05/05: Yankees vs. Mariners Liveblog
Posted by: Jason
Welcome to a liveblog of today's afternoon tilt between the Yankees and Mariners:
I promise not to hammer McCarver and Buck too much. The Yankees lineup, courtesy of The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Cabrera CF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Giambi DH
Matsui LF
Posada C
Cano 2B
Mientkiewicz 1B
Wang RHP
Top of the first:
Ichiro grounds out to Cano on the first pitch...way to begin the game.
Bloomquist grounds out to Alex.
Wang good velocity...93 on the sink
Ibanez long fly ball to Melky who has no problem with it.
I'm saying a prayer for Wang's fingernail.
Bottom first:
The guy from the Lost Boys is announcing the Yankees lineup on Fox.
Melky hits a long fly ball to Ichiro in CF.
BTW, Jeff Weaver's the Mariners' pitcher, I won't even mention 2003.
Jetes drives a single to center.
Bobby hits in to a double play...he's looked better at the plate in the last 2 games.
Top second:
Wang K's Sexson
Broussard flies to left center, Melky's there.
Brendan Donnelly's favorite guy, Jose Guillen, K's to end the half inning.
Bottom second:
Alex grounds out to Bloomquist at 3rd.
G'bombi draws a walk, shocking I know
Matsui flies to right center, Ichiro grabs it
Jorge hits a bullet off the wall in right, a double, Jason to 3rd.
Robinson, who has assumed the unclaimed mantle from Soriano as the Yankee who swings at everything, K's to end the inning.
Top third:
Johjima weakly grounds out to Wang.
Betancourt: Routine fly ball to Melky.
Alex just made a great defensive play on a ground ball to his right. Wang is cruising.
Bottom third:
Dangerous Doug Mientkiewicz smokes a single to right.
Melky's ground ball handcuffs 1b Broussard and Melky is SAFE!!!
It looks like Melky might not have touched the bag, but he's still safe.
Jeter bunts, and Weaver's throw draws Bloomquist off the bag at third, and everyone is safe.
Bobby gets a sac fly to center, 1-0 Yankees.
Then Melky tries to take third, overslides the bag, and he's out...not a heads-up move to say the least.
Alex hits a dribbler, C Johjima to 1b Broussard.
Bases loaded with 0 outs, Abreu up and the Yankees only get 1 run? Not good.
Top fourth:
Ichiro hits a ground ball, it hits Wang, he throws Ichiro out. Oh no, here comes Joe and the training staff...Wang is OK, put the prayer beads/voodoo shrines away.
Bloomquist routine grounder to Jetes...Wang's fine.
Ibanez K's...Wang has thrown 47 pitches through 4 innings...he's dominating today.
Bottom fourth:
Giambi pops out
Matsui grounds out...he was reaching.
Posada K's looking
Top fifth:
Sexson pop fly to Cabrera
Interview with Joe Torre:
(Broussard grounds to Minky)
Joe says nothing earth-shaking...not surprising
Guillen grounds to Cano...Wang is perfect through 5.
Bottom fifth:
Cano hits a laser beam right at Ichiro
Dangerous Doug gets a line drive single to center...Doug is 2 for 2!!!
Cabrera hits a laser beam at RF Guillen...unlucky to say the least, that was crushed.
Jetes, with a weak ground ball to second base.
Top 6th
Johjima pops to Minky in foul ground
Betancourt grounds to Doug who flips to Wang. 2 out.
Alex charges a Lopez ground ball and guns him at first...Wang is still perfect!!!
Bottom 6th:
Bobby bunts for a base hit...they don't say how, they say how many.
Alex with a ground ball single, Bobby hits the gas and takes third!! no outs!!
Jason 4 pitch walk...
Come on Matsui-san!!!
And a hit by pitch!! 2-0 Yankees!!
Posada, a base hit!!! 3-0 Yankees!!
Cano K's swinging on a bad pitch
Minky hits into a force at home, 2 outs, bases still loaded.
Melky draws a walk!! 4-0 home team!!
Jetes laces one into left!! 6-0 Yankees!!
SEA manager Hargrove hooks Weaver...
I am lighting a cigar, this is enjoyable...
Abreu faces RHP Sean White, Bobby lines out to Ichiro.
GREAT inning.
Top 7th
Ichiro flies out to Matsui, a great running catch!!
Bloomquist grounder to Jeter...everyone now realizes the perfect game is a possibility.
Wang comes back from 3-0 to K Ibanez!!! Perfect through 7!!!!
Bottom 7th: Please bear with me, it's Derby post time!!!
Kentucky Derby Bonus: Street Sense's jockey ran the perfect race, waiting on Hard Spun's flank until the 4th turn, and then exploding to the front to take the roses in the back stretch!!
Back to the game:
Top 8:
Sexson grounded out to Wang.
Broussard homered to right, the perfect game is over, but Wang is still the man.
Guillen singled to left
and Johjima grounded into double play...Bravo Chien Ming Wang!!!
Bottom 8:
Melky with a sharp single up the middle.
Fox just showed Carl Pavano...please don't do that again.
Jetes rips a pitch into the outfield, first and second
Shockingly, Buck and McCarver have not been that bad.
Bobby pops to Ichiro, Cabrera tags to third. One out.
Cairo walks, bases loaded
Josh Phelps breaks his bat with a soft grounder, 8-1 Yankees.
Matsui grounds out to second.
Top 9
Bruney had a routine 9th, retiring Betancourt, Lopez and Ichiro...8-1 Yankees final.
Darrell Rasner is on the mound tomorrow...The team has won 4 of its last 5. Let's go Yankees.
I promise not to hammer McCarver and Buck too much. The Yankees lineup, courtesy of The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Cabrera CF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Giambi DH
Matsui LF
Posada C
Cano 2B
Mientkiewicz 1B
Wang RHP
Top of the first:
Ichiro grounds out to Cano on the first pitch...way to begin the game.
Bloomquist grounds out to Alex.
Wang good velocity...93 on the sink
Ibanez long fly ball to Melky who has no problem with it.
I'm saying a prayer for Wang's fingernail.
Bottom first:
The guy from the Lost Boys is announcing the Yankees lineup on Fox.
Melky hits a long fly ball to Ichiro in CF.
BTW, Jeff Weaver's the Mariners' pitcher, I won't even mention 2003.
Jetes drives a single to center.
Bobby hits in to a double play...he's looked better at the plate in the last 2 games.
Top second:
Wang K's Sexson
Broussard flies to left center, Melky's there.
Brendan Donnelly's favorite guy, Jose Guillen, K's to end the half inning.
Bottom second:
Alex grounds out to Bloomquist at 3rd.
G'bombi draws a walk, shocking I know
Matsui flies to right center, Ichiro grabs it
Jorge hits a bullet off the wall in right, a double, Jason to 3rd.
Robinson, who has assumed the unclaimed mantle from Soriano as the Yankee who swings at everything, K's to end the inning.
Top third:
Johjima weakly grounds out to Wang.
Betancourt: Routine fly ball to Melky.
Alex just made a great defensive play on a ground ball to his right. Wang is cruising.
Bottom third:
Dangerous Doug Mientkiewicz smokes a single to right.
Melky's ground ball handcuffs 1b Broussard and Melky is SAFE!!!
It looks like Melky might not have touched the bag, but he's still safe.
Jeter bunts, and Weaver's throw draws Bloomquist off the bag at third, and everyone is safe.
Bobby gets a sac fly to center, 1-0 Yankees.
Then Melky tries to take third, overslides the bag, and he's out...not a heads-up move to say the least.
Alex hits a dribbler, C Johjima to 1b Broussard.
Bases loaded with 0 outs, Abreu up and the Yankees only get 1 run? Not good.
Top fourth:
Ichiro hits a ground ball, it hits Wang, he throws Ichiro out. Oh no, here comes Joe and the training staff...Wang is OK, put the prayer beads/voodoo shrines away.
Bloomquist routine grounder to Jetes...Wang's fine.
Ibanez K's...Wang has thrown 47 pitches through 4 innings...he's dominating today.
Bottom fourth:
Giambi pops out
Matsui grounds out...he was reaching.
Posada K's looking
Top fifth:
Sexson pop fly to Cabrera
Interview with Joe Torre:
(Broussard grounds to Minky)
Joe says nothing earth-shaking...not surprising
Guillen grounds to Cano...Wang is perfect through 5.
Bottom fifth:
Cano hits a laser beam right at Ichiro
Dangerous Doug gets a line drive single to center...Doug is 2 for 2!!!
Cabrera hits a laser beam at RF Guillen...unlucky to say the least, that was crushed.
Jetes, with a weak ground ball to second base.
Top 6th
Johjima pops to Minky in foul ground
Betancourt grounds to Doug who flips to Wang. 2 out.
Alex charges a Lopez ground ball and guns him at first...Wang is still perfect!!!
Bottom 6th:
Bobby bunts for a base hit...they don't say how, they say how many.
Alex with a ground ball single, Bobby hits the gas and takes third!! no outs!!
Jason 4 pitch walk...
Come on Matsui-san!!!
And a hit by pitch!! 2-0 Yankees!!
Posada, a base hit!!! 3-0 Yankees!!
Cano K's swinging on a bad pitch
Minky hits into a force at home, 2 outs, bases still loaded.
Melky draws a walk!! 4-0 home team!!
Jetes laces one into left!! 6-0 Yankees!!
SEA manager Hargrove hooks Weaver...
I am lighting a cigar, this is enjoyable...
Abreu faces RHP Sean White, Bobby lines out to Ichiro.
GREAT inning.
Top 7th
Ichiro flies out to Matsui, a great running catch!!
Bloomquist grounder to Jeter...everyone now realizes the perfect game is a possibility.
Wang comes back from 3-0 to K Ibanez!!! Perfect through 7!!!!
Bottom 7th: Please bear with me, it's Derby post time!!!
Kentucky Derby Bonus: Street Sense's jockey ran the perfect race, waiting on Hard Spun's flank until the 4th turn, and then exploding to the front to take the roses in the back stretch!!
Back to the game:
Top 8:
Sexson grounded out to Wang.
Broussard homered to right, the perfect game is over, but Wang is still the man.
Guillen singled to left
and Johjima grounded into double play...Bravo Chien Ming Wang!!!
Bottom 8:
Melky with a sharp single up the middle.
Fox just showed Carl Pavano...please don't do that again.
Jetes rips a pitch into the outfield, first and second
Shockingly, Buck and McCarver have not been that bad.
Bobby pops to Ichiro, Cabrera tags to third. One out.
Cairo walks, bases loaded
Josh Phelps breaks his bat with a soft grounder, 8-1 Yankees.
Matsui grounds out to second.
Top 9
Bruney had a routine 9th, retiring Betancourt, Lopez and Ichiro...8-1 Yankees final.
Darrell Rasner is on the mound tomorrow...The team has won 4 of its last 5. Let's go Yankees.
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