“I Got A Love”–Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth

[Photograph by Matt Molloy]

“Two Men Walking in a Field,” by Georges Seurat (1882-84)

Muhammed Ali – America the Beautiful

From our friend, George Carlin.

C.C. Sabathia virtually repeated his previous performance last night, except he was a little worse. Instead of giving up two runs in the first, he gave up four, and instead of pitching eight innings, he pitched seven. And on a night when Matt Moore was dealing–the Yankees only had two hits–welp, that was all she wrote.

Final Score: Rays 5, Yanks 2.

C.C. vs the talent Mr. Moore.

Brett Gardner CF
Ben Francisco DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Kevin Youkilis 1B
Vernon Wells LF
Francisco Cervelli C
Brennan Boesch RF
Eduardo Nunez SS
Jayson Nix 3B

Never mind that pesky roof: Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Photo Via: Viage]

I went couch shopping with The Wife a few weeks ago and came away with this–I would never want to be a furniture salesman. Especially the guys up on the ninth floor at Macy’s. Man, it was depressing. But I’d sell couches any day before washing windows high in the sky. Now, there’s a tough job.

[Photo Via: Inge Morath  and Eye Heart New York]

Pictures by Marco Guerra at Everyday I Show.

Klap on Ivan Nova:

Ever since the second half of 2012, Nova says, “I’m just not repeating my delivery,” and now, according to PitchFx, he’s throwing 20 percent fewer strikes than in 2011.

Members of the organization say Nova has unconsciously dropped his arm slot to near three-quarters level. Other believe Nova’s front (left) shoulder is sabotaging his delivery, flying open too quickly, not unlike the flaw that ruined A.J. Burnett’s career in the Bronx.
Pick your theory, but the effect is the same. Chris Stewart said, “[Nova] was missing everywhere. I don’t think he had a feel for any of his pitches.”

Nova took no offense to such a harsh assessment. He’s the first to admit Stewart was right, and that sooner or later, the long, slow descent has to end.

[Photo Credit: Rick Osentoski/USA Today Sports]

Saveur gives a bunch of tasty-looking recipes for spring peas.

“The Ballantine” by Franz Kline (1958-60)

Over at the Los Angeles Review of Books, David Wolpe reviews Greg Bellow’s memoir, Saul Bellow’s Heart:

After James Atlas’s 2002 biography, widely panned, with its portrayal of an altogether unappealing philanderer, is there balm in Gilead?

“Our father was always easily angered, prone to argument, acutely sensitive, and palpably vulnerable to criticism.” Reading this sentence in Greg Bellow’s new memoir, Saul Bellow’s Heart, one remembers the saying attributed to a French King, “I would rather be killed by my enemies than by my children.” Maybe we should have stuck with Atlas.

But Greg (permit me the first name, to distinguish from his father) has done something complicated and remarkable. He has spared none of the unsavory parts of his father’s character and still enabled us to understand why this man could generate, throughout his life, so much love. Greg expresses anger along the way — this book does not pull punches with the characters who moved through Bellow’s life — without the rancorous bitterness that suggests still unsettled reflections. Greg has opened his own heart. If there is any truth to the old adage that you judge a parent by the child, Greg is a testimonial.

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Nah, you don’t need to know too much about this one (Chad Jennings has the notes, as always, if you’re interested).

Like the third game against the Diamondbacks this was one the Yanks had control of but then let it slip away.

Final Score: Blue Jays 8, Yanks 4.

Yanks face the formidable Josh Johnson in Toronto this afternoon:

Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Vernon Wells LF
Travis Hafner DH
Lyle Overbay 1B
Eduardo Nunez SS
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Jayson Nix 3B
Chris Stewart C

Never mind the bacon:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Photo Credit: Albert Law]

“Express Yourself”–Leroy Sibbles

[Photo Credit:Jakub Karwowski via Zero]

The Yanks were on their merry way to another tidy victory this afternoon when things suddenly went bad. They were ahead 3-0 and Hiroki Kuroda had quieted the Jays all afternoon. Never mind that the Yanks blew a bases loaded chance with one man out in the middle of the game, they had a three-run lead with one out in the eighth inning. That’s when Lyle Overbay made an error and David Robertson replaced Kuroda. And before you knew it the Jays tied the game–sombitch Melky Cabrera had the big hit.

I figured that was it for our boys but the Jays made a critical error themselves which led to a couple of runs in the top of the 11th and Mariano Rivera worked around a lead-off double by Jose Bautista and a loud out by Edwin Encarnacion to earn the save. Struck the last two men out to end it.

Hot Damn.

Yanks 5, Jays 3.

Chad Jennings has the notes.

What’s more–the Knicks put the clamps on the Celtics in the second half at the Garden and took the first game, 85-78.

And the Nuggets-Warriors game was a hell of a lot of funski, too.

[Photo Via: Lomography]

Before the Knicks and Celts this afternoon gives Hiroki vs. Buehrle.

Brett Gardner CF
Ben Francisco DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Kevin Youkilis 1B
Vernon Wells LF
Francisco Cervelli C
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Eduardo Nunez SS
Jayson Nix 3B

Never mind nuthin’:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Photo Credit: Heather Champ]

“My Son Calls Another Man Daddy” (Single Version)–Hank

[Photo Credit: Eric Ogden]

The Yanks beat the stuffin’ out of the Jays tonight as Andy Pettitte had another solid outing.

Smile.

Final Score: Yankees 9, Blue Jays 4.

[Photo Credit: Joel Zimmer]

Don’t like these Blue Jays. Not one bit. Haven’t for a few years but now that they’ve got some talent and some hype, forget it. I dislike them so much I found myself rooting for the Red Sox when they played the Jays a few weeks ago.

The Red Sox.

Andy is back tonight as the Yanks are in Toronto for the weekend.

Brett Gardner CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Kevin Youkilis 3B
Travis Hafner DH
Vernon Wells LF
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Eduardo Nunez SS
Lyle Overbay 1B
Francisco Cervelli C

Never mind the Upstarts:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

[Photo Credit: Darren Calabrese/National Post]

Tonight Matt “I got a friend Shirley bigger than you” Harvey faces the Nats and Stephen Strasburg.

I’ll have the clicker in hand.

[Photo Credit: AP]