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Bombers Crank 5 Bombs to Even Series With Tribe
Starting pitching once again was not very spectacular. Joba Chamberlain went only 4 and 2/3 giving up 5 runs on 6 hits and walking 5. Walks seem to be the theme for Yankees starting pitching so far in 2009. The Yanks were able to overcome the weak effort with 5 home runs. Damon, Teixeira, Cabrera, Cano, and Jeter all hit solo shots and another run scored on a throwing error to help the Bombers edge the Tribe 6-5 and get their first win at the new Stadium. Jeter continued his display of clutch hitting in 2009 by putting the Yanks ahead for good with an 8th inning home run to right field off Jensen Lewis. Mariano Rivera nailed it down in the 9th to earn his 3rd save of the season. Chien-Ming Wang will take the ball for the Yankees today and hope to improve on his 0-2 start and robust 28.93 ERA. Wang has been rocked in his first two starts and didn’t get out of the 2nd inning against Tampa. Fausto Carmona will take an 0-2 start and 9.00 ERA to the mound for the Tribe. This looks to be an offensive type day as neither pitcher has started out well at all. Lets hope for some more Yankee long balls today and as always Go Yanks!!!
Yanks take 2 in Tampa, Head home for Stadium Opener
After a miserable performance in game 1 of the series in Tampa that saw Wang get absolutely shelled and the Yanks fall 15-5, the Yanks rebounded nicely to take the second two games and head home to the Bronx 5-4. Captain Jeter is heating up as he went 5 for 9 with 4 RBI and a game winning double in the top of the 9th plating Cody Ransom and securing a 4-3 win for the Bombers in the series finale in Tampa. The Yanks took 2 of 3 from the defending American League Champion Tampa Bay Rays. The Yanks head home now for a 7 game home stand against the Indians and A’s to open the new Yankee Stadium. C.C. Sabathia will be on the hill for the Bombers in the first regular season game to be played at the new Stadium. He will be up against Indians ace Cliff Lee who has been rocked so far in ’09 giving up 11 runs on 17 hits in just 10 innings pitched with a robust ERA of 9.90. The Yanks will have to bring their A game as Lee the 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner is not likely to get beat up all year. The Indians come into todays game with a 2-7 record. I like the Yanks chances in front of the home fans today. This Stadium is awesome and I can’t wait to get to a game there! Go Yanks!
Yanks Pitching Rocked, CC and Tex fizzle in Yanks Debut
Opening Day is here and Yanks pitching looks a lot like last year. CC Sabathia is off to a shaky start as the Yanks new ace as he allowed 6 runs on 8 hits walking 5 and striking out 0 in 4 1/3 innings of work. The bullpen did not fare much better against O’s hitters. Allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and walking 3. Off season acquisition Mark Teixeira went 0-4 with a walk and 5 left on base including a weak ground out with 2 outs in the top of the 8th with the tying run on 3rd base. The Yanks then proceeded to give up 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th which was fueled by a controversial home run where a fan seemed to knock the ball away from Johnny Damon a la the 1996 ALCS. My only question is if baseball is going to have replay why was it not used in this case? One bright spot for the Yanks today was Jeter in the leadoff role. Jeter went 3 for 5 and Damon followed him going 2 for 3. If they can continue to set the table for Tex like that all year one would think good things will happen. The Yanks have an off day tomorrow and will play Wednesday night in Baltimore where Chien-Ming Wang will be on the hill for the Bombers while Koji Uehara will make his Major League debut for the O’s. Wang was roughed up in his last few spring outings. Lets hope the Bombers can jump on Uehara early and welcome him to the majors.
Spring Training has Arrived!
I can smell the hot dogs and taste the beer. With the first day of pitchers and catchers reporting for many teams today, spring training has arrived and the countdown to opening day has arrived. The Yankees will hit Tampa on Friday and start workouts on Saturday. Hope and anticipation will be running rampant at Yankees camp as well as the lingering cloud from the A-Rod bomb that is still dominating the sports news. Saturday will mark the beginning of the CC era and hopefully the beginning of what should be a dominant Pin Stripe rotation this year. Can the Yanks get over the hump and return to the post season this year? Can they return to post season form if they do get there? Will this be the beginning of the a new Yankees dynasty? Bombers additions CC, AJ, and Tex will have a lot to say about that. As will A-Rod who will be out to prove he can do it just as well or better clean as he did during the juiced Texas years. How will Tex handle the pressure of hitting in the Bronx? Will he handle it better than A-Rod did his first season in New York? Can AJ stay healthy and earn all those benjamins? What will it be like for Jeter to face the Yanks in a spring training game playing for Team USA? Will Jorge be able to play signifigant games behind the plate? Will the Yanks make a move with Swish or Nady before Opening Day? There are many burning questions set to be answered this spring and season for the Bombers. But for now buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks, get me a jumbo dog (Chicago Style), and get me an extra large Budweiser to wash it down with…BASEBALL IS BACK!!!
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