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The Drive For Five

2005-09-27 13:06

by Cliff Corcoran

The Red Sox won Game One of their double-header today 3-1. It was a swift, low-scoring affair that took just 2 hours and 23 minutes to play and was dominated by pitching, particularly the pitching of Tim Wakefield (7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K), who didn't allow a hit through the first four innings. All three Red Sox runs were driven in by Boston's Big Boys, two by David Ortiz (1 for 4, 2B, 2Ks) and one by Manny Ramirez (1 for 2, IBB, HBP, throwing error). Meanwhile, the Blue Jays wasted the solid pitching of Dave Bush and Dustin McGowan by stranding runners in scoring position in the eighth and ninth against Jon Papelbon and Mike Timlin.

And with that, the Red Sox and Yankees are again tied atop the AL East. Of course. You didn't actually think the Yankees would get any breathing room, did you? Still, for those in a state of panic over what awaits the Yankees in the coming week, consider this: The Yankees only need to win five games to make the postseason. That's it. Just five.

Of course, there are only six games left in the season, but if the Yankees win five of them, there is no way the Red Sox can beat them. Of course, part of the reason for that is that a minimum of two of those wins will have to come against the Sox this weekend (if the Yanks sweep the O's they'll enter that series no worse than tied and can win the division by taking two of three in Boston, if they drop just one game to the O's, they can still win the division by sweeping the Sox as they'll be no worse than a game out come Friday morning). Yes, that sounds daunting when you spell out how those five wins would have to be acquired, but when you think about it as just five wins, five of six for a team that has won 13 of their last 15, it doesn't sound so bad.

Tonight the Yankees look to drop that quasi-magic number (their actual magic number is seven, but any Yankee win against the Sox would take two off of that as it represents any combination of Yankee wins and Red Sox loses that totals seven) to four by sending Mike Mussina back to the hill against Bruce Chen. Last Thursday, Mussina came off the unofficial disabled list to pitch six efficient innings allowing just one unearned run on four hits and no walks while striking out six men. It was the ideal outing for Moose coming off the elbow inflammation that shut him down for more than three weeks. He threw just 76 pitches, 76 percent of which were strikes, mixing in his full repertoire, getting his fastball up to 91 and a nice break on his knucklecurve.

Chen, meanwhile, cruised through the first four innings, retiring twelve straight men after a Derek Jeter lead-off single and a Bernie Castro error started the first. Jorge Posada then led off the fifth with a solo homer and capped a four-run Yankee rally in the sixth with a three-run dinger that drove Chen from the game. Still, it's worth remembering that, prior to that start, Chen had turned in eight quality start in his nine outings since returning to the Oriole rotation after a brief tune-up in the bullpen in late July, and had posted a 1.84 ERA with a 0.92 WHIP in those nine starts combined.

Mussina reported no discomfort following his bullpen session on Saturday. Obviously, the Yankees hope he will be able to build on last week's start, stretching out his pitch count in anticipation of Sunday's season finale against Curt Schilling and the Red Sox. Having Mussina back at full strength would be a tremendous boon to the Yankees playoff hopes. On his career, Mussina has a 2.90 ERA in September, his best mark in any single month save his 0.95 ERA in five regular season October starts (Sunday is October 2). Separating out the past three seasons (2002-2004) that September ERA improves to 2.50. Moose also has a career 3.16 ERA in the postseason, nearly a half-run better than his career ERA during the regular season. This is his time of year, and it's great to see him back in action. Here's hoping I still feel that way after the last out of tonight's game.

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2005-09-27 14:14:12

1. Shaun P

Maybe Jorge should have new t-shirts made up, "The Drive For Five" on the front, "Grind It" on the back? =) If I had some artistic ability (and a decent photo editing program), I'd try to show how it could look - but alas, I don't.

Great recap of this afternoon's game, Cliff. Here's hoping that Moose will continue his late-season greatness!

2005-09-27 14:18:52

2. joe in boston

Nice recap.

Check out this link :

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I will be tuned in tonight - both games - let's hope Schilling gets rocked.

By the way Curt, Wah wah wah, no one cares about your whining in Yankee land.

2005-09-27 14:26:08

3. Cliff Corcoran

Is anyone else annoyed that Jorge got the Yoda saying wrong? That's been one of my personal mantra's for a long time "Do or do not, there is no try." Seven words, seven syllables, short, sweet, striking, effective, concludes with the underling message "there is no try." Perfect. Now the Yankees put it up on the scoreboard and it reads, "There is no trying. There is only doing or not doing." Eleven words, fifteen syllables, convoluted and inneffective, ends with the negative "not doing." Terrible.

I dug Mariano Duncan's "We play today, we win today," and I can deal with "grind it," but the bastardized Yoda-ism has to go.

2005-09-27 14:27:53

4. Cliff Corcoran

What is with my typing today? Please forgive the unwarranted apostrophe in "mantras."

2005-09-27 14:29:54

5. joe in boston

One of my first entries into this great site was in August...I made mention that this Yankee team was not going to roll over anyone. They were just going to have to be mentally tough and KEEP FIGHTING. "grind it" sounds much better, but I felt they same way 6 weeks ago. (Hey, it's better than "Cowboy up" right ?!

2005-09-27 14:40:30

6. murphy

yankees, just do it! : )

(cue "Revolution" by the Beatles)

2005-09-27 14:42:35

7. murphy

and the only thing worse than "cowboying up"?...

"letting the dogs out" at shea stadium.

didn't the mets realize that a white flag (or towel as the case may be) is the international symbol for surrender. stupid mets...

2005-09-27 14:57:53

8. Zack

Cliff, I agree, I just didn't want to publicly announce my dorkiness, but honestly, what do you expect? They are baseball players, not known for their brilliance or cultural memory

2005-09-27 15:55:18

9. rilkefan

"'Do or do not, there is no try.' Seven words, seven syllables..."

Funny, looks like eight to me, unless you're counting the two "do"s as one...

2005-09-27 15:57:12

10. rilkefan

...which would overturn millennia of metrics, and baseball fans ought to care about poetry.

2005-09-27 16:01:18

11. BklynBomber

Arrrgghh! Getting the Baltimore feed on the Extra Innings package...

2005-09-27 16:01:27

12. jkay

On the pre-game, Kim Jones reported Leiter is now the lefty out of the pen, replacing Embree. Torre still likes Embree's "stuff" but says he needs to work on location.

2005-09-27 16:03:26

13. BklynBomber

The only location I'd like to see Embree in is on the 4 Train heading downtown...

2005-09-27 16:05:22

14. Cliff Corcoran

Rilke, we Toasters care about poetry (see Humbug), sorry, my eighth finger must have been sticky from lunch. Eight words, eight syllables, still just right, even better actually as it's got a nice 4/4 rhythm, two bars of sweet philosophical music.

2005-09-27 16:09:06

15. rilkefan

I seem to have that sinking feeling much more than I did in previous years - kinda looking forward to the off-season at this point.

2005-09-27 16:09:10

16. brockdc

I know how obvious this is, but "Grind It" smacks of a strip club where all the girls are either meth heads or missing a tooth.

2005-09-27 16:09:44

17. hensley

OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!

2005-09-27 16:09:49

18. randym77

Woo-hoo! Good start, Cap!

2005-09-27 16:12:09

19. Cliff Corcoran

424 feet for Cap'n. Alex just missed one on 3-1.

2005-09-27 16:14:50

20. weeping for brunnhilde

#6 Murphy, PLEASE for the love of all things holy DO NOT associate The Beatles with a sneaker company. It's obscene.

Thank you.

2005-09-27 16:15:48

21. Cliff Corcoran

Weeping, you needn't worry about Murphy, he's a huge Beatles fan and was making a joke.

2005-09-27 16:18:32

22. Cliff Corcoran

20 pitches for Chen, Rodriguez, Giambi and Posada went deep in the count, Jeter and Matsui picked up hits, only poor at-bat there was Sheff's. Good stuff, 1-0 Yanks.

2005-09-27 16:20:53

23. weeping for brunnhilde

21--Well, it's not very damned funny! Sorry, I'm a bit sensitive where the Beatles are concerned. ;)

2005-09-27 16:22:14

24. joe in boston

0-0 in Sox game. 21 pitches for that girl, schilling in the 1st inning.

2005-09-27 16:23:23

25. BklynBomber

Moose is the anti-Wright on the mound...

2005-09-27 16:26:14

26. joe in boston

BklnBomber, does that make him "Wrong"

2005-09-27 16:27:03

27. weeping for brunnhilde

So I caught some of the Boston game today. Wakefield was brilliant, as usual. Only, it's not usual, because the man has an ERA close to 5. So I ask you, who the hell hits this guy, and when? Is it just that when his knuckler doesn't work he gets absolutely shelled?

And if that's the case, wtf? Why do we NEVER seem to play him when he's off?

Something fishy's going on.

2005-09-27 16:27:30

28. randym77

Dunno, but he's struggling this inning.

2005-09-27 16:31:48

29. tocho

Moose ain't fooling anybody.

2005-09-27 16:32:53

30. BklynBomber

Joe — LOL, I just hope he's not "Wright" tonight...

2005-09-27 16:34:04

31. Cliff Corcoran

27, Wakefield's ERA is 3.96 this season.

The Yanks got him for 4 runs in 5 IP on May 27 and 5 runs in a a complete game on July 17.

So what's fishy?

2005-09-27 16:34:28

32. Yankee Fan in Chicago

Bad feeling that we didn't put some numbers up on Chen in the first, when we had the chance.

Think I've seen this movie before.

Let's go Jays, let's go Rays.

2005-09-27 16:36:39

33. randym77

// So I ask you, who the hell hits this guy, and when? //

Ummm...Aaron Boone, in game 7 of the ALCS? ;-)

Wakefield's having a very good year. He's probably the Bosox ace, at least right now.

2005-09-27 16:37:55

34. tocho

I've got two GameDay's going on (Bos-Tor) (Bal-NYY), MLB.TV, Bronx Banter, and a stock purchase agreement that needs to be ready in a couple of hours.

I'm really going crazy.

2005-09-27 16:39:32

35. weeping for brunnhilde

31, all right, good, I hope I'm imagining things then. I remember the game in May, but figured that was a fluke.

We shall see what we shall see.

2005-09-27 16:40:26

36. Mattpat11

I dont like losing for any period of time at this point in the year. I want five runs now.

2005-09-27 16:40:38

37. randym77

Yay, Bernie!

2005-09-27 16:40:54

38. Rich

WTG, Bernie.

2005-09-27 16:41:22

39. Rich

Kay doesn't know bunts.

2005-09-27 16:41:26

40. Mattpat11

Christ Bubba, what the fuck was that?

2005-09-27 16:42:46

41. randym77

C'mon, A-Rod! Bring 'em home!

2005-09-27 16:42:50

42. BklynBomber

... and the Captain shall lead us.

2005-09-27 16:43:20

43. weeping for brunnhilde

ALL major league baseball players should know how to bunt. Period.

2005-09-27 16:43:22

44. Bill

That's a terrible play by Bubba. Drag bunt with a so-so runner on first? Not to mention giving away an ay bat on the 1st pitch after Cano (!) and Bernie had combined to see 15 pitches.

2005-09-27 16:43:49

45. BklynBomber

Another 2 out rally, Yanks! Let's do it!

2005-09-27 16:45:05

46. BklynBomber

$@#!

2005-09-27 16:49:21

47. Cliff Corcoran

43 pitches for Chen through two. Good job, Yanks.

2005-09-27 16:50:22

48. Cliff Corcoran

BTW, anyone catch the speed of that high heat to K Alex? Chen doesn't throw that hard. How fast could it have been?

2005-09-27 16:52:56

49. yankz

Jeter's putting the team on his back. I knew it was only a matter of time.

A-Rod needs to step up.

2005-09-27 16:53:09

50. Bill

The booth claimed it was 88

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2005-09-27 16:53:16

51. atc

Moose is getting freaking squeezed

2005-09-27 16:54:45

52. BklynBomber

I didn't catch the speed, but it did look 90+

D-Rays put up a run against Tribe, now bottom 1...

2005-09-27 16:56:29

53. yankz

God dammit Moose, settle down.

2005-09-27 16:56:54

54. atc

2-0 Bos - Moose better figure this out quick

2005-09-27 16:56:57

55. Cliff Corcoran

Here's the rust. Hoping it's a growing pain, so to speak, and Moose is back on point in the finale.

2005-09-27 16:57:26

56. yankz

And EDGAR drives in a pair?!?!

2005-09-27 16:59:44

57. yankz

Damn.

2005-09-27 17:00:23

58. Max

Looks really, really bad tonight. If we don't get to Chen, we're down one game. So much for the premature celebration.

2005-09-27 17:00:35

59. Cliff Corcoran

Who is Edgar? Mora drove those in. 5-1 now after a single by Tejada. Leiter's warming.

2005-09-27 17:00:49

60. BklynBomber

All with 2 flippin' outs!!!

2005-09-27 17:02:10

61. yankz

Edgar = Edgar Renteria. Boston's up 2-0.

2005-09-27 17:02:20

62. randym77

Leiter's warming.

2005-09-27 17:02:22

63. Cliff Corcoran

Who was celebrating?

Good news is it's the second and Chen has not been sharp and the Yanks have made him work.

2005-09-27 17:02:22

64. Rich

He doesn't have his arm strength back.

2005-09-27 17:02:46

65. Zack

Edgar rentarei, in the sox game up 3-0, us down 5-0, kiss first place (and most likely the playoffs) goodbye. Having to win 2-3 in Fenway just to tie is asking a bit much

2005-09-27 17:02:50

66. Rich

He doesn't have his arm strength back.

2005-09-27 17:02:58

67. tocho

OK, so the f---- BoSux will win tonight and the Yanks will certainly lose. Its only 1 game back guys, we knew they were going to lose at least one v the O's.

What has me hanging from the lamp is the terrible pitching by Mussina, it looks like that stupid Sunday game is going to be crucial/vital and he looks very bad, and just to make matters worst, my anti-crist fat-ass schilling is looking good now....

Alex said it, the mood changes second by second.

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!

2005-09-27 17:03:44

68. yankz

3-0 now for the BloSox. Moose is done.

2005-09-27 17:03:49

69. vockins

(In play, run scoring play)

Waaaaaahhhhh!

2005-09-27 17:03:51

70. Mattpat11

we're fucked

2005-09-27 17:03:52

71. Cliff Corcoran

Oh, sorry, I was watching the Yankee game.

Another single. This is bad news. Chacon on short rest on Sunday?

Moose is hooked. Crap, this is bad news.

2005-09-27 17:04:06

72. Yankee Fan in Chicago

Oh boy. And we're gonna put him on the mound at Fenway this weekend?

2005-09-27 17:04:44

73. yankz

Al Leiter, what's the betting that this inning takes 15 more minutes?

2005-09-27 17:05:20

74. Mattpat11

tocho, No. The Orioles are a GOD AWFUL team, and this is a pennant race. anything other than a sweep is a disgrace, especially with Toronto rolling over.

2005-09-27 17:05:26

75. BklynBomber

It's far too early to put this one to bed. We'll get to Chen, but we really need Leiter to eat some innings here.

2005-09-27 17:05:33

76. atc

This game is far from over

2005-09-27 17:05:37

77. yankz

I have the Yankees on mlb.tv, Boston on Gameday. I'm getting double the pain.

2005-09-27 17:05:44

78. tocho

Oh good Leiter in, he should keep us in the game.

the silver lining is another off-day for gordon and mariano. I really hope we need them...

2005-09-27 17:06:07

79. Max

Cliff, posters around here this morning and on a couple of other blogs/boards were discussing almost every scenario involving how much the Yankees would be ahead after today. Didn't seem to occur to anyone that we might actually fall behind one game.

No panic or I told you so...just thought the confidence seemed misplaced given the pitching matchup this evening, and Moose's clearly not being in playoff form yet.

2005-09-27 17:08:02

80. Yankee Fan in Chicago

The Rays and White Sox have gotta help us out here against Cleveland.

2005-09-27 17:08:04

81. vockins

They have hit the crap out of Chen so far. Hopefully they'll string together some good ABs.

Please.

2005-09-27 17:08:09

82. randym77

We can still win this. The more worrisome thing is whether Moose can pitch against the Sox.

Maybe this is just a bad night, as so many of our pitchers have had of late.

But maybe Torre better keep Leiter or Wright fresh, just in case...

2005-09-27 17:09:04

83. Cliff Corcoran

Those people are idiots. Who said the Sox would lose?

2005-09-27 17:09:59

84. atc

LET"S GO

2005-09-27 17:10:01

85. Rich

We'll still win.

2005-09-27 17:10:13

86. BklynBomber

OK. Enough. Let's start rakin', Yanks!

2005-09-27 17:10:15

87. Mattpat11

They damn well better fucking tie the game this inning

2005-09-27 17:10:17

88. Cliff Corcoran

If the Yanks need a win to stay alive on Sunday it's all in, not Leiter Wright, but Chacon, Small, Wang, Randy, Moose, Mo, Gordon, Sturtze, you name it.

2005-09-27 17:11:03

89. randym77

Thank you, Al.

Now come on, offense! Another 6-run inning wouldn't be amiss here.

2005-09-27 17:12:52

90. tocho

OK, I'll be positive. they NEED to comeback, but the outlook is bleek.

2005-09-27 17:15:52

91. atc

3-2 bos

2005-09-27 17:16:02

92. BklynBomber

Boo-ya!!!! Iron Sheff!!!

2005-09-27 17:16:20

93. Zack

Amazing how Schilling has found himself just in time to annoint himself savior of the season. God I hate him (yeah, i know, its mostly just the result of the work)

Yes Gary!!

2005-09-27 17:16:31

94. atc

FUCK YEAH!!

2005-09-27 17:16:47

95. BklynBomber

Keep it going, 'Zilla...

2005-09-27 17:16:48

96. vockins

YEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH SHEFFFFFFF

2005-09-27 17:17:07

97. Mattpat11

nice start. Lets continue it

2005-09-27 17:17:25

98. Cliff Corcoran

Walk and a homer, that'll do. Few more of that combo will work just fine.

Actually, I have very little faith in Leiter, I think they'll need to hit double digits here.

Zaun homer in Fenway, 3-2 Sox. 5-3 O's.

2005-09-27 17:17:26

99. randym77

SHEFF!!!!

If it's all in on Sunday, I sure hope there's no tiebreaker Monday. :-/

2005-09-27 17:17:33

100. Zack

I love getting double positive news...Sheff's HR on MLB.tv, and Zaun's on gameday...

Anyone else notice the extended hr call by Kay? Held that s for a very long time there

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2005-09-27 17:17:34

101. BklynBomber

E-4. We'll take it!

2005-09-27 17:17:59

102. Mattpat11

Zaun homered off Fat Curt

2005-09-27 17:18:48

103. Cliff Corcoran

4-0 DRays, Matsui on via an error. The tide is turning?

2005-09-27 17:19:10

104. Zack

that dp hurts a lot

2005-09-27 17:19:11

105. Cliff Corcoran

4-0 DRays, Matsui on via an error. The tide is turning?

DP - I'm an idiot.

2005-09-27 17:19:14

106. Mattpat11