A.J. Burnett’s first Yankee start saw him halt a two-game losing streak with 5 1/3 innings of two-run ball against the Orioles last Thursday. Today, the Yankees will ask Burnett not only to halt a two-game losing streak, but to go a little deeper into the game. Tonight is the seventh in a streak fifteen straight days on which the Yankees have a game.
Chien-Ming Wang’s disastrous start last night forced Joe Girardi to burn default long man Jonathan Albaladejo for 60 pitches over three innings last night as well as Edwar Ramirez for 51 pitches over two innings. Phil Coke threw 38 pitches last night after pitching the day before as well. That leaves Girardi with a four-man bullpen for tonight. Fortunately, the four available men are the top four in the pen: Mariano Rivera, Brian Bruney, Damaso Marte, and Jose Veras. Still, Girardi won’t be able to play matchups in the late-innings if Burnett doesn’t go deep into the game.
Much to my surprise, the Yankees have not optioned Albaladejo or Coke in exchange for a fresh bullpen arm. Last April 17, Albaladejo threw 48 pitches in a three-inning relief outing following an early Mike Mussina exit and was optioned out the next day for the fresh arm of Edwar Ramirez, who then pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings that night.
More to the point, the Yankees are 3-4 on the season and would like to return home with a winning record. That would require them to win tonight and tomorrow behind Burnett and Andy Pettitte.
Johnny Damon is out with the flu. Nick Swisher takes his place in left field as Mark Teixeira returns to the lineup against the righty-throwing Matt Garza. Brett Gardner moves to the leadoff spot, pushing Derek Jeter back down to number two. Swisher bats cleanup as Hideki Matsui gets the day off, Jorge Posada serves as DH after catching all but the final half inning of last night’s 3 1/2 hour disaster. Jose Molina is behind the plate just as he was for Burnett’s last start. Ramiro Peña starts at third in place of the struggling Cody Ransom, who is 2-for-24 with a pair of walks and eight strikeouts on the young season and had a miserable night in the field last night, due in part to the baseball-colored Tropicana Field roof.
The Rays run out the same lineup save for Ben Zobrist getting the start in left field. Matt Garza dominated the Red Sox in his last start, allowing just one run on four hits and three walks in seven full innings. The ALCS MVP pitched similarly against the Yankees last April, but had a tougher time with the Bombers in two September starts, posting this combined line in two Rays losses: 10 IP, 11 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 2 HR. Xavier Nady hit one of the two home runs (Wilson Betemit hit the other).
It’s worth noting that the Yankees went 11-7 against the eventual pennant winning Rays last year.
obviously the problem we've had over the last 2 days is that i was out of town and unable to watch the games.
i have now returned to lead us to victory!
[1] Okay, but if it works, you're never allowed to leave town again.
Go Yankees!
Red Sox suck!
(etc, etc, etc)
Me Heart Tex! bases loaded, game on tv here, sunny morning..and got to leave for the office in 20mins, D'oh! We better be up 9-0 by the time I get Gameday loaded...
[1] Yaknow, I was gonna mention that, but I didn't want to talk for you.
Swish cleanup? Wow. I guess with that scoreless inning last night, he has earned it.
Huge K for Garza!! I fear a double play now...
At least we got a run.
Zeros, AJ.
When was the last time a team successfully pulled off the hidden ball trick?
More like that.
AJ is hot...huge man-crush now.
Beckett got suspended for six games??
Off to the desk and Gameday..
let's hope that burnett remains crush worthy, garza looks like he's going to be tough tonite.
If you going to move Swish up in the lineup, you bat Swish 3rd and Tex cleanup.
[13] cult, Garza might be tough all year. More and more that trade looks like a huge steal for the Rays, and a big mistake by the Twins.
The Yanks are at least making Garza work: 40 pitches through 2 innings.
[15] i expect nothing less. i have to admit, i kinda root for him (on other nights). i like the way he pitches and he's a dead spitting ringer for a friend of mine.
wow ... is Tex really that much of a pull hitter?
What I've seen from Gardner this year is the same I saw last year when he was up early. Which is to say, not much. He runs fast; that's it.
Hah. Take that, Garza.
Nady... Bench. Bench... Nady.
NICK GO BOOM!
There may be a better way to say it, but the bottom line with Swisher is he is a baseball player. Nothing more; nothing less.
WTF was that Garza pitch up and in about? Well he got his just desserts.
Not to be paranoid, but Cano is starting to look like the Cano of last year again.
I like this new Yankee attitude.
Yo, so I'm watching here and Emily is doing some stuff around the apartment and when Burnett caught Longoria looking I just started laughing and laughing and she looked at me like I was nuts. But YO, talk about a little bit o ONIONS. SWISH, AJ....MMMM MMMM GOODNESS.
Swisher may be my new favorite player
that was a nice combo to punch out Longoria.
5 years is a long time, but the pitcher Burnett is turning into is going to be fun to watch, methinks ...
Well, that could have gone better.
Gardner is back to looking like the 1.0 version at the plate.
[30] See [18] ... I got there one at-bat before you!
the grit is gone ...
[31] Missed it. Good call.
gorgeous
that breaking ball was brutal! I LOVE it!!
[30] he is. i hope it is a slump and nothing more.
AJ's breaking ball is very, very, very obscene.
So he's done well through five. Let's see him get at least six more outs, maybe even nine. Then we can be impressed.
[36] I sort of suspect that this is Bret Gardner. Which means on the occasions he gets on base, we need to throw out this moronic "wait til two strikes" bullshit and have him run like a deer.
[36] Yeah but it's probably more likely that ST was a mirage, as it sometimes is.
This S.O.B Burnett sure looks better in the Yankee Grays. Hopefullly the pinstripes won't look too shabby either. : ) That Longoria ab was he first one I saw. A little chin music followed by some straight cheese on the black. Hoo-doggy. Real Nice.
[37] I will admit that, up until this point, I was wrong on Burnett.
If he's hurt again in two weeks, that's another story, but for now, I was wrong.
Talk about something else, Kay.
What's he talking about? I can't hear it.
[37] i won't be impressed until he pitches this "well" for another 12 ...
[43] Details of the game.
[44] Damn, tough crowd.
I should admit that I perhaps incautiously suggested Burnett would be the dominant pitcher of the Yankee staff, so I'm eating this up.
as much as i miss the at bats that Abreu had in the 3rd spot, i sure like watching Tex work the count and hit ...
Gameday loaded, our boy AJ is mowing them down! FU Rays, you are my new object of hatred..BoSox are dead, it's all about beating up Tampa now..
Swisharama! Get him in Jorge.
[39] I think it is way too early to say that either is true. As I said, I'm hoping it is a slump. I have no idea who the real Gardner is yet.
Nicky Baseball...I've been trying to figure out who Swisher facially reminds me of and it just dawned on me...Donnie Baseball!
[50] Agreed. Though Cody Ransom..well, A-Rod is back soon
Jeez, AJ...TOUGHNESS.
Donnie Baseball is a good call. But he's chubbier in the face. And has those goofy thin lips.
More filth. Paint it black, baby.
[50] It would be great if he could be better than this, but I really have no reason to think he is.
Facially Swisher reminds me a lot of Mattingly.
WOW
Man. Dudes looking at fastballs right down the chute.
Heh, Heh.
What [58] said.
nope, that's not nasty ... THAT was fucking EVIL.
I was just IMing with a friend who is watching the Rays broadcast and their coverage seems to have Burnett clocked about 2 mph faster than the YES radar. That's odd isn't it?
1.0 Cano as well (as has been said).
ugh ... only Rotten Robby swings at everything
meanwhile, the "treatment" begins ...
[63] The YES gun is notoriously bad.
Man, Garza is looking pretty dang tough too.
[66] Its usually fast though
c'mon Jose!
Good shot from the dugout of everyone sitting REALLY far away from Burnett. For what it is worth, I don't think he'll get it. I just hope the Yanks win.
I do wish Kay would shut up about it already.
Hey all -- this is better than last night.
nice long at bat here for Jose....
That's a tough, tough slider from Garza. Good pitching.
[71] kay is breaking all the banter rules.
oh yeah - way better.
[70] If he does, I hope he points at the Rays dugout and proclaims, "I'm your huckleberry."
[75] That does it. Kay is no longer welcome at Bronx Banter.
I will say, at least Kay isn't telling the same fucking stories he told last night. He's usually good for the same exact stories every game in a series.
Ahhhhh.....
Just win.
oh well - i blame michael kay
Take it easy now AJ...there is a game to win.
And here come the stories. It must have killed him.
Now we can focus on the W. And, looking on the bright side: now we have a much better chance of seeing Mo in the ninth.
yes coney - no letdown
Better losing it in the 7th rather than the 9th. OK, now let's bear down and keep the lead.
bah!
but, i'm clapping here.
Uh oh...starting to get a bad feeling.
Yipes.
But I think AJ will take care of business now.
double barrel joey joe joe.
double barrel.
Holy smoke. That was fast.
man, pena is strong.
Get the pen up.
Can Mo pitch 3 innings anymore?
alright aj - get over it and pitch please!
That was fast...kind of the story of AJ's career, no?
F'in Kay.
Oh christ
Wow...that was fast. Dominant for 6 innings and then the lead goes up in smoke.
Now, just preserve the tie and hope we can win the battle of the bullpens.
william you better not be prescient - it is 2-1
Girardi has to remember this is Burnett's second start...he needs to get some one up in the pen!!
No bullpen yet, please.
Kay probably thinks we're a bunch of Nazis.
Girardi continues to disappoint.
Of course.
guess you knew it was going to get tied up william
This would be a very, very tough game to lose.
[104] Huh? You think Burnett should have been yanked???
[108] No, he should have someone warming up just in case.
Hey, I know he's an All American Dude and all of that, but Longoria is one cocky lookin sombitch.
Oh, well, okay. Bruney, maybe.
I'm not sure AJ shouldn't be yanked. Even though his pitch count isn't high he looks spent. Burrell bailed him out--that was a TERRIBLE at bat--and Navarro got a really good swing in too.
AJ still looks pretty good. Looks like it was a lapse of concentration, maybe, rather than tiring.
JOSE!
Sweet.
I totally disagree, Alex. I thought he basically looked fine.
jose !!!
alright let's get the runs back.
OK, show some stones, score some runs, and get AJ a win.
You don't mess with the Molina!
I like Jose Molina
Well, that's one Girardi move that paid off.
Coulda' been worse. Let's get a run (or two).
Where was Giambi clumsily falling backwards and flailing at the bag with his glove? Ha.
Yanks will lose this one I fear.
I agree that AJ seemed to just have a lapse after that first hit. I don't think he's spent, but we'll see.
Been following the game on my phone while I was out; got home just in time to catch the Molina pickoff/snap throw and had to chime in: I LOVE THAT MOLINA SHIT!
[112] well, you have been pissing on this start since [37]
his stuff was fine, his location was off at first after crawford's hit. which isn't all that unexpected since he essentially didn't pitch from the stretch all night.
alex i hope this isn't like last year when you kept putting the hex on mo in tie games :}
C'mon Gardy!
Time for Jeter to step up.
PC = 93
Pissing on his start? Jeez, you need to chill with that. That's a gross mischaracterization.
I'd bring Burnett back to start the 8th, for sure.
Ohhhhh yeah! Take that!
That reminded me of a softball game.
Nice work Lil' G.
That's the Gardner I've been looking for.
Woo-hoo!
Damn, I thought Brett had a triple.
Hey a two bagger!
Haha, that reminded me of when I was a kid and we used to all go "move in, move in" when some little kid came up. Go go Gardner!
I absolutely do not bunt here.
[138] I know, it seemed like a sure thing. But Carl Crawford is awfully close to third base, and he's good.
[138] if crawford wasn't just as fast he might have
This run must get in; must make amends for the first inning
[140] Exactly.
Oh no, I hope that show-bunt was just a fakeout
No way Jeter bunts -- the play, if there was one, would be for him to hit to the first base side of the field.
Jeterian.
CLASSIC Jetes.
Perfect. Beautiful.
That'll do.
Come on guys, lets go!
Big AB for Tex...
Alex, while you are here...any way to fix it so you don't have to keep selecting "Show All" after every post and every milestone?
The way jeter is moving these days, I'm not sure I have him run.
Let's Go Teix.
Steal home! Come on, you can do it!
It's so cool to have a real switch hitting slugger
Teixeira doesn't look comfortable righty...which might be why Jeter didn't bunt.
154, William, what do you mean exactly? Love to help if I can.
[155] But they can't throw to second, can they?
No score here = deserve to lose. Methinks.
[160] After each of my posts, I have to re-select "Show All". Also, when we pass a 50-post milestone, you need to do the same.
Wow, Teix looks like he's up there looking to draw a bb.
Wow, good eye. Not a lot of guys could look at that ball 3.
Well done, Teix!
WTG, Tex.
Just missed it! Getting the run is big though.
Just missed it.
AJ with a short leash, to Bruney to Mo.
we'll take it - tough at bast for tex
Jeez, it would have been nice if Jeter had stolen and could have moved to third on that drive.
[166] Love the Teix ;)
Wow..just missed. We'll take it.
"That will get at least a run in!"
Did Kay think Jeter my tag all the way from first on that fly ball?
*might tag
Its ok, Nick Swisher will now hit 2 homeruns at once.
Looks like he told Girardi he felt fine.
Make that two switch-hitting sluggers.
William, okay, thanks. I don't know if there is any way for us to change that in Word Press. But I will ask our tech guy tomorrow and see if we can do that. Good point. Much obliged.
[180] Thanks!
[164] or hit the go-ahead SF.
[175] He thought it might be off the wall, I believe.
If mlb.tv premium had a special volume control for Michael Kay, I'd pay through the nose for it.
Rays ad: "'Stay in the game' with 'Just for Men', you to can stay in the game with just for men'" scoreboard for reliever holds. hi-larious. what marketing wizard came up with that!
[179] Posada is on deck...so make it three.
Dang. A Jeter steal would now be another run. Oh well.
[185] Right, I thought of Posada, but maybe not quite a slugger...
Does AJ return? Or is his night done?
[179] Well, 3 with Po, but I mean how Tex is a big time, 550 SLG switch masher, not a real nice 480 SLG hitter.
On that Show All thing:
I don't select Show All. I just have the fourth screenful selected. When I post, I still see screen 4. Unless for some reason you want to see all the comments, that's the easy way to do it.
I think AJ does return, short leash.
[164] Yo bro, do you have a problem with me tonight or what? I don't really appreciate the cuts.
[191] he should NOT return!
Wow, AJ is back out...ONIONS
[187] Good point..Tex is on another slugging level from Swisher and Posada.
One out.
Three more outs and then we'll see Mo. C'mon AJ!
[190] I like seeing all the comments...it's kind of like looking at a box score, but one of emotions, not stats.
I have a man crush on Nick Swisher
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[193] WRONG!
;-)
[199] Me too. Glad AJ is still out there. I think Mo should've been up since the first out... certainly now with 2 outs...
198) Fair enough, I will see what I can do.
That Gardner double was hilarious. His weakness preceded him and as a result, what would have been a fly ball out was almost a triple.
Damnit Burnett. Doncha know starters aren't supposed to go 8 innings. Especially after giving up 3 hits and 2 runs. Yeesh. Tough crowd round here
Yeah, showing all the comments also makes it easy to search the page if you're trying to remember the stupid/brilliant/funny thing someone said an hour ago...
Still plenty of gas left in the tank for AJ!
Beauty. That's something Jetes does well.
AJ is money. I'm really impressed.
Wow. Tremendous job by AJ. That was money coming back in the 8th like that.
Carl Pavano is pitching somewhat decently. I'm saddened.
[201] I know, I'd have a ridiculously quick hook if I was a manager. Great start for AJ, now it's Mariano time!
What does Cone mean about Swisher getting a coconut ball from Garza?!?
AJ really making a statement
[213] I had a cocomut ball once when visiting family in Trinidad&Tobago, it was delicious..am not familiar with the baseball version though :)
With AJ, CC and Joba, no team will be able to put up a starter who has better stuff. With Andy, no team will be able to field a tough competitor. Now, if the Yankees can just get Wang squared away, they'll have a pretty nice rotation.
[213] The ball at his head.
[205] Dude. I brought up having the pen warming just in case AJ melted down in the 7th. I turned out to be wrong. It wasn't needed. bfd
Hey Robbie.
That a way Robbie!
[209] [210] You guys both had a 'money' thought there, interesting!
[212] Remember Girardi's "overmanaging" two games ago? A quick hook is dangerous. It means you have to get mileage out of another reliever. Now, Bruney is a safer bet than Coke, etc., I know, but he's not perfect, and he's not Mo.
Ah, Robbie, good ta see ya.
[217] I was with you...I would have liked to see some backup just in case, esp. when you factor in the early stage of the season as well as the emotion of losing a no-no.
[216] I wasn't around then, did it seem intential? Swish didn't get hit did he?
Whadya know!
Melkawitz!
Melky showing something.
Delivery!
Can you say insurance?
Can you say, bunt...followed by bunt.
Who does Pena look like?
Did Melk come in as a Def Replacement? I assume he didn't pinch hit for X-Man.
Uh. Can Pena bunt?
[217] Nothing personal. Just thinking AJ definintely should been out there regardless. That's all. : )
[228] Someone from the Disney channel.
No way bunt, Pena has a 600 OBP, he's frikin albert pujols!
just kidding.
[229] For Nady.
[22] Clearly intentional. Swisher responded by hitting a HR.
That should be [222]
[214] yummy ok jazz - they make the best curried mango too.
Ok, if you are a light hitting, slick fielding IF in the minors. Bunt, a lot, learn how to bunt well.
WTF, who throws at Nick Swisher, what a douche! Any context I'm missing?
Great job by Guccione.
Rolled foul before Dioner touched it
He definitely didn't touch it.
[238] The pitching whackiness last night
[238] Perhaps rolling the ball into the dugout from last night.
[222] He wasn't hit, but it high and inside. Brushed him back.
YES announcers thought it might have been payback for "showing up" the Rays last night.
Oh, thank you, Mr. Kay, for that rule clarification.
Upton is sooooo smooth.
of course upton was going to get that easily.
[231] His helmet is way too big.
Man, Upton can cover some ground.
Jesus, BJ Upton is really, really, really good.
Oh, man, that would have been hysterical. Upton is freaking fast.
I thought he beat him...Upton is excellent in CF.
They filmed that one weird. They were focusing on Crawford and Upton just appeared.
BJ wasn't even running full out...
Robbie and Melky. Oy.
I agree with Cone...Cano could have tagged there.
242, 243: WOW, what dickwads, they were blowing the Yanks out, and they're annoyed with swisher laughing at... a laugher! And they throw at his HEAD!?!? I hate that crap about baseball.
At least Beckett got suspended
Jose Molina is really, really not.
Cone is yammering, but he's right. I don't understand why Melky wasn't tagging.
Shoot.
I'd like to see Damon here.
[259] Honestly, I'm not sure he'd have made it. Upton has a cannon.
oh jose - thankfully you are a good defensive catcher - cause some of those cuts are awful.
Hm, so the fact that Melky didn't tag doesn't really matter now.
Go go Gardner!
[261] Flu
argh.
is it possible for you to *swing* at a 1st pitch strike for once, grittner?
I am not sure why you don't use Damon here.
[261] is damon even at the game?
[259] Melky can't tag if Cano doesn't...
[266] Ah...wasn't aware.
[268] Flu
I wouldn't want to take the defensive hit of PHing Damon (cuz I think Gardner is a much better fielder than Melky)
Homer's hallucination: "Mo..Mo..Mo...Mo...Mo.....Mo...."
C'mon Brett. Slap us an insurance run!
[257] During last night's game, Kay expressed his strong disapproval of what Swisher did. Specifically, making such a show of rolling the ball into the dugout. (Which they didn't really show on TV.)
Kapler said he didn't mind, though.
Flaherty said it's an old-school, new-school thing. The old schoolers just don't believe in showing emotion on the field like that. The fans loved what Swisher did, but apparently a lot of old time baseball guys strongly disapproved.
I know its only 1-2, but I'm impressed here. He's fighting a lot of pitches off.
[270] Oops, I meant Cano, not Melky. Did Cone mix them up too, or was that all me?
*faints*
OMG.
Now THAT'S a legitimate double.
[267] GRITTNER!!!
He couldn't track that one down. REVENGE for the little guy!
Gardy!!!!!!
GO GO GO GARDNER!
Yes...big hit by Gardner.
Damn...bad break!
brett!!!!
yay - something bj couldn't get.
He hit it too hard...
Man, great night for Gardner.
Chauncey with his first RBI!
That's a swing more like the spring.
Boo Ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brett getting into it!
Ok Jeter, 2 more insurance runs would be nice.
Second hit in a row that really could have been a triple for Brett!
[291] Thank you, Dr. Seuss.
[291] lol
BANG GO
Sit down Mo!
JETER!
Word
Ballgame.
BOUNCE BACK SEASON!
and BOYAH
Every time we doubt Jeter, or think he's old, he WOW. That was amazing.
Was it Wheeler that Maddon tried to singlehandedly lose the ALCS with last year?
derek jeter!!!
how about 3 more insurnace runs!
FIRST YOU GET THE GRIT!
THEN YOU GET THE CLUTCH!!!
There's Jeter!
Screw those cocky Rays!!!
mo time still?
figure we still see Mo here
[307] lol, again
YAYYYYY! A great game, and now lunch coming up at a jazz cafe. Spring = Happiness!
Might as well let Mo get the climax after warming up - I think he needs the work...
[310] I say no. I'd just toss Marte out there, save Bruney and Mo both.
And he goes to Bruney. I very much approve. Joe would have gone to Mo anyways and then declared him too tired to pitch tomorrow or something.
[314] I thought this was a family show...
[311] guess not.
[316] So do I.
See, the advantage of my approach (Marte) is that Mo could still get a Save that way...
Beckett is appealing his suspension. He is shocked and doesn't understand what he did wrong. Maybe he should talk to Youkilis.
Mo can go 2 tomorrow if needed...? or maybe 1.3?
1 K
smoke
Dang, I just like Bruney now.
Hat trick for Upton. Heh.
okay this is the bruney i liked last year
[321] He's shocked, shocked that there's gambling going on here...
[321] New England Bonehead Sportstalk Radio isn't defending Beckett. That's makes it pretty clear-cut.
2 K
[321] Beckett is such a weenie.
Way to chase the chedder, Ev
A very good win here and pretty much needed. This game looked 1998-ish.
Sit down, big man.
yes, nice win team
Great job. Great win.
Dude, he struck out the side on 10 pitches. That is just sick.
if this Bruney is the Bruney we're going to get this year, i guess we don't need Joba in the 8th after all ...
This one makes up for yesterday...no I need tomorrow's game to forget Sunday's!
But we need Joba for the 8th inning!
Now, THAT was a most excellent win. Nice watching with you guys. Have a great night.
[333] Agreed, great pitching, keep it close, squeak out a lead and then break it open against the pen late. Beautiful game.
[328] Your winnings sir...
wow, 8 from AJ then this from Bruney... Dominance
Not quite the same as aweful-Wang and Swisher... What a difference a day makes, aye Alex
Bruney is the Lawnmower Man!
[341] You too Alex. Thanks for all the awesomeness that is the BB
Well that was fun. Eff the Rays.
The offseason additions have been great.
[344] Swisher is an ace. Do not besmirch his reputation.
[343] I gotta get that on DVD. My brother got some super fancy collectors version from his new girlfriend - she might be a keeper.
[349] 0.00 career ERA, forever.
[350] I used to have several copies...seems I'd always wind up leaving them somewhere, so it was good to have a ready supply.
[351] Don't forget his 9 K/9 rate.
[349] LOL. Swish is the darling of the team right now. Imagine the rush he'll get on Opening Day when he's greeted by the home crowd.
Nice game. Especially after that debacle last evening.
through 7 games, Big Papi has zero XBH..I hope that trend continues for awhile. Sox will be toast by the ASB.
[354] If I were a woman, I'd throw my panties ;). I can't wait for thursday, I got tix, I'm so excited to go.
I would like to reiterate btw, that Brian Bruney struck out the side on 10 pitches!
[357] Live-blog please! Or are laptops banned from the Stadium too??
Pavano is pitching acceptably. I'm disheartened.
I realize that this could not matter less, but at 10:14, Kay (and YES) said the time of game was 3:29. If the game started a few minutes after 7, how did we get to 3:29? Do the tense moments surrounding the potential no-no count as more time?
[356] But Youk is picking up all the slack. That dude is just scary this year.
[356] Papi does NOT look the same, and it's not his wrist. Steroid withdrawal? Age? I'm sure he's still potent, but I don't think he's a .950 OPS guy anymore.
[357] What the hell. Throw your panties anyway!
[362] Get yer Youk-Juice while supplies last..Youk-Juice, with 20% power increase guaranteed..now comes in handy Dusty-Juice Box size too
[363] >;) Nice. Good of you to pick up the slack in my absence, OYF.
[364] bleh. I'll just stick with chocolate milk if you don't mind >;)
[364] Joe West absolutely TOWERED over Pedroia in a game last week.
5'9" my ass.
[365] Long time-no blog my friend. Film work keeping you busy? Off to lunch here, have a good one.
[365] Oh..just read new at your joint. Prayers being said and sent now. All the best man.
[367] Oh, I wish, i wish, I wish it twas so. But lo, I see that the family hath all picked up the slack in my absence, so I shall continue with my present bittersweet vigil and return upon another fortnight when order is restored in my domain. Fare thee well, my brothers and sisters, fare thee well...
>;)
OMG... Chyll Will is... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE!
Royals have five runs. This is good.
[368] (... can you check back a little later... 'xpect good news!)
[372] Will do. Grub time here, glad to hear good news is on the way. (and caught the Clockwork reference, you can't get that by me!)
They now have nine runs. Also good.
[374] And the Indians about to be 1-7. It's very early, but that's getting to be a deep hole.
OUCH!! From PeteAbe:
Xavier Nady had a “sharp pain” in his right elbow in the seventh inning and was taken out of the game.
He previously had elbow surgery.
MRI tomorrow.
[375] And Pavano loses again. He pitched decently, but I'll get the consolation of another L on his name.
I think the Indians are in a ton of trouble. It's about 11:55 on Cliff Lee's Cinderella story.
Damn.
Well, plenty of playing time for Swisher!
And Dice-K gives up 5 ER in the first. Sox down to the A's, 5-3.
Dice-K's ERA at a little over a dozen.
He's out of the game too.