Via LoHud, Teix is out with flu like symptoms, Jeter to DH, Swisher to 1B, Nunez at SS.

Johnny Damon has signed a minor league contract on Tuesday, the next step before he joins the (Indians) major league club and possibly moves into a permanent spot in left field. The sides agreed on a $1.25 million deal last week.

Poor JD. This is the 2nd time he blew the Yankees off, and ended up no better.

Hmm...CC still "dealing" a 90 mph fastball. That doesn't seem right.

Nice 1, 2, 3, inning for CC.

Alright, Nick.

Attaboy, Swish.

Patience please, Rob. Liriano is not a big friend of the strike zone tonight.

Oh you gotta be kidding me.

Sigh.

Peeeeeeew. What a stinker that was.

Also that.

Ryan Doumit has scary black-eyed kid eyes.

CC's "stuff" is not sooo overwhelming tonight.

[13] He's just getting warmed up.

[14] For June?

Scary fly ball.

That could have been ugly. I was expecting the ball to drop.

[13] This always happens in April. Remember?

Communication, boys.

[18] I don't remember his velocity being so consistently low, but maybe I'm mistaken.

Not the velocity in particular. I don't remember that either. But he's generally a mediocre pitcher in April.

Hey, cool! Free base!

Oh, that's what he does well!

Oh good, a man on second, but will we get him in?
Nunez!

Please, Brett, do not strike out looking. Or at all.

Ok. Squeeze. Sac bunt. Squeeze again. 2-1 good guys.

Or that! ; )

Oh, that is just fucking awesome.
Except that isn't, stupid ass fan.

Let's go, Yankees!

Gritner!

Missed it, had to release the hounds.

Oh, never mind, not the fan's fault at all.

Hm. Can Stewart bunt? I do not like the squeeze, but I do like the idea of Gardenhire pulling in his infield...
So where are they? Not way in.

Just bunt.

Don't K or pop out.

Hideous.

Got lucky there, Brett.

I don't have the energy to load the link for the Circus Music, but please feel free to imagine it.

I didn't realize Chris Stewart was a Yankee again. He keeps trying to escape, and they keep getting him back. :-)

He hasn't put a single pitch in the zone to Jetes.

The strike out pitch might have just scratched the zone.

Yeah, he doesn't want to walk Swish and face Rob with the bases juiced. Good count, Nick...

Better count now. Come on, Nick! Green light him, right?

Whoa.

Okay, Rob, be patient. Be patient.

Find a gap, Robbie. Pretty please.

Crap. CRAP!

That fucking inning is gonna bite them in the ass. Dammit!

Sub-optimal.

No one's there to see you, blue. Douche.

Adios!

Gardy was trying for that.

But WTF were they on about?

Span was fussing about the strike call?

Wtf kind of game is this?

That figures.

Jesus Christ.

Clete Thomas?

Yep, just warming up.

Ugh.

We got a lot of $20m+ league average players this year...

Maybe it's glitter. Crap.

Warming. Up.

[54] [56] CC. April. Remember?

God, that's only the second out?

Whew.

[59] And Rob doesn't hit in April and Teix doesn't hit in April.

Wow, that looked trapped!

Nice, Brett!

Nope, clean catch!

Brett saves the day.

Gardner saves a whole shitload of runs.

[56] The year is young, but we're not used to this throttling by the Twins. The biggest concern is watching Cano at bat.

Gardner mows the lawn and stops the damage

Brett looked none too comfortable after that catch.. Please let the wrist be ok.

Losing to a team with Jamie Carrol and Trevor Plouffe mashing the ball..what's going on??

[67] And Clete Thomas.
What's going on is that CC isn't pitching very well, and we stranded a load of runners.

[68] Trevor Plouffe..really, it matches my real name in the "least inspiring baseball names ever" contest..

Anyone missing Tex? He's out with "flu like symptoms".

[70] He caught it from his bats.

[69] JJ Putz wins that contest.

Not my favorite part of the line-up here.

[70] Hangover? Domestic trouble? Missing goggles? Heroin setback? (sorry, that H joke refers to old jazz men from the 50s who sometimes missed gigs due to `stomach upset`..likely form withdrawl).

Green light Nuney. Holy Smokes!

Nice job, Eddie boy.

Hey, cool! Probably not what Joe was thinking when he gave Ed the green light, but good enough!

[74] Allergy to Liriano...check out his career numbers against.

A hit with RISP?!

Meanwhile (as I listen to the Twins feed), the announcers are talking with Carl Pavano, basically yucking it up over last night's game. Infuriating.

[78] Ah right, Francisco Randy Johnson Liriano..prettayyyy weak, Teix.

I'd almost want to PH for Stewart. Yeah, might do it, with Russell. But I guess the whole point of playing Stewart is then defeated.

I smell a double play.

Lester out after 2+ at Fenway. Gives up 4 runs and leaves the based loaded.

YAYAYAYAYA

True Yankee!

Damn, look at this new (perhaps not so) feckless catcher!

Yes. The Reverse Jinx Rides Again! ; )

[84] Holy shit, I wasn't watching -- what happened? Is he injured? (He's the only Red Sox I would really hate to see injured.)

Chris Stewart! Frankie who?

Yes, good job, Just Fair. Excellent work.

[86] I was always 100% gung-ho for the Chris Stewart signing!
[84] That's so sad..someone call PopEye's! (is that joke already stale?)

5-2 in Fenway. Sacs loaded, 1 out.

Now we know that Stewart will not bat zero this year. He has more RBI's than Arod.

[89] Getting old???

Derek is pounding that right field corner, huh?

[95] He's 28. Pitcher prime.

Good rap, Jetes.

Jesus, we're only in the third and it's only 5-3?

[96] He's pounding everything, but particularly right field.

Damn, nice play.