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<blockquote>This is the dumbest, and most predictable, excuse. Watching the game last night, I KNEW we'd be hearing about this. Ok- it affected both teams. All pitchers. All hitters. So no excuses. Tell your 30 Million dollar MVP to get a hit, and don't bitch about the Frickin' bugs. </blockquote> To be fair though, the smattering of Yankee fans I talked to in the deli and at the beach this morning all agreed that the Indians guy wasn't as affected as Joba was and that the bugs shouldn't be an excuse. One guy tried to say "the Indians are probably used to it" but got shot down quick by another Yankee fan saying "that shit doesn't happen every night, how are they used to it?". It was interesting to see how it really got to some guys and others just tuned it out. Looked like it bothered Jeter a lot, Mientcienvickswich, Joba, Lofton, Grako or whatever his name is. I saw one shot where they zoomed in on Rivera and you saw a bug crawl right between his lips, and a second later you just see him wince, spit and refocus. Now, here's what I was thinking while I was watching the game. They came out and sprayed Joba everywhere but his pitching hand. You all know that bug spray can be oily when it gets on you (well, some of you know that I guess). So they spray it all over the kid, then of course he's wiping away bugs and swatting all over the place. Chances are he got some of the shit on his hand. Joba was lights out when he came in after Petitte, but then the next inning was all over the place. You think maybe the bug spray might have caused a little slip on his grip with his slider and curve? Kid wasn't wild at all all season, and didn't have playoff jitters the previous inning when he inherited a two man on, one out jam. Just a thought. And no, I'm not a Yankee fan nor a bug apologist. My Mets are out, I wanted to see Yankees/Sox and Phillies/Cubs. But these Indians look NICE.

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