Yanks vs. Royals, Mussina vs. Hochevar.
Here's the Yankee lineup, live blog after the jump:
- Damon (LF)
- Jeter (SS)
- Abreu (RF)
- A-Rod (3B)
- Matsui (DH)
- Giambi (1B)
- Cano (2B)
- Molina (C)
- Melky (CF)
About 20 minutes until first pitch.
- Top First: DeJesus flies out to deep left. Grudz... grounds out to Jeter. Teahen K's looking. 12 pitches for the Moose.
- Bottom First: Infield single for Damon. Damon steals second. Jeter pops out to second, bad AB there, you have to move Damon over to third. Abreu flies out to center. A-Rod strikes out looking on a horrible call.
- Top Second: Cano robs Jose Guillen on a pretty play in the hole. Alex Gordon singles to center. Miguel Olivo singles to right, Gordon to third. Wow, Cano and Jeter team up for a sick double play to end the inning. Buck hit into it.
- Bottom Second: Matsui grounds out to second. Giambi flies out to deep center. Cano fouls out to Gordon to end the inning.
- Top Third: Aviles flies out to center. Gathright grounds out to second. DeJesus lines out to right.
- Bottom Third: Molina grounds out to third. Melky strikes out. Damon flies out to center.
- Top Fourth: Gruz... K's. Teahen grounds out to first. Cone just called Giambi the dancing bear. Guillen grounds out to short. 8 straight retired by Moose.
- Bottom Fourth: Jeter grounds out to short. Abreu strikes out on a check swing. A-Rod grounds out hard to third.
- Top Fifth: Gordon K's looking. Olivo flies out to center. Michael Kay thinks Mussina doesn't sweat, ever. Wow. Moose muscled a fastball up to 90 on a 1-2 count to Buck. Melky runs down a liner in the gap off Buck's bat to end the inning. 11 in a row set down by Moose now. A run or two of support would be greatly appreciated.
- Bottom Fifth: Matsui grounds out to second. (1 friggin' hit so far, they better not waste this effort from Moose). The Giambino grounds out to first. Cano double to right. Molina strikes out on a hanging yakker.
- Top Sixth: Aviles singles to lead off. Gathwright bunts him over. DeJesus flies out to shallow center. Grudz... grounds out to second, another pretty play by Cano.
- Bottom Sixth: Melky grounds out to short. Damon flies out to left. Jeter flies out to the warning track in right.
- Top Seventh: Teahen grounds out to short. Guillen doubles to center. Gordon flies out to center. Olivo hits a two run dinger to left. (2-0, Royals). Buck singles to left. Aviles doubles to right. Gathright grounds out to third.
- Bottom Seventh: Abreu doubles to left. A-Rod, two-run dong to left to tie it up. (2-2) Hit the showers, Hochevar. Matsui grounds out to short. Giambo K's. Cano flies out to shallow left.
- Top Eighth: Moose is still out there, I agree with the move. He's only thrown 81 pitches. DeJesus flies out to left, nice catch by Damon. Grudz grounds out weakly to second. Teahen flies out to deep center. Let's get him a run and the win here.
- Bottom Eighth: Pinch-hit single for Posada. Melky bunts him over, he was safe at first, but called out. Melky almost got thrown out of the game for firing his helmet into the ground, he probably should've been. Girardi should've been out there arguing, it was a BS call. Damon gets wrung up on a 3-2 check swing. Looks like he went, it would've been nice for the umps to make up for the blown call on the bunt, though. Jeter walks. Yabuta is coming in to face Abreu with men on first and second and two outs. Abreu grounds out to first. Will the Moose come out for the 9th? I'd send him out there, he's earned the chance to win it.
- Top Ninth: Mo is in, can't really argue with the move. Guillen leads off the ninth with a solo shot to left. (3-2, Royals). Gordon grounds out to second. Olivo strikes out. Buck strikes out.
- Bottom Ninth: A-Rod, Matsui, Giambo. Need 1 run here guys. Infield single for A-Rod. Matsui flies out to center. Giambi walks. First and second, one out, Robbie Cano at the dish. Cano strikes out swinging. Moeller for the ballgame. Moeller gets hit. Melky grounds out weakly to first to end the game. Cue Liza.
Player of The Game: Moose, he deserved better.
Team Record: 32-32
Damon: Nada.
Got one from John already. First thing he does when he gets on the mic is sing "win a little bit" over and over. I just love having to listen while I'm at work.
That's baseball Suzyn.
The dancing bear? Is Cone a big Grateful Dead fan or something?
I still can't believe Giambi is the best defensive first baseman on the roster. It makes me sad.
Cone doesn't strike me as a pothead. I could be wrong though.
He always has those tired eyes though
I also weep for the defensive situation at first. The Yanks will be OK as long as Giambi doesn't have to throw. I mean, how often does a baseball player have to throw the ball during a game?
And it wouldn't surprise me about Coney.
The only blemish I can remember on Cone's career was the time he got caught masturbating in the dugout when he was with the mets.
Is that for real? I've never heard that before, and frankly, if it is true, I wish I never had.
I think he might've been accused of rape when he was with them too. After one story broke he went out and struck out 19 the next game.
That's a dead giveaway of chronic tweed use.
I'd say he was probably nose deep in the white powder with Gooden and Straw
Someone give me Sterling's call on A-Rod's bomb!
Swung on, and THERE IT GOES TO DEEP LEFT! An A-Bomb!
I don't know why that was written three times.
Alex Rodriguez delivers big time! It's an A-Bomb from A-Rod!!
And there we have it. At almost exactly 2 hours after first pitch, Sterling's first "isn't baseball hard to figure out" comment.
Awesome. Did Sterling follow it up with, "Alexander the Great conquers again?"
Well, whaddya know. Back at .500. I mean, what the hell?
Sorry guys, my computer was going a bit crazy for some reason. Tough-luck loss.