508 for A-Rod; 354 for Rocket
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Podcast on Aug 30, 2007 
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A few notes from tonight:
Alex Rodriguez now has 508 homers, matching Frank Thomas for 20th all-time.
Josh Beckett is 3-3, 7.49 against the Yankees since Game 6 in 2003.
The Yankees are 46-28 since Roger Clemens joined the roster. They are only 6-9 in games he has started but I buy into the idea that they’re a better team with him. He brings a quality that’s hard to define.
Put it this way, if Matt DeSalvo handed out blue t-shirts that said “Tough All Day” on the back, every pitcher on the team wouldn’t wear them.
Clemens now has 354 career wins. He needs six to catch Kid Nichols for seventh place all-time, seven to catch Pud Galvin for sixth and 10 to pass Warren Spahn for fifth. Don’t bet against it.
The season series against the Red Sox is now 7-7 with five games left.
The Yankees are 31-16 since the break, the Red Sox 27-19.
Collecting broadcast-quality audio was difficult tonight. But here’s a short snippet of Clemens:
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One final note: The Seattle Mariners now fly across the country for a single-game makeup with Cleveland tonight, the start of a 10-game road trip. They have lost four five in a row.
It will be surprising if by the end of play on Sept. 9 the Yankees don’t have a three- or four-game lead on Seattle for the wild card. If Manny Ramirez is out for any length of time, they could be a lot closer to Boston by then, too.
Thanks for all the participation tonight. Lots of blogging for the day game and the series finale. Check back then.
Thank you for your blogging Pete: now go get some rest, ’cause tomorrow’s an early wake up for you.
To my fellow readers, this was a classic Yankee win, and I have high hopes for tomorrow, when the Yankees can (and will!!!) complete a sweep of the BoSox, while Seattle loses in Cleveland.
as always, great job pete. thanks for giving us yankee fans a place to get together! your info is always top notch…you’re a voice of reason among a crowd of less than stellar writers,
hahahh- bustin’ on Matt DeSalvo.
Yeah, da old man did good tonite.
Bring on September, Baby, bring it on!!
The other great righthanded pitcher, Greg Maddux, didn’t get the win but he pitched 7 innings of 1 run ball with 0 walks. Who will end up with more career wins..Clemens or Maddux? I always figured there will be 300 game winners but two guys making a run at Warren Spahn for most wins since WW2-The Big One??
Don’t the Yanks only have 4 left against Boston?
Here’s a fun video clip of Ian Kennedy:
a) how he discovered he was called up
b) moose
c) his Saturday start at the “Coliseum”
d) packing and texting EVERYBODY
http://tinyurl.com/yvj3ae
Baby Bomber Kennedy, indeed.
He’s never been to the Stadium and outside of Staten Island, he’s only had a cup of coffee in the times sq.
He’ll must be saving alot of money, not having to buy razor blades and all.
Forget Seattle, they’re a stepping stone. Finish the sweep tomorrow, pick up 2 more games over the next 12 (hardly a reach), and walk into Boston on the 14th 3 back.
We wouldn’t even have to sweep them. Taking 2 of 3 would rip their hearts out and lock up the season series. Then we’d only need two more over the last 13.
Seattle’s actually lost 5 in a row according to MLB.com
I want the division. Boston has Baltimore, Toronto (they’ll face Hallyday), Baltimore and Tampa (hope Kazmir pitches one of those) before we come to Boston. Bedard is skipping his weekend start against Boston, but hopefully he’ll pitch then next series they play one another.
If we sweep, Boson will be demoralized and I think we can get it to 3 in that time period…the east is still up for grabs.
Beat Schilling tomorrow. Wang keeps the ball down. Joba in the 8th and 9th.
the yankees only have 4 left against boston.
seattle’s lost 5 in a row.
The division is still very much in play here despite what some might say, although it is admittedly unlikely. The Yanks need 5/6 to make a legitimate run here. They already got 2 of those 6 against the so called Aces of the Sux staff. With this formula, the Yanks would only need to make up one lousy game a week for the tie. If get hot right now, it is a very real possibility we could rip the Sux heart out as the season expires.
At 6 out with 4 to play against a team we recently have had great success against, this ‘far fetched’ notion is no longer beyond our grasp. Wang must continue this impressive run of starts.
Watching a 40 something Rocket take a no hitter past the halfway point tonight was worth his signing.
Pete, on a side note, the real value of having the Rocket will come in the post-season regardless of what his record right now is. I also noticed his velocity was up a mile or two tonight. Any thoughts why that might be the case?
BJ
“Since winning Game 6 in 2003, Beckett has an 8.10 ERA against the Yanks in seven starts.”
“Josh Beckett is 3-3, 7.49 against the Yankees since Game 6 in 2003.”
I assume this newer number 7.49 is the correct one? Anyways still funny. Matsuzaka has a nice 6.98 ERA vs the Yankees. I’ll face their top 2 any day of the week.
Wang 4 more wins
andy 4
clemens 3
huges 2
others 5(includes bullpen)
then yankees 74+18=92 wins
could lead wild card
“Donut Boy” Schilling rarely hits 90 on the gun. Still thinks he’s No. 1 on Boston’s staff.
You know, I agree with those that want the division. It’s not out of reach. We had a bad week against Anaheim and Detroit, but, truth be told, I don’t know if anyone expected much different–Anaheim always kills us, and we put Moose on the mound in Detroit when he’s clearly been having so many problems.
Still, we have Tampa after this, and then Seattle, who I’m pretty sure we can beat.
October 1st is certainly going to be one of the more interesting days on the calendar….
Play every game like it`s a playoff game, “Derek Jeter”
Yankees will light up Schilling.
You know the more and more I hear Clemens talk the more I feel like this has been the hardest season he’s ever had. I cant see him ever pitching again. It sounds like its a major struggle to get his body to perform 20 years younger than it really is.
The Yankees are 7-8 in Clemens starts, not 6-9.
According to mlb.com:
#5 Galvin 365
#6 Spahn 363
#7 Nichols 361
#8 Clemens 354
So it’s 8 to pass Nichols for 7th, 10 to pass Spahn for 6th and 12 to pass Galvin for 5th. Regardless, I agree that passing Spahn for the post-war mark is Clemens’ holy grail.