Saturday September 8th.

Ugly loss 5-4 in bottom of 9th.

Good: Burnett goes into 9th winning 4-1. Overpowering for eight innings. Three hits, 8 strikeouts and 114 pitches.
Stairs first inning blast off the top of top of right field wall just missing home run.
Bottom of 4th Gomes at bat 3 great pitches, two change ups and fast ball to strike out and end inning.
Rios 2 run home run in 6th off high pitch up in the letters. Johnny Mac save on Crawford hit and throw to 1st off-balance. Crawford safe but great play.
7th inning Hill beats out throw, Zaun base hit to left , Johnny Mac bunts to get Hill and Zaun on 2nd and 3rd. Vernon base hit scores Hill. Stairs fly ball scores Zaun. 4-1.

Bad: Overbay surely last game for a while ... must be benched.
but ugly ending by Accardo gives up four runs two two-run home runs. Pinch-hit Upton hit to right.
Fifth blown save for Accardo. 27-32. Before today ERA of 2.3, also first full year in majors.
Crawford steal and overthrow by Zaun into centre.
Johnny Mac error on Crawford in 9th to lead to 2 home-run.

Glaus issue, pre-game met with media today and no comment but consensus is building that he should say something either confess and move on or deny. However more likely MLB may have told him to make no comment until after meeting.

Post-game radio comments about Thomas criticism rbi production, but in front of him Rios and Stairs bringing in runs whereas (last season) in Oakland no major hitter.
Consensus on Accardo was that he has done very well all season in a new role.
Team has lived off the pitching since May, cannot blame pitching.
JP has put together a good team, some of injuries have been blessing. Team is not prepared, Gibbons and Brantley the problem.
Accardo has been steal for Hillenbrand but a couple of weeks ago similar situation in Oakland three singles in a row and then Janssen. Similar in New York balked in run.
Thomas although leading in many areas fans are expecting more from him.
Accardo for last two months has been missing splitter.
Still three and a half weeks left to determine wild card.

Accardo last two to three weeks is he tiring ? not as sharp, long season, new role get Janssen in more.

Post-script: a tough loss but Yankees series next week could be huge.