Red Sox and the YES Network Plays of the Game
So, most people know I am a member of Red Sox Nation living in New York. Some days it is harder than others, but not today! 8 games in a row and a come from behind victory at that.
I usually watch all the Red Sox games on NESN through mlb.tv (highly recommend it BTW), but when it is Red Sox/Yankees games, I get stuck watching the games on the YES network. I know, feel my pain.
However, one of the great things...is when the Sox beat the Yankees...you get to watch the post game coverage on the YES network. You get to watch the YES guys wonder what went so horrible wrong. You get to watch Girardi get grilled by the press. You get to watch Jeter pretend like the Red Sox are not in his head. You get to watch Nick Swisher explain that his base running just really isn't all that bad and that poor little Jason Bay just tricked him.
Last night, here were the YES Plays of the Game:
Player of the Game:
Brad Penny. Yes, you heard me right. It wasn't CC Sabathia or anyone else wearing pinstripes. It was B Penny who was the best we have seen him yet on the mound. I'm getting to the point that I really don't want to see Penny traded, even though it is probably inevitable. We ended up seeing a pitcher duel between Brad Penny and CC Sabathia, who would have predicted that?
Defensive Play of the Game:
Rocco Baldelli making a spectacular diving catch in center field in the 8th inning. It was all kinds of awesome. A picture cannot just convey how beautiful that catch was. It reminded me why I am so happy that Rocco decided to come and join us this season. Good job there Rico Baldy!!
Overall Play of the Game:
Dustin Pedroia's 10 pitch at-bat where he worked a walk and seemed to unravel CC Sabathia. I don't think Nick Green got enough credit for the hit he got in front of Pedey's at bat, but that doesn't take away from the spectacular at-bat that Pedey had. He kept CC working and obviously frustrated him. Plus, with CC's pitch count, he basically pushed him right to the limit and then over it. It was a sure thing of beauty and to see Pedey's firey response when he got Ball Four. All kinds of awesome. I agree. That at-bat was the game changer.
The YES Network got it right and yeah, it had to hurt.
*giggles*
4 comments:
As a fellow NY Sox fan, I have to agree that being here in their city, watching their network award OUR guys with post-game honors was truly a priceless moment.
The next best thing to watching the Sox/Yanks on YES is coming to Professor Thoms to watch the games with the @BLOHARDS!
Love the blog btw,
Dave
@daevans
No doubt that Penny was the player of the game. His ability to get himself out of jambs last night was fantastic. And judging by the fact that he was at 50 pitches after just two innings of work, I was happy to get five shutout innings out of him!
Easily, this was one of the most uplifting games of the year for me.
I think the Sox need to trade Penny now while he has good market value, I appreciate what he has done for the Sox, even though I was rough on him, they could get a good prospect for him. Buchholz is insurance if Smoltz doesn't work out so make the deal now. Or better yet, trade Dice-K!
Hi, I found your blog a while ago and read it everyday. Your post is exactly what I experience the past two years and going on for another two years. I'm a Sox fan from MA, but unfortunately going to school in NY. I absolutely love NESN and miss the Rem Dawg, NESN announcers are the only ones I can stand. All the announcers on other channels are so pro Yankees or since we are in nba & nhl playoff mode pro Lakers or Red Wings. So annoying.
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