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September 24, 2007
September 24th vs. The Blue Jays
It will be so nice, after today, not to have that "1/2 game" in the standings hanging around any more.
Update, 9/24/07, 1:15 pm ET: Andy Pettitte has now faced 123 batters in the 1st inning of games this season and retired 97 of them. That's 79%. Maybe he should be the next Yankees closer? (Just kidding.)
Update, 9/24/07, 1:21 pm ET: The Blue Jays' Jesse Litsch has one of the more interesting MLB.com Gameday photos out there:
Anyone else see a little Fire Marshall Bill there?
Update, 9/24/07, 2:57 pm ET: F.M. Bill gave the Jays a neat and tidy first 6 innings in this contest. Only 5 Yankees reached base in the first six - and one of them was on an error.
Update, 9/24/07, 3:39 pm ET: Now I get it. Litsch may look like F.M. Bill, but, today, he pitched like Rick Waits.
Update, 9/24/07, 3:53 pm ET: I think the Yankees packed their bats a little early today. Oh, well, Wilcard it is...no shame in that, after all, according to Terry Francona.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at September 24, 2007 12:40 PM
Comments
I'm listening at work. Knock on every piece of wood I can find, but I have a good feeling about this game.
Posted by: carla ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.waswatching.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at September 24, 2007 01:22 PM
Top of the 2nd has not been kind so far.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at September 24, 2007 01:34 PM
And I guess it's all my fault.
Posted by: carla at September 24, 2007 01:36 PM
Still a lot to be played yet. Don't be hard on yourself Carla.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at September 24, 2007 01:40 PM
Kyle Farnsworth is sporting a funky new motion. Is the Paul Byrd windup far behind?
Posted by: baileywalk at September 24, 2007 03:03 PM
~~~Kyle Farnsworth is sporting a funky new motion.~~~
I wonder who was behind that?
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at September 24, 2007 03:24 PM
Veras is interesting. When they first signed him, he was billed as a fireballer. He did well in AAA, but when he got called up he was clocked normally at 88-91. Now he's 94-96. And he didn't pitch that much this year because of injury. Is he back to his normal velocity? Was the gun just out of whack at the time? I only saw him briefly last year, but he seems like a much more effective pitcher this year.
Posted by: baileywalk at September 24, 2007 03:26 PM
Based on how much he's using him, I think Torre like Veras. Maybe we need the Veras Rules too now? J/K.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at September 24, 2007 03:52 PM
Maybe we need the Veras Rules too now?
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Rule 1) Michael Kay can no longer say "Veras COULD be pitching himself onto the post-season roster!"
Does anyone repeat himself, word for word, situation for situation, more than Kay?
Posted by: baileywalk at September 24, 2007 04:14 PM
~~~Does anyone repeat himself, word for word, situation for situation, more than Kay?~~~
Gets on my nerves too, FWIW.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at September 24, 2007 06:47 PM
Well I would rather have the Yankees thinking WC and getting the rotation in order and resting the regulars, than burning everyone just to try and get the division.
Posted by: rbj at September 24, 2007 07:39 PM
Holy crap. How bad is it that I was at the freaking game and I still thought that it was Burnett pitching today.
Posted by: Jen at September 24, 2007 08:00 PM