Final series of the year for the Yanks, and while the Yanks have nothing left to play for, the Rays are battling for their playoff lives. The Yanks are fielding a decent lineup, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the starters get pulled early even if the game is close. The Red Sox better win their games facing the O’s if they don’t want to play on Thursday, because I don’t think the Yanks care if they get swept. They just want everyone rested and ready for Friday night.

Here’s your lineup, courtesy of LoHud:

Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Robinson Cano 2B
Alex Rodriguez DH
Jorge Posada 1B
Eric Chavez 3B
Russell Martin C
Eduardo Nunez RF
Brett Gardner LF

Hector Noesi gets the start for the Yanks, facing big game James Shields. That tells you just how much this series means to the Yanks.

GO YANKS!!!!!!!

 

92 Responses to Game 160-Tampa’s Last Stand

  1. Professor Longnose says:

    I don’t know what game to watch.

  2. Professor Longnose says:

    Red Sox had second and third, two out in the first but didn’t score.

  3. Professor Longnose says:

    Yanks lead 1-0 on Cano’s HR. Why couldn’t he have hit that yesterday? He and Granderson were terrible.

  4. smurfy says:

    wow… wow…wow

    That homerun is why I should watch this. Did you hear that sweet sound? Feel free to report back when something exciting has, or better, is happening, over in Baltimore. Deal?

  5. smurfy says:

    It’s particularly bittersweet, that Varitek took the wrong one for the team, last night. Josh is challenged, or ia set up for excuse, by wife expecting, bum ankle, and now, an unusual catcher.

  6. Professor Longnose says:

    Angle led off the first with a single and stolen base, but Beckett got out of it.

    Tigers got a hit in the first but no runs. Texas starts at 10:00.

  7. Professor Longnose says:

    Did you catch the end of the game yesterday? I listened to the rest of it on the radio. it got me so upset, I couldn’t sleep for hours. Scott Proctor?! Grrrrr….

  8. Professor Longnose says:

    Egad! Red Sox scored a run on a ridiculous throw from left field to nowhere.

    • smurfy says:

      surprised the left fielder would do that. He’s good, reminds me of Ty Cobb.

      • Professor Longnose says:

        Wieters intercepted it in foul territory on the first base side and threw it to home stretched out full on the ground, The throw beat the runner, but the pitcher covering couldn’t hold on.

  9. smurfy says:

    wow…wow…wow

    Hector was challenged by a determined team, in their own pressure. First and third, one out, Zobrist up, runner goes from first Zobrist line-grounds one that Jorge gloves at first, turned, man’s at second, but throws home, and surprises Upton at home, and tags him tiptoeing in, meekly. Replay shows Martin was too gentle applying the tag, and let him score. But no, the ump agrees with Posada: this is a quality show.

  10. Professor Longnose says:

    O’s tied it with a solo HR by Wieters.

  11. Professor Longnose says:

    Detroit 1, Cleveland 0.

  12. smurfy says:

    Noesi gave up a line drive to a lefty, a wild pitch, then handled Kotchman on a pop, and got a grounder to third.

  13. smurfy says:

    Cano is hot. Just lined a low one thru the hole first-second, to plate Gardner. Jeter to second. 1 out.

  14. Professor Longnose says:

    Amazing. Commercials on all three games.

  15. smurfy says:

    Beckett, on a quick look, pitching to Angle, looks to have good command, be in control. Question is whether he gives up some onesies, and whether the Sox score. are they tripping up, or positively determined?

  16. Professor Longnose says:

    On this date in 1953, Billy Hunter became the last St. Louis Brown to homer.

  17. Professor Longnose says:

    Solo HR for Jed Lowrie. 2-1 Boston.

  18. Professor Longnose says:

    4-0 Detroit. That’s good for the Yanks.

  19. smurfy says:

    Noesi gave up the lead, two run double, a hot one down third base line by BJ Upton, who also looks hot. Valdez is about ready to come in.

    Now a single by Longo. Joe’s out to pull Noesi.

  20. smurfy says:

    Valdez K’s Zobrist, a curve on the 2-2, with men at the corners. 1 out now.

  21. smurfy says:

    Picked off Damon, via Martin’s throw to second. Damon was 2/3 there. Then got Longo coming home: doubley play the strange way!

    Our guys were sharp. You could see Derek watching Longo while running down Johnny, then Posada took the tag, and turned and threw perfectly, off balance.

  22. Professor Longnose says:

    6-0 Tiggers.

    (The wonderful thing about Tiggers…)

  23. smurfy says:

    Nuney with another sweet long liner! Just over Jennings for a double.

  24. smurfy says:

    Shoppach goes solo off Valdez. 4-2.

  25. smurfy says:

    Jete lined one deep in the gap. Jennings laid out jumping toward the wall, a snow cone.

  26. Professor Longnose says:

    O’s have something going inthe 5th: first and second, no one out.

  27. smurfy says:

    Phil is pitching, looks good at 94. But Curtis has run down two long drives, first to his right, then to his left, both near the wall.

    His command is not there. Walked two.

    Now the ump throws out Martin for something said while catching.

  28. smurfy says:

    the umps are watching espn, mlbn too much.

  29. Professor Longnose says:

    9-3 Detroit.

  30. Professor Longnose says:

    Guerrero just became the all-time Dominican hit leader.

  31. Professor Longnose says:

    Damn site went down! Just when the game got great.

  32. Professor Longnose says:

    Could have sworn I saw the score as 9-3 Detroit, but it ended up 14-0.

  33. Professor Longnose says:

    Yankee Stadium is cheering Shields striking out Cano. Bizarre.

  34. Professor Longnose says:

    Sox have the bases loaded with one out. That’s tying run at the plate.

    Saltalamacchia struck out. Two out, bases still loaded. Scutaro up.

  35. Professor Longnose says:

    Scutaro grounded out. Three outs to go for the Sox, 6-2 O’s.

  36. Professor Longnose says:

    Kyle Weiland (!) now in to pitch the bottom of the 8th.

  37. Professor Longnose says:

    Going to the 9th, 6-2 O’s.

    Texas already leading the Angels 1-0.

  38. Professor Longnose says:

    Pedroia singles in Elss bury., 6-3 with one out.

  39. Professor Longnose says:

    A single to short for Ortiz, and the Sox have the tying run at the plate again.

  40. Professor Longnose says:

    Gonzalez flies out to left. Two down, still tying run at the plate.

  41. Professor Longnose says:

    K! The wild card race is TIED!

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