Bonderman, Tigers, lose. Part 82
posted in 2007 season, New York Yankees |Yankees 7, Tigers 2
OK. So it’s not really Part 82. It just feels like it. Jeremy Bonderman hasn’t won since July 13. The Detroit Tigers haven’t won a series since July 19. Hmm.
As always, Bonderman gave up runs in the first inning. No surprise. But Bonderman gave up more runs in more innings. If you look at the box score, you’ll notice something even stranger. Bonderman’s strikeouts. 0. That’s no strikeouts in a game he started. Bonderman hasn’t done that since his rookie season. (This game, actually). John Lowe’s article points out no batter even swung and missed a Bonderman pitch after the third pitch of the game. That is just like, incredible. Even Jason Grilli got a strikeout, but JB didn’t.
And as a side note, please, everyone who is tempted to seriously or jokingly suggest a reliever pitch in the first and Bonderman start in the second, just… don’t. That is not a solution. It isn’t the ‘1′ on the scoreboard that throws him off. It’s HIS first inning, not the first inning.
Well, almost regardless of what the Tigers did on offense, they weren’t going to win, when Bonderman gives up seven runs in less than six innings. But they didn’t do much on offense either. Brandon Inge did score after numerous lucky circumstances together put him both on base and then on third base and then across home plate on a wild pitch.
But otherwise, blah. That’s about it. Another blah game. It wasn’t televised in the U.P. and neither is Sunday’s. Let’s get a win anyway to assure at least a split, shall we?
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