Andy Phillips homers off of Beckett! 4-2 Yanks lead

Jason Giambi homers off of Beckett! 8-2 Yanks lead

F*CK! [/b][/quote]Cairo is a decent utility player...why so down on him? He's better than Tony Womack was, imho.

13-2 Yankees!

I have a TON of respect for Cairo and think he's a GREAT utility player. However, I just don't like Jeter missing games (especially against Boston)

How'd you enjoy that a$$ kicking beantown!? 13-5 and the Yanks move into first. Another steller performance by Moose and I was so happy to see Josh Beckett leave after just 1 1/3 after giving up 8 runs

Let's not get carried away here, IM.

6 IPs, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits is not what I regard as a "stellar" performance.

If we didn't have all those runs, it might have been a problem. But hey, anytime you can make Manny and Ortiz go hitless, that says something. Moose also had 9 strikeouts, which isn't too shabby either.

Sure, with a 10 run lead you pitch differently than you do in a 2-1 game.....

Just let the other guys hit the ball.

But a stellar performance it wasn't.

Exactly. That's all I was saying. I'm not saying it was the greatest performance of his career, but to make Manny & Ortiz go hitless (plus 8 strikeouts), plus only giving up 5 runs to that Boston lineup ain't too bad. Hey, at least he last more than 1 1/3 inning unlike Beckett

The Yankees win! WHAT a catch by Melky Cabrera! Yanks up 1.5 games over Boston and they've won 5 out of the 9 meetings thus far this year

Nice job by Wang and the 'pen, and Bernie with that shot.

Here's a decent pro-Yankee article on Page 2 of ESPN

Exactly. That's all I was saying. I'm not saying it was the greatest performance of his career, but to make Manny & Ortiz go hitless (plus 8 strikeouts), plus only giving up 5 runs to that Boston lineup ain't too bad. Hey, at least he last more than 1 1/3 inning unlike Beckett [/b][/quote]I didn't say that Mussina's performance wasn't a"good" one, or even a "solid" one.

All I'm saying is that it wasn't "stellar".

If it was, then what would you call his other 11 or 12 starts, all of which were better?

If 5 runs and 8 hits in 6 innings is stellar, what do you consider "bad" or "below average" or sub-par"?

Allowing 5 runs in 6 innings is rather "shabby" IMO, because that translates to allowing 7.5 runs per game, Boston doesn't averge 7.5 runs per game, and that will lose the game for you probably 75% of the time.

I guess my problem is with the way some people tend to throw those superlatives, like "great" and "superstar", around so freely.

Call me a nitpicker if you want to; If you're gonna continue to insist that this was a superlative performance, I'm gonna continue to insist that it wasn't.

Despite the comments, sometimes warranted and sometimes not, by others about your frequently going overboard with your gushing praise of the Yankees, I have never been a member of that chorus until now.

But to call this performance by Mussina "stellar" is ridiculous.

He pitched well enough to win with a 10 run lead, but it was his worst game of the year. That's the best I can say about it.

Sorry been a little busy didn't want you yankees to think I wasn't talking because my team was losing. All I have to say is what a catch.

Ok plaw, you win, it wasn't stellar. Wrong word I agree but I'm still happy with his effort

Let's hope Jaret Wright can keep the Yankee train rolling tonight, and continue his decent performances as of late.

Yes, let's hope Jared can continue to drop that ERA of his

the only thing better than that catch was the look on mannys face....

priceless

Rained out...

Looks like it could be Johnson vs. Schilling tomorrow in a battle of the old fogeys! :p

I figured it would be with all the rain we've been getting today. Is tomorrow a double-header or no?

Doesn't sound that way, Mike and the Mad Dog update said no make-up date has been decided, and that Wright will probably pitch tomorrow against Schilling...

According to the Yankees official website, it's going to be Jaret Wright taking on Schilling...

Great, Sheffield's out until September

Well, the Yankees have their excuse now: Injuries.

Which, to be fair, would not be unfair to say.

So what is, pretell, the rest of the AL East's excuse, which is, last time I checked, still trailing the *injured* Yankees?

Yeah I'd LOVE to see boston without Ortiz and Nixon and see how well they do :rolleyes:

Our lineup can be very scary if v-tek can hit like that. It was nice to get out of New York with a win. Look for the Sox to go on run over the next 3 weeks. Good luck with all those injuries Yanks no one wants to see that happen.

Relax, Yankee lovers.

All I'm saying is that if they don't win this year they have an excuse, and that their excuse would be a legitimate one.

While it's true that I didn't exactly say what that it would be an excuse for (not winning this year), I think that that part of it is fairly well implied; what else could I be talking about that there's an excuse for?

Would it sound better to you if I used the word "reason" instead of "excuse"?

Here, let me re-write the whole thing:

"Well, the Yankees have a reason now if they don't win this year: Injuries.

Which would be fair to say."

Better?

As far as where they stand now goes.....

Yeah they're still on top of the division.

BUT....

With their pitching I didn't think they could win unless they had an overwhelming offense, because they would need to win a lot of 7-5 and 8-6 games, and I don't find their offense to be overwhelming anymore.

HOWEVER....

There's still a long way to go, and plenty of time for them to make a deal to add a decent bat without giving up anyone important.

Unless they do, though, I don't see a 2006 World Series appearance in their future.

4 innings, 6 hits, 6 runs, 5 walks, 2 strikeouts, 3 homeruns. 7-5 record with a 5.62 ERA. BAD RANDY!

Go Yankees...