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After dropping the opener to the Royals at home, the Yankees beat up on the majors' worst team on Saturday (a 15-4 victory) and during the first two innings of Sunday's game. They then went down in order (save a Johnny Damon single erased by a caught stealing) over the final seven innings of the series, squeezing out a 6-5 win in the finale.
Today they're in Detroit for a Memorial Day afternoon special to open a four game series with the best team in the majors. The Tigers have a strong offense, which some of us saw coming, but have been winning with dominating pitching, which few if any of us did. This afternoon's contest features the two disappointments of the two rotations, Randy Johnson, about whom more need not be said, and Jeremy Bonderman, who was the Tiger hurler ticketed for a breakout and, through an odd twist, the only one who hasn't experienced one.
That's all I've got for you right now. It's a gorgeous day and Becky and I are going for a picnic. Enjoy!
Detroit Tigers
2006 Record: 35-15 (.700)
2006 Pythagorean Record: 34-16 (.674)
Manager: Jim Leyland
General Manager: Dave Dombrowski
Home Ballpark (2005 Park Factors): Comerica Park (98/98)
Who's Replacing Whom?
Current Roster
1B – Chris Shelton (R)
2B – Placido Polanco (R)
SS – Carlos Guillen (S)
3B – Brandon Inge (R)
C – Ivan Rodriguez (R)
RF – Maglio Ordoñez (R)
CF – Curtis Granderson (L)
LF – Craig Monroe (R)
DH – Marcus Thames (R)
Bench:
R – Omar Infante (IF)
R – Ramon Santiago (IF)
L – Jack Hannahan (IF)
R – Vance Wilson (C)
Rotation:
R – Justin Verlander
L – Kenny Rodgers
R – Jeremy Bonderman
R – Roman Colon
L – Nate Robertson
Bullpen:
R – Todd Jones
R – Fernando Rodney
R – Joel Zumaya
L – Jamie Walker
R – Jason Grilli
L – Bobby Seay
R – Chris Spurling
15-day DL: S – Dimitri Young (DH), L – Mike Maroth
60-day DL: R – Troy Percival, R – Craig Dingman
Typical Lineup
L – Curtis Granderson (CF)
R – Placido Polanco (2B)
R – Ivan Rodriguez (C)
R – Magglio Ordoñez (RF)
S – Carlos Guillen (SS)
R – Chris Shelton (1B)
R – Craig Monroe (LF)
R – Marcus Thames (DH)
R – Brandon Inge (3B)
Johnny Damon CF
Derek Jeter SS
Gary Sheffield RF
Jason Giambi 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Terrence Long DH
Melky Cabrera LF
Randy Johnson LHP
you have 4 options (bernie, cairo, phillips, long) and you go with the worst.
Now, having said that, it would be fitting for Long to have an amazing day. 3-5 with 2 hrs
Andy Phillips should just beg Brian Cashman to release him. If only he had a clause like Carlos Pena.
No Joe, Unit's DHing tomorrow.
I've got my ticket for tomorrow's game: Small-Colon. Now is it going to be a gut wrenching performance or will the Yankees have the intestinal fortitude to win?
I'm hoping for the big bats to show up
Yes, a live game is shunted to later in order to broadcast a repeat of a foreign game.
And a nice 1 2 3 inning by the Unit.
I was just about to chime in, that tho the Tigers are hitting .280, good for 5th in the league, they don't take very many walks. Guillen at ss seems to be the only regular who does. First inning shows it.
(They seem to be making up for it with an oustanding sluggiung % however -- .474, 2nd only to the Jays and far ahead of our .448.)
Makes Cano look like Giambi and Thome.
Unit threw more pitches to Inge than he did to Polanco, Thames and Pudge combined.
Crap, Long is up...
Shut up, dpmurphy.
If you're a tigers fan, well, good job
WTH!! no more injuries please...
Jeter's out, replaced by Ciaro!
GREAT JOB BY ANDY!!!!
92 Slider, I think. He's also been more aggressive this game, he actually went high and tight to someone earlier in the game, knocking the batter on his butt.
92 94 agreed, the slider was working very well, also I noticed that he was able to locate his fastball in all 4 quadrants (sitting at 92-92 mph). I think it all boils down to command. I also liked the up and in to Pudge and to another batter I don't remember. Very good outing by RJ
What's with Joe yanking pitchers with low counts when they are doing well? Hey, I'm sure if he'd given up a three-run bomb in the third, they'd have left him in to settle down, and he probably would've pitched through the 5th even if he continued to fall apart, but a double in the 7th? Time to go.
I really didn't think Bonderman would wind up outlasting Randy today.
Ride that pen like a rented mule!
97 - most likely, Joe wants to get Proctor & Farnsworth another inning of work - Lord knows they've been underused lately. I'm surprised Villone is in - I didn't know Joe was aware he was on the 40-man roster.
Villone was very good in the 7th. I would probably start him in the 8th., and then use Myers even Erickson if there's no one on. Then, for the 9th. you have to play it by ear.
I love you too, Terrence F'ING LONG!!!!