That’s better!

This is Stormrider6, checking in from Topeka, KS! Hopefully y’all are enjoying the victory more than I’m enjoying being in Topeka, KS…

Didn’t catch the game as I had to catch a flight instead. Here’s what I’ve gleaned from Yahoo! sports:

4th inning – a walk, stolen base, and a pair of doubles scores two! That’s some good stuff! A-Rod finally gets a hit with a runner in scoring position! Matsui carries on his rockin’ season – good work, you guys.

Top 6: A-Rod reaches on a fielder’s choice and… gets pulled for a pinch runner. Looks like he has a sore quad, a lot like Jeter had when he missed 6 games. Asked whether he would miss a few days, Alex said “Maybe. We’ll see how I wake up in the morning.” I hate to see a good player injured, doubly so if he’s a Yankee, but hopefully this will coincide with the birth of another child so he can spend some quality family time as well as recover.

Top 7th: Moeller doubles! I love this guy! Damon homers him home for another two runs – good job, Johnny. Keep it up, please.

Bottom 8th: Joba comes in, gives up a single and a double with no outs, and GI Joe sits him down. He doesn’t get a chance to pitch out of a jam? (EDIT:  Ohhhh… rain delay…) Bruney comes in and gives up one on a sac fly but sets the next two down without a run.

Top 9th: Walk (Melky), single (Moeller!), walk (Damon), and a 3 RBI double by Cap’n Jeet! That’s the way you seal up a ballgame!

Bottom 9th: Mariano Rivera. That is all that needs to be said.

Final score, 7-1 Yankees. Cano got a hit to bring his average up to .169, Giambi grounded into a double play and got no hits to drop his average to .109. Seriously, let’s healthy up Posada and keep Moeller or Molina on as DH instead. Oh, naturally, bring back Shelley for 1B. Or trade Betemit for Meinkeizivawerjsetch. Somebody, anybody, play first base. Melky was the only other starter without a base hit but he got a run on a walk. Damon was 2-4 with a BB to go with his 2 RBI dinger – keep it up.

Pettitte pitched 7, then Joba-Bruney-Mo closed the game out. Good rest for (most of) the bullpen. Andy, you da man.

No desk jockeying for me this week, so don’t expect another update for a while. Yankees have (gasp!) a day off tomorrow, then Wang takes the hill on Tuesday in Chicago! Till then, Rock on!