tonytalkssports My Take on Sports, particularly the Yankees, Maple Leafs and Browns

ARod Comes Through & R.I.P. Killer

Last night, a night in mid-May, the New York Yankees were fighting for their lives.  Joe Girardi said this was as close to a must-win as you can get this early in the season.  With everything swirling around the team, the Yankees needed someone to grab them by the throat and shake them out of their funk.

Well, the man who rose to that challenge was ARod.  His 2 home runs powered the Yankees to a 6-2 win, stopping a six game losing streak and hopefully sets the team up for a much needed winning streak.  What's really interesting is in reading the NY Daily News and seeing that prior to the game a Yankee source was saying that ARod was concerned about his prior hip injury possibly causing him some problems.  Well, it sure didn't look that way last night.  That Yankee clubhouse and management team has more leaks than the CIA.

The Yanks can sure use ARod to go on a hitting tear.  The team is teetering on the brink of collapse.  As they head to Baltimore, a little win streak heading into the Subway Series will go a long way to get things moving in the right direction.  However, a winning streak can't mask the fact that the Yankees, as they are currently constructed, are a flawed team.  For now, they must stay close until a move can be made, whether that's bringing up someone from the farm or a trade.

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I was saddened by the news that Harmon Killebrew passed away yesterday.  Killebrew was a  true gentleman and a classic power hitter.  It was incredible to see the emotion on the part of former players, guys who never played with Killebrew but who knew him well as he was involved with the Twins and was an icon in the Twin Cities area. 

As a child, I remember watching Killebrew as the Twins were an American League powerhouse back in the 60's.  A dangerous hitter, he didn't need steroids or HGH to hit 573 home runs.  He wasn't overly big, 6 feet tall 190 pounds.  He was a player of a much simpler time, one that I look back on fondly.  One that will never be back.  Rest In Peace Killer.