I don’t know about you, but the first 5 innings of yesterday’s game were almost unwatchable. When AJ is struggling to throw strikes, is all over the place, and allows 12 baserunners in 5 innings (5 via the Walk) plus a wild pitch, that is just ugly baseball. And it’s not as if he was getting squeezed, the strike zone was exceedingly generous at times last night. But there were a few positives from last night’s contest. First and foremost, this guy is my hero for more reasons than I could ever list. AJ righted the ship with his strong, 4 strikeout 6th inning and Boone Logan looked as good as he has all year in the 7th. It was also nice to see old pal Jason Giambi have a good showing for himself. Personally, it was a treat to watch guys like Ubaldo, Tulo and Car-Go up close after following their exploits from afar for the past few years. I know some don’t like interleague, but as a fan of the game I hope it stays around when they settle on a new CBA.
The Yankee news is pretty much all injury and rehab related. Matt already caught you up on Phil Hughes, Colon threw a 31 pitch bullpen session and Derek Jeter hasn’t made any progress with that injured calf of his. Even old pal Chien Ming Wang is beginning a rehab assignment in Hagerstown for the Nats. After last night’s game, I’m sure many fellow Yankee fans are nursing their bruised egos and cleaning the scuffmarks their shoes made to their respective TV sets.
Here’s your lineup, courtesy of Brien Heyman at LoHud:
1. Gardner LF
2. Granderson CF
3. Teixeira 1B
4. Rodriguez 3B
5. Cano 2B
6. Swisher RF
7. Posada DH
8. Nunez SS
9. Cervelli C
CC Sabathia toes the rubber for the Yanks, facing Arron Cook. Let’s wash the bad taste of yesterday’s loss with a win today. GO YANKS!!!!
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Francisco: “See, Eduardo, Flash is right. You gotta go to right against this sinker-man.”
Ataboy, Alex, right-center brings you two. Whatsa matter with your legs?
Tulo hit he ball twice on one swing: the first was so jammed up the handle, it just weakly popped off the bent bat, the the bat swiped it into a soft liner just over Alex’ head. You could only see it in slow-mo. Just like happens sometimes if I get too delicate with a chip near the green: in golf, it’s a penalty. Here it should probably be ruled a foul, but Kay first said it seemed like a broken bat: you couldn’t see it without slo-mo.
Hey ‘cisco! ‘duardo did it, just like you said. So, come on, baby – ataboy!
I’ve never seen Curtis go to left – oh, strike three. He’s gotta try to go up the middle, maybe. That’s his second k, I think he was looking at a hittable pitch last time, too.
CC has a nice fastball today, but Spilborgh just doubled to right-center, easy as you please. Time to mix in the changeup.
Man, Spilborgh looks just like Jose Bautista! I bet he’s copying his swing, too.
Vintage Swisher lefty swing, resulting in a solid rope to the corner.
Aaron”home cooking” Cook is gone, Mortensen has a grenade-throwing delivery, getting right-handed sinkers somehow. Same thing, and the Yanks had the bases full with second helpings.
L’il gravy for Tex, with a two run homer off the Rocks’ second string.