Easy pal. I'm pulling for them, too. If nothing else, for my boy Torre and Jetes. But let's get to .500 before we start using exclamation points.

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Schilling's three outs away from a no-no.

I hate him, but I love a no-hitter, so I'll root for him.

Wow. That sucks balls. Still, 8.2 innings is great stuff.

Way to go Chuckie!!! Close but no cigar.... still, a one-hitter is awesome!

I'm glad he didn't get it. Thank you Shannon Stewart!

One of these days you're gonna surprise me and post something decent.

Ahhh, who the fuck am I kidding? That'll never happen.

Don't worry, it's just another half-game the Yankees fall behind and won't make up in the standings.

Not when it comes to Boston or Schilling. Just look at my custom title that fathersson so was generous in offering

I was listening to WFAN Sports Radio this afternoon. I just cannot believe all the Yankee fans that called up who've already conceded this season!

It's the first week of June for God's sake. There's a lot of baseball to be played. Surely this team has the talent, the money, the resources and the guns to turn things around. At least for a run at a wildcard spot.

I cannot believe how much these Yankee fans are panicking.

"FIRE JOE! FIRE Cash! THE TEAM IS GOING NOWHERE THIS SEASON!"

Give me a break!

I'm not worried.... I've been cheering for the Sox way too long to think that even an 11 game lead is safe for them... thats not the point. Its about class.... its about being a baseball fan (not just a one team fan).... its about admitting a great performance by a player you may not necessarily like (but should have the decency to admit that it was a great performance).

Most "get it".... some don't.

I don't know why you guys always act so shocked when you read my posts. We've been down this road before many times. I hate Boston and I hate Curt Schilling. Pretty much nothing they can do will make me cheer for them. I'm a diehard Yankee fan through and through. I hate Boston and everyone on the roster.

And don't worry, there's plenty of people on Boston's side who act the EXACT same way as I do when it comes to the Yankees so you're not alone. Just because they don't post on this board doesn't mean they're out there. You guys can take pleasure in knowing you're "true" fans of the game and I'll be the a$$hole Yankee fan, that's fine with me. But please, do we have to go through this every time?

Oh and by the way, I never said it wasn't a great performace. I can give credit where credit is due (some may find that hard to believe but I can and do). I'm just saying I'm glad he didn't get the no hitter. But anyone who pitches a 1 hit game put on a great performance that day.

DC, It's a joke. Those are not TRUE fans. If you remember, the Yankees were in last place in their division until the end of June (if I'm not mistaken) in 2005. And they managed to win the division with the likes of Al Leiter, Chacon and Aaron Small!! I agree that they have a shot if they can pull it together. As I've said before, the Yankees biggest advantage is that in the past, they've heated up in August and September, when other teams tend to fade. If they can do it again this year, more power to them.

And George can piss and moan all he likes that they haven't won the Series since 2000, but the main thing for these guys is $$, and you tell me if you can get tickets for a game at the stadium. Good luck, because I tried to get decent seats for Mr. Babe for his birthday the last two years, and it's almost impossible. Well, unless I would like to pay exorbitant prices from places like StubHub.com.

That's very true SC. As a big time New York Mets fan, I always hated the Cardinals. Especially back in the early eighties. However, as much as I hated the Cardinals, I always admired their first baseman at the time, Keith Hernandez. I used to purposely get tickets to the Mets games whenever that Cards came into town just to be able to see Hernandez play live.

You can imagine how estatic I was when the Mets aquired him from the Cardinals.

But I agree. You can really hate a team, but as a true baseball fan, you can admire the way a player plays the game even though he's playing for the team that you hate.

Abreu comes through in the top of the 8th to put the Yanks up 3-1 with a 2-run double

A-Rod hits a grand slam! 8-3 Yanks, A-Rod's 22nd of the year

Another win for the Yanks. They took 2 out of 3 from Boston and now take 3 out of 4 from Chicago Turning it around perhaps?

-Now they're 27-31, only 4 games below .500 and 10 1/2 out of first

-Moose had a good night, 6 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 0 BB, 4 SO with a 5.63 ERA (he needs to get that down some)

-Abreu goes 2 for 4 including a huge 2-run double in the 8th

-A-Rod put them up for good with his 9th inning grand slam

-Farnsworth gives up 2 runs and his ERA continues to climb to 5.18. Anyone else missing Flash Gordon right about now? I sure am.

I think it's funny how people panic this early thinking the Yankees are going to finish this bad. If they don't finish first in the division they'll at least make the wildcard spot. Has there ever been a Yankeeless playoff year? I know there has, I just don't remember it...

Anytime during the 1980s or early 1990s

Congrats Joe!

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Yankees pull out finale late

CHICAGO -- Derek Jeter gave Joe Torre a hug, creating an emotional symbol for Torre's 2,000th career win as a Major League Baseball manager.

"He deserves it," Jeter said. "To get that number of victories, it takes a long time. He's been pretty consistent -- especially since he's been in New York. All he's done is win. He deserves a lot of credit."

Torre passed around the credit on a blustery Thursday night at U.S. Cellular Field after the Yankees beat the White Sox, 10-3, to give their manager another milestone and end their road trip on a high note.

"I thought the game was very special," said Torre, who is 10th all-time, nine wins behind Leo Durocher. He's also the first to record 2,000 wins as a manager and 2,000 hits as a player.

"Two thousand. Without the opportunity here ... I wouldn't have been close. I thank the Steinbrenner family for allowing me to do this.

"The players have been the best part of it for me."

Jeter, despite starting the game on the bench so he could be rested, played a key role. With the scored tied at 1 in the eighth, Jeter's pinch-hit, working a leadoff walk preceded Bobby Abreu's two-run double.

Alex Rodriguez hit a ninth-inning grand slam, as the Yankees scored nine runs in the last two innings to pull away. Mariano Rivera pitched the final 1 2/3 innings for the save, as the Yankees have won six of eight after a five-game losing streak. They also won their third straight game for the third time this season.

"We've been playing well," Jeter said. "Even when we lost a couple games in Toronto [to start the road trip], I said our intensity level was good. People might get tired of hearing that, but sometimes you're going to lose."

Not very often if you are Torre or Jeter, who tied Joe DiMaggio for ninth place on the Yanks' all-time games played list. Jeter, who's last day off came in late April, scored two runs and almost had three plate appearances despite sitting for most of the game. He was happy to do whatever for Torre, who became Yankees manager in Jeter's first full season.

"He's a Hall of Fame manager, whenever he decides to call it quits," Jeter said. "He's the best."

Scott Proctor (1-3) picked up the win in relief of Mike Mussina, who might have had his best start of the season -- allowing a run on four hits with no walks over six-plus innings. Jeter might have hugged his manager, but Mussina seemed a bit irritated that he was removed after throwing 79 pitches. Mussina didn't even realize, he said, that the bullpen was warming up when Torre came for him with runners at the corners, no outs and the Yankees leading, 1-0.

"I thought it was [pitching coach Ron] Guidry coming out," Mussina said. "I could have thrown 110," Mussina said. "I thought I could have kept going. I understand his thinking, but 79? I guess I got to earn [his trust] back."
With a run in and two aboard, Chicago's Rob Mackowiak lined a pitch from Proctor deep to center, but the ball was knocked down by a strong wind, allowing Cabrera to catch the it in front of the fence. Winds gusted to at least 25 mph, probably more.

"That ball was crushed," Torre said. "We got lucky. And then, being able to put something together offensively ..."

That started with Jeter, who saw four balls against former Yankees right-hander Jose Contreras (4-6). Abreu, who seems to be coming out of a slump, came through by drilling a ball against lefty Matt Thornton into the gap.

"The guy threw hard," Abreu said. "A lot of sinkers inside. I was fighting for it."

Rodriguez's homer, his Major League-leading 22nd of the season, was his second grand slam of the season and 15th of his career.

"It's awesome for Joe," Rodriguez said. "It's pretty incredible, everything Joe's been able to do -- especially with the Yankees."

Source: Yankees

Very nice.

I'd comment, but I'd probably get banned again for sticking up for someone, so I'll just keep my mouth shut like a good little soldier...

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Anyways, good work for the Yankees to finally put a nice string together. I don't have My9 so I can't see tonights game, but it looks like the Bucs are giving Andy some trouble. The big bats need to step up.

And I'll be ready and waiting for the Rocket Re-Launch tomorrow...

Speaking of which, the Atlantis managed to liftoff despite weather concerns. Hooray!

Niiiiiiiice [/Borat]



You and me both man. I've got my alarm set and everything

4-4 bottom of the 9th. Mo shut down Pittsburgh, and now it's up to the Yankees to finish the game. Abreu's up, ao let's hope he continues his hitting streak!!

OK, he didn't. Now ARod's up.

Just curioous. If you don't set your alarm, what time would you probably wake up?

Alright, the Yanks pull out another win. Their 4th in a row. Only 3 games below .500

Usually not much before 1 or 2 but I have a couple of things planned for tomorrow so I'm waking up early to get them done with before the game so I'm not rushing to get it all done afterwards

Thanks. You must be a night owl. Oh, to be young.

"Your Delta Tau Chi name is...Night Owl!"

Oh I am, and I try to enjoy it as much as possible. When I graduate with my Master's and get a "real" 9-5 job, no more But I've always been a night person. I like staying up until 3 or 4 in the morning and sleeping in until 1 or 2 in the afternoon