Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Game 14: Yanks vs. A's

Regular Season Game 14
Yankees vs. Athletics
New Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV/Radio: YES, WCBS 880

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (7-6)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Hideki Matsui DH
Cody Ransom 3B
Brett Gardner CF

Pitching: Andy Pettitte LHP (1-0, 2.51 ERA)

ATHLETICS (5-7)

TBA

Pitching: Dana Eveland LHP (0-0, 6.75 ERA)

Yanks vs. Eveland

ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS
A. Rodriguez 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
M. Teixeira 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
R. Cano 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
D. Jeter 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
J. Damon 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
J. Posada 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
X. Nady 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
N. Swisher 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
M. Cabrera 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals213000141.143.308.143.451

A's vs. Pettitte

ABH2B3BHRRBIBBSOBAOBPSLGOPS
N. Garciaparra 52 16 5 2 1 11 3 7 .308 .345 .538 .884
J. Giambi 25 7 3 0 0 2 1 5 .280 .296 .400 .696
E. Chavez 16 6 1 1 0 2 1 2 .375 .412 .563 .974
M. Ellis 12 6 2 0 0 1 2 1 .500 .533 .667 1.200
B. Crosby 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .182 .182 .182 .364
O. Cabrera 9 3 1 0 1 4 0 1 .333 .333 .778 1.111
J. Cust 6 2 0 0 1 3 1 2 .333 .429 .833 1.262
M. Holliday 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 .167 .167 .667 .833
J. Hannahan 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .333 .500
K. Suzuki 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
D. Barton 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
R. Sweeney 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
Totals15347133427828.307.337.510.847

News & Notes

- Andy Pettitte is 10-5, with a 3.27 ERA in 19 starts against the A's. And last year he was 2-0, with a 1.12 ERA in two starts.

- Last year Dana Eveland made his only career start against the Yankees. In six innings he allowed two runs on fours hit, walked six, and struck out three, but took the loss in a 5-4 Yankees win.

- As I mentioned earlier today, Xavier Nady will not need surgery on his injured elbow.

Stick around and discuss the game
as it happens in the comments section.

30 comments:

  1. Vinsanity13April 21, 2009 at 4:50 PM

    So, no rainout tonight?

    I'm not in NY (not even in the US) but MK said yesterday on his show that the weather was supposed to be bad tonight as well.

    Great if there's something played, it isn't good to accumulate too many rainouts at the beginning of the year.

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  2. Greg CohenApril 21, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    I'm at a pizza place near the stadium and it's not raining.

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  3. Vinsanity13April 21, 2009 at 5:35 PM

    You're gonna be at the Stadium tonight?

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  4. danApril 21, 2009 at 5:36 PM

    we should be good:

    http://www.weather.com/weather/map/USNY0172?showanimation=yes&mapregion=us_ne_9regradar_plus_usen

    if u click on "weather in motion" u can see that we have a window to get the game in... unless we get those summer like pop up thunderstorms.

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  5. Greg CohenApril 21, 2009 at 5:37 PM

    A couple pieces of news:

    - Nady is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.

    - Chien-Ming Wang will head to Tampa for an extended spring training start.

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  6. Greg CohenApril 21, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    Yes Vinsanity.

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  7. danApril 21, 2009 at 5:39 PM

    r u sitting in the bleachers Greg?

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  8. danApril 21, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    make sure u get a roll call going for Giambi when he takes the field... if for some reason Vinny and the guys dont

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  9. Greg CohenApril 21, 2009 at 5:43 PM

    I'll do my best.

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  10. Brian DanuffApril 21, 2009 at 6:16 PM

    Have fun at the game Greg. I wish yesterday wasn't rained out, I was dying to see the Giambino's return. Can't belive I have to wait until late July to see him again (unless I suddenly get tickets for tomorrow's game).

    I feel a winning streak coming on! LET'S GO YANKEES!!

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  11. MarioApril 21, 2009 at 6:19 PM

    Having a DH bat 7th in the order, that just screams confidence... Enough of these bonehead mistakes of signing over the hill bums...Thank god its his last season, Damon should be DH, on account of his arm being weaker then a 12 yr old, and put melky out there, & sit Matsui & his cranky OLD body...

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  12. Brian DanuffApril 21, 2009 at 6:19 PM

    Wait, I think tonight's game is on MY9.

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  13. Greg CohenApril 21, 2009 at 6:24 PM

    It is YB, I screwed up.

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  14. Brian DanuffApril 21, 2009 at 6:28 PM

    It's alright. Have fun at the game Greg.

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  15. Brian DanuffApril 21, 2009 at 7:12 PM

    Nice reception for Giambi.

    What a play by Garnder! Nice!

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  16. Vinsanity13April 21, 2009 at 8:10 PM

    Is anyone else watching the game on MLB.TV? I'm paying a lot of money to watch those games on my computer and tonight it doesn't seem to work.
    And I'm out of my mind! I can't stand those computer problems!

    Just wanted to check if it was just my internet connexion or a problem with MLB.TV.

    Tks.

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  17. AnonymousApril 21, 2009 at 8:42 PM

    This Stadium sucks.

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  18. WillApril 21, 2009 at 8:48 PM

    Vinsanity doesnt MLB.tv blackout all yankee games in the nyc area?

    Pettitte appears to be turning in a nice job again. excellent strike to ball ratio.

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  19. AnonymousApril 21, 2009 at 8:58 PM

    No fan noise at all. I feel like I'm watching an Orioles game in September.

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  20. WillApril 21, 2009 at 9:00 PM

    thats cause there are no fans near the game. the nearest fans are in washington heights. its really loud in washington heights.

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  21. AnonymousApril 21, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    They showed a clip of Giambi's walk-off back in 2002 and the audio didn't even compare. Granted, it was a walk-off but there was a huge difference.

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  22. WillApril 21, 2009 at 9:29 PM

    Fantastic work by Pettitte. Hope Joba and the bullpen paid attention.

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  23. Brian DanuffApril 21, 2009 at 9:47 PM

    I wish Giambi was our DH this year rather than Matsui. Why couldn't they have picked up his option, or resign him to a 2-year deal. He was awesome last year, one of the main reasons we ended up with 89 wins last year.

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  24. UnknownApril 21, 2009 at 9:51 PM

    Anyone goin to the game tomorrow??? I wanna see how close I can get on the first uneventful wednesday 1 oclock game of the year...

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  25. WillApril 21, 2009 at 10:01 PM

    tomorrow
    high of 57
    rain starting around 1pm

    yuck

    you might get real close if they play

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  26. UnknownApril 21, 2009 at 10:06 PM

    Feck...

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  27. Haynal FeeciesApril 21, 2009 at 11:24 PM

    Hey Yankeeboy98 "B-Boy" why dont you and Jason and his gold thong, get a friggen room!

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  28. Rob SApril 22, 2009 at 3:41 AM

    Greg Where did you sit in the bleachers, I was in 204 4th row up

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  29. Greg CohenApril 22, 2009 at 8:42 AM

    I was in 203 row five.

    The noise in the bleachers was fine. You couldn't really tell about the rest of the stadium.

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  30. AnonymousApril 22, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    Im not sure why everyone is so down on the noise of the stadium. Its the same as the old stadium...If you're in the upper decks or bleachers its going to be loud and people go nuts. The further down you go there people tend to be quieter. I was in the grandstand and it got pretty loud at times (given it was a Tuesday night game). I think it's a great stadium and people need to give it a chance. You want to see a quiet ballpark, go to Citi Field then come back to Yankee Stadium. You'll realize you might be overthinking it.

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