So two days after my U.S. Open predictions, some were better than others. Currently Rory Sabbatini is +2 on his third day of work, after hugging the cut line at +10 through the first two days.
Steve Stricker has not fared a lot better but with his putting skill, I expect him to make a move to maybe +6 or so today from his current eight over par.
Jim Furyk was an easy call to have some success on a course that calls for accuracy and determination. Adam Scott on the other hand was a total misstep, and even Scott was shocked he played so poorly. Just a few weeks removed from his 63 at the Memorial, he struggled mightily with Mickelson and Furyk in his group.
It was quite easy to call Sergio Garcia struggling as his putter usually betrays him when he needs it most. For the record he may be one of the most overrated golfers out there along with Stewart Cink who has never finished higher then third in a major championship which was back in 2001 at the U.S. Open at Southern Hills.
Interleague- Mets-Yanks was great, but I will say it again, the Yankees have a lot of difficulty with left-handed pitchers. Here a bunch of lefties that have done well against the Yankees.
Oliver Perez (2)
Jarrod Washburn
Horacio Ramirez
Erik Bedard
Adam Loewen
Scott Kazmir
With Damon, Abreu, Matsui, Cano all being lefties and Posada and Melky being historically better left-handed hitters, it is fair to say a Right-Handed Bat would be optimum. Josh Phelps has been a disaster in the field at first and with just 2 homeruns and 12 runs batted in this season, I, personally, am shocked Mark Teixeira is not in pinstripes yet.
A switch hitter who would add stability to the position and is only 27, I realize he is on the DL right now, but that might make him easier to get if you give up a pitching prospect or two. Matt Desalvo and Humberto Sanchez/Russ Ohlendorf might be enough and if Tyler Clippard continues to pitch well packaging him and one of the aformentioned pitchers might just intrigue Texas enough to deal their prized first-baseman.
The better interleague matchup last night though was on the west-coast where Derek Lowe outdueled Ervin Santana in a 2-1 ball-game at Chavez Ravine. Seeing the Dodger bullpen first-hand, let me be the first to say they make every game 6-7 innings with Billingsley, Broxton and Saito rarely going to blow a ball-game for LA. They have lost just once this season after leading games into the 7th inning.
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