Wait, rain?

Freeze warning for tonight.

Great job with the weather forecast. .
I don't think I like Kim Jones' replacement (at least not yet)

Good to see Grandy moved up in the line up. Makes a lot more sense.

But, so far, after Cano it just kind of fizzles until Gardner.

Alex seems to be getting himself out.

Anyway, nice beginning.

Good job, big man.

I tuned in late -- why didn't you guys tell me it was starting???

[3] I don't think Raul Ibanez is part of the fizzle.

[2] I didn't like her a few days ago. I kind of liked her today. fwiw.

This is a very small strike zone. I hope CC can adjust to it.

It!

Dammit.

Oh, now that's a strike.
Gonna be one of those strike zones. The movable kind.

Goddam.
He was sooooo close to getting out of it. So close.

com'on CC

[8] should be oy! Apparently HP doesn't do Yiddish.

Hm, who is going to pitch in relief today? Because we'll need it. No Phelps, C-Wade, or D-Rob. Maybe not even Mo.
Soriano better be ready, broken nail or no. I guess we can expect some Booneage. Maybe CC can get through six? I hope?

[14] Lohud speculated that Hughes might be available with the day off.

Just tuned in. Whatsup with CC???

That was close.

[14] There's always Swisher.

[15] Yeah, that's good. That could work.
[16] He looked really, really good for 4 batters and almost the fifth one.

Hoooooooo boy.

Not good CC

Still tied. :-P

I'd say the big problem is that his really nasty slider is not in the strike zone. So when he gets to two strikes he can't put them away. It was working early, for sure.

Nice inning CC.

Needed that one, for sure.

C'mon! Score a bunch.

Wheel play is on.

PLEASE DO NOT BUNT.

Oh, goody.

Oh man I'm way behind again. Goddam mlb.tv. This is a serious defect with my watching plans.

See what swinging away does?

Fucking Horseshit failure. How about a hit with RISP?

[31] I thought Curtis had it.

That was disappointing. At least we got one.

Ton of foul balls off CC tonight

We'll be lucky to get 6 innings out of CC. Maybe 7.

[35] No more than six. Maybe only five.

Mark Reynolds is one of my least favorite players in baseball.

Crap.

Crap

Now would be an excellent time for Alex's first home run.

[40] Followed by Teixeira's first anything

Jeez.

Hey, Alex. The season started.

PULLPULLPULLPULLPULL

[43] Hay Alex, Dr. Hans called from Germany. You accidentally got some of Bartolo Colon's blood. Can you come back for a proper refill?

Ok, maybe that didn't make much sense..

Oh for fuck's sake.

Curtis!

Gutted through 6. Now some runs.

CC coming back out after 112 pitches doesn't seem like a great idea tonight.

10,000 push-ups!

Yay!

Tied!

Mine eyes have seen the glory of a 2 out rbi!

Grandy's earning his paycheck tonight.

It's still VERY early, and I'm making NO proclaimation...
But my stomach is feeling like we have a $50m black hole in the middle of the lineup.

Not Pena/Cervelli black hole... but yaknow... it's scary.

And give Andino a gold star.

Well it's not an out.

Pinch stand there?

No pinch stand there.

Je never touched second base

Nevermind. I didn't think his hand hit

For the love of Mo. Score Nuney!

Aw, Swish.

Useless.

Groundhog Day.

Holy cow. He's got shortstop range.

Oh Eduardo Nunez.

Kevin Gregg is one of those proven closers (TM) that has to love the intricacies of the save rule.

Please not Markakis. I hate Markakis.

Markakis doesn't have a hit in the series?

Oh fuck.

That is not what I meant. IBB. Ugh.

I'm stuck on just gamecast - IBB to move the winning run to 3B??? Someone tell me what the f*%k is happening aaarrrrgh...

Whoo-hoo. More free shitty baseball.

*whew*

Is Adam Jones, I dunno, ME that JG would bust that particular move?

[72] This is better than last night

First hit out of the 3 spot tonight from Nunez. Now that. You fucking jackass!

I've never seen a baseball player with worse instincts than Eduardo nunez

All is forgiven, Swish. ; )

Swish!

Did Joe Girardi just tacitly admit that Eduardo Nunez can't field?

[79] Can't field, can't run. Maybe he can come in to issue IBB'S?

All rise.
Off day tomorrow.