Yankees start quick then hang on to beat Blue Jays
Posted by: Sam Borden - Posted in Misc on Apr 30, 2011 
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The Yankees couldn’t get a big hit on Friday, leaving runners in scoring position all night in a disappointing loss. Today, the story was different: The Yankees went 4-for-9 with runners in scoring position, beating Toronto, 5-4, despite not getting a single hit after the third inning.
A.J. Burnett was decent, going six innings and allowing four runs, while the offense did all its work in the second and third innings. Russell Martin had a RBI single, Derek Jeter had a sac fly and Brett Gardner also continued his mini-revival with a RBI single of his own. The Yankees then held on late, with the standard Chamberlain-Soriano-Rivera trio getting the final nine outs.
Back with more from the clubhouse shortly.
* That’s an AP shot of Russell Martin scoring on Curtis Granderson’s single.
Good game. Little worried there at the end, but Mo pulled it off.
And… first?
Not this time Suck-Jays. Going for yet another series win tomorrow.
Barring injury or tremendous decline, I think Russell Martin will be the Yankee #1 catcher for the next 4 to 5 years. I love this guy (in a platonic manner only).
AJ 4-1 in april.
BoJo….There were quite a few people who were violated and I’ll leave it at that…..
Great Metallica has a concert at YS on Sept. 14th. Hopefully it doesn’t ruin the grass before the playoffs start.
Great win today. Needed that performance from JOSOMO badly.
AJ could’ve easily been 6 – 0. Pitched well enough to be. At the very least he should be 5 – 1.
don’t worry Pat, I’m still here…enjoy the fun too much to leave.
Pat M. April 30th, 2011 at 7:06 pm
BoJo….There were quite a few people who were violated and I’ll leave it at that…..
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Wow–I guess it has been going on a long time then…
In good news today, Martin has been a godsend to Burnett…Might actually help him achieve his potential this year. This is the value of a GREAT catcher over a so-so one.
Good point BoJo….Martin can handle AJ’s pitches in the dirt..AJ doesn’t have to be afraid of using it..
And Brett Gardner IMO is coming out of his slump and showing pitchers that they can’t just lay the ball in against him. I expect his OBP to go up quickly based on that.
DocTodd April 30th, 2011 at 7:18 pm
Good point BoJo….Martin can handle AJ’s pitches in the dirt..AJ doesn’t have to be afraid of using it..
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I haven’t been so excited about a Yankee catcher since a young kid came out of Ohio around 1973…(and I don’t mean Johnny Ellis)
Typo==1979
typo–1970
typo–Typo
And you don’t mean Rick Cerone either!
Nor John Flaherty
I actually recall that Johnny Ellis was a hero of my oldest brother because he hit a home run in his very first at bat as a Yankee
IIRC, Ellis even once hit an inside the park homer in Old YS
David Phelps has come out of the gate firing a 93 MPH fastball and a hammer curve. Strikes out the side on 12 pitches.
Thurman was quite a leader….
Banuelos 2 innings, 1 hit 1 strikeout
The ones seeking nothing but attention will leave if they don’t get what they want.
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Quoting Chad.
It seems they have…
Gadhafi’s son killed in airstrike…
Can’t wait until Banuelos is up in the bigs
DocTodd April 30th, 2011 at 7:34 pm
Gadhafi’s son killed in airstrike…
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Wow! The world is crazy
GB….Do you see Phelps in line as the next in line for the rotation ???? And you you consider H
Glad to get a W today. Hopefully Nova brings it tomorrow like his last start.
I was telling my wife that as crazy as things are today, I just couldn’t imagine what it was like during World War II…Must have been scary…
GB My next question was before I hung up on myself, do you consider Heathcott a bona fide prospect at this early stage in his career….
Pat, just a guess but, I figure that it’s Noesi, brackman and Phelps. I’d like to see them work brackman in the pen, but, guessing that they’ll continue to groom him for the rotation.
Glad to see the Yankees survived wally bell. Watching this game on my phone using gameday and listening on the radio it looked brutal.
Thanks Green Beret 7….
Heathcott is a young and bonafide talent. Still rough edges, especially when it comes to stealing bases…much like Bernie Williams….all the speed in the world but doesn’t read pitcher’s moves well.
Any time, Pat. Again, this is only my opinion.
6 innings and 4 ER = the catcher being a godsend?
Interview with CF Slade Heathcott from nomaas:
http://nomaas.org/2011/04/the-.....heathcott/
Phelps has had zero go right the last 2 innings. a right handed hitter hits a fly to right field that hits on the chalk and a bunt single and his throwing error score a run and in the next throws two pitches on the outside corner called balls for a walk, sac bunt and then 2 infield hits.
Montero is 1-2 and safe on an error. 3-0 scranton losing in the 4th inning
banuelos after 4 innings, 2-1 Trenton. 2 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts, 1 WP
The Eck has vomit of the mouth on the filling is as the Red Sox color guy. Dude is crazy.
http://imgur.com/yRGex
Check out the zone from todays game. Look at how many strikes toronto got out of the zone. This game should have been much more lopsided than it ended up being. Unbelievable how bailed out Drabek was by Wally Bell.
Sam (or anyone with info) – Any word on what the Yankees decided to do with Millwood?
The Tigers are going to have to really consider sending Jackson down. He has been terrible this year. He leads the league in K’s and is batting .183.