It rains and then it stops, it’s dark and then light. Who knows what tonight will bring? But if there is a game being played in the Bronx know this: we’ll be root-root-rootin’ for dem Score Truck Kids. Mr. Sabathia is on the hill…
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Picture by Bags]
Let's hope they can get the game in, it's a non-standard lineup:
Curtis Granderson CF
Nick Swisher RF
Robinson Cano 2B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Eric Chavez 1B
Russell Martin C
Jorge Posada DH
Brett Gardner LF
Eduardo Nunez SS
Uh, boy. I wonder how many games Teixeira is going to miss.
Ben Zobrist drove in 8 runs today. Today. Rays record. That's a challenge for Rob!
Good to see Kaat again.
My JV team has had 7 out of 9 games postponed thus far. What a shitty spring. Go Yankees! Go CC!
Nice.
Hah. Siddown, Lillibridge.
Whew.
That was one exciting 10 ptich inning.
BoSox scored in the top of the first -- it could have got out of hand early, two doubles and a walk. But Papi saved the day GIDP.
Oops... anyone get zapped by this?
[10] Oh, and speaking of Papi... >;)
Good finish!
The runnage is okay, but I'm not too happy about the baserunners-per-inning.
[12] Very funny.
Go Brett Go!
I smell a run here.
Damn, Jackson was mowing us down, and now he's all over the place.
Baseball is hard.
Good job, Curtis. All yours Rob...
Oh, not Rob. Oops. This is a weird order.
All yours, Swish...
This is the worst no-hitter I've ever seen.
I knew it smelled like a run.
[21] What do they smell like?
Disappointing two runs.
[22] Good, when the Yankees get them. April ones smell like tulips.
[23] Expected runs for bases loaded with one out: only about 1.5.
So, not too disappointing. And pretty good for zero hits.
Thank the gods, these Yankees score even when they are not hitting. This is an official "funk" now.
[24] Not bad.
(I thought you would say, "Smell like... victory.")
[25] I'm greedy.
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[24,27] That's a whole lot better than what runs usually smell like...
BoSox had second and third with nobody out in the sixth. Youk, you-K! One down. Papi: down swinging, two away. J. D. Drew: IBB to get to Saltalamacchia. (Buck Showalter, supergenius.) Salty flies out.
[29] Ah, good to see a Bernie HR.
Gritner with the power!
Brett Posada!
No way!
It's a singing pig!
Gardner will get another hit in about 3 weeks...and it will naturally be a 500 foot grand slam
[36] That reminds me: 20,000 days ago today, Roberto Clemente hit the only inside-the-park, walk-off grand slam in baseball history. 9-8 Pirates over Cubs.
Wait.
Our SS our allowed to hit balls over people's head???
The floodgates.
Brett knows how to open the floodgates!
[20] Did you miss Andy Hawkins's 4-0 no hit loss in 1990?
Though, then again, I think someone (Fay Vincent? Bud?) removed it as an official no hitter from the record books, didn't they?
In any case, it was a no hitter at the time, and boy oh boy did it stink. Coincidentally, it was against the White Sox.
Release the hounds!
Swisher's head is all fucked up.
Cornflake!
But his bat is still OK!
Consecutive cycle!
Let the good time roll.
[29] That was so fricken awesome... I had practically jumped through the TV myself when it happened.
[40] I asked David Pinto, he believes they are only not no-hitters if the guy goes less than nine.
[40] I remember that it happened, but I didn't see it.
[40] Sometimes a no-hitter is about a team being unable to hit rather than the pitcher pitching well. Or is that stating the obvious?
This is ridiculous.
In a good way.
Funk over?
Maybe Ozzie should switch Lillibridge & Quinton.
[29] WOW, I knew about that brawl but didn't see it at the time. Strwaberry, Graham Lloyd and JoeyJoeJoe were on fire!
Yahoo! It's a laugher. And the Score Truck is back.
Interesting how Gameday changes the score before showing you what the play even was. Kind of kills the suspense...
[51] The Score Truck is back, baby!
If the Yanks can manage another triple and another home run, that will be two "cycles" in one inning. It would be even more amazing if they could do it before recording an out.
With Posada at the plate, one would think a home run would be likely.
[54] Great minds, Boatzilla! ;)
[51] Funk officially over.
[54] Boat! You back home? Still in the motherland?
Saving this game for the replay tonight.
Still watching that Yanks-O's brawl, thanks for the link, Raging.
[53] Loved that game. I think it really cemented them as a certified juggernaut. O'Neil as the voice of calm and reason? Unbelievable...
[29] That was a doozie and a trip down memory lane. t's too bad MLB will have it taken down asap,
It's crazy how long the O's have been irrelevant. Too bad.
I got surprisingly kinda choked up watching that clip. Bernie, O'Neill, Tino, the old stadium on a random weeknight as opposed to some nationally televised playoff game, Kaat, MSG....oh youth!
[57] True. (And the digital delay in effect.)
"Out?" What's an "out?" Why isn't Brett going to first?
[59] Back in the Big Mikan. Watching the game and enjoying the Foundation Day holiday. We gotta go for beers soon. Got any GW plans?
[62] Crazy seeing Jeter look about 16 yrs old too. Very heavy brawl, would see a lot of suspensions if happened today. An imagine seeing an enraged Daryl and angry 7ft tall Australian running towards you! Kind of wish they pummeled Benitez even more.
[59] Another thank you for the clip. Great fun watching Darrel get his shots in. And Joe...
What , the inning's over already?
Hm. Too much time out for CC.
[69] Yeah, I'd have someone up doing some soft toss.
[66] Jeter's only got my by a year. Man, we sure were all a hell of a lot younger back then. IIRC Tino really struggled after that plunking.
He looks okay now.
[71] Yeah, I'm 3 months older than the Captain. Always felt we were twins separated by random fate, he got the HOF baseball skills, $100million and endless women..I got some jazz CD's and.. :)
I miss the old Stadium too! So much more intimate than the new one (on tv at least, havn't been to NYS yet.)
I'm 5 months older than LeBron James, and it sure don't feel that way.
fisted!
[74] You can make a shot with under 10 seconds on the clock?
I miss Jeter.
Well this is getting shitty.
Ah, not going to blame CC there. Up 9-0.
[79] Also, unearned, right?
[80] On on an error, I think so.
Yeah, unearned.
Nunez has got to be part Native American.
It's singing pig day.
Gritner!
It would be great to get him going ...
I must be a sissy. Gritner is becoming one of my favorite players.
Well, that goes a ways towards making up for the error ...
Love the hustle.
Jeter should get more nights off.
I must be a sissy. I think Nunez will be a decent SS.
He should be playing more.
CORNFLAKE GO BOOM!!!
HE'S BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DAMN.
Just missed.
Leiter just said, "CC's at 99 pitches." Hmmm, "99 pitches and a XXXX ain't one."
Is Michael Kay trying to get "put it on the left side" over as his new catchphrase?
Well that was satisfying. Good night New York.
Just gave up 2 runs but this Pineda kid on the Mariners is really good. King Felix and him going to be a solid 1-2 punch..if only the M's could find some O..
[95] I think so, yes. It suits him, don't you think? In a kind-of-a-douche way.