Oh Moose...

[milky_way]

is not having a good night :ohno:. i was hoping that great Seattle game he pitched last Friday would set him back on track but it doesn't look like it :ohno:. 5 runs in 6 innings on 4 homers so far...:pout:

[milky_way]

6.0 innings pitched
93 pitches
8 hits (not bad, but all those hits were hit pretty far :ohno: )
5 earned :ohno:
0 walks :)
7 K's :biggrin:

Hitchcock and Thurman have both logged minutes in this game :uhoh: :barf:. the white flag has been raised :pout:

[milky_way]

Yankees 2
Texas 5

YANKEES BOX SCORE
BATTING LINEUP: (player/position/at-bats/runs scored/hits/RBI)
A. Soriano 2B 5 1 1 0
D. Jeter SS 4 1 1 1
J. Giambi 1B 3 0 2 1
B. Williams DH 4 0 1 0
R. Ventura 3B 4 0 1 0
J. Posada C 3 0 0 0
R. Mondesi CF 4 0 0 0
S. Spencer RF 3 0 1 0
R. White LF 4 0 0 0

PITCHING STATS: (pitcher/innings pitched/pitches/hits/earned runs/BB/K)
Mussina (L) 6.0 93 8 5 0 7
Hitchcock 2.0 37 3 1 1 1
Thurman 1.0 14 1 0 0 0

[Trots]

What has happened to Moose this year? If it wasn't for some great run support, his record would look pretty poor.

[PissedPrincess]

They say he's lost faith in that knuckle curve, so he's throwing more fastballs. :confused:

He still scares me more than any other pitcher in the league.

[milky_way]

i have no idea :confused: :ohno:. he's sucked all year :ohno: and he's making me look really dumb for predicting him to win the Cy Young :angry:. when he was sucking in June/July, i thought it was just a funk that he would eventually snap out of, but it doesn't look like that's what's happening :ohno:. in April (3.71 ERA) he looked okay...not great, but okay. he got worst in May (5.03 ERA), and even WORST in June (5.35 ERA) and July (5.22 ERA). his August ERA (4.95) isn't that pretty either :ohno:.

i have no idea what's wrong with him. i don't think he's injured or anything, he's just having a really bad year. his record says otherwise, but his record is the most decieving record in baseball. You aren't supposed to be 15-6 when you're giving up 4.84 runs per game :ohno:. Actually, this season is very similar to his 1996 season where he won a career-high 19 games, yet did so with a career-low (not counting this year) 4.81 ERA.

[milky_way]

Mussina baffled by outing (http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nyy/news/nyy_news.jsp?ymd=20020823&content_id=111257&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp)
Moose's Mess (http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/21234.htm)
Moose suffers major setback (http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?level_3_id=113&page=4749908)
Four-gone conclusion (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/story/13375p-12724c.html)
Moose and Gophers (http://http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-yanks242836649aug24.story?coll=ny%2Dyankees%2Dhead lines)
Yankees take a tumble (http://www.thejournalnews.com/newsroom/082402/24yankees2.html)

[milky_way]

Moose's next start is against PEDRO! :uhoh: :scared: :yikes:

[Baseball Guru]

Maybe Pedro will bring out the best in him....

Pedro and Moose had a classic duel last season....

When is this game??

[milky_way]

This coming Wednsday :2guns: