Game 146 - Idiot Posada Starts Brawl as Yanks Are Crushed

The playoffs are within the Yankees sights, but Jorge Posada, perhaps the dumbest player on the team, decided to start a bench clearing brawl against the Toronto Blue Jays with the Yanks getting blown out. Earlier in the game, Yankee pitchers hit 2 Jays, including their star 2B, Aaron Hill, scare in the back. Toronto reliever, Jesse Carlson, taking exception for his teammates, threw a warning pitch that went well behind Posada in the 8th inning. Dummy Posada, instead of realizing the situation and perhaps accepting the warning, began yelling out at Carlson, saying "you don't want to go there". Jorge needs a reality check.

With the Yanks getting pummeled 9-2 at that point, and nothing to gain against a team trying to get through the season, Posada gave Carlson a slight elbow as he came in to score on a Brett Gardner double. Posada was promptly tossed, but he came after Carlson who had some choice words for him. That set off the brawl. Yankee fans would have loved it if Derek Jeter broke a finger or CC Sabathia injured his shoulder in a needless fracas 2+ weeks from the playoffs. How great would that have been? I'm all for brawls, but let's do this in July or August and against the Red Sox, Rays or Angels. Not when you're on the brink of making the playoffs against a team that has nothing to lose.

As for the game, the Bombers allowed Yankee killer, Roy Halladay, off the hook repeatedly, despite touching him up for 11 hits in 6 innings. Sergio Mitre was God-awful, serving up 4 dingers and 7 runs in 5 innings as the Blue Jays pounded the Yanks to a the tune of 10-4. I wonder how Joe Girardi turned that into a positive spin in his post game comments. Toronto was led by Travis Snyder, who mixed in 2 HRs around 3 strikeouts.

Yankees Record: 93-53