Game #40 - New York Yankees @ Tampa Bay Rays

by anaconda on May 13, 2008 6:16 PM EDT in Game Threads

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays, May 13, 2008 7:10 PM EDT

NEW YORK YANKEES

Johnny Damon, DH
Derek Jeter, SS
Bobby Abreu, RF
Hideki Matsui, LF
Jason Giambi, 1B
Melky Cabrera, CF
Robinson Cano, 2B
Alberto Gonzalez, 3B
Jose Molina, C

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
Chien-Ming Wang	6-1	8	8	1	0	0	0	52.0	43	18	18	1	16	36	3.12	1.13

TAMPA BAY RAYS

Akinori Iwamura, 2B
Carl Crawford, LF
B.J. Upton, CF
Carlos Pena, 1B
Evan Longoria, 3B
Cliff Floyd, DH
Eric Hinske, RF
Dioner Navarro, C
Jason Bartlett, SS

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
Edwin Jackson	2-3	7	7	0	0	0	0	42.1	38	19	19	3	20	29	4.04	1.37

PREGAME NOTES:

Pete Abe reports that A-Rod is now running at "90 percent" and his MRI revealed a Grade 1 tear in his quad, improving from a Grade 2 a couple of weeks ago. A-Rod eyes a return to the lineup next Tuesday at the Stadium, which can't come soon enough as far as I'm concerned.
Chien-Ming Wang is a lifetime 7-4, 3.53 ERA, 1.22 WHIP in 12 starts against the Rays, including a 2-0 victory at the Stadium on April 6.
Edwin Jackson is a lifetime 2-2, 5.40 ERA, 1.58 WHIP in 9 games (5 starts) against the Yanks. He is 1-1, 4.91 ERA, 1.36 WHIP in two starts against them in 2008.
Yanks career numbers vs. Jackson can be viewed here. Rays career numbers vs. Wang can be viewed here.
For those of you keeping tabs on the TJ kids, the always astute Chad Jennings reports that J.B. Cox has been promoted to Triple-A Scranton and Mark Melancon has been promoted to Double-A Trenton. Also, Pete Abe reported last night that Humberto Sanchez is now throwing off the mound and is scheduled to get into a game around June 10.

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hmm

is a rally afoot?

"Here, if you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and I have a straw. There it is, that's a straw, you see? You watching?. And my straw reaches acroooooooss the room, and starts to drink your milkshake... I... drink... your... milkshake!"-Daniel Plainview

by yankee come lately on May 13, 2008 7:36 PM EDT reply actions

I think the Yanks will be one of those teams giving Freddy Garcia a look, but who knows.

by anaconda on May 13, 2008 8:13 PM EDT reply actions

Beckett is getting knocked around by the O's

3 IP, 8 H, 5 ER

O’s up 5-3, Top 4th

by anaconda on May 13, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions

What's with Wang today?

From the box score, I keep seeing him get a couple quick strikes, and then get hit?

by NYinCalifornia on May 13, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions

He doesn't have his best stuff today

but it’s hard to scoff at 1 run in 5 IP. The offense needs to start helping him out.

by anaconda on May 13, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm just wondering

because I can’t see the game, but it just keeps popping up on my computer; 2 strikes, and then all of a sudden a hit comes up. Our bats really need to wake up—no matter how good the pitching is, if we can’t score, we can’t win…

by NYinCalifornia on May 13, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Indeed

This team really needs A-Rod back and pronto.

Wang hasn’t been bad, but his command tonight isn’t what we’re used to with him.

Abreu really needs to get this run in.

by anaconda on May 13, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions

And...

with two batters, we still can’t get the job done.

by NYinCalifornia on May 13, 2008 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Intro music

I dig some of the Rays’ choices for intro music:

Voodoo Child – B.J. Upton

Theme from Shaft – Cliff Floyd

Good Times, Bad Times – Eric Hinske

by anaconda on May 13, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply actions

Hurrah Jeter

by NYinCalifornia on May 13, 2008 8:50 PM EDT reply actions

Duncan

Nitpicking, but I’m not sure I would have gone with Duncan there.

Duncan hasn’t hit at all, and Ensberg has been just as bad. Gonzalez had some good hacks against Jackson, I might have left A-Gon in. But if a pinch hitter was really what he wanted to do, why not use the guy who would be going in to play 3rd anyway? Can you really say Duncan had a better chance than Ensberg??

It’s a short bench and a 1-0 game. He kinda burned a player for no reason there. Not a big deal but…..

"Well, that kind of puts a damper on even a Yankees win."
-- Phil Rizzuto after hearing about the Pope's death

by matthaggs on May 13, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions

I tend to agree

Duncan and Ensberg are cold and sitting on the bench. Gonzalez had two hits yesterday and hit the ball hard a couple of times today. I would have also stuck with Gonzalez there.

by anaconda on May 13, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I finally found a way to stream games

(I’m a little technologically challenged).

by NYinCalifornia on May 13, 2008 9:26 PM EDT reply actions

Please share

by docgonzo on May 13, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Go download TVants

And then you can find links to stream it at http://www2.myp2p.eu/index.php?part=sports

The ESPN Taiwan streams are the best, they just take the YES broadcast, except they black out the broadcasters. The KuSports one usually takes the local broadcast, and they have Chinese broadcasters.

by NYinCalifornia on May 13, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions