Ryu vs. Kuroda - great matchup.

Nice start for Hiroki.

Thomas Neal will solve all problems.

Overbay.

Thanks Lyle.
Have to follow via game channel.

Damn. That's a helluva play by Uribe.

Yikes. Double play.

2nd and 3rd. No out. 2 pitches later, inning over. Nice.

Dodged a bullet there.

That was our season in a nutshell.

hiro.

Sure might be nice to score more than two runs.

Bases juiced, one out for Vernon Wells...

Worthless fucking at bat, Vernon. Well done.

Yep. Predictable.

Good eye, Thomas. I can see why a flat fastball right down the middle, hip high, might not be what you're looking for.

sunuva...

11) Bases loaded 1 out=zero runs. That's the Yankee offense in a nutshell.

bollocks.

Looks like Hiroki is pitching a gem.

Modamn, Robbie! Put a star on that one.

Wow, great pitch to get Adrian.

Yay, Ichiro! Haven't seen a homer from him in a while.

Wow!
Happy Japan Day in Yankee Stadium!

[23] yeah. according to a tweet by Erik (sic.) Boland, at LoHud:

Ichiro's first HR since May 10 at KC, a span of 115 ABs

Hey blue. You suck!

Oh, come on.

alright. gotta turn 2 here...

Shite!

Ugh.

um, this isn't good.

i said: TURN 2, *not* give up 2.

jeesh. does no one listen to me?!

Revenge of Jerry Hairston.

Do not let Nick Friggin' Punto beat you.

Sláinte!

[34] Mhath!

Oh, goody. Our clean-up batter comes to the plate in a big situation...

Oh, wait. Never mind.

why did Donnie take Fernando Valenzuela out of the game? He owned Vernon last at-bat?

[35] A band according to Google. Music I like according to the youtube. Learn something new on the Banter daily. : )

Holy Fucking Circus Show. lol.....

holy crap we lucked out!

Oh, Jon, sorry.
Poor Jon.

Damn. Get this dude out of there before he kills somebody.

Phew.

If someone can rap a hit, maybe we can save Mo for the second game...

[38] hmmm. they must've taken it from the *incredible* song "Slainte Mhath" by the awesome band MARILLION. Well, they were awesome when Fish was the singer/lyricist. He's a Scotish poet and that was a big lyric for the big guy.

check out: Marillion "Slainte Mhath" - it's from their amazing Clutching At Straws disc, 1987.

Served to short left. Yee-haw.

[44] Ichiro is happy to oblige

[47] It's Japan Day.

Two nutshells in one game.

[45] Nah, It's just me being confused. Marillion is a band I never heard of until half hour ago. When looking at videos for the first time I didn't know which was the band name vs. the song name. In any case, Go Irish! ; )

Hm.
Just out of curiosity, what is the thinking behind removing Kelley after one batter in the first game of a double-header?

Hey, Ichiro. Have a day!

Now THAT is one laser of a homer. Holy shit.

Yoip.
Oh well.

crap. at least i leave for work with a lead...

GO YANKS!!!

Let's get a few more in the bottom and save Mariano for the second game.

Oof.

It can never be easy, huh?

Oh, hell, does this mean that I'm seeing Hughes *and* Chamberlain tonight?

That's just mean.

Not hammerin'.

Strikes, D Rob, Strikes!

STRIKES. It's Juan Uribe.

Uh, Dave. Strikezone?

STRIKES!!!!!!!!!

Jesus Fucking Christ.

Get him out. Now.

This is not my favorite part of the game so far.

I smell disaster.

Attaboy.

Okay, I'm calming down.

Let's go Mo! 1,2,3.

Everyone knows that pitch is coming, and everyone knows everyone else knows. And yet they still swing and miss.

All Rise. Paint it black.

Mo!

Yay! I'll be there to see Donnie tonight. First game (in the Bronx) of the year!

Oh he got taken to school by the Master right there.

All Praise Mo.