Last winter, we heard talk - hopeful talk - that Teixeira planned to bunt and hit to opposite fields this year, considering how defensive overshifts last year turned him from an MVP slugger into a .220 out machine. Well, the first month is in the books, and that ship of hope has sailed. Tex's reaction to stacked infields has become, "OK, I'll hit it harder at you."
If not for the overshifts, he might be off to a decent start. Instead, every time he drives one into the teeth of the defense, he looks like a bigger fool than ever. He looks outsmarted.
Listen: It's not easy to adjust your swing. Also, bunting is a lost art. Maybe Teixeira is flat-out incapable of changing his ways, no matter how hard he tries. We cannot replace him. He is the defensive lynchpin of our infield. But if he's going to hit .220, maybe he should hit .220 from seventh in the order, below Swisher and even the DH. We can't have him in the middle of the order. Right now, he's killing us.
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If you ever actually read posts from Alphonso you would know that he addressed this issue as early as spring training.
And more than once in the time between the end of spring training and yesterday.
You do not,therefore, get credit for this observation.
You do get credit for re-stating the obvious.
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The above has nothing to do with Tex, but who cares?
If Girardi thinks Russell Martin is actually a viable DH, leaving the only part of his game worth spit on the bench, Tex could still hit ahead of the DH in cases like that. As could my grandmother, and she's been deceased for 35 years.
I went to the game last night. Padded filed seats with waiter service, bought for $21 apiece online. Somehow I don't think that was face value.
The Yankees...or should I say, half the Yankees from the five hole down...weren't worth that, even. Luckily, these same tickets allow entree into both the Mohegan Sun sports bar and the bar of the Audi Yankees Club, so the evening was not a total loss, especially for the bartenders we began to tip generously.
Hardly any diners at any stadium eatery last night, by the way. Of course, you cannot sit at a table in the Audi Club unless you make a reservation or expressly buy an Audi Club restaurant seat. It was 97% empty, but that doesn't matter. You can't sit there or eat there, except in the small bar area.
The good news is, the Yankees proudly serve Ketel One as their vodka, at a meager $12 to $13 per drink, depending where you get it. Not actually that bad compared to Manhattan drinking establishments in general.
I'm looking forward to enjoying similar evenings and ever-cheaper 'premium' tickets as the season drags on.
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