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I think I'm just going to stick to update entries to this blog based on each in-game week. Trying to provide updates for every game seems a little over-zealous.

Summary for the first partial week of May (May 1 - 4, 1952).

Lost 2 of 3 to the Tigers.
Split a doubleheader with the White Sox.
Team record: 8-8, 2.5 GB, 4th AL East

The Yankees inconsistent start to the season continues. They've been a tough team to watch so far. The game on May 3rd was particularly sloppy with 4 errors. The starting pitcher, Tom Gordon, barely got out of the 1st inning with 6 walks and 5 runs allowed. They followed that game up with the 1st game bludgeoning by Chicago on Sunday morning. I keep asking myself, "This team was good in 1952?" I'm sure they'll get it together eventually. Apparently, this is similar to how they played that season. They were inconsistent until June and marched to the pennant from there.

Mantle is struggling to show he can do anything with consistency. He's only managed a .180 BA and .261 OBP. He has shown his power with 5 HRs. He hit a single in the 2nd game Sunday, and the crowd went insane with cheering as if he'd hit a grand slam. He's definitely feeling the pressure of inheriting the crown from Joe D.

The Yankees did execute a significant trade on May 3rd. They traded Jackie Jensen, Spec Shea, and Archie Wilson to Washington for Irv Noren and Tom Upton. Jensen is the prize in this transaction. Shea, Wilson, and Upton don't really provide much return going forward. Noren seems to provide some value as a utility outfielder. Jensen, though, becomes a star for Boston after Washington trades him in a couple of years. Not sure if the Yankees really got enough back in return for him. Noren was probably valued about the same at the time of the deal. I was looking forward to using Jensen as a good bat off the bench, but now, Noren will have to do that for me.

Next up: We'll see the Cleveland Indians for the first time. A 3-game series with the Red Sox will close out the week.