05-15-2005, 08:25 PM
DISCLAIMER: THIS THREAD IS FOR APPRECIATING the NEW YORK YANKEES. IF YOU CANNOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN APPRECIATING AND DISRESPECTING SOMETHING, YOU ARE A COMPLETE IDIOT, AND I ASK YOU TO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM POSTING IN THIS THREAD.
Sincerely, TDC
so, now that we've got that out of the way, i have to give praise to the pinstripes.
first off, TINO MARTINEZ! oh man, is he ever lightin it up with 12 HR's (2 of them in today's game, his 21st career multi-hr game). he's hit eight homers and driven in 19 runs in his last eight games and has 10 homers in 11 starts, AND...today he moved up to 12th all time on the Yankees HR list, not too shabby at all for a guy who was supposed to be the back-up at 1st.
"THE BIG UNIT" made history, too, lasting six innings and giving up three earned runs for his 250th career win, even though he didn't strike out a batter. according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the longest start of Johnson's career without a strikeout, but nonetheless, he picked up his 4th W of the '05 campaign to improve his record to 4-2.
Tony Womack tied a franchise record for the second game in a row with 4 stolen bases. he's not doin to bad in the outfield either.
Giambi finally lifted himself out of his slump and scored the game winning RBI with a double, way to shake it off (he handled the beer dumping situation very well too).
Mariano Rivera pitched a shutout ninth for his sixth save of the season today, the 342nd of his career, and moved past Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers for seventh on the all-time list.
Cano is doing an excellent job on defense at 2B, and at bat, and IMO he's become a very valuable asset to the team as he allows for much more flexibility with the lineup.
"The Sheff" recorded his 12th double of the season today.
Derek Jeter was solid, timely hitting and good fielding as usual, hit another dinger yesterday too.
Posada provided me with a good laugh when he potentially became the first catcher to ever hit a batter with a pitch :lol:
and last, but surely not least, JOE TORRE earned his 1800th win as a manager! WHOOOOHOOOO! WAY TO GO JOE! WAY TO GO YANKEES! 8 in a row, back to .500, and not lookin back! round 2 vs. Seattle tomorrow, Wang looks to extend the streak to 9 and get another W under his belt.
"LET'S GO YANKEES! LET'S GO" *clap clap* ! :jump
Sincerely, TDC
so, now that we've got that out of the way, i have to give praise to the pinstripes.
first off, TINO MARTINEZ! oh man, is he ever lightin it up with 12 HR's (2 of them in today's game, his 21st career multi-hr game). he's hit eight homers and driven in 19 runs in his last eight games and has 10 homers in 11 starts, AND...today he moved up to 12th all time on the Yankees HR list, not too shabby at all for a guy who was supposed to be the back-up at 1st.
"THE BIG UNIT" made history, too, lasting six innings and giving up three earned runs for his 250th career win, even though he didn't strike out a batter. according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the longest start of Johnson's career without a strikeout, but nonetheless, he picked up his 4th W of the '05 campaign to improve his record to 4-2.
Tony Womack tied a franchise record for the second game in a row with 4 stolen bases. he's not doin to bad in the outfield either.
Giambi finally lifted himself out of his slump and scored the game winning RBI with a double, way to shake it off (he handled the beer dumping situation very well too).
Mariano Rivera pitched a shutout ninth for his sixth save of the season today, the 342nd of his career, and moved past Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers for seventh on the all-time list.
Cano is doing an excellent job on defense at 2B, and at bat, and IMO he's become a very valuable asset to the team as he allows for much more flexibility with the lineup.
"The Sheff" recorded his 12th double of the season today.
Derek Jeter was solid, timely hitting and good fielding as usual, hit another dinger yesterday too.
Posada provided me with a good laugh when he potentially became the first catcher to ever hit a batter with a pitch :lol:
and last, but surely not least, JOE TORRE earned his 1800th win as a manager! WHOOOOHOOOO! WAY TO GO JOE! WAY TO GO YANKEES! 8 in a row, back to .500, and not lookin back! round 2 vs. Seattle tomorrow, Wang looks to extend the streak to 9 and get another W under his belt.
"LET'S GO YANKEES! LET'S GO" *clap clap* ! :jump