Yankees Win a Thriller in the Bronx
Now that was an amazing game. Two of the longest tenured, home grown Yankees - Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada - leading the charge to overcome a nine run deficit to win the game, 14 to 13? It doesn't get better than that!
Jorge Posada has never been one to block the plate, as he has bad memories of an ugly collision that he was involved in at the plate when he was in the minors. But last night, he was determined to block Texeira from scoring in the 6th. His gutsy defensive play and walk-off home run showed his teammates, especially the younger ones, what the Yankees of old were all about.
Somewhere out there, you know that Paul O'Neill had to be watching last night's game with a huge shot of adrenaline and pride.
After the game, Jorge stuck up for Chacon, explaining that a deep bruise on Chacon's leg wouldn't allow him to land properly after every pitch, which is what allowed Texas to build such a big lead in the first two innnings. Chacon didn't bring up his bruise as an excuse, which tells you that he is a stand up guy.
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Talking about injuries, Johnny Damon is playing with an extremely painful chip in a bone in his foot. You wouldn't know it by watching him sprint around the base paths and in center field. Damon is one tough guy with a lot of heart. I'm starting to believe that the Yankees made a good investment with his 52 million dollar contract. I admit, I thought it was a huge mistake at the time of his signing.
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Hideki Matsui will rest with his wrist in a cast for the next six weeks, which is how long the doctors think it will take for his wrist to heal. He will then begin rehabilitation. He reported yesterday in a press conference that he will be back to the field as soon as he feels that he can do everything that he is capable of.
The feeling is that he will be back before the end of this season.
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Jason Giambi shouldn't be out for much longer. His sprained neck was feeling a lot better with a day of rest and some physiotherapy. It's still sore, but should be 100 percent soon. Because of his age and the amount of strain that he places on his body with his workouts, I think that he needs to really make it a point to stretch his muscles, especially his neck, throughout each game. There's a lot of down time in between pitches, and he should take advantage of these times to keep his muscles loose.
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Gary Sheffield's wife is expecting to deliver a baby any day now. Sheffield comes off the disabled list on Sunday, but Joe Torre says that he doesn't expect Sheffield to be ready to play that day. Maybe a short time thereafter.
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And that's all the news that's fit to print in Yankees world today.
- Joshua
InsidetheYankees.com
Jorge Posada has never been one to block the plate, as he has bad memories of an ugly collision that he was involved in at the plate when he was in the minors. But last night, he was determined to block Texeira from scoring in the 6th. His gutsy defensive play and walk-off home run showed his teammates, especially the younger ones, what the Yankees of old were all about.
Somewhere out there, you know that Paul O'Neill had to be watching last night's game with a huge shot of adrenaline and pride.
After the game, Jorge stuck up for Chacon, explaining that a deep bruise on Chacon's leg wouldn't allow him to land properly after every pitch, which is what allowed Texas to build such a big lead in the first two innnings. Chacon didn't bring up his bruise as an excuse, which tells you that he is a stand up guy.
***
Talking about injuries, Johnny Damon is playing with an extremely painful chip in a bone in his foot. You wouldn't know it by watching him sprint around the base paths and in center field. Damon is one tough guy with a lot of heart. I'm starting to believe that the Yankees made a good investment with his 52 million dollar contract. I admit, I thought it was a huge mistake at the time of his signing.
***
Hideki Matsui will rest with his wrist in a cast for the next six weeks, which is how long the doctors think it will take for his wrist to heal. He will then begin rehabilitation. He reported yesterday in a press conference that he will be back to the field as soon as he feels that he can do everything that he is capable of.
The feeling is that he will be back before the end of this season.
***
Jason Giambi shouldn't be out for much longer. His sprained neck was feeling a lot better with a day of rest and some physiotherapy. It's still sore, but should be 100 percent soon. Because of his age and the amount of strain that he places on his body with his workouts, I think that he needs to really make it a point to stretch his muscles, especially his neck, throughout each game. There's a lot of down time in between pitches, and he should take advantage of these times to keep his muscles loose.
***
Gary Sheffield's wife is expecting to deliver a baby any day now. Sheffield comes off the disabled list on Sunday, but Joe Torre says that he doesn't expect Sheffield to be ready to play that day. Maybe a short time thereafter.
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And that's all the news that's fit to print in Yankees world today.
- Joshua
InsidetheYankees.com
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