Game #62 - Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees

by anaconda on Jun 7, 2008 12:46 PM EDT in Game Threads

Kansas City Royals at New York Yankees, Jun 7, 2008 1:05 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY ROYALS

David DeJesus, RF
Mike Aviles, SS
Mark Teahen, 1B
Jose Guillen, LF
Miguel Olivo, DH
John Buck, C
Alberto Callaspo, 2B
Esteban German, 3B
Joey Gathright, CF

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
Brian Bannister	5-6	12	12	1	0	0	0	74.1	76	39	38	8	18	45	4.60	1.26

NEW YORK YANKEES

Johnny Damon, LF
Derek Jeter, SS
Bobby Abreu, RF
Álex Rodríguez, 3B
Jason Giambi, DH
Jorge Posada, C
Robinson Cano. 2B
Wilson Betemit, 1B
Melky Cabrera, CF

	W-L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP
Andy Pettitte	5-5	12	12	0	0	0	0	72.2	87	38	34	8	17	52	4.21	1.43

PREGAME NOTES:

Hideki Matsui is getting the day off for some unknown reason. You would think that a smart guy like Girardi would realize that sitting his best hitter all season the day after the team struggled to score runs would be a bad idea. Matsui is also the near everyday DH so I don't understand the need to rest him.
Brian Bannister is a lifetime 1-1, 8.10 ERA, 1.90 WHIP in 2 starts against the Yanks, including 1-0, 3.60 ERA, 1.80 WHIP in 2008.
Andy Pettitte is a lifetime 12-3, 3.06 ERA, 1.26 WHIP in 20 games (18 starts) against the Royals, including 1-0, 1.35 ERA, 1.05 WHIP in 2008.
Yanks' career numbers vs. Bannister can be viewed here. Royals' career numbers vs. Pettitte can be viewed here.

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Hopefully Andy's years in Houston

will give him superhuman protection from heat on the mound today.

Crowds are won and lost and won again, but our hearts beat for the diehards.

by Edwantsacracker on Jun 7, 2008 1:44 PM EDT reply actions

Damn! Andy still seems to be suffering

from effects of teh suck. Hopefully he will bounce out of it soon.

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. --Billy Martin

by garp on Jun 7, 2008 2:16 PM EDT reply actions

I was moving in my apartment the other day,

and I sat down and reread a little bit of The Last Night of The Yankee Dynasty as I moved. It happened to be the part about noticing which players never got up to watch the flight of the ball for home runs to left field.

Bobby Abreu didn’t even notice let alone move.

Crowds are won and lost and won again, but our hearts beat for the diehards.

by Edwantsacracker on Jun 7, 2008 3:08 PM EDT reply actions

girardi

What is he doing? How could you not go righty-righty there with veras

"I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee"

by ISG on Jun 7, 2008 3:41 PM EDT reply actions

Don't tease me here guys!

Crowds are won and lost and won again, but our hearts beat for the diehards.

by Edwantsacracker on Jun 7, 2008 4:24 PM EDT reply actions

Is it too much

for Girardi to realize that there will be no save, and to use Mo in the 9th?

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on Jun 7, 2008 4:40 PM EDT reply actions

God when is this roller coaster gonna end

Crowds are won and lost and won again, but our hearts beat for the diehards.

by Edwantsacracker on Jun 7, 2008 4:50 PM EDT reply actions

When we're up by a run

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on Jun 7, 2008 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Crazy!

Wish I was in the bronx right now. What a game.

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by dan-sports.ccscoop on Jun 7, 2008 4:52 PM EDT reply actions

maybe you could have snagged a ticket from one of the season ticket holders behind homeplate

who left after the 4th inning… Good luck getting into the bleachers though

Crowds are won and lost and won again, but our hearts beat for the diehards.

by Edwantsacracker on Jun 7, 2008 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Hard to believe...

but Damon is now hitting .323 on the season.

by anaconda on Jun 7, 2008 4:59 PM EDT reply actions

In other news... can you stand that we

couldn’t score two runs yesterday

Crowds are won and lost and won again, but our hearts beat for the diehards.

by Edwantsacracker on Jun 7, 2008 4:59 PM EDT reply actions

Damon

Maybe making up making those comments earlier in the week – Insane game by him

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by dan-sports.ccscoop on Jun 7, 2008 5:01 PM EDT reply actions

We play today

We win today.

Now I can go to the AAA game happy.

"Have faith in the Yankees, my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

by jscape2000 on Jun 7, 2008 5:02 PM EDT reply actions

Mo should have stayed in

He was fresh and who else do they have? Girardi has been terrible. Pettitte should have been pulled against JG, but then you look at what he has to work with. I still would have pulled him though and gave Veras a chance. I could understand it a little better if JG hadn’t killed Andy all day…But it’s so nice ot have Posada back…

by John Amato on Jun 7, 2008 5:13 PM EDT reply actions