Darn near chilly this a.m. 64 in the morning. Cloudy and the lawn has been mowed. Now to relax.

Words not heard in the Bronx:
"Oh boy, I've really been looking forward to B-Mac's first start!"

Hey, Carlos!

Needed that, baby.

Belted-ran!

there we go. nice beltran.

Efficient. The Yankees aren't wasting a lot of time making outs. That's definitely fewer than 20 pitches for Simon through two innings.

Oh, he dropped it.

I do appreciate our OF defense this year.

wow.

Very nice. Brett exploits the short infield.

nice gardy!

Now just leave one up to Teixeira, please. One mistake, is all I'm asking.

this simon guy has had a pretty colorful coupla years off the field. the celebratory gun shooting incident and rape accusation. hmmm...

i'll take the 2-0 lead. would love an Earl Weaver Special right here!

that was more like a Rob Deer Special. or, more accurately, Pete Incaviglia.

[12] Yeah, hm. And he reminds me a lot of that minor leaguer, Carlos Cabrera.

I think I'm getting really good at the Sarcastic Reverse Jinx [2].

nice brandon.

nice pitch!

Like I said, I love McCarthy. I'm a McCarthyite!

brandon's wife just happens to have been a swimsuit model. brian roberts' wife, too.

ichiro looked awful in that at-bat.

ugh. that was crushed.

Pop.

But, his wife is still a swimsuit model, so.

Whew!

good. got out of it with a lead.

now...more runs please!

[22] brian's, i believe.

[25] Wait, I thought you said both?

[26] yes. amanda mccarthy used to be one. i don't believe she is anymore. she's at the stadium today. brian's wife diana may very well still be a model.

my wife is simply *awesome*!!! : )

Good start!

Don't bunt. Please, do not bunt.

i like the start to this inning.

keep it movin', boys!

[28] this!

[18] Gene or Joe?
My wife is the queen of swimsuit models, over 55 division.

Waaaayyyyy better than a bunt.

perfecto!

A ghost bunt!

[31] nice!

now, cash in these two runs.

[31] Gene, I guess. (Neither, really.)

[27] Oh, I see. But, he still has a swimsuit model wife, even though she isn't a swimsuit model anymore.

(But mine is also awesome! Aren't we lucky?)

very nice.

c'mon cap - rbi time!

That's excellent. Good job Brett. And about a meter away from an Earl Weaver Special, too.

Infield in? Yes. Good!

[36] yes, very lucky!

(I like the other team to try all the plays. Our guys can just hit, field, etc.)

EL CAPITAN!!!

Oh yeah.

Good things happen when we just hit and field. (Well, sometimes they do, anyway.)

Nice for Gritty! Even better for Jetes! That Derek swing was Ichiro-like.

Captain Wheels!

We'll that was a nice nap. Rudely interrupted by a telemarketer.

oh captain my captain.

Hitting Simon...simple?

[46] i always turn my ringer off.

[48]...says: hit!

nice k!

Seven strikeouts so far.

Can't predict baseball.

Paulie's TV personality is very likable, he's sometimes goofy, and often struggles to say something pertinent, but he's right that this is a big inning for McCarthy.

Eight.

8 k's

[53] was just thinkin' the same thing.

And this (full count to Mesoraco) is a big pitch...

Damn, I thought he had Mesoraco licked.

Well, Pena is now a biiiiiig batter. (Just remembering yesterday.)

Ooooh.
When you're almost out of the inning twice in two batters, it just feels like disaster is waiting in the wings.

Come on, Eugene!

YES!!!

Phew!

Bam. Got 'im.

Nine Ks.

Whew.

that was BIG! Relief from nail bIting.

Hey, it's too bad we traded Ian P Kennedy. Imagine having Kennedy and McCarthy in the same rotation? Some fierce competition even though they're both on the same team. Like 1968 all over again.

haha!

Of course, hm, that might not work out so well for Kennedy.

i'm all for a rally killer here. we know ichi can sneak one past the pole!

[68] too tragic. This country (and world) would be a much better place now if Sirhan wasn't at the Ambassador.

69 for 65

crap.

Come to think of it, didn't work out very well for McCarthy either. Although not as bad as for Kennedy!
So, never mind, sorry I brought it up.

please score several runs here.

Oh yeah, Wheels McCann was on second. So was he in fact "in scoring position"? McCann is barely in scoring position on third.

Ichiro has very little left. He really needs to go home now. Some guys just hang on too long. He can play five more years in Japan.

fuck yeah!

that was lucky as shit, haha!

Fair ball! Johnson!!

Holy smokes!
Well done, KJ, well done.

So now the game is kind of fun.

Oh, right, Peña is a catcher. I forgot that.

let's keep cincy at 1 to help our run diff a tad.

7-1

Another RBI for Brett. Yum.

Excellent inning!

[74] can u imagine is both McCann and Tex on base together? The opposing team could play a "no triples" defense.

Lucky is better than good! That hit by Johnson was rolled in molasses.

[82] That reminds me of the "Foul Territory" interview where Tex challenges Ellsbury to a race. "But not now, I have other stuff to do. Probably next week or after that."

Ah, so does this mean Adam Warren can pitch the eighth, too? Or, throw in a scrub so Adam can pitch tomorrow?

he's fast.

yeah!

Okay, Shawn Kelley! That'll do.

I want a Jumbo on our team; sniff sniff; we used to have one.

K is for Kelley!

Yay!

Sweet. Good thing we got two wins so far. Cueto is going tomorrow.

McCarthy! Hitting! They should all be this easy. Perfect so far in the second half...

Taking in game at Marlins stadium. Cheesy place, fans (what few there are) have no clue. Miami is a AAA team but giants are for real.