Home Stand, Last Game (9)

TOP 1: Catalanotto flied out to right -- Hudson grounded out to second, and Wells lined out to left to retire the side

BOT 1: Jeter grounded out to short -- Bernie popped out to third, two away --
Sheffield struck out looking to end the inning

TOP 2: Koskie singled to right, and steals second -- Hillenbrand popped out to third -- Runner advances to third on passed ball -- Hinske hit by pitch

Runners at the corners, one away, Zaun grounded into 443 double play to retire the side

BOT 2: ARod doubled to deep left -- Posada flied to left, runner advances to third -- Matsui hit sacrifice fly to left, the runner will score, Yankees 1-0

Phillips flied out to left to retire the side

TOP 3: Rios doubled to deep right -- Adams grounds out to first, the runner advances to third -- another HBP by Pavano, Catalanotto is hit by pitch

Runners at the corners, none out -- Hudson grounded out to second, one run will score, the other runner goes to second on the play, the game is tied 1-1

Wells struck out swinging to retire the side

BOT 3: Martinez singled to center ... Womack sacbunts to third, it is succesful, the runner moves up to second -- Jeter flied out to deep center, the runner tags to third, two away -- Bernie struck out swinging to end the inning

TOP 4: Koskie solo shot to deep right center, Jays now lead 2-1

Hillenbrand singled to shallow left -- Hinske flies out to deep right, runner tags and goes to second on the play -- Zaun flies out to deep right, two away, runner to third -- Rios down looking to retire the side

BOT 4: Menechino comes in to play at second

Sheffield, to deep left ... GONE, the game is knotted up again at 2-2

ARod walks -- Posada grounded out to third, runner advances to second -- Matsui grounded out to third, two away -- Phillips down swinging to end the inning

TOP 5: Adams singled to right -- Catalanotto doubled to deep right, runner goes first to third

Runners at second and third, no outs -- Menenchino grounded out to short, the runner scores on the play -- Jays back in front, 3-2

Wells singles, the runner advances to third, runners now at the corners -- Busted play, Catalanotta is tagged out at home, the other runner advances to second, two away -- Koskie flied out to deep center to retire the side

BOT 5: Tino struck out swinging -- Womack singled to center -- Jeter also singles, the runner moves up to second -- Bernie also singles to deep third, runners up one station, the bases are now loaded

Bases loaded, one down -- the hit parade continues as Sheff doubles to left center, two runs score, and the runner advances from first to third, Yankees climb ahead, 4-3

ARod gets the intentional pass, runners now at the corners -- Posada hit sacfly to right, one more run scores, lead is now 5-3

The bats have come alive now as Matsui doubles to left, one more scores ... and the play at the plate ... ARod is out at home trying to scratch across one more, that will retire the side ... the Yankees now lead 6-3

TOP 6: Hillenbrand singled to shallow left -- Hinske also singles to right, runners now first and second

(note: I enter the game with the Yankees leading 6-3)

Runners at first and second, none out -- Pavano not looking sharp today, well as compared to the game against Angels earlier last week -- he has walked the bases loaded, none out

Torre has seen enough, calling for Quantrill -- Rios flies to right, the runner tags and scores, one away, Yanks now 6-4

Stanton warming for the Yanks -- Runners now first and second, Adams flies to left, two away, runners hold -- Q gets out 0-2, Catalanotto patiently works it full, the payoff pitch ... inside, ball 4 -- bases loaded again

Loaded, two down -- Q works it 0-2 to Menechino, he singles a 1-2 pitch to right, two runs score, game tied at 6 -- Pavano will get the ND

Runners at the corners, still two down -- Wells flies to right center for the final out .... phoooooooo

BOT 6: Walker now pitching for Jays -- Phillips grounds out -- Tino grounds to second, two down -- Womack grounds to third .... that's a 1-2-3 inning

9:21AM HST

Middle inning music is ironically Aldo Nova's Fantasy LOL

TOP 7: Stanton now on for the Yankees -- Stanton stones Koskie with the breaking ball -- Hillenbrand smashes a 3-0 over Matsui for a double -- Hinske
doubles to the rightfield corner, one run scores, Jays now lead 7-6

One down, runner on second -- Groom and Karsay warming for Yanks, oh really? psshh -- Hinske steals third on the 1-1 in the dirt -- Zaun flies to center, two down, runner tags and scores, Jays 8-6

Torre going to the hook, Karsay in -- Rios slaps one by Tino, single -- he steals second -- this game is turning stupid ugly for the Yankees, you can see it in their body language -- Tino fields and flips to Karsay, the side is retired

Seventh Inning Puke, Jays leading 8-6

BOT 7: Full count to Jeter, the payoff pitch ... low, ball 4 -- Bernie down looking, one down -- full count to Sheff, the payoff pitch is grounded to short, Jeter going on the play, only play is at first, two down

Two down, runner at second, the pitches are coming, but they are pitching around ARod -- he walks -- runners at first and second, two down for the slumping Posada -- Jays bring in Schoeneweis

Posada chops back at Schoeneweis (longer, please ...), out #3

10:02 AM HST

TOP 8: Gordon now in for Yanks, of course in the bizarro universe, he will not be hit today -- full count to Catalanotto, the payoff pitch is grounded through the infield, single -- Reid Johnson PR for Catalanotto -- Menechino hits a comebacker to Flash, throw to second, Womack's throw to first is in the dirt and over Tino, one down

Groom warming for Yankees -- one down, runner at first -- Wells bloops to left -- one down, runners at first and second -- here comes the hook, Groom will pitch Koskie

Felix Rodriguez warming for Yanks now -- full count to Koskie, gets Koskie to ground to third, starts a 543 DP that retires the side

BOT 8: Matsui grounds to second -- Phillips flies to right, two away -- Tino, swing and a miss to end the inning

TOP 9: Hillenbrand rockets one off the glove of stretched out ARod, single (his 4th basehit of the game, yow) -- Hinske flies to center, one down, the runner holds -- Zaun goes down swinging, two away -- Rios also down swinging ... the rose in the pile of shirt today is Groom, the side is retired

BOT 9: Batista will go for the Jays -- Womack chops to second, Jays make the play, one down -- Jeter grounds to short, two away -- Bernie flies to left to end the game

The Toronto bullpen shuts the door on the Yankees, after Lilly spotted them with six runs

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FINAL: Jays win, 8-6

How many times have the Yankees won this season again? ... feels like two or three, the way the losses have gone LOL

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Jays just splattered Yankee pitching today with 16 hits

Yanks lose another series at home, that's three home series in a row (just two years ago was the last time for the curious and, for you bean counters) ... 3-6 on the home stand -- and the team is 10-15 overall

I guess we are only going to beat the Red Sox at home this year

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Tomorrow, Mussina going for the Yankees and Kazmir for the Rays, as they start a one series, four road game jaunt

Johnson Nomo

Wang Hendrickson