The Yankee GAME thread

[Optimist]

Abreu triple (or double and E9)

 

They're walking Giambi again. A-Rod gets another big chance.

[Optimist]

A-Rod does what he does best (no, not making errors.) He fails to get the runner from third in w/ less than two outs.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

A-Rod cant hit a good fastball on the inner half of the plate. If you have a fastball around 95 you can easily tie him up.

[Optimist]

Cano comes through! Yankees take the lead.

[yeszir]

The Yankees make me sick. Well, actually, the Red Sox make me sick and I'm projecting it onto the Yankees.

[Optimist]

Game over. Yankees get their three game lead back.

[a700hitter]

I think it will be larger by Monday.

[Jon_Papelboner]

Arod with a hit with the bases loaded? Is there a full moon? An eclipse?

I think it'd be good for you to know his average with the bases loaded is over .330.

[26 Reasons to Hate Us]

Today's game:

 

Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees, 7:05 PM EDT

TV: YES

Radio: WCBS-AM 880

 

http://www.cincypost.com/2004/03/24/03-24-2004_lidle324.jpg vs. http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2006/03/07/j8smiUwn.jpg

 

Cory Lidle (1-1, 3.60 ERA) vs. Adam Loewen (2-4, 6.41 ERA)

 

Game Preview:

 

Yankees send Lidle to take on Orioles

Baltimore (51-68) at New York (70-46), 7:05 p.m. ET

By Ryan Mink / MLB.com

 

Cory Lidle has had to wear his belt one notch tighter in recent days. That's because the Yankees pitcher has lost eight pounds since battling a stomach virus for a week.

But Lidle said he feels just about normal and is ready to face the Orioles on Wednesday.

 

"I don't think it will be a problem," Lidle said. "I'm pretty much going to go normally through 80 pitches, and then I'm going to start monitoring myself and see how the ball's coming out. I hit the wall pretty early [in my last start], but I think that was expected."

 

Lidle struggled with the virus in his last outing, Aug. 11 against the Angels. He said it made him feel more fatigued and he felt cramps in his lower stomach. Lidle went just four innings, allowing three earned runs and four hits. He threw just 79 pitches.

 

The Yankees righty said he has just recently been able to start eating normal food, but hasn't been able to eat as much. He also did his bullpen work one day later than usual, and hasn't done any running because he's been trying to rest his body as much as possible.

 

"He's back to normal," manager Joe Torre said. "He's eating and it's staying where it's supposed to, so we're pretty upbeat about him."

 

Lidle said he expects Jorge Posada to catch him. The two haven't worked together since Lidle was acquired on July 31, but like everything else, Lidle shrugged it off.

 

"You take the normal approach," Lidle said. "I just have to follow through as far as execution and see how it goes."

 

The Yankees, who beat Baltimore, 6-3, in Tuesday night's series opener, will face Baltimore rookie Adam Loewen. Rookie starters have a combined 3.73 ERA and 7-5 record against the Yankees this year. Loewen shut out the Yankees on Aug. 5, going 6 1/3 innings while allowing just one hit and striking out eight.

 

Pitching matchup

NYY: RHP Cory Lidle (1-1, 3.60 ERA)

Lidle is 4-6 with a 4.82 ERA in his career against the Orioles. His last game against them was on May 22, 2005, when Lidle was with the Phillies. He tossed a complete game, while giving up two runs to earn the win.

 

BAL: LHP Adam Loewen (2-4, 6.41 ERA)

Loewen baffled the Yankees on Aug. 5, shutting them out over 6 1/3 innings while allowing just one hit and striking out eight. The rookie allowed six runs in 2 1/3 innings against Boston in his last outing.

 

Player to watch

Derek Jeter has the most success against Loewen. In two games against the rookie, Jeter is 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.

[AlexanderTheGreat13]

Loewen shutting us down again. I dont get it.

[Pesky]

I think it'd be good for you to know his average with the bases loaded is over .330.

 

Everyone hits better with the bases loaded. The pitchers have to throw strikes, and if they fall behind, they really have to groove some pitches. I would say almost every batter hits .030 or so higher with the bases loaded. It is a very favorable situation for batters.

[a700hitter]

Jeter blows it. He couldn't get the runner in from third with two outs.

[a700hitter]

Nice debut by Dotel.:thumbdown

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

I see Kevin Millar still blows a goat

[a700hitter]

Yanks with 1st and 2nd and no out in the eigth. Cano just popped to left for the first out.

[yankeessuck013]

BERN BABY BERN!

[a700hitter]

Line Drive DP from Old Man River, Bernie Williams. Bernie goes bust. Burn baby Burn!

[Optimist]

Really no excuse to lose to the Orioles at this time of year.

[a700hitter]

[Thuuuhhhh Yankeees Loooose!!! Thuhhhhhhhh Yankees Looooose!!!!:clap: :dance: :thumbsup:

[26 Reasons to Hate Us]

Today's game:

Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees, 1:05 PM EDT

TV: YES

Radio: WCBS-AM 880

 

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/baseball/mlb/players/6460_small.jpg vs. http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/baseball/mlb/players/5839_small.jpg

 

Rodrigo Lopez (8-12, 6.20 ERA) vs. Jaret Wright (9-6, 4.24 ERA)

 

Game Preview:

Yanks hope to rebound behind Wright

Baltimore (52-68) at New York (70-47), 1:05 p.m. ET

By Ryan Mink / MLB.com

 

After dropping the second contest of a three-game series against the Orioles on Wednesday, the Yankees will turn to one of their most steady starters Thursday.

Jaret Wright will make the start for the Yankees. Wright has allowed just one earned run in each of his past three starts, going 3-0 with a 1.66 ERA during that time.

 

Wright, who still hasn't topped six innings pitched yet this season, could have snapped that streak in his previous start on Saturday, but manager Joe Torre removed him after Wright had to pounce on a ball.

 

Wright said it would be nice to go more than six innings, but it isn't something he thinks about when he goes out to the mound.

 

"Every time I go out, I'm thinking to go as long as I can," he said after his last outing, a 5 1/3-inning, two-hit performance.

 

 

Pitching matchup

NYY: RHP Jaret Wright (9-6, 4.24 ERA)

Wright is on a three-game win streak and hasn't lost since July 21. He is shooting for his third double-digit win total since coming up in 1997.

 

BAL: RHP Rodrigo Lopez (8-12, 6.20 ERA)

Lopez leads the American League in losses, hits allowed (188) and earned runs (101). He missed his last scheduled start because the Orioles had an off-day.

 

Player to watch

Derek Jeter has a career .449 batting average (22-for-49) with four homers and 10 RBIs against Lopez.

[riverside sluggers]

Sox/Yanks series

 

Game 1, Johnson vs Wang... Edge NY

Game 2, Lester vs Ponson... Edge Bos

EDIT: Game 3, Beckett vs Johnson... pitching duel? nay Im thinking this will be a game of who can over-slug the other team

Game 4, Schilling vs Mussina... now this is a real pitcher's duel, Schil comes out on top barely

Game 5, Wells vs Wright... Edge Bos

[26 Reasons to Hate Us]

Sox/Yanks series

 

Game 1, Johnson vs Wang... Edge NY

Game 2, Lester vs Ponson... Edge Bos

Game 3, Beckett vs Mussina... pitching duel? nay Im thinking this will be a game of who can over-slug the other team

Game 4, Schilling vs Mussina... now this is a real pitcher's duel, Schil comes out on top barely

Game 5, Wells vs Wright... Edge Bos

 

Mussina pitching 2 days in a row, now that's gutsy:D

[Pesky]

I think it is actually this...

 

Game 1: Jason Johnson vs Chien-Ming Wang... Edge NY, by a lot

Game 2: Jonathan Lester vs Sidney Ponson... Edge Boston, by a little

Game 3: Joshua Beckett vs Randall Johnson...Edge...who knows. Could be 0-0, could be 10-10

Game 4: Curtis Schilling vs Michael Mussina...even

Game 5: David Wells vs Cory Lidle... Edge Boston

 

Lidle is starting game 5. Wright won't start on 4 days rest.

 

Should be a great series. There are a lot of even matchups.

[Cocos Disciples]

Really no excuse to lose to the Orioles at this time of year.

 

Honestly, the ship is sinkin'...

[Cocos Disciples]

Yanks are losin big time, 1 1/2 it shall be.

[Cocos Disciples]

12-2 the final, Orioles shellack the Yanks, and going into the big 5 game series, the standings are:

 

Yankees -

Red Sox 1 1/2

 

White Sox are up 4-3 in the 8th vs. KC

[Dana Kiecker]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/mattedgah/Untitled01hindenberg.jpg

[Youk Of The Nation]

Brian Bruney?

[Cocos Disciples]

When Rod and Jeter dropped the popup, Rod looked pretty pissed at Jeter.

[Optimist]

Brian Bruney?

 

I looked at an update on my phone (thankfully, I was working and missed the game) and it had him pitching. I was confused.