I really like breaking up Gardner, Cano and hot-hitting Ichiro with Nix and Wells. You never want to cluster your best hitters.

That's a good start.

Thank you Robbie!

Vernon Wells with four straight Ks...

[4] i called the "k", watching with my dad.

This is one of those terribly constructed ZOMG IT'S A LEFTY! STACK THE BAD RIGHTIES! lineups that somehow surprises you by scoring 12 runs, right?

8 pitches, nice.

Nice work, big guy.
Just 20 pitches through two innings, too.

That was just an awesome AB by Jayson Nix.

I mean, aywsome.

Nothing wrong with that one either.

We always had faith, Vernon!

Never doubted you for a minute.

Vernon got a hit! stop the presses. I guess no URP curse tonight.

C-Stew!

And I was about to say, "Stewart was about a quarter inch away from a two-run double."

That's what we call a mistrial.

nice to have a home-cooked meal from my mom, sitting at the old kitchen table with my parental units, watching the yanks game on tv. it's like my childhood all over again! : )

another 8 pitch frame.

[16] What did she make?

Going to visit my folks in 3 weeks. Home cooking from mom.

[16] Childhood all over again. Drummer. Hmmmm.

"Eventually the CD matures."

[18] just a simple chicken dish with pasta and awesome sauteed spinach. i drank a mission st. blonde ale with the meal. i loved all of it.

[19] hmmm, i don't get it.

valencia = tribe member!

alright guys, i'm headed out to queens. wanna see my precious niece and super cool nephews before their bedtime.

GO CC!!! GO YANKS!!!

[20] You don't get it?
I thought you were the one who told me the joke with that punchline!

[20] sounds yummy.

Have fun.

[21] oh...oh yeah! mutual fund...only ONE matures. i was thinking = Compact Disc. i get it now : )

[22] thanks man.

i'll check in later, but i imagine everyone will be gone. maybe i'll sneak a peek off my iphone...

[20] Also, no kidding, Danny Valencia... he definitely does not look Jewish! Cuban dad. I mean, how Miami is that, Jewish mother and Cuban father?

Enjoy Queens!

My brother is at this game. Lives in Maryland. I'm kind of half hoping that the Yankees don't get further ahead, so he'll get to see Mo (assuming no CG for CC).

Ah, well.
Now AG feels better, anyway.

Time to bear down now, Huge Man.

[26] CC is just making AG feel better.

Now Adams on the other hand. . .

[28] I kind of thought that was Rob's fault. Why wasn't he covering first?

This (Machado) AB is the scary one...

Aw shit.

Dammit. Damn you, Manny Machado.

He's just a double machine, isn't he?

That double was worth 23% of Win Expectancy. Huge hit.

[29] I'm just going by what now-I'm blanking-on-his-name said, I wasn't looking at the tv right then.
Shitty inning.

[35] I'm listening to the Orioles' team.

Argh!

Tie game. Crap.

Two singles to the pitcher this inning!

The Orioles do seem to be a little star-struck.

And now Joba's up.

Oh man 19 to 10 in the Indians-WS game. First of a DH.

Sigh.

Modammit!

Oh joy.

Another small game from the big man.

3-0 when I left work, 3-4 when I got home.

Fan-tastic.

Wow, the Red Sox jumped out to 5-0 but the Jays just tied it.

Well, guess Joe wants to start the series off with a loss.

[44] No. This is the chessmaster.

Joe told Joba to trick the Orioles into smashing the ball into the outfield, because he has cleverly stationed Ichiro Suzuki out there to catch the balls.

Super frustrating game. Bad fielding on the bunt, Machado taking the extra base on Gardner, the flat curve ball for a home run.

And this fucking offense...

Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

That was no fun at all. And my brother [25] will not be happy.

Bad taste in my mouth.

That was a shitty loss.

Still pissed. LOL

At least we caught up to Houston in runs scored!