Game 1: Blue Jays at Yankees
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- April
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Let’s try this again:
YANKEES
18 Johnny Damon LF
2 Derek Jeter SS
53 Bobby Abreu RF
13 Alex Rodriguez 3B
25 Jason Giambi 1B
24 Robinson Cano 2B
20 Jorge Posada C
55 Hideki Matsui DH
28 Melky Cabrera CF
40 Chien-Ming Wang RHP
BLUE JAYS
11 David Eckstein SS
4 Shannon Stewart LF
15 Alex Rios RF
10 Vernon Wells CF
35 Frank Thomas DH
17 Lyle Overbay 1B
2 Aaron Hill 2B
19 Marco Scutaro 3B
9 Gregg Zaun C
32 Roy Halladay RHP
Yankees vs. Halladay: Damon 22-67, Jeter 16-62, Abreu 2-12, A-Rod 13-47, Giambi 17-54, Cano 5-13, Posada 12-37, Matsui 7-34, Cabrera 4-15.
Jays vs. Wang: Eckstein 0-2, Stewart 1-6, Rios 3-15, Wells 6-16, Thomas 1-11, Overbay 4-8, Hill 9-14, Scutaro 1-4, Zaun 2-12.
UPDATE, 5:27 p.m.: Just walked outside. The tarp is on the field but the rain has stopped. It’s actually pretty warm out, 58 degrees according to the Mac weather widget.
UPDATE, 5:49 p.m.: Here’s Joe Girardi’s pregame press conference:
The most interesting part, I thought, was that he plans to stick with Cano at the No. 6 spot and could move him up. He’s not hitting sixth because he has good numbers against Roy Halladay. The Yankees also seem to be off the idea of having a long reliever.
UPDATE, 6:41 p.m.: It’s actually a lovely night in the Bronx. 60 degrees. Jim Hall is introducing the Blue Jays now.
UPDATE, 6:51 p.m.: The Yankees being introduced now. Loud cheers for Shellley, the Franchise, Mo and Joba. Boos for Farnsworth. Extra loud cheers for the starters, especially for Jeter, A-Rod and Posada.
Girardi, I would say, got the most applause.
UPDATE, 6:58 p.m.: The intros are over, the anthems are over and the teams are getting ready for first pitch.
UPDATE, 7:02 p.m.: With Yogi Berra at his side, Reggie Jackson threw out the first pitch to Jose Molina. … Now they’re showing a video of the new Stadium being built.
UPDATE, 7:09 p.m.: Here we go, the first pitch of the Joe Girardi Era, Chien-Ming Wang to David Eckstein. It’s a strike called.
Thanks to everybody who reads this blog and I sincerely hope you enjoy the baseball season.
UPDATE, 7:16 p.m.: Wang broke two bats in that inning, evidence that his sinker is like a bowling ball. He shattered the bat of Vernon Wells to produce an inning-ending double play. 14 pitches / 9 strikes.
UPDATE, 7:24 p.m: A-Rod picked up from his hot spring by driving an RBI double to the gap in right field. Good sign for him when he goes the other way like that. 999 runs to go for 1,000. It remains to be seen how this team will pitch but they’re going to mash at the plate.
UPDATE, 7:36 p.m.: CMW has been victimized by soft stuff. He has allowed four hits, two on broken-bat rollers up the third-base line. Marco Scutaro just drove in a run with a fielder’s choice grounder that was tapped to first base. The Yankees had no play but to get an out at second. It’s 1-1.
UPDATE, 8:04 p.m.: Melky just made two nice catches in a row. First he went to the wall in right center to take a double away from Overbay. Then he made a diving catch to rob Hill going toward left field. Wang waited by the dugout applauding him as Cabrera jogged in.
Still 1-1 as both starters look good.
UPDATE, 8:13 p.m.: The first four innings took an hour as both sinkerballers have it working. Wang was at 51 pitches, Halladay 41. The Yankees are not making the Toronto ace work very hard.
UPDATE, 8:24 p.m.: Wang allowed a run in the fifth as a leadoff walk to No. 8 hitter Marco Scutaro cost him. He’s at 73 pitches.
UPDATE, 8:42 p.m.: Have a night, Melky Cabrera. He just snuck a home run inside the foul pole in right field, about 314 feet from the plate. Now it’s 2-2 in what has proven to be a heck of a game.
UPDATE, 8:58 p.m.: CMW has pitched very well. He’s retired 9 of the last 10 batters he has faced and has 12 groundball outs out of 21. Two runs over seven innings in your first start of the season is what you want. Now it’s time for the offense to pick him up.
UPDATE, 9:05 p.m.: No matter where you hit in this lineup, the opportunity finds you. Huge spots here for Matsui, bases loaded and one out. Score a run and it’s Joba, Mo and go home.
UPDATE, 9:06 p.m.: Well, that wasn’t pretty but it worked. Now warming up for the Yankees, No. 62 Joba Chamberlain. CMW did his part.
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Were the Blue Jays the team that Wang had 10 SOs against last season?
Doreen,
It was the Mets.
Wang pitches well against Toronto at Yankee Stadium, and he sucks vs them in Toronto on the turf.
Anyone know if this is still on ESPN?
Thanks, Joe. Totally forgot who the team was.
But Wang did have a really good start against the Jays at the Stadium last year, right? Shut-out ball till late innings or something? Lost 1-0 maybe? Or am I losing my mind??????
anyone know if the game is still going to be on ESPN?
Halladay gives the yanks fits. It’s going to be a tough series with Burnett and McGowan following.
Hopefully Wang’s not too strong with him throwing his first opening day and having an extra day of rest.
We’ll know early if his two seamer is rising up in the zone.
Oh yeah, GO YANKS!!!
I believe it is still on espn, blacked out in certain areas
Hey guys. Today has been an amazingly good day. Hope it continues tonight. Can’t wait for the game!
Oops, yes Matsui is the DH. Force of habit.
Well, I’m only half out of my mind. Was having a good start against the Blue Jays, pitching shutout ball through 6 then gave up 3 in the 7th. yanks lost 3-2 on 7/19.
I hope the Yankees take a different approach agaisnt Halliday. I don’t really know what that is or what that means, but it sounds good, doesn’t it????
My weather widget says it’s raining in New York right now. How does the weather REALLY look right now?
I can’t wait for the game to start
The game is on ESPN 2 tonight.
dry as a bone in Midtown
“Anyone know if this is still on ESPN?”
No its not, but if you have Comcast they have a free preview of MLB Extra Innings all week.
I sure hope that the weather holds up. I don’t think I’d be able to live through another rain-out.
it’s raining in some parts of the city. Its raining in Brooklyn, but overcast at my friends place in the bronx. Im in Union, NJ and its foggy and rainy. Union is about 20mi sw of the stadium.
Radar shows strong storms tracking well south of the stadium through brooklyn, long island and conneticut but leaving the bronx escaping the wet weather.
Strong winds are predicted with 17 mph winds from the south west, and gusting to around 25mpn which means it will be blowing out to left at the stadium…
this is meteorologist wanna be nyisles for the lohud yankees blog
That should be interesting, given that both of the starters are sinkerballers.
it would be the best thing in the world if it was on ESPN2 tonight…it doesn’t say so when i look at my channel guide or on the espn website tv listings, but i’m hoping that’s just because it’s what was originally scheduled before the Yankees game had to be rescheduled.
i know ESPN hates the Yankees, but even they need to accomodate the Yankees final Yankee Stadium home opener…
That was great, nyisles! And it answered my earlier question of what does SSW winds mean with respect to where the ball will go!
Is the game being broadcast on MLB Extra Innings?
Just peeked out the window - no umbrellas and no windshield wipers here in midtown.
The game should be broadcast on Extra Innings. I think this is their free preview week
it’s going to be on either espn or espn2
Doreen,
Wang had another good game against them in September. 2 runs in 7 innings 1 earned run, both runs scored in the 7th. It was the game that Halladay pitched 8 scoreless innings, the Yanks scored 4 in the 9th to tie, then lost in extra innings.
johan hurt?
http://mlbfleecefactor.com/2008/04/01/johan-sent-for-an-mri-mets-fans-fleeced/
to those of us who have comcast and MLB Extra Innings
it says it’s on GAME 5 for me but Game 5 has NHL Center ice listings and says a Sabres game is on that channel at that time. anyone else have that?
hello to everyone, can’t wait for it to finally start.
i will be updating gameday on a train between london and leeds here in england, probably one of the stranger places the yanks have been ‘watched’ from…
good luck one and all.
It sounds like Throgs Neck is the dividing line for rain or no rain. As long as it stays south of the Triboro Bridge all is well.
by the way, i think the lineup should be:
jeter
cano
abreu
arod
matsui
posada
giambi
cabrera
damon
I posted this on the previous thread but it seems to be lost in cyberspace. Heres a “what if”:
There’s a 70% chance of rain on Friday. What if Friday’s game were to get rained out? Would you skip IPK in the rotation this time around and still have Andy pitch on Saturday?
With the innings restrictions on IPK,Phil & Joba the Yanks are going to have to find a way if they are serious about implementing it. Would they be better off saving this start, and the innings, for later in the year?
What do ya think?
Dano
Maybe so, however the strangest place i’ve heard of someone watching the Yankees from was last year i read a story about a guy in Zimbabwe who loves MLB.TV because it helps him see Yankees games.
I’m starting not to like April Fool’s day, ed.
Enjoy the game, Dano!
So, Joe, I expect Wang to have at least a pretty good game today against the Blue Jays and it will be up to the offense to pick up their game against Halliday!
Game isn’t showing up on my Extra Innings listings at all. Panic mode ensuing !
Ed, that link was an april fool’s joke.
I got pretty excited though…I was about to laugh at some mets fans.
Frank that’s because it wasn’t a scheduled game…
It may not ever show up but it should be on one of the extra innings channels by the time the game starts…and I heard somewhere it’s on ESPN2 also, but can’t confirm that…
1 hour and 10 minutes until opening day…
Brian from PA, I’m trying to figure out what channel it’s on here in PA too. On my Comcast TV listings it has other MLB games scheduled, but not this one…maybe cause it’s a resched. game. But I have a bunch of those NHL Center Ice channels too, but no idea how to figure out which one the Yankee game is on. This isn’t the 1st time I’ve said this but I hate Comcast!
He’s a nice little pet that Dustin Pedroia …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD_bqXMO5aY
Thanks Ben, that’s what I was hoping for !
ESPN yesterday said that the game was going to be rescheduled for tonight and would be shown on ESPN2. Flashed on the bottom of the screen.
The game’s not appearing on their schedule, however. Perhaps they didn’t update the schedule.
BBB
I just went to one of the Extra Innings/Center Ice channels and it showed that the Yanks game was on there, and it had an * indicating that it was an added game. However it said Game 5, but Game 5 has Center Ice listings. i guess i’ll just have to see where it is when it starts..
Oops, yes Matsui is the DH. Force of habit.
I wont mind if they allow us to have 2 left fielders out there at the same time. Matsui could be what Manny was for Damon in Boston. The cutoff man.
it doesnt look like its on ESPN (not on my channel guide) but maybe it will be.
MLB Extra Innings has added it though.
sweet, thanks CB
Yankees.com has the game on YES
I would not trust the channel guide - they never update that
Brian: thanks, I just did the same & saw it is on game 7 here. Phew, crisis averted, lol. Although I’m sure ESPN will show it anyway. Now we just have to hope for no rain!
WooHoo! 1st game thread of the season. Wait… 2nd game thread. Oh never mind.
Wang did throw a no-hitter yesterday. Unfortunately, so did Halladay.
Let’s go Yankees!
This is a good lineup against righties.
It will prob be tweaked a bit for lefties.
The game is definitely on YES. The pre-game is on right now and they will carry the game as well.
ed: wow did you get me, I was about to call up my Mets fan friend.
Here at thestadium a beautiful night for baseball. A bit windy nut warm. The tarp is officially off the field
jaewon, it’s still worth sending to mets fans. some of them get so riled up when they see it at first glance. haha.
Is there an inning or pitch limit on Wang this early in the season? 7/100?
Dan,
Giambi, Matsui, and Damon will probably be taking their fair share of days off in an effort to keep them healthy and fresh. I figure at least 2 of them will sit against almost all lefties so Duncan and Ensberg can get some PT. We’ll see…
The Game will NOT be on ESPN.
ESPN tonight has the NCAA Women’s tournament, and that’s not changing.
ESPN2 will likely show the game, although your channel guide may not show that.
YES will certainly carry it, and it’ll be in Extra Innings too (Which is free now for Comcast and DirecTV and I think some other providers too).
Pretty much you’d have no excuse not to see tonight’s game.
ed: good idea!
gayle,
chestnuts or peanuts?
$82 Mill off the books after this yr; pavano, giambi, abreu, moose, pettitte, kyle, latroy,etc…
they will spend some of that next yr. but there payroll will go down a ton no matter what they do!!!!!!!
I can’t wait to have a little smaller payroll, younger team(makeing the transition this yr.) and a more balances team, some speed, some power, better bench, etc.
Yeah, gayle!
How are those seats?
Stuart - What’s the point of having a smaller payroll? No, I don’t think throwing huge sums at free agents is a good strategy and I’ll be glad to see the club get younger. But I don’t think spending less money automatically translates into a better ballclub. The Sox spend plenty and they have the rings to show for it. Maybe they’ve spent more wisely than the Yanks?
While we’re waiting, can you guys tell me about NYU?
Nettles I think the Yanks will always have the largest payroll but the difference between them and others will become less.
The thing that bothers me is the overpaying for players. Is Arod worth what he gets? In relative terms I am not saying he is a bargain but it is not money thrown down the toilet like; pavano, giambi, Moose, Kyle, etc.
Maybe the sox have spent more wisely then the Yanks and have also gotten some breaks.
Santana is great but I say his contract will be a huge mistake.. The guy got 7 yrs. talk to me in 4 yrs. and I bet the contract will not look quite as good.
I say give NO PITCHER 7 yrs at huge money no matter what unless someone like Hughes and Joba look great the next 2 yrs then give them lenght in a contract but at a discount.
COuld you imagine the Zito contract for another 6 yrs or so????
i’m not so sure that all of those guys will be off the payroll in 2009. if pettitte is good, and healthy, in 2008, i figure the yanks will re-sign him for 2 years. same with abreu, who will help keep RF warm for jose tabata. the other guys, yeah, they’re goners. but the yanks won’t pass up the chance to throw huge bucks at sabathia, gonzales, etc., so i don’t think, when all is said and done, that the 2009 payroll is going to be a whole lot less.
Gotcha. I’m glad too that the Yanks refrained from signing Santana. We’ve got to get back to growing our own high-priced, mega superstars!
Yeah, the suns out.
ozzie,
maybe i’m having a brain fart but who is gonzales?
Mel I live in NYC but know little about NYU
Anything specific you want to know?
Used to be the top-rated choice on the Princeton Dream College’s poll. This year it dropped to #4 behind Harvard, Stanford and Princeton. I’d have given my eye teeth to go there.
Ozzie I seriously doubt Pettitte is back for 2 more years. Actually I think he’s going to retire at seasons end.
Jimmy, the good, the bad, the ugly.
trisha, that high?
Gang my television is showing that ESPN2 has women’s College basketball. Are you sure that the game is on ESPN2? Or did I read that elsewhere? I know it’s on YES (I get Yes), but my friend does not and wanted to watch it.
Great film school - cool neighborhood
To everyone who is at the game - have a great time.
Mel, was #1 for the past three or four years! Think about that!!!
I think they’re replaying yesterday’s pregame w/ Girardi on mlb.audio
mel–awful red tape.
Is this going to be nationally televised, because i just checked the listings online at espn.com and theres no mention of it….
Where the heck is SJ44?
Jax,
based on what?
Pettitte said he envisions himself playing longer. Why wouldn’t the Yankees want him back?
If the HGH thing was an issue, he wouldnt play this season.
In general its a great school. Even if you don’t live in the east village you can commute from Queens or brooklyn -cheaper and cool places to live in their own right.
Any NYU alums out there?!
Hi guys, i’m sure this has been mentioned many many times, but can u tell me where to go to listen to the game online? whenever i think im on the right site and click listen live, its always the news and not yankee baseball? Its really frustrating.
Bad Scooter,
SJ44 was really sick a while back. Maybe he’s sick again.
Extra Innings just updated tonight’s listing and the game as listed as Game #7 (here in Delaware).
Okay, let’s get this game on the road!
Is it raining? Gameday is showing light rain
trisha,
did a search. don’t know if this is a joke or not…
http://www.fox51.com/fiftyonefeeds/trends/6755817.html
Go Yankees!!
Jimmy 27-
which sections of Brooklyn do you recommend
is this on espn bc my direct tv states that there is college basketball at 7
Doreen,
What kind of red tape?
Well he’s thought about retirement a couple of times before. It’s not I don’t think the Yankees want him back he may not want to play again.
Forget HGH, he had 16 million on the table of course he’s coming back.
It’s just my opinion. I could be wrong.
thank god baseball
mel–really bad front office, apparently
Quick Question: Will opening ceremonies take place again when the Jays go back to Toronto to play their first home game? I’m guessing yes but I ain’t too sure. I think this offseason has been too long for me lol
nevermind i found it on direct tv..
I know this may seem like a dumb question. But, will a 3.1 GPA is High school get you into NYU. I know it’s likely not , but was wondering if anyone knows anyone who got accept with a GPA around a 3.1
I’m trying to get accepted into their business program that NYU has to offer.
Mel,
Try this.
http://media.www.nyunews.com/media/storage/paper869/news/2008/03/31/University/After.4.Years.On.Top.Nyu.Dreamy.No.More-3291425.shtml
Mel - my niece just got a full scholarship to NYU graduaate school for education. She is going to be attending in September. I am sure she knows a lot about the achool. I can probably ask her about it if you want.
And now, ladies and gentlemen….
welcome the 2008 World Champions, THE NEW YORK YANKEES
Oops! Long addy!!!
BLEED PINSTRIPES!!!
Dang, how much have I missed of the ceremony so far? I’m recording it to watch later, but I had to run out to get a book and they just started the lineups.
Nice Star Wars music, lol.
JB: depends if it’s weighted or not.
Hey guys - i’m stuck in class (would’ve failed if i missed another one otherwise i would’ve!!) but I have mlb.tv and I don’t see it listed to watch there - anyone know what the deal is or any way I can watch it/fix mlb.tv - thanks a lot!!
Jb-I’m not sure about a 3.1…what year are you in? I got in with a 3.9+ extra currics, though I decided to not go there in the end.
The good:
Williamsburg,
Brooklyn heights Greenpoint
I live in Hell’s Kitchen so I not an expert
the bad From Wiki
Neighborhoods such as Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brownsville, East New York, and several parts of Bushwick in North Central and North East Brooklyn have some of if not the highest crime rates in New York City. Avoid these you’ll be good.
I would seriously consider Astoria and other Queens locales Woodside, Sunnyside as well
Heh the crowd booed Moose and Farnsworthless.
Fran,
Thanks. That’d be great.
GO CM WANG!!!
See, when the unis are on, I close ranks fast!
(Even though CM is an inconsistent pitcher…)
NEVER MIND. JUST JOKING. NOT TRYING TO START A WAR!
THANK YOU GOD IN HEAVEN, NO MORE GREEN TEA!!!!!
NO MORE G
Go Yankees!!!
May 2008 be the BEST year yet!
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOse is not a boo
I dunno about you guys but I think Phil got the loudest cheers.
Did they Boo LaTroy Hawkins because he’s wearing number 21 for the Great Roberto Clemente then the good Yankee Paul O’Neil because I hope they know Clemente was better and there was no need for booing.
And I’m glad Rivera got more applause then Jeter.
WG: i’m not watching (UGH!) but i’m sure it was a “MOOOSEEEE” and not a boo
is it on YES right now?
WG
They did boo Farnsy. However for Moose it was their MOOOOOOOSE call!!
Maybe im dumb but it looked like arod and jeter skipped over their fist pound.. am i crazy or did this happen?
JBRO Yes, on YES!
Mel, I know someone who just got accepted into the Tisch School of the Performing Arts. My niece is interested in going there, but my sister is trying to distract her towards another school as NYU is so expensive. I’ve taken a few classes there. What did you need to know?
Oh well, I have to leave now…any sign of the squirrel?
It was “Mooooose” for Mussina; a few boos for Farnswoth and also a few boos for Hawkins. I am appalled. Appalled. It is opening day. Clean slate. Our team. Show some support.
is anyone else’s MLB TV not working
My mlb.tv screen is blue. No intro! Anyone else?
why boo farnsworth…he is still our set up man…why boo anyone on your team…ahhhh
Jimmy 27:
Ah sorry my mistake.
Just Farnsworthless then.
MLB.TV for me either tells me i’m blacked out of every single game or says they’re doing maintenence!!! it was doing it last night too! WTF
The stadium looks GORGEOUS!
Mel - I will talk to her in the next day or two - she is currently at Univ. Of Md. I will let you know as soon as I get some information on NYU.
I’m watching over the internet from my folks’ house, and the anthem sounded all messed up…whoever’s watching it on TV, did it sound terrible?
Doreen - It really does.
whozat -
Yeah, it sounded pretty bad. Reverb or something.
I love my Jetes, but getting the “Voice of the Yankees” to record your intro is, uh, creepy. Almost like it’s straight out of Tales from the Crypt.
I hope SJ44 or “The Voice of Reason” is ok.
Is it really gonna start?
Positive waves guys ….positive waves
Thanks, Fran. This is for undergrad, but any info would be great.
omg. this might make me cry. Certainly if Kay wasn’t narrating…
Yankee Stadium always looks beautiful, but on Opening Day, it always has a little something extra.
yay!
Videos up, go in from Gameday.
That piece by Kay was awesome, just awesome.
Rebecca -
Chills!
What is Rudee Julie Annie doing at the beloved and hallowed grounds of Yankee Stadium ???
He showed his allegiance last fall by posing with the Buston Socks.
Get him a cab and tell him to hit the bricks.
I’m getting somewhat nervous lol.
Woooohoo!!! LET’S GO YANKEES!!!
2708.
that picture gives me chills…
Giambi looks like a new man
The Toronto Blue Jays vs. The New York Yankees on April 1, 2008:
——————————————
Blue Jays
8 R, 13 H, 0 E
Yankees
1 R, 7 H, 1 E
——————————————
Roy Halladay
8 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Chien-Ming Wang
5.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
——————————————
I’m so excited!!
Still not feeling good about Matsui batting eight. Our lineup is unreal! Go Wanger!!!
(I love this Avis ad:-)
Even Michael Kay had a nice intro. I guess that, no matter what, you can’t mess up Opening Day. Unless the unthinkable happens and the Yankees lose.
so its no where on ESPN?
Was wondering when we’d get a fear factor visit…
Predictions huh? Ok. I’ll say Yankees win this one 7-4. Wang goes 6, Joba 2 and Mo for 1.
this is awesome… go yanks!
Brian (from PA):
Try with the “normal” MLB.TV web player, not Mosaic. That is still full of bugs and not working correctly…
Thanks Fear Factor now I can go to sleep no need to watch the game.
JBRO,
everyone was sayng ESPN2 but it looks like that is NIT basketball
i ponied up the $159 for Extra Innings and its on that
maybe RJ threw out the first pitch (yuk) bc yogis not able to throw anymore??
I’m currently a senior in High School. And NYU is probably a long-shot for me to get into since application deadline is over. So i’m planning on going to a school nearby and transferring to NYU. Since i’m really focused and dedicated on majoring in a Business field. I figured NYU is one of the top rank schools for Business. (outside of Harvard,Princeton, Standford,ect) I Live in the CT area and NYU seems a great school since i live like 30 minutes outside from the city and thought it would be perfect for commute (taking the train). Like i said i have a 3.1 GPA and i’ve been pushing myself to get even higher.
If anyone has any helpful advice, ect i would kindly appreciate it.
Has the game begun yet?
Thanks Boston Dave.
Farnsworth was booed during the intros? Thats pathetic, nobody should be booed on opening day.
So. . .Not on ESPN. . .any idea where else to turn?
It has been six looooooong months.
Boy, was I thirsty!
Go Yanks!!
YES!! MLB.TV came through!! Lets go Yanks!!
Strike!
Whoo! Good omens =D
yah Jete
who said he has no range to his left
Two pitches, 1 out. Sinker’s working?
The sinker baller is back!!!
Patrick,
agreed.
Yup, game has started. Eckstein grounded out for the first out. Stewart’s at the dish.
Thanks Boston Dave for the SJ44 possible update.
let’s go wang, let’s go wang, let’s go wang!
Bah, lucky slow roller.
Hey, it’s a ground ball…
cmon DP
Pete, thanks for being our eyes and ears for all things Yankees. I live in Chicago and can get all the information I could ever want about the Cubs (did you hear this is the year to end 100 years of futility??) and the Sox (I refuse to listen to their announcers, even when the Yankees are in town!) but what I crave is all things Yankees - you are my source, my friend and for that I am eternally greatful!
keep up the good work.
that had major leagues written all over it - Give A-Rod credit for getting in front of that one, he has a family to think about!
The Roll call is in good form. They must have finished their spring training.
test
here comes the double play.
Can’t believe the Ellsbury-Schilling-Papelsmear-Network isn’t showing this game on either UNO or the Deuce…
Unbelievable…
The last Home opener in the most storied stadium in sports, and ESPN is running dang NIT crapola…
I’m going to send a box of dog poop to the programming director at ESPN first thing tomorrow morning.
The absolute horror of it all.
No YES in Maine. No Comcast… Just crappy Time Warner….
No Mlb.tv (no account, code, etc…)
I am ready to cry..
YEAH!!!
CANOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
DP
ROBBIE!
c’mon Wang honey.
Nice, Cano!
SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Double play! Nice one by Robbie. Good timing on the jump
Whew! Now I can breathe. 1 inning in the books.
looking for an exciting year…thanks for providing this forum pete..it’s awesome to get paid for something you love to do!! do you need anyone to help you get your sodas?? Double play! I predict a home run in the first inning!
did the flyover occur?
I’ve been in a deep slumber this offseason and I have awoken to find Michael Kay just as annoying as last season.
DP cheers me up though.
I have Comcast and get the game on Extra Innings. I am giddy.
Please, please updates…
Got out of the inning with no damage done…nice DP…did you see Alex Rios’ mohawk??? I didn’t know he had one of those!!!
JB, I’m a senior in HS too.
Johnny Ks looking
why doesnt my MLB TV WORKKKKKK!
Not a good start to the season for JD. 3 pitches… 3 strikes… ugh.
Alright..I’ll be the one to call it.
Yankees 2008 Season: 162-0
I posted something twice and it didn’t go. I figured out why.
bronx stop I agree with you about booing and I think you have to be a real a*shole to boo your own player on Opening Day/Night
Rebecca, I’m happy you beat me to the punch. Despite it being Kay, I did cry through the whole thing.
I still don’t know why we had to build a new stadium. Watching this on Opening Day really made me sad. If you watched DJ’s face you could read that he was thinking about this being the last time. (He said as much in his interview.)
Gotta say… Halliday is an absolute stud.
Jeter grounds to pitcher. 2 outs.
Jeter… ground out. 1-3.
My mlbtv won’t work either
any reason why you are posting in bold?
Wang is so dang inconsistent! One pitch is a strike and the next a ball. Gosh darn it!
Single for Bobby.
Pedro coming out to pitch for the Mets
Bobby Abreu, with the first hit of the season.
Base hit to right for Abreu. That is how you start a season, Bobby!
YEAH AROD!!!
A-Rod picks up where he left off.
ARODDDDDDDDDD DOUBLE RBI
1-0
MVP MVP MVP
A-Rod stat padding already
Yes!!!!
Arod… gapper to right center scoring Abreu. Yes!
A-rod is amazing
Good man, A-Rod! Double! 1-0 Yanks!
gotta love him now
ARod- showing WHY he is the reigning MVP.
WOO HOO!!!! OUR GUYS!!!!!
I post in all bold when I forget to shut the symbol for bolding.
A-ROD! MVP 2008!
FYI, weather in Detroit area now is 28 degrees, snowing, wind from NE at 47 mph.
Love those two out RBIs.
ARod coming through!!!!!!
1-0 Yankees
ARod hasn’t missed a beat since last year
Nice Alex!
My MLB TV 1200 works fine, but you need to download a plugin first.
Abreu single, ARod up.
trish,
well you’ve been forgetting every post
Take that Jose Canseco
pete.. congrats on a great blog and looking forward to a great season.
204 posts and its not even the 2nd inning. impressive
Giambi fly out to CF, end of 1st
Good inning… Giambino flies out to center. Good rip, though.
Pedro puts on the first batter… steal one Hanley
I forget many posts. Not every post.
I am taping this game since it is the last game at the Stadium. If the tape comes out okay and anyone wants a copy I’ll be happy to make you one.
Well, last Opening Day/Night game that is.
how deep did giambino go?
Gameday’s faster than mlb.tv. I thought it was a HR. How magical would that have been?
I’m hardwired, running 400K video, and it’s lagging.
HR off Pedro!!
2-0 Marlins
ARod is on schedule to knock in 500 RBI
tmatt
not deep
Pete - I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. This blog is great.
Mid-center field. Not deep.
A sharp grounder gets past a running Jeter.
OMG, the same Guiseppe Franco commercial…. deliver me now, Lord.
Giambi’s flyout to center was medium depth line drive. Single for Frank Thomas leading off the second.
C’mon Wang!!
how bout another DP
Trisha that would be awesome! I hope it turns out… I’m up in Canada and am blacked out of all Blue Jays games on mlb.tv… I’m watching on tsn, but it has jays announcers and is just not the same.
Wow… serious delay for MLB.TV. Wonder why?
Broken bat grounder gets past a diving Arod
Man, all the broken bats!
Base hit for Overbay… broken bat dribbler past A-rod.
What’s up with all these lucky shots…
jeez how many cheap hits is that
Flyout to right. Thomas tags to third. First and third. One out.
Damn, seeing eye grounders. Luckily, Frank Thomas moves like a Diet Pepsi machine.
A double play… right now!!!
Wang has already broken 2 bats…at least we know the sinker is good and heavy again.
ARG ARG AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!
I need to move from this %$*^$ (&^%(&% )*&^*^*$Q$@* state !!!
I hate Maine !!!!!!!!!
I hate ESPN !!!!!!!!!!!
And I really hate Jerry Remy….
So 1-0?
Bah. Fat giambi gives us no chance for DP.
1-1
Slow roller to first.. Nice play by Giambi flipping it to Jeter at second. 1-1. Man on first. 2 out.
Giambi looked awfully funny making that play
1-1, 2 out
Minkoiaweojiwicz wouldn’t have turned two on that play. It was a slow roller that Giambi made the play on. He did nothing wrong there.
WG:
No 1st baseman could turn that, Scutaro is too fast, ball hit too weakly.
That was a poorly hit ball. Giambi did all he could with it. It was awkward all around, but not a bad play.
So it wasn’t even close turning the DP ???
10-2, the Yankees are winning this game…BET ON IT !
…How exactly was that not in time? I must be going blind. Yeah, on the reply I’m going blind.
Bahhh…Scutaro steals 2nd. Close one though.
Scutaro steals second. Close play. He was safe though on the replay. Thought he had him in real time.
thats it Jason
Nice scoop Jason.
Nice Giambino pick.
6-3 for the third out. Nice pick by Giambi at first.
No chance for DP on the Giambi play. Scutaro definitely safe, but close. Good throw by Posada.
Nice inning ending play! Giambi made a nice scoop.
So who said Jeter’s the slowest SS?
Bottom of 2nd now.
Nice scoop there Giambi!!! Yay for fitness
way to limit the damage
I love it when Paulie is a commentator.
The Gold Glove is now Giambi’s to lose.
It looked really close, but I guess he got his legs in on time. Oh well…1-1 going to the bottom of the second.
Nice pick by The Big G…
How come MLB TV 400k now only takes up about 80% of the screen with a huge black border around it? Is it just me? It’s like watching baseball on a gameboy
Ah man…Bobby. Get well soon!
Well, it was only one run. A shame because Halladay runs are rare.
Let’s see what Cano can do.
The team isn’t smart enough to teach Wang a second pitch? come on Eiland.
Robbie - quickly getting to work on that batting title!
Wang is pitching well. There’s absolutely nothing you can do about that run.
It happens with sinker ball pitchers. Nearly everything is on the ground, he’s breaking bats. The run gets knocked in off a tapper.
In an earlier thread we were discussing batting average for balls in play (BABIP). That’s what we saw that inning.
Nothing that hard hit. But a run got across. It happens.
Interesting to see that on both hitters he had 2 strikes on he went with the slider, including to a left handed hitter.
Derek Jeter probably doesn’t make that play up the middle on the other side of the bag last year with his knee. His range to his left is what was particularly bad last year.
Eric how did you get it to work?
Doh. Jorge GIDP.
Jorge, now, you don’t have to be as perfect as you were last year, but avoiding the double play would be really cool.
Wang just gave up a run. How could he? He’s not a real ace. We should have traded for Santana. The season’s over. I’m going to sleep.
Susyn just said “Torre” by mistake for the first time.
GO YANKS!!!! I’ts hard to believe the season’s begun!!!
don’t care for Posada’s necklace….
Very very quick inning over.
It also sounded like Latroy got booed. I wonder if he is rethinking taking Paulie’s number.
Too quick inning!
Very quick inning by Halladay
Jimmy..
I dont know I just kept trying till it finally went through about 10 minutes ago. Do you use 400k, 800k or 1200k? Because i think the higher ones work with more ease
Is it me, or was that a pitch to go the other way with ?
fyi Mets ace Pedro has given up 2 runs in one inning.
Did Wang even had enough time to walk back to the dugout?
How ’bout a 1-2-3 CMW?
Thanks Eric
I’m using 400k I’ll keep trying
SIT DOWN, Eckstein
K for the Wanger on Ecksteing on the slider.
1st K of 08!
Eric
How come MLB TV 400k now only takes up about 80% of the screen with a huge black border around it? Is it just me? It’s like watching baseball on a gameboy
Change your setting on internet options!!!!!!!
Wow… did I say Ecksteing? Yikes.
Groundout to Cano. 4-3. 2 out
Cano knocks the ball down and gets the out. 2 down.
2 good plays by Cano so far. His defense is really impressive when he isn’t lazy in the field.
BJ
it has nothing to do with my internet options.
Im using S-Video to connect my computer to my TV
Rios BB. Still 2 out.
BB to Rios. 1 on 2 out.
Do these stupid stats annoy anyone else? 21 straight games with hits against the Yankees. Why not make a stat. 21 straight games in the day time with a hit.
Nice play by Jeter. That was a good inning for Wang except for the walk.
it worked all last year and now it has a giant border around it. When i watched the SPring training games they were all fullscreen. Something tells me MLBTV is doing this to the 400K subscribers so that we will upgrade to 800k.. I would but my internet top speed is 750K
Nice play by Jeter ranging to his backhand to get the out 6-4. Good inning by Wanger.
Wang making the Jays pound ‘em into the ground. He’s on.
I predicted Wang would give up 4 hits and a walk through 7…he has just that through 3
Beautiful Jeter….I love it when he makes that play (going in the hole, jump throw to second)
Wang is generally on top of his game today. Unfortunately Halladay is too.
That was a nice show of range from Jeter. It doesn’t mean the defensive criticism is completely unwarranted, but it’s nice to see nonetheless.
Pedro allowed another HR, btw
How good a defensive second baseman is Cano?
Last year he saved the yankees 28 runs compared to an average defensive second baseman.
That’s the same as driving in another 28 runs on offense and makes his overall value very close to Chase Utley’s (Utley’s better offensively but Cano is much better defensively).
That was one of the largest defensive runs saved in all of baseball.
This may sound a bit crazy - but Cano has a chance to be something the second base version of Albert Pujols.
I don’t mean he’s going to put up numbers like Pujols. It’s not that kind of similarity.
Its more related to how both players compare to other players playing their position - how much better they are on both the offensive and defensive sides of the bag.
Players how generate large numbers of runs offensively and save large numbers of runs defensively are extraordinarily rare.
Hopefully Jeter’s defense is better this year now that his knee is better. He couldn’t get much worse than those 6 errors in only a few games last year.
“Play that funky music” - haha - I have that on my iPod!