Monday, September 8, 2008
Tragic Number = 12
The Tragic Number is the combination of the number of losses that one team needs plus the number of wins the other team needs in order to be eliminated. So any combination of Boston wins and Yankee losses totaling 12 = Yankee elimination. That’s thanks to losing two of three to the worst team in the AL this season over the weekend. At least they avoided getting no-hit on Friday. Nicely done fellas.
In non-2008 Yankee news, blogger Brent Nycz from the Bronx Block was at Jeremy Bleich’s pro debut and has his impressions and some video. Check it out if you want to forget about WOE.
Oh, and Phil Hughes was dominant in last night’s 2-0 Scranton win over Pawtucket. Hughes went eight scoreless, allowing just four hits, no walks and fanning 11. I know some clowns out there have already given up on Hughes, but for the rest of us this is encouraging. Chad Jennings has more details on his fine blog.
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