Here are the lineups:
YANKEES (0-0)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Hideki Matsui DH
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Xavier Nady RF
Cody Ransom 3B
Brett Gardner CF
Pitching: CC Sabathia LHP (17-10, 2.70 in 2008)
ORIOLES (0-0)
Brian Roberts 2B
Adam Jones CF
Nick Markakis RF
Melvin Mora 3B
Aubrey Huff 1B
Ty Wigginton DH
Luke Scott LF
Gregg Zaun C
Cesar Izturis SS
Pitching: Jeremy Guthrie RHP (10-12, 3.63 in '08)
News & Notes
- Peter Abraham has the final payroll totals heading into the '09 season and the Yankees did come in under last year's mark. He has all the salaries for the 25-man roster plus any players on the DL. He also added in any bonus payments being paid this year. With all that added up he has them with a payroll of $206,880,950. You can see his complete breakdown here.
- Vice President Joe Biden will be throwing out today's ceremonial first pitch.
- Joe Girardi told the writers that A-Rod will report to Tampa on Monday.
- Thanks to all of you who voted in the "Who should leadoff?" poll. Surprisingly, Johnny Damon got the most votes with 108, Derek Jeter was a close second with 100, "It doesn't matter" followed with 161, and "Other" got just 28 votes. I'm assuming most of those people think Gadner should be leading off.
According to The Yankees: Minors to Majors the Yankees also released RHP Nick Asselin, RHP Israel Batista, RHP Jacinto Gonell, C Ben Blumenthal, OF Isaiah Howes, and OF Andres Perez.
- The weather in Baltimore looks like it's clearing up, at least according to Weather.com it is. Here's the hourly forecast.
- Vice President Joe Biden will be throwing out today's ceremonial first pitch.
- Joe Girardi told the writers that A-Rod will report to Tampa on Monday.
- Thanks to all of you who voted in the "Who should leadoff?" poll. Surprisingly, Johnny Damon got the most votes with 108, Derek Jeter was a close second with 100, "It doesn't matter" followed with 161, and "Other" got just 28 votes. I'm assuming most of those people think Gadner should be leading off.
According to The Yankees: Minors to Majors the Yankees also released RHP Nick Asselin, RHP Israel Batista, RHP Jacinto Gonell, C Ben Blumenthal, OF Isaiah Howes, and OF Andres Perez.
- The weather in Baltimore looks like it's clearing up, at least according to Weather.com it is. Here's the hourly forecast.
Yanks vs. Guthrie
O's vs. Sabathia
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| D. Jeter | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .278 | .263 | .278 | .541 |
| J. Damon | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .368 | .556 | .924 |
| R. Cano | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .059 | .059 | .059 | .118 |
| A. Rodriguez | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .368 | .267 | .635 |
| H. Matsui | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .333 | .571 | .905 |
| M. Cabrera | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .417 | .833 | 1.250 |
| N. Swisher | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .444 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| J. Posada | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 |
| X. Nady | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| J. Molina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| M. Teixeira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 120 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 23 | .275 | .331 | .433 | .764 |
O's vs. Sabathia
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| A. Huff | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .280 | .280 | .360 | .640 |
| M. Mora | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .105 | .190 | .263 | .454 |
| B. Roberts | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .063 | .211 | .063 | .273 |
| T. Wigginton | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .308 | .583 | .891 |
| C. Izturis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| R. Freel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| G. Zaun | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .600 | .333 | .933 |
| N. Markakis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Totals | 86 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | .174 | .260 | .279 | .539 |
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252 Comments:
crazy stuff down there.
See you guys later.
Yea, that thread turned into a complete train wreck.
Rays - Sox rained out today, just fyi.
Spring training is finally over!
Sure is ove. I'm so glad.
That was some series preview Greg. What a nice way to start the season. With yo mamma jokes. lol
Yea I saw that anonymoose... It looks like the Yankees will be able to get the game in, though.
Hahaha, I know Liam, hopefully it's not a sign of things to come.
Yeah the weather looks like it might hold up for all three games in Baltimore.
finally Yankee baseball baby
It's raining there!!!
Damn it, s***, f***, stop raining!
It looks like it stopped on the pregame show.
i think i stopped.. the radar shows that the line of showers has pushed out of Baltimore.. we will get the game in
DO WORK YANKEES!!! Im so pumped man.... LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!
Hahahaha, they hate Tex so much.
i love the hate.. he looked pumped when he was introduced
What's even better is how the Yankees were all laughing at it.
Me too Dan. I think they do too.
damn i should have played hooky and drove down to Baltimore. I'm definitely pumped that the start of the season is finally here. On a lighter note I presented my "got coke" t-shirt idea from last year to bald Vinny on Saturday.
What's up M-Rod, I was considering doing that too, but decided it was too much of a hassle.
Yea I'm pumped too. So glad the season is finally here.
What did Vinny say about the shirt?
he laughed, and said "why didn't I think of that?"
Nice, they'll be on River Ave. by the first homestand.
They really hate Teix. He likes it and I like it.
I was just telling a friend of mine that. I love that the Yankees are hated as much as they are.
even the calm and collected Ken Singleton seems pumped for the Yankees... this year is gonna be special
Biden threw a laser to homeplate. lol!
Let's play ball!!!
please God let this be the year
It's a strike.
I like this team a lot. The past few seasons I've had to convince myself that the team was good enough to win it all, but not this year.
same here Greg
This is a battle.
Way to start it off Jeet.
Base hit!!!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
There still booing him.
lol... i cant here u O's fans
and still, not one person boos matsui
The fans are saying
"YANKEES SUCK, YANKEES SUCK" LOL
Here comes CC!!
Not me
of course.. every fan of other teams chant that
will the real CC please get a win, please get a win
Nothing like good old Yankees hatred... I guess 11 losing seasons in a row will do that to you.
Not every team.
Alright lets go CC.
what team doesnt?
The Yankees.
CC stinks.
True Dan.
And that's not Liam.
thats why i said every fan of other teams
damn, bad start
Whats not Captain?
Oh, sorry Dan.
Wow, not a good start for CC. He needs a ground ball.
You said the Yankees stink, I thought it was that Hitler dude.
Come on CC settle down.
He freaking went... Umps already screwing us.
Oh no. I was making fun of the Orioles funs Greg. I would never say anything like that. Sorry.
Oh I see.
Hitler? That guy is a b*tch.
CC has a very nice curve.
Another past ball.
Great job Cody.
Good play by Ransom.
NICE JOB JETER!!
ya
Where did Jorge get hit?
Billy Traber? Whoa!
His foot.
is chad moeller on the orioles?
Yes he is.
I see.
BILLY TRABER!!!! I hate him so much. More than Hitler.
Wow, that's some hate.
OK, maybe not as much as Hitler.
This Hitler thing is never going to end. I think he will be back.
I just realize that i'm watching the game and i'm not asleep or sleepy yet. WOW!
0/2 when getting the leadoff hitter on base... hopefully thats not the case the whole year
Hope not.
Looks like CC settled down a bit. Probably a little too amped up in his first Yankee inning.
And the Yankees take the lead 1-0 on a Johnny Damon sac-fly.
i missed entirely too much! hola guys!
What's up "The One"?
watchin' this game. is it me, or sabathia doesn't look too comfortable pitching inside to right handed hitters?
I think he's just too pumped up. He needs to relax.
Was Nady running in quicksand?
2-1 hoes......... i mean o's. he really needs to settle down.
3-1. i think that's what they have in oriole park
Why can't this fat piece of shit throw a damn strike?
it's like he can't find the strikezone! makin' me nervous over here!
Ummm if he keeps this up he better get used to being booed. The honeymoon period ends when you lose a game.
That's so true Greg. I already am pissed at this fat fuck.
not only can he not throw a strike, this isn't murder's row either, outside of roberts, & markaksis, no one in this lineup should scare us... but CC is making them look better then they are....
someone needs to go out and talk him down. if he's staring at the sky in personal frustration between pitches, and he's built this game up to big in his head someone needs to chill him the hell out.
Seriously, if Opening Day as a Yankee is too much for him to handle, what's he going to do against the Red Sox in September?
Nice play there by Tex there.
It's not that it's too much for him to handle. April's just not his month. But he's lights out the rest of the year.
Ok John Sterling needs to shut up about Gardner hitting at the end of the line up as some genius scenario.
The Yankees cannot afford to have him have a bad April. They need a good start, especially with Boston and Tampa in their division.
What the fuck was Matsui swinging at?
How about working the damn count?
I cant see, i'm stuck with radio - was the Teixeira walk pitch close?? In that scenario he needs to actually prevent the walk, he needs to work Guthrie until he gets something he can hit to bring that run in. He shouldn't look to walk to let Matsui bring in the run.
Why does CC have an heat pack around his ribs?
exactly! we need to start out in the division on top! the sox and rays are rained out today, and the jays play later on. this would be good for us to start out 1-0 on top of the division. but sabathia needs to really find that strikezone and do his thing! if he pitches like this on the 16th, hell will have no mercy on him!
The pitch to Teixeira was a strike.
god damn it
Well this is just about as bad as could be expected minus an injury.
Hello Chosen one.
CC isn't doing so good.
waddup liam
yeah, CC isn't doing good at all. the yankees are once again lacking aggression.
Looks like after today CC will be 5-1 against the O's
well wtf is this?
80 pitches/ 43 strikes
he's gotta be gone by 90 pitches
Yup Anon, sure does.
I wish they didn't have a day off tomorrow. I hate off days, especially after a loss.
I know chosen one. They should be winning this game.
ugly.. every batter this inning should have been an out
WOW, two bad plays by Ransom.
I know it's just game one, but Ramiro Pena will be starting if Ransom keeps this up.
I thought Ransom was a good defender....
If the next batter reaches base CC is done. They can't afford anymore runs.
wow, lackin' aggression something serious!
I no
"If the next batter reaches base CC is done. They can't afford anymore runs."
CC can't afford any more pitches. He's at 90 now. He's thrown too much in recent years at it is, they should be holding his count down in April - especially in a Loss. No sense wasting pitches for this shit.
this looks like a game from last year.. no offense, no d, shaky pitching
I been waiting for the first game of the year for a long time and we have to see this!
my heart hurts watching this game!
i no Liam.. im gonna be hearing shit from Met, Red Sox, and O's fans after this.
Scott is a god damn 2.66 lifetime hitter. Just throw the ball over the freaking plate. LOL
OMG!!!!!!!!!
walked Scott are you shitting me after being ahead 2-0?
CC's lucky he had this warm up on the road. He'll get another start to fix this before he'll have to meet his maker at the stadium. LOL
Hitler got his wish today.
so damn frustrating.. hopefully we can get out of this jam and the offense can score some runs.
i really hate losing the 1st game of a series, especially the 1st game of the season
I'm sorry, but I think that's all on Posada. He didn't come inside once on that at-bat, and barely did so the entire day. What revived Mussina's career last year? He started coming inside with fastballs again. Who caught Mussina most of the season? Jose Molina. Posada never challenges hitters when he's ahead in the count. He's always trying to get them to chase away. He's doing the same thing with Albaladejo now.
here we go.. score some runs now!
NICE GARDY!
I've already mentally chalked this one up as a loss. If they win it will be a pleasant surprise.
Like I said, Hitler got his wish.
Homerun by Jorge!!
That's a start.
Wow these umps are awful... Mora was so clearly safe. At least we're not getting screwed this time.
lol
Did Kay just call Brian Bass, Brian Bannister?
That was not the wurst call I ever seen Greg.
That a boy Nady.
keep it going boys
No Liam it wasn't the worst call, that goes to the phantom steal last year against the Mariners. I think Bloomquist was the runner. But this one was pretty bad.
Cody needs to make up for those crappy defensive plays.
Thats one was still not the worst call i've seen. I do remember that though.
Ramiro Pena should start on Wednesday.
Ransom stinks today.
Hey Kay, his name isn't Brent.
Yes he should Captain.
and just like that the rally dies.. we need this run!
This is why we should have Berroa up here. He swings the bat.
Yup Dan, just like last year.
Damn it Jeter just score the run already!
dumbass!
How the hell does Thompson let that happen?
Fucking shit.
NADY NOOOOOOOOOO!
Seea guys.
See ya Liam.
fucking bullshit
Wow Nady. I'll even look past the baserunning mistake. But you just stand there and wait to be tagged? I mean, I think most of us don't want you on the field anyway when we have Mr. Hustle Nick Swisher sitting on the bench. Girardi is gonna tear him a new a-hole.
But why isn't Thompson telling him the ball is still on the infield? That's what I want to know.
I agree Greg, the third base coach does have a job to do and it seems that he was as deep in sleep as Nady was.
SCORE RUNS NOW
Damon starts the Yankees off with a single... hopefully it leads to something...
Nice Hideki ... now it's 6-5 O's.
Damn it Nady, are you trying to lose your starting spot?
Yes I am Greg.
u spelled ur first name wrong Nady
We suck.
I just got back from the party. Man CC stunk. But a nice inning for Coke just now.
Also, my dad surprised me this morning. He got tickets for the 4/8 game at Camden Yards. My seats are 4 rows behind the Yankees dugout. I'm so excited!!
Sorry, but if CC were to sign with anyone else, he would of probably started with 10K shutout. This just seems to happen to the Yankees all the time. Tex is 0-3. No one can just have a nice fast start with us...its so depressing
make a sign so we can see u B-Boy
I'm not watching the game. Hay B-Boy, nice seats. How was the party? Why is Nady on here?
start swisher!
Defenitely Dan.
Liam,
Yeah, they're awesome seats. The party was great. I got 2nd place in one of the games with 1,700 points.
Ground-rule double by Swish. Pena pinch ran and is on third with a Gradner bunt, and Jeter is up.
fucking Jeter
what the hell is Girardi doing? Sac bunt with no outs and tie run and on second and top of the order hitting? wtf? its not the winning run on second.
great now two outs. that was idiotic.
Nice. Glad you had fun.
Greg I just realized this, we broke the comments record. Last was 164.
YES! Damon walked, Teixeira is up! Come on bomb it over the wall!
ok Teixeira earns his paycheck here. NYPost headline will be written with this at bat. If Teixeira bones this they'll slam the new freelancers.
DAMN! Ground ball out. Still 6-5 Orioles.
no clutch hitting of course.. same old disappointing yankees
Crap
I know! I can't believe this. They did the same exact thing every game last year.
that bunt was such a crap wimp move.
i think Andy Phillips and Kei Igawa would have combined to have a better game than what Tex and CC combined to do today
Well Gardy has speed, but you're right. He probably could have got a base hit or a double if the Yanks let him bat.
Do you mean Shelly Duncan and Ian Kennady?
them too... fuck my life
Good one.
Is the score still 6-5?
WTF was that? It was a home run but a fan interfered. Fucking Jeffery Mair copiers.
Good one
8-5. Shit.
8-5
Nice
Hay Hitler
Hay
201 f*ckin comments. NICE
Wow. YES picks the interference home run as the play of the game.
how does one turn of this pagination?
Thats great.
i feel like drinking myself to death
jurk
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