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Game 39 - Yankees vs. Rays
By Jessica | May 13, 2008
Mercy Percy, you owe Edwin some surf n turf!
Edwin, Mr. Jackson if you’re nasty, pitched seven awesome shut out innings once again.
Chien-Ming Wang pitched pretty well himself, giving up only one run through seven.
The Rays scored in the fourth when Pena doubled. Clifford moved him over, and then Hinske knocked him in. Stellar.
The Yankees threatened in the 6th when Hinske turned a Jeter single into a triple. He dove and missed a ball that he should have let drop. It wasn’t even close by the way. Jackson did a great job to pitch out that inning and the 7th when once again he had a runner on third.
The whole game was kind of tense, because although the Rays were winning, one run wasn’t going to cut it.
Is it just me or does it seem like Carl Crawford doesn’t listen to his teammates when they are calling fly balls?? A coach needs to address this situation or someone is going to get hurt, and then this blogger won’t be a happy camper.
Wheeler shut them down in the eighth, and even avoided his urge for the dramatic.
The Rays had two men on in the 8th, but Clifford hit into a double play. Not good.
Percy left a ball up with one out in the ninth and Matsui showed him why that is not recommended. Tie ball game.
The Rays couldn’t get anything going in the ninth, mostly I think because they knew I wanted to go to bed.
Howell made quick work of them in the 10th.
Top of the tenth, CC singles against Rivera! Rock on, speed on the basepaths. Except he doesn’t run, at all, anywhere???? And to make matters worse Staats and Magrane are giving us sick stats on why he should be running against Mariano. BJ, Pena and Longo go down in order. Even less sleep.
Howell again proves his worth in the 11th, aided by a nice double play.
Bottom 11th, Rivera still pitching. Clifford leads off with a single! He is totally forgiven for the whole double play thing. Gomes comes in to run for him, and Gomes being Gomes steals second, with a terrible jump. He should have been out by a mile, but Molina biffs the throw and Jonny is safe! Gabe Gross is up. Gotta admit I’m comin around to him especially since he singled! And Jonny scored! The winning run! The Rays win! New York 1 - Tampa 2.
They handed Mariano Rivera his first earned run and lost save attempt. They moved into first place. Todd Kalas said they have the best record in the American League, and he’s a handsome fella so I believe him.
You know what’s awesome. The Marlins have the same record! What kind of twisted world are we living in? I need to buy a lottery ticket!
All this winning. Jonny Gomes said it best “Tell ya what, it doesn’t suck!” Go Rays!!
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May 14th, 2008 at 1:51 am
‘Doesn’t suck’
yes indeed. it does not.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Johnny Gomes is a total douchebag.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Like Tug McGraw once said…
“Ya gotta believe”
And, right now, I absolutely believe.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Frank, is that your code name Shirley Duncan?
Scott, that’s actually good advice. Since I’m starting to feel a little nervous. All this winning is taking me out of my comfort zone!