C’mon Andy…
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Raul Ibanez LF
Nick Swisher RF
Eric Chavez 3B
Russell Martin C
Never mind the late night nightmares in Cali:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Photo Via It’s a Long a Season]
One of our favorite blogs, Pitchers and Poets, is calling quits. We don’t expect that this’ll be the last we hear from Eric and Ted, though (and there’s always their bitchin’ tumblr site to follow).
Meanwhile, another old friend, Jay Jaffe, makes his debut at SI.com today. Head on over and bookmark his new address.
And in Yankeeland, Brett Gardner is inching toward a return. Won’t be this week though. Can’t be soon enough.
[Photo Credit: Justin Edmonds/Getty Images, via It’s a Long Season]
Only time I miss tokens is when I’m running for a train and the damn card doesn’t swipe right.
More Turns series by Bill Sullivan.
Here is a good piece on Chris Bosh by Chris Haberstroh over at ESPN.
[Photo via Fast Company–Chris Graythen/Getty Images]
Phillip Kaufman has a new movie out–on HBO. Allen Barra profiled Kaufman, one of our finest directors, for the Wall Street Journal last week. And Barra reviewed the movie for the Daily Beast here.
Oh, Sister.
It’s a little early for this, but hell, it’s never really too early for recipe ideas…From House to Haus: sour cherry pie.
Matisse at work.
The Yanks are on a little roll but face a team that is perhaps better than its record in the Angels. At least they’ll be up against some formidable starting pitching as well as the hot-hitting Mr. Pujols. Two-of-three would be terrific.
Tonight gives Phil Hughes, he of the straight fastball, against Jared Weaver, a bona fide Ace.
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Raul Ibanez LF
Nick Swisher RF
Eric Chavez DH
Russell Martin C
Never mind the match-ups: Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Photo Credit: Clarke Tolton]
Yeah, it was made to order for Hiroki Kuroda on Sunday–pitcher’s park, lousy team–and he responded with a fine performance. Kuroda got into one fix–first and third with one out in the seventh–but snaked out of it (strike out, fly out) without giving up a run.
Tommy Milone was almost as good for the A’s. A junkballing left-hander with an easy delivery, Milone allowed two runs, a solo homer by Andruw Jones in the second and a two-out RBI double to Mark Teixeira in the seventh (they were two of the only hard-hit balls by either team all afternoon). The Yanks had runners on base in the first three innings but couldn’t get anything done.
Didn’t matter, though. The A’s weak offense was no match for Kuroda. Raphael Soriano worked around a two-out single in the ninth and earned the save.
Final Score: Yanks 2, A’s 0.
Yanks have won six in a row and trail the first place O’s and Rays by two-and-a-half games. Next up, some serious pitching and a hot Albert Pujols in the suburbs of L.A.
[Photo Credit: Chic Knots; Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images]
Hiroki Kuroda is pitching in a big park today, against a not-so-great offense. Be nice to see him throw some zeros up on the board and have a strong outing. His family still lives in L.A. so I’m sure he’ll see them this week.
We’ll be rooting for him and the rest of the fellas:
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Andruw Jones DH
Jayson Nix LF
Chris Stewart C
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
“Whether it’s a solo shot or a grand slam, it’s instant offense,” Teixeira said. “It makes your team feel good, it pumps everybody up. Chicks dig the long ball, fans dig the long ball. Yeah, I said it. It’s fun hitting home runs because not everyone can do it.”
(David Waldstein, N.Y. Times)
Grrrr.
Teix feelin’ frisky after getting four hits and two home runs yesterday as the Yanks cruised to a 9-2 win against Bartolo Colon and the A’s.
Yanks go for the sweep later this afternoon.
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Raul Ibanez LF
Nick Swisher RF
Eric Chavez 3B
Chris Stewart C
It’s our old pal Bartolo Colon vs. C.C. Sabathia.
Tippin’ the scale. Never mind the snacks:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Photo Credit: Llama Love]
Yanks in Oakland this weekend.
Tonight gives Ivan Nova.
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Raul Ibanez LF
Nick Swisher RF
Eric Chavez DH
Russell Martin C
Never mind the jet lag:
Let’s Go Yank-ees!
[Pictures via It’s a Long Season]
