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They Wuz Robbed!

2006-04-22 07:42

by Cliff Corcoran

Bottom of the ninth. Yanks trailing by one, 6-5. Newly minted 24-year-old closer Chris Ray on the mound for the Orioles against the top of the Yankee order.

After Johnny Damon pops out, Derek Jeter walks on five pitches. Gary Sheffield follows with a line-drive single to center that almost decapitates the second base umpire. Alex Rodriguez then takes a strike, fouls off a slider low and away, swings through a 96 mile-per-hour fastball in on his hands, takes another further up and in to even the count at 2-2, then swings through yet another which is perfectly placed on the upper inside corner. Jason Giambi follows and on a 1-0 count, Jeter and Sheffield pull off a double steal that is ruled defensive indifference despite the fact that it puts the winning run in scoring position. Ray's 1-0 pitch was a ball and with first base open he walks Giambi on two more tosses.

That passes the baton to Hideki Matsui. Two outs, bottom of the ninth, tying run on third, winning run on second. Ray has thrown 21 pitches and walked two already, though Giambi was semi-intentional. Ray's first pitch to Matsui is a ball. His second is below the knee on the outside corner but is ruled a strike. His next pitch is ball two. The 2-1 pitch is almost a foot outside but ruled strike two. Matsui then checks his swing on ball three to run the count full. Ray then delivers the same pitch that was called strike two, it's nearly a foot outside and Matsui watches it go by thinking he's just tied the game with a walk, but home plate ump Phil Cuzzi rings him up. Game over. O's win 6-5.

That wasn't the only call that cost the Yankees the win last night. Chien-Ming Wang set the first seven Orioles down in order (six on ground balls) but fell apart in the third after a Kevin Millar double. He got Corey Patterson to ground out for the second out of the inning, but then walked Brian Roberts and rookie Nick Markakis on five pitches each to load the bases. Wang then threw three straight balls to Melvin Mora before coming back to get two called strikes to run the count full. Mora then hits a grounder to Jeter, who flips to Andy Phillips at first as Mora dives head first into the bag. Replays showed that Mora was should have been the third out of the inning, but he was called safe by first-base ump Jerry Crawford. Two runs scored on the play and Miguel Tejada followed with an RBI single before Wang finally got Jay Gibbons to ground out to end the inning.

I don't like to blame umpires for losses, but in this case there's no getting around it. They wuz robbed.

Incidentally, Wang had another rough inning in the sixth and was pulled in favor of Scott Proctor, who walked in a run (which is impressive as it took him two walks to do it) before getting out of it. Andy Phillips went 0 for 2, popping out on the first pitch in his first at-bat, then working Kris Benson for six pitches in his second only to strike-out looking on a full count. He was then pinch-hit for by Bernie Williams in the sixth with the tying runs on base and two outs. Bernie worked a walk to load the bases, but Johnny Damon grounded out to end the threat. Miguel Cario then took over at first and grounded out to strand the tying run on second in the eighth. Jason Giambi, whose right forearm just above the wrist is considerably swollen from being hit by a pitch on Thursday, went 0 for 4 as the DH with the walk desribed above. Finally, Tanyon Sturtze got three outs, two by strikout, without allowing a baserunner.

This afternoon, Shawn Chacon makes just his third start of the young season, this coming off a pair of dreadful relief appearances during the bast week. Here's hoping Chacon learned something by watching Mike Mussina's slow, slower, slowest routine on Thursday. Chacon's mound opponent will be Daniel Cabrera. Everyone's breakout candidate this winter, Cabrera walked 16 men over 6 1/3 innings in his first two starts, but just one in seven innings in his last outing. In that last start, against the Angels, he lasted seven innings allowing one unearned run on five hits and striking out ten. Uh oh.

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2006-04-22 09:48:47

1. C2Coke

Here is hoping...
It's amazing how unpredictable the Yanks are recently. They are not in a slump and they are definitely not on a winning streak...yet...here is hoping.

2006-04-22 10:04:52

2. Cliff Corcoran

Stinnett is starting today's day game after night game, meaning Posada will catch Johnson tomorrow. Giambi and Bernie are in the field. Sheffield will DH.

Echoing Stinnett, Raul Chavez will catch for the O's.

2006-04-22 10:17:04

3. singledd

FYI....
Soriano... 3 HRs yesterday
AVG .333 | HR 6 | RBI 12 | OBP .377 | SLG .653
Outfielder..... Lets get him....
he wants to be a Yankee

2006-04-22 10:27:35

4. randym77

How'd they get Soriano into the outfield?

2006-04-22 10:31:56

5. jayd

They'll be a few of those games during the course of the year. It was a travesty, though. But with 10 runners left on base, it's amazing how the mind focuses on that one situation.

Listened to Buck Martinez last night and he was calling attention to Wang's inability to get on top of his sinker when pitching from the stretch. Totally on when pitching from the full windup and using that stutter/hold of the ball he uses to throw batters off. But when pitching from the stretch Wang was missing up high and had none of the usual movement on the ball.

I hear that (pitcher performance throwing from the stretch and the full windup) a lot but always find it hard to believe. You would think it would be something coaches would have ironed out in high school ball. Or that the mechanics would be easy enough to correct that all you would need to do would be to call attention to the problem.

First time I'd seen Andy Phillips since he was hitting so well in spring training. Now I understand why he's not getting much playing time.

Sheff goes deep today.

Hope Cabrera walks 9 in a row.

2006-04-22 10:39:12

6. Bob Timmermann

4
Soriano was scared into the outfield after getting on the new Disneyland attraction "Mr. Bowden's Wild Ride."

2006-04-22 10:40:13

7. brockdc

Ironically, the Orioles broadcasting crew was complaining all game about how the Yankees hitters were getting all the close calls on balls and strikes. I think it was Martinez who, upon seeing Giambi unhappy with a strike call, snidely chimed, "How could it be a strike if I didn't swing at it?"

I'm with Jayd in that there were far too many opportunities that were squandered.

On a positive note, I thought Torre managed a hell of a game last night (no, really).

2006-04-22 10:40:15

8. randym77

5 Joe Torre said the same thing last night - that Wang was having trouble pitching from the stretch. Hopefully, they'll work on it with him.

Kitty said that he thought it mostly mental - that Wang was worrying too much about the runners and trying to get strikes, rather than just pitching and trusting his fielders. (Which Torre also said.)

2006-04-22 10:40:16

9. Cliff Corcoran

4 They threatened to place him on the restricted list, which means no pay, no service time accrued. Why would the Yankees want Soriano for their outfield? It's not like their current outfielders can't hit. Can Sori field? I could see getting him to DH if Bowden can be fooled into giving him away, but I wouldn't give up any actual talent for him. Singledd, let's check back on him in June.

2006-04-22 10:43:29

10. Cliff Corcoran

Singleton was just saying that when Wang throws his next bullpen they're going to have him work from the stretch.

2006-04-22 10:48:09

11. claybeez

If Sori can play the OF at least as adequetely as Sheff, I'd take him back, chasing sliders off the plate and all. At 30 he's almost a baby on this team. He's still got power, got the quicks to steal and knows the pressure of NY. IF he can learn to play OF what's not to love?

2006-04-22 10:49:09

12. Zack

Ugh, why would we want Soriano back, just because he can hit As an outfielder, he is far less valuable for us, and all those annoying flaws are still there...Why is mlb.trv giving the o's feed again if its a home game?

2006-04-22 10:50:49

13. wsporter

9 Cliff, Sori has been looking a little more comfortable out there of late. He still takes some big loopy routes on balls but even they are starting to tighten up. He made a couple of nice plays on balls he ran down at the wall the other night. He seems to get a good jump on the ball.

If we could send Bowden a couple of cases of mediocre scotch maybe he could be fooled into giving him away; more than that though I'd have to say no way too.

2006-04-22 10:50:58

14. Jeteupthemiddle

eh. I'd rather see how Melky does in AAA this year. If he is as successful as he has been, I'd rather he play right field next year than Soriano.

2006-04-22 10:54:46

15. Zack

And Chacon is doing the miss, miss more, and really miss now...

2006-04-22 10:55:41

16. Cliff Corcoran

Because we'd say it if the Yankees did it. Why bunt with your #3 hitter with men on first and second in the third and no outs following two walks?

2006-04-22 10:57:20

17. Cliff Corcoran

Chacon gets the next two men after the bunt. Giving away the first out changed the complexion of that inning. Idiocy.

2006-04-22 10:57:39

18. wsporter

Getting out of that was huge, I hope we can break through this 1/2 and take advantage.

2006-04-22 11:00:01

19. kdw

12 My MLB feed is Yankees with Sterling/Waldman. Noticed a couple days ago that clicking feed tv feed from Gameday gave me a different feed from the on on the dropdown menu, altho that wasn't the case the next time I tried. And yes, doesn't make any sense but it worked so I just went with it.

2006-04-22 11:00:22

20. fgasparini

3 Key to Sori's success (from MLB.com):

"Soriano also went to hitting coach Mitchell Page's meeting on Friday, during which Page reiterated to the position players to start hitting the top half of the baseball to go for doubles and singles instead of the home runs, which some players believe are hard to hit at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.

The hard work and Page's words paid off for Soriano, as he hit three home runs..."

Uh, what? I appreciate that MLB's writers are suppposedly independent, but unedited is maybe going too far.

2006-04-22 11:00:40

21. Jeteupthemiddle

Cano walked. Alert. Alert. Cano just drew a walk.

2006-04-22 11:01:18

22. Zack

holy crap Cano walked!

2006-04-22 11:01:48

23. Cliff Corcoran

The irresistable force and the immovable object. Who walked Cano? Daniel Cabrera, of course.

2006-04-22 11:03:03

24. Cliff Corcoran

Torre clearly wasn't walking the top of the inning. Cabrera walks Cano--Cano!--to lead off the third, and you bunt?

2006-04-22 11:03:22

25. Cliff Corcoran

er, watching, that is.

2006-04-22 11:04:44

26. wsporter

Does anyone have any feelings about having Stinett bunting in that spot. It keeps us out of the double play and moves the runner into SP with the top of the order comming up. It's very old style and tends to ignore the overall probability analysis. In that spot I think I like the move.

2006-04-22 11:04:47

27. Jeteupthemiddle

I think they are just pretending it is the 9th inning because of the expected rain.

It looks to me like both pitchers are hoping the rain beats them to the 5th inning. This is the slowest moving game of the season thus far. lol.

2006-04-22 11:08:29

28. Cliff Corcoran

Ballsy send by Bowa there. Paid off, 1-0 Yanks.

2006-04-22 11:08:34

29. Jeteupthemiddle

And RBI single. :)

2006-04-22 11:08:39

30. wsporter

Big rbi by the captain.

2006-04-22 11:08:41

31. Zack

kdw, I just did the same thing to the same result, so now I have a unknown video feed to the sounds of Sterling and Waldman, weird...but better than the O's feed...

2006-04-22 11:10:33

32. nycfan

I normally wouldn't mind the bunt that much, but Cabrera was wild as hell and the count was 2-0, so i think it was pretty dumb. Did work out though.

2006-04-22 11:10:46

33. fgasparini

26 I have to agree, if you have to have Kelly Stinnett in the lineup, that's the thing to do there. And it resulted in a run!

2006-04-22 11:12:22

34. fgasparini

32 I'm watching game day, couldn't judge Cabrera's control. I'm sure you're right...can't we all be right?

2006-04-22 11:13:15

35. Mattpat11

What the FUCK is it going to take to get this team to protect the plate with two strikes? Fines? I'm all for it.

2006-04-22 11:14:31

36. brockdc

CANO WALKS!! Film at eleven.

2006-04-22 11:16:14

37. brockdc

Er...I just realized that actually happened about ten minutes ago. Tivo faux pas

2006-04-22 11:20:13

38. monkeypants

OK, I've been listening to the games on radio (Yankees feed). The announcers are fools--that's a given. But I could swear I hear more organ music in the background at the Stadium. Is this my imagination? Is this all canned Eddie Layton work, or is there a new organist?

2006-04-22 11:20:16

39. Cliff Corcoran

Two hits through four innings off Chacon, but 3 walks against just 1 K and barely 50 percent of his pitches for strikes. Hmmm.

2006-04-22 11:20:39

40. Jeteupthemiddle

So what just happened with Arod as Cortland decided it was time for an Emergency Alert Test.

2006-04-22 11:21:56

41. Cliff Corcoran

38 There's been a new organist (actually I think there are two who alternate) since opening day the year after Layton retired.

2006-04-22 11:22:20

42. Cliff Corcoran

40 single

2006-04-22 11:23:46

43. Cliff Corcoran

Cabrera almost killed Giambi in the process of walking him. One at his head, one at his feet that caused him to flop over on the plate.

2006-04-22 11:23:57

44. monkeypants

41 Thanks. I need to pay more attention...

2006-04-22 11:28:51

45. Cliff Corcoran

Just saw a Cracker Jack vendor in the background. I'd pay stadium prices for a big box right now.

2006-04-22 11:29:23

46. Jeteupthemiddle

I would like to wish everyone a Happy Earth Day. :)

2006-04-22 11:29:34

47. yankaholic

AJ Burnett on DL.. Something in the FL water, once they stop drinking it, these guys go on DL.. Willis hasnt had any problems... has he??

2006-04-22 11:29:55

48. Mattpat11

I'll take it.

2006-04-22 11:29:56

49. fgasparini

39 Cabrera's even worse, Cliff...that's some consolation.

2006-04-22 11:30:25

50. Cliff Corcoran

Bernie with a sac fly! It was a normal-depth fly to right, but I think that's the farthest I've seen him hit a ball since his last homer some 170 ABs ago.

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2006-04-22 11:30:40

51. wsporter

Taking advantage of the extra out is very big.

2006-04-22 11:32:17

52. Cliff Corcoran

Should be noted for Gameday followers: Millar and Cabrera failed to cover first on Matsui's ground ball, erasing a would-be DP and making that sac fly possible.

2006-04-22 11:33:32

53. kdw

Toronto up on Boston 8 to 1 bottom of 4th.

2006-04-22 11:34:33

54. Cliff Corcoran

49 Not really, he's got a higher percentage of strikes, same number of walks, but two more Ks.

2006-04-22 11:35:15

55. Jeteupthemiddle

Damon didn't make the play, but I thought it was a nice one...with Bernie right behind him.

2006-04-22 11:36:30

56. Cliff Corcoran

Get the pen going. Villone, perhaps? Maybe even Wright?

2006-04-22 11:37:40

57. Mattpat11

nice play

2006-04-22 11:37:46

58. Jeteupthemiddle

Well that was fun. 1 out with still 2nd and 3rd.

2006-04-22 11:38:04

59. Cliff Corcoran

Another bunt with no outs men on first and second (this time on a pair of singles). Chacon gets the lead runner, who happened to be the catcher Chavez. Will they never learn?

2006-04-22 11:38:19

60. fgasparini

54 But threw more pitches through 4 and did give up the runs...potato, potahto.

2006-04-22 11:39:03

61. Mattpat11

56 WRIGHT?

2006-04-22 11:39:32

62. Cliff Corcoran

60 Right. Equally bad, but not worse. Tomato.

2006-04-22 11:39:46

63. wsporter

That (lead runner out at third and no out 2 on) is just terrible. I wonder if the folks at Camden Chat are going as nuts as it would be here?

2006-04-22 11:40:23

64. Mattpat11

I want Roger back.

2006-04-22 11:40:51

65. Cliff Corcoran

61 Kitty's been talking all day about how the best pitch on a rainy day is a fastball. Wright has one, I also have more faith in him out of the pen than as a starter. His one relief appearance this year was solid for two innings before he fell apart. Two innings now would be plenty.

2006-04-22 11:41:43

66. Cliff Corcoran

Sac fly by Bernie, sac fly to Bernie. What comes around . . .

2006-04-22 11:43:04

67. rsmith51

Wright looked pretty bad against a very weak Twins lineup.

2006-04-22 11:44:15

68. wsporter

Some nice work to get out of that without more damage being done.

2006-04-22 11:44:16

69. rsmith51

Very nice, Chacon. I was wondering why the camera wasn't going into CF..

2006-04-22 11:44:51

70. Mattpat11

65 Its a fastball, but its the Jaret Wright fastball.

And Wright is a miserable reliever. Look at his numbers.

2006-04-22 11:45:13

71. Jeteupthemiddle

That was a nice play. To be honest, I think this is the kind of start that can get Chacon going. He wasn't good by any means, but he did only allow 1 run through 5. Certainly a start he can build on.

2006-04-22 11:48:12

72. Mattpat11

Is that what happened? Sterling called it a "hard hit ball through the GAHHDTGDSBEAUTIFULPLAYINNINGOVER"

2006-04-22 11:48:37

73. wsporter

He seemed to be having trouble getting his curveball over early but I thought he settled down and pitched pretty well. Are they saying that's it for him?

2006-04-22 11:50:34

74. Mattpat11

SWING THE FUCKING BAT

2006-04-22 11:52:37

75. Jeteupthemiddle

Chacon still pitching. I think I would get someone up to come in.

2006-04-22 11:53:02

76. Cliff Corcoran

70 Holy crap, I totally misremembered his performance with the Padres. My bad.

2006-04-22 11:53:28

77. Zack

Woah, the o's feed really needs to stop interviewing really scary drunk people about their favorite players...

2006-04-22 11:54:51

78. rsmith51

77 They don't all say Cal Ripken, Jr.?

2006-04-22 11:55:05

79. Zack

Is there any way the Yanks don't cut Wright loose after this season?

2006-04-22 11:55:39

80. Zack

No, the last scary woman claimed Chris Hoiles, I kid you not...

2006-04-22 11:59:30

81. Jeteupthemiddle

Chacon is at 98 pitches. Does he come out for the 7th? I'm inclined to say no. He had a good outing that he can use to build his confidence, no reason to risk having a poor 7th inning. Although, he did have a good 6th inning.

2006-04-22 12:01:57

82. weeping for brunnhilde

I just had a moment of dread.

I noticed the score (2-1) and the inning (6) and just thought, "We can't win this game."

Don't mean to be a gloomy gus or anything, but that was my thought, "We're gonna fuck this up somehow, this team can't win one-run games."

Someone care to talk me down?

2006-04-22 12:02:42

83. jayd

Hey that was my sheff homerun. pulled it foul, damn!

2006-04-22 12:03:02

84. Jeteupthemiddle

Come done.