Getting Old

The title is not referring to Jamie Moyer. He's already old. It is, however, getting old waiting for his 250th career win. This was his 5th straight failed attempt last night, 4th straight loss, and 2nd straight game where he pitched well enough to win. Obviously it will come eventually but I think we are all done with waiting. It's weird to come off of a 10 game road trip in which we win 8 and lose to the Marlins who were 9-24 going into this series since their 11-1 start.
The home-road issue doesn't make much sense. I was watching Daily News Live today and they briefly addressed that issue. The consensus is that there is absolutely no reason for our 8-13 home record compared to our 16-6 road record. One good point that good old Ricky Bo brought up is that our team is a very unemotional team. I never really realized this until he said it and explained it. They have never been the kind of team that really goes on long streaks of playing really well or really poorly with a few exceptions. It seems like their performance one day is not based on a performance the day before. Every game is its own game and they try to win that game. Playing that way can be frustrating when we lose to teams like the Marlins after beating the Yankees in 2 out of 3, but overall I think it's a good thing. It was obviously good last year because we won the World Series. It would be nice to maintain some more momentum after big wins, but I think the key is that we can shake off a bad loss and recover quickly. That's such a huge advantage in such a long season. Look at the Mets, who I think are way too emotional. By September, they're completely drained.
With all of that being said, here's hoping we can move on quickly from yesterday's loss and get tonight's game with Blanton on the mound