Yanks (8-6) @ Toronto Bluebirds (7-9)

[Dr. Detfink]

Hard to gauge how Toronto made out with their trades over the last few years. Kyle Drabek has been injured. Morrow is great against the Yanks but otherwise a .500 pitcher. R.A. Dickey has been so-so (the Mets ROBBED them blind of prospects). Josh Johnson has been off to a rocky start. Jose Reyes is BACK to being injured.

Tonight, Andy Pettitte takes the mound...the ageless one has been nothing short of BRILLIANT. When he was signed, the Yanks thought of him as a #4 or #5. He's really #2 in a #3 slot. As the Yanks pitching has keep them in the games one wonders how the rotation will look IF Pineda can make the #4 slot stronger.

NOT giving up on this year's Yanks, certainly not blind enough to believe they are a WS contender. A LOT depends on Jeter and A-Rod...but this is a team that I feel could surprise some people for a Wild Card.

Let's GO Yanks!

[Dr. Detfink]

Pettitte moves to 3-0 ERA 2.07 and Yanks thump Jays 9-4. And Cashman thought it was ok to allow him to sign with Houston?

[Dr. Detfink]

Kuroda takes the mound tomorrow Er, today. Can the Yanks keep the offense going?

[Dr. Detfink]

Dunno if Cashman is going to make me eat crow but so far Vernon Wells has been a welcome surprise. Solo shot 1-0 Yanks. Kuroda getting the calls on a few interesting pitches. Nunez has been great at SS. Could be a tight game with the way the pitchers are benefiting from the strike zone.

[Dr. Detfink]

Buerhle continuing to toy with the Yanks...Youk looks awful against this guy.

[Dr. Detfink]

Two errors on the Blue Jays infield led to bases loaded with 2 outs. Can the Yanks capitalize? Nunez is the DECIDING factor...

[Dr. Detfink]

NOPE. Nunez pops up.

[Dr. Detfink]

Good pitching duel. Kuroda is DEALING.

[Dr. Detfink]

Nix with a single, Gardner hits a double. First and third and no one out.

[Dr. Detfink]

Youk drives in 2. 3-0 Yanks! Jays are HORRIBLE defensively.

[Dr. Detfink]

Youk REMOVED from the game. He was playing 1B. Hope it's not serious.

[Dr. Detfink]

Knicks I mean, Nix TURNS the DP!

[Dr. Detfink]

a single eats up Overbay, Kuroda leaves with one out. Robertson cannot hold the lead. two singles up the middle and it's 3-3. BTW Gardner HORRIBLE CF.

[Dr. Detfink]

Yanks pull ahead in the 11th 5-3 Yanks!

[ccvle]

Why is ben johnson a DH? if jeter or a-rod comes back, one of them should be a DH.

[Pharmcat]

wow, this team might be better than i thought

[Dr. Detfink]

The patience of this order, since it can't bludgeon pitching is very enrouraging...bases loaded 2 walk in runs and Yanks go from being down 0-2 to leading 3-2. When's the last time you've seen the Yanks manufacture a run with Jason Nix executing a perfect SAC Bunt.

I'm amused that John "Chris Benoit" Gibbons is back with the Jays after his abusive ways with his players. They reloaded his team with millionaires, youth...not sure it's made him a better manager.

A tale of two players. Batista is YEARS from assaulting HR record pre-roid record. He's not a threat. However Edwin Encarnacion, a former Reds player who was capable of 30 Hrs and 30 steals has become Toronto's most effective hitter.

When Nova punched out Encarnacion, the gun read his pitch at 96 mpb. Hm. Unusual for that kid. Hope the gun is wrong because that's a sign of PEDs.

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Gardner gives a SAC FLY to push the lead 4-2...

Nova walks Adam Lind, another one hit wonder in the 6th. Gives up a double to the .226 catcher...and with NO OUTS men on second and third, Boone Logan is forced to hold the Jays from tieing the game.

Josh Johnson was yanked in the 5th for Bret Cecil, another "young prospect" that is supposed to be good.

[Dr. Detfink]

Logan and Phelps can't hold the lead. Jays RALLY 5-4.....

[Dr. Detfink]

the pen continues to falter from 5th inning on. 8-4 Jays! So Yanks can't get the sweep but certainly will win the series.