all while jogging towards center field.

In the end, it was another Sabathia-dominated, over powering performance by the Yankees, who started scoring in the first inning and never let up. Maybe most importantly, today's game was a thundering response to yesterday's disappointment. A very good sign of mental toughness, team chemistry, and championship poise.

Current record: 95-54
AL East magic number: 9
Magic number over the Angels: 8
Games remaining: 13

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