So Early Yet So Late: Halos-Yanks Gamer

I like that this game is not on ESPN.

Thanks ag – did not have time to throw one up before bouncing out of the office. Colon looking good though certainly not dominating. And Gardner just blasts a double. Almost fell over the 1st baseman rounding the base. Jeter up with one out…

Stat on jumbotron: Jeter’s personal win percentage is .600. And he beats out the infield single. Gardner to 3rd and the Grandyman up. Drumroll…………..

2nd GIDP of game for granderson. Ugh.

Don’t know the fly:ground ratio but seems like everyone is popping up for the Angels. And a quick inning for him.

This games moving right along. Top of the 5th, still no score.

Aybar dribbles a swinging bunt for a single with 1 out.

Jeter as the DH and Cervelli as the C?
Nah, this team has no room for Montero.

I hate watching these day games on gamecast…
Work your mojo IH…we need another win!!!

Callaspo launches a 2-r HR. Blech

Cano with one of his non-chalant brilliant running bare-handed grabs complete with wrist-flick bullet to get Hunter at 1st.

Crummy BABIP luck for Nunez. That was a bullet. Cervelli up.

Yet another instance of a no-name rookie pitcher shutting us out?
I never understand this about us. Infuriating.

Yanks go quietly. Sure hope the bats get warm soon.

I hear you krueg. I predict the yanks breakthrough in the bottom of the 6th…count on it.

Wow – Vernon Wells’ numbers are horrifying (.209 BA; .242 OBP; .375 SLG). And Nunez barely snags a wicked liner off his bat. Poor Vernon. Tougher to hit when no one’s feeding you the signs I guess…

Jeter is 3 for 3 on a day the Yanks have a total of 6 hits. I can’t believe Girardi wanted his bat in the lineup today. What was he thinking!?!?

Robi ties it up! Wow, that carried.

Granderson almost kills a little girl in the stands with a vicious foulball. She BARELY got out of the way…and then he hits what may be the HIGHEST home run I’ve seen. Not longest, but highest. He is awesome.

Grandy I meant. He didn’t think it was out at first.

Curtis is on FIRE!!!!!

“I hear you krueg. I predict the yanks breakthrough in the bottom of the 6th…count on it.”
Guru IH spoke…and it was done. ;)

Teix singles. Wheels may be coming off for Chatwood. Robbie up.

That was for you krueg :). AG, no one here thought it was out either. As it went higher and higher the crowd gradually went wwwhhhhHHHOOOOOOOO! Cool stuff. But we’re not leading yet. Come on Robbie!

Teix beats out what would have been a sure DP thanks to girardi sending him on 3-2 with 0 out. Swish up.

Walks. Chavez up. And that’s it for Chatwood.

Takahashi K’s Chavez and in comes another Rodney to face Nunez who’s got some pop…

Nunez K’s. This may turn into a battle of two of the best pens in the league, though Bartolo isn’t out yet.

So bartolo warms up and then Girardi brings in Soriano. Pen-battle is on.

T’s ridiculous how slowly Soriano enters the game. Kind of awkward to have Girardi and the whole infield gathered on the mound watching as he very slowls strolls across the infield to take the ball.

Soriano gives up a single but that’s it. Cervelli and then the top of the order due up.

I don’t remember the last time I liked the make-up of the Yankee outfield as much as I do right now.

Interesting AG. I love Gardner and Granderson, but have mixed views on Swisher.

Russell Martin pinch running for Cervelli. Not sure I really get that as cervelli is pretty quick (for a catcher) too. But whatever. Jeter up again.

Jeter walked on 4 straight – last one some chin music. Grandyman to face Scott Downs, who I feel like has had the longest tenure as a non-closer late inning reliever with one team than anyone. Hasn’t he been the 7th/8th-inning guy for LAA for like 5 years now?? Usually there’s more turnover in that spot. Maybe I’m just imagining it…

Granderson Ks. And Teixeira walks up to the plate to the tune of Bad Company’s “Bad Medicin”. Yeech.

Sweet error!!!!! Teix reaches and the bases are loaded for Swishalicious. Izturis hating himself right now.

I mean for Cano…

Robi Salami. What a costly error.

KILL-SHOT!!! And a bullet it was. Robbie’s got the sweetest swing in the game.

> Gardner and Granderson, but have mixed views on Swisher
I love Gardner and I LOVE Granderson, and Swisher doesn’t bother me in the slightest. That’s great as far as I’m concerned.

GRAND SALAMI!!!!! Love it.
I was really hoping Tex would come through with a big hit for once but I’ll take it!!!

Yeah AG – this one is hanging around Izturis’ neck. Shades of the ’09 ALCS…

Cano’s swing is indeed sweet. So efficient. Shades of Junior.

Stat on jumbotron: Robertson leads all AL relievers with 71 K’s. Impressive.

Martin running for Cervelli concerns me. I don’t have the audio on. If Cervelli is hurt…

Starting Abreu off with a strike is always a good idea.

Abreu grounds out 6-3. Nunez covered a fair amount of ground to make that play.

Hunter down 6-3 as well. Bang-bang on the slow hopper.

Cervelli didn’t look hurt ag. He jogged off fine and nobody from the dugout came in to assess him. I think they wanted Martin’s fractionally-better speed at second as it was the go-ahead run at the time I guess. And I’m not so sure Jeter gets to that ball that Nunez fielded for the first out…

Thanks, IH, good.
Trumbo totally went around on that pitch. Wake up, blue.

No it wasn’t the go ahead run. Scratch that. Good 1-2-3 inning by robertson.

> I’m not so sure Jeter gets to that ball that Nunez fielded for the first out
That’s what I was thinking when I saw that play as well IH.. it was almost right up the middle.

arrgh. mlb.tv is crapping out on me now.
Oh well.

There we go. Back in time to watch Gardner fall behind 0-2 with two away and work all the way back to draw a walk bringing up the Captain.

It’s actually slightly chilly with the breeze now. I love it. This has been a perfect day…got up absurdly early, got a ton of work done by 12:30, and caught a game with some good drama. Feeling like a lucky man right now.

Gardner nailed on the pitch out. So much for Jeter’s shot at 4-for-4…

That’s fantastic, IH. Glad to know you got to be at the park.

Dang.

Cory Wade to try to close it out gives up a single and double. Month warming. With 1 out and the tying run on deck Mo comes in to the sweet sound of Metallica.

Mo coming in with runners on 2nd and 3rd, one away in the eighth.

Gut-punch. ANOTHER HR off Mo. Well, 6-5 now with 1 out. Come on Mo.

First pitch from Mo is planted five rows back in right field. 6-5, Yankees.

Is it now time to start worrying about him?
Seriously.

2 outs and Callaspo up.

Russell frickin’ Branyan.. he was 0 fer 5 lifetime against Mo.

That’s game. This time yesterday the Yanks were 2.5 games out of 1st. Now they’re 1 back again. This team is like the Zombie Yankees to the Red Sox. Every time the Sox give them a beating the Yanks go underground for a bit only to return. I still think Boston’s the better team, but this is fun :)

Nice catch, Brett. Inning over.

It’s NOT fun watching Mo struggle…not even a little.

Game over rather. Gardner jogs faster than I sprint.

Agreed Krueg, but I am not worried. I think Branyan just went up thinking, “The hell with it, I’m taking a quick cut in this spot at the first pitch no matter what.”

I’ll be worried for all of us…

Ah. Early game on a Thursday. That snuck up on me. Grandy is leading the league in RBIs now? Cool.

I’m going to see my homeboys…the Goo Goo Doll’s tonight!!! Hope CC gets back on track in my absence…

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