August 26, 2006: L.A. Angels 12, N.Y. Yankees 7
I don't know what it is about the Angels. We just don't match up well against them.
A-Rod is getting a lot of abuse these days, for his incredible string of strikeouts. But really, the offense wasn't to blame for this. Seven runs should be enough to win.
But it wasn't. Not against the Angels, and not when our pitchers were giving away runs like AOL used to give out CDs.
Though I have to hand it to young Bruney. He's got balls. After Jeter got plunked, Bruney threw behind a couple of Angels, nearly inciting a brawl. Both benches were warned, but no one was ejected.
Jeter was hilarious. Bruney admitted he was "protecting" his teammates. But when Jeter was asked about it, he said innocently, "The ball got away from him, didn't it?" LOL!
