Ivan Nova faces off against Jerome Williams in the rubber match of this weekend’s three game set against the Angels. Neither of the two previous games have been close thus far. The Yankees trounced the Angel’s in the series opener and then the Angels returned the favor on Saturday. A loss wouldn’t mean much, not at this point in the season, but it would be nice if the Bombers could win their first series of the year at home.
Here are the lineups:
Angels
1. Erick Aybar – SS
2. Howie Kendrick – 2B
3. Albert Pujols – 1B
4. Torii Hunter – RF
5. Vernon Wells – CF
6. Bobby Abreu – LF
7. Mark Trumbo – DH
8. Maicir Izturis – 3B
9. Chris Iannetta – C
Yankees
1. Derek Jeter – SS
2. Curtis Granderson – CF
3. Alex Rodriguez – 3B
4. Robinson Cano – 2B
5. Mark Teixeira – 1B
6. Nick Swisher – RF
7. Raul Ibanez – DH
8. Russell Martin – C
9. Brett Gardner – RF
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57 Responses to Game Thread: April 15th, Angels vs. Yankees
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Nova looks great. If Pettitte or Pineda came back now, it would be crazy to send Nova down.
I hope we don’t have to deal with the guy-they’ve-never-seen-before thing.
Nova got out of it. Really wasn’t that bad an inning.
Nova looked pretty bad to me. It was only a matter of time before one left the park.
I hope that was sarcasm.
Ibanez is a good candidate to pop one into that wind.
Of course, there’s a lot to be said for RBI singles.
Nova picks it up.
Nice swing by Jeter on his double. Looking good.
When Rodrigue and Teixeira hit, it’s really fun to watch.
Nova shuts ‘em down with another good inning.
Man, Jeter is in a groove. Home run to right. Beautiful.
that guy Jeter is unreal! Lovely slomo replay of his swing.
Nova’s doing nicely. Jerome Williams kept them off it for quite a while. couldn’t square him up.
Ianetta’s got the Yankee Stadium swing.
Jeter is having a great start, no doubt.
I love watching Ivan walk in from the inning. If it went well, you know he wants to whoop and celebrate, but he guards from looking too happy.
This time it was a grimace, but not one I would take seriously.
I buy into Nova. I think he’s going to have a good year.
Hmmn, Tex stole it nicely. Pitcher musta ignored him.
Ibanez against lefties…eh.
you know, his bat is NOT slow. He realized too late that strike 2 was gonna be in there, and swung, reaaaly fast. His last swing on a low outside pitch also had to be fast to make that almost square contact. That was a fast grounder up the middle.
OK, if you put it like that.
oh, I wasn’t disagreeing that you don’t much want him to face lefties. I was just saying that Raul’s spotty results shouldn’t be assumed.
One, two more good innings from Nova.
Stretchy Tex! Another throw at the rubber band limit. There have been many these last few games.
Swisher is not having a good day out in right.
yeah, there have been a couple doubles bouncing off the wall, but they were well struck, so maybe he looked worse for the circumstance.
then Grandy (I think – they’re all wearing 32) had to reach twice to pick it up.
I see 96 pitches, he looks to be tiring, walk, now a behind in the count double. This inning was it.
Yeah, don’t think he’s coming out for the 7th.
He’s missing in, like he isn’t strong enough to finish the pitch.
Jeter hit that to the wrong place.
The seats behind home – jete clubbing another hard, this time to left center – are pretty well populated. But this afternoon, great game at Fenway, they were sitting on laps, jammed full.
I wonder if they are more reasonably priced. They’re certainly not huge, like here.
ESPN box score says Fenway had 38,024 people today, which was 102.9% full. Yanks probably have more than that, but much less than 100% full.
Good outing from Nova. Soriano needs to throw strikes now, though.
Yes to both.
yeah. He looked real good yesterday.
and yeah, Ivan was good. This is still build-’em-up springtime, as to length. Efficiency not too bad.
Boy, Kendrick has been amazing. If Mike’s piece and the comments hold, and Robbie goes, we should keep an eye on him.
Soriano’s last batter, either way. I hope.
he had nothing on. His pitches were just off the plate. Weird.
He’s still got 7th-inning-guy problems.
snifflin’ about his pissy place in the pecking order, 7th inning blues?
He’s got a cunning plan to become the closer by sucking in the 7th inning.
maybe he’s using the vortex passive/aggressive ploy.
I don’t know what that is, but it sounds powerful.
marked by Ross Perot’s “great sucking sound.”
Thank you, Mr. Robertson!
There he goes! Raul’s spunkometer reading should rise a bit.
I’m not much of a fan of the Ibanez signing, but he’s certainly doing what was expected: power, low OBP, crappy fielding.
I defended his fielding a week ago, but I happened on Lookout Landing from Seattle, and found the top ten board of video’s of Raul’s blunders. The rep that won’t die!
Yeah, I’m only judging by one play, but that’s all we have to go on.
Still, if he can keep hitting HRs, it will be worth it.
Ross Perot….jeez.
shame he went a little nuts over his daughter being harassed. He was onto something with that sound of our jobs going away. Don’t think anyone would have voted to miss the 90′s economy, but the party went sloppy.
Guy could’ve won the popular vote before that incident. Howard Dean’s implosion in ’04 was the same way.
Nice play, Arod! deftly done, old boy.
Nice double by Cano. ESPN has been oddly unannoying tonight. Gushed over Robbie’s swing.
Packing it in. Goodnight, smurf.
even the home plate ump, Jim Joyce and his steerike calls raised not an argument from me. Delightful!
YANKEES WEEKLY TV SCHEDULE (EDT)
MON - APR - 16 - vs Minnesota - 7:05 PM - YES, ESPN
TUE - APR - 17 - vs Minnesota - 7:05 PM - YES, MLBN
WED - APR - 18 - vs Minnesota - 7:05 PM - YES
THU - APR - 19 - vs Minnesota - 7:05 PM - YES, MLBN
FRI - APR - 20 - at Boston - 3:05 PM - YES, MLBN
SAT - APR - 21 - at Boston - 4:05 PM - FOX
SUN - APR - 22 - at Boston - 8:05 PM - ESPN