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If the Yankees could only win one game this weekend I wanted it to be today's game. That's what I was saying all last week. I said two things: I hope the Yankees split the series and if they can only win one, let them beat Oliver Perez on Sunday. Perez is like AJ Burnett to me. Not as good, but still. Loads of talent, great "stuff" yet hopelessly erratic. Million Dollar Arm, Ten Cent Head kind of guy.
Of course, I'm more than half-expecting Perez to go out and throw a three-hitter. Walk five guys but still win. He is 4-1 lifetime vs. the Yanks.
Let's hope that I'm wrong and that Perez is wild and awful not wild and good. Like to see a big day from Alex Rodriguez and the Yankee offense. Jorge, Jetes, Melkawitz. Want them to have Perez seeing nothing but this:
(from Soxfan at YfSf)
Rasner seems due for a good start, doesn't he?
It's another hot one in New York. Got to figure the Mets are going to come out playing hard today. They need to salvage the split. This is likely the last game the Yanks will ever play at Shea Stadium and our boys are playing with house money. Let's see what they can do with it and
Let's Go Yan-Kees!
Jeter SS
Rodriguez 3B
Posada 1B
Betemit 2B
Cabrera CF
Molina C
Christian RF
Rasner RHP
Still, not sure I would have put Betemit in at second, he's pretty useless as a right handed hitter. I would have gone with AG.
still ... i suppose it's a house money game and we'll see wholesale subsitutions later in the game if things are close
But I am rooting for a quick game, I'm going to see Get Smart at 4 PM. A quick Yankees-Mets game? Unpossible!
Also I think Giambi makes the stretch towards Jeter's throw and gets the out.
"Lets! Go! Mets! Woo!"
Or am I hearing the "Kees" as Yankees fans overlap the Mets fans:
"Let's! Go! Yan! Kees!"
nice effort by jeter, just not quite in time and ras got out of it - but has to throw more strikes.
i think chip caray's ratio of comments about the game to blabbering bullshit is about 1:10
Not sure exactly what or why, but Alan Horne is out after just two-thirds of an inning here in Buffalo. His control was horrible -- 32 pitches, 12 strikes -- and he was constantly shaking his right arm in between pitches. He walked three and allowed a two-out, two-run single before being pulled from the game.
Come on, Cap.
But damn, I don't know how Alex missed that pitch.
Rasner's adversity to a 1,2,3 inning is irksome for me.
By the way, Melky is the one who needs a day off. His ABs are pathetic right now.
Come on, sticks, this is our game to win now!
We're bound to scratch out a couple, especially if we can get Robby and Abreu back in action.
So, with Posada playing first, is this the best place to PH Moeller?
66 weeping - ron darling and one of my all time favorites chip caray - they also went on to say that joba should either stay in the pen or have started the year as a starter... no need for me to comment on the stupidity.
Of course, if Robertson implodes here, it won't make much of a difference.
Is our pen so shot right now?
They gave us a gift there, why not have Jason hitting?
God damn it.
The thing was practically over his head.
You really don't see homers on pitches that up very often.
Wow.
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Actually, there is no real good reason not to PH there.
who, exactly?
It occurred to me the pitcher's spot was due up after Molina, no? In which case they walk Giambi but then you can still bring in Cano or Abreu.
You have to take a shot there, you've only got 7 outs left!
=)
Whatever.
This is a very disappointing game.
LET'S GO YAN-KEES!!!!
We had 4-5 weak spots in the line up. It's no way to win a game - regardless of splits as you said - and it showed.
Pathetic Joe. Pathetic.
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