Assuming the game's not rained out...

And they probably figure Bernie's defense won't hurt in RF, since if Wang's pitching well, not much will get out there anyway.

Still, I think I'd have started Guiel and sat Bernie tonight. I like the way Guiel charges the ball, and he's been hitting so well.

Julio Lugo SS
Carl Crawford LF
Rocco Baldelli CF
Ty Wigginton 3B
Travis Lee 1B
Jorge Cantu 2B
Greg Norton RF
Jonny Gomes DH
Dioner Navarro C

you're allowed to curse here?

Anyone actually watching? Did Alex get a standing O?

Melky's luck is really amazing. Seems like that kind of thing always happens when he's batting.

Did Waldman just say we re-acquired Navarro?

I think I have found a way to get around the Saturday bl@ckout issue.

Email me at: bobtaco at yahoo dotcom and I will let you know.

http://chicoescuela1.tripod.com/Phillips.htm

42 No, that's why I asked. Didn't catch her whole comments, and didn't notice Navarro starting tonight...

still think we should trade him?

We need to petition MLB to offer us a choice of feeds on MLB-TV and allow us to select the one we want. If it can be done game by game, at least allow us a 'preferences' field. Can the technology be that hard for that???

67 You're off the hook, yank ;-) Sterling just announced it to the world, anyway. Even saying "perfect game'....

Pedro has two daddies? ;-)

I agree though, they should offer both feeds per game. I think they do for the radio.

BB ByLaw 4.21
Mentioning a Yankee No-No or Perfecto in progress:

If it's broken up in the inning it is mentioned, or the next elidigible inning, the entire blame is put on the poster who calls attention to it.

If the pitcher in question gets three consecutive outs after the post is made and the no-no remains intact, the poster is fully forgiven for broaching the subject.

PoPo, drive in at least 2 Runs here.

And the walk drives Corcoran from the game...

Many teams can't afford him.
He will be going to break Aaron's record.

Our team plays in the Big Apple.
Our team is owned by George Steinbrenner.
It will be a media frenzy not seen in a while.

Will the Boss be able to say NO to Bonds?

103 Absolutely, that's just scoreboard watchin'. Only age-old traditions are respected and enforced here ;-)

f*ck barry....we have enough steroid alegations on this team already...we don't need to be the place where they all come to..

1. Moose
2. Unit
3. Tiger

moron

Dunno why, but it seems like Mel has been gone for years...

Tell me about it! Am I the only one who is baffled that the Yankees only have 1 hitter over .300 and only 1 other who is even close?

I have to chalk Giambi's average up to his taking on more responsibility for driving in runs and hitting HR this year, with Sheffield and Matsui out. It's less important that he get on base. Also, watching about 75 games this year, it's very very clear that he isn't getting the benefit of the doubt on those close pitches that he got the past two years.

MLB's strike zone is something that should never have evolved, and never changed. Sadly it has over the years. The tiny strike zone has as much to do with the power numbers as steroids.

Congrats, Wang! Good win!

Congrats, Tiger!

And he actually smiles...

Well, that answers that. A tidy 2-hit shutout for Tiger!

Torre thinks Beam is solid for some strange reason. He may have potential, but clearly Smith is further along and MLB ready. Not to mention I think Smith has just plain better stuff. If he wasn't going to call Smith up, they should have just called up another hitter.

Last year Yankee starters threw four shutouts, two by Moose (remember the first, the high-pitch-count Saturday game vs. Oakland at home that finally snapped that early season skid), one my Aaron Small, and one by Carl Pavano. I seem to remember that two if not three of them were against the A's actually.

Jorgie is right, he is clearly our best pitcher. I know Moose is having a great year, but Wang's ability to go deep consistently makes him much more valuable. There is always a reason that guys pitch from the pen, and that's because they aren't good enough to start or close, with few exceptions, so any starter who minimizes bullpen innings is exponetially more valuable than a guy who can give you 6 innings and three earned runs.

I am guessing he's the POTG?

Even in the 9th, his sinker was sinking, and he was clocking 96 mph on the gun.

Especially considering Joe's cpmplete inability to evaluate relief pitcher's values. Has Joe said anything about giving Chacon a start or is he absolutely going to go with Ponson until he dumps? I know it was just one inning, but Chacon's stuff was downright nasty against Texas.

Torre did say he was "his player of the game" the other day.

My biggest concern is that if we do make the playoffs that Joe pulls another "Kevin Brown is going to get the start in game seven" if we get into that situation. I love Joe most of the time, but his reluctance to send guys out there on short rest in the playoffs in lieu of number 4 and 5 guys has cost us far too many crucial games in the past. I will never forgive him for starting Brown in game seven against the Sox with Duque on the roster and Moose on 3 days rest, never.

Cliff,

Has Joe ever sat down and given his reasoning for babying his best pitchers in the post-season? I think back to '01, if Brenly treats Schilling/Unit the way Joe treats his best pitchers, we win that series. I know it's beating a dead horse, but I just feel like Joe goes all Chris Webber on us when we get in crucial games. My feeling is that you should never lose a game 5 (ALDS) or game 7 with your best starter watching from the bullpen.

Boston takes 2-1 lead :(

Angels lead Boston 7-2 late.

How ESPN can allow him free range on his personal vendetta speaks volumes for that "network". But most sports fans with a half a brain cell left have been lamenting the slow but steady decline of something that could have been great up there in Bristol.

Since ABC, Inc. owns both ESPN and The View, I'm sure that move can be done with one text message. Email CEO Robert Iger, who knows — maybe he feels the same way...

Duque wasn't injured. He had come back from injury and hadn't pitched yet. If he was injured to the point that it would be impossible to pitch, what was he doing on the roster for the series? That decision was right up there with bringing the infield in against Arizona with the king of broken bat bloops to second in his prime on the mound. I love Joe, but when the heat is on, he makes decisions by the book, not based on the players on the field, and that drives me nuts. If he makes the right decision against Arizona, we get to play another inning!

Agreed! Here is a Coors Light Cold Hard Fact: Steve Phillips is on ESPN because he is a relatively attractive former MLB General Manager, and ESPN believes that gives them some inside credibility. There is absolutely no way he would utter "Pujols should be traded" no matter how bad things got. He says it concerning Arod because of his contact and because he plays in NY.

Same with Joe Morgan, he almost never knows what he is talking about, to the point where I am left wondering how he ever played the game, but "hall of famer" Joe Morgan is on ESPN for a similar reason, because he is in the Hall. Well that, and his penchant for stealing his suits from P-Diddy.

It really is sad though. The became more like FOX, when they should have been moving in the opposite direction. I am waiting for the day that the hosts start wearing advertisements on their suits.