HA HA!
Posted on 04/18/2009 4:48:33 PM PDT by kellynla
NEW YORK -- By the end of Saturday's massacre at the new Yankee Stadium, it was difficult to tell who was more fatigued: the arms in the Yankees bullpen or the people behind the manual scoreboards in the outfield.
The Indians blasted the Yankees and starting pitcher Chien-Ming Wang in a 22-4 rout that was beamed on national television, and featured the worst inning in Yankees' franchise history. Wang teamed up with reliever Anthony Claggett (making is big league debut) to surrender a franchise record 14 runs on 13 hits in the second inning, which lasted 37 excruciating minutes.
The last time the Indians scored that many runs in a frame was in 1950 against the Philadelphia Athletics. The last time a big-league team scored 14 runs in an inning was the Boston Red Sox back in 2003.
Wang's performance -- which resembled batting practice, only the balls were hit harder -- was particularly frightening.
Wang lasted just 1 1/3 innings, allowing eight hits and eight earned runs, a performance that will again trigger questions about his health. He's allowed 23 runs in six innings this season. He is only the second pitcher -- joining Baltimore's Hayden Penn in 2006 -- to allow seven or more runs in three straight starts to begin a season.
In the Yankees' six losses this season, four have come after allowing double-digits runs.
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Ouch.
Ha Ha Ha!!!! Go Blue Jays!!!!
When the Rays beat them 15- 5 last week I started to feel sorry for the Yanks after the first 14 runs.
stuid Yankees ha ha ha
It can take time for a team to build a home field advantage when breaking in a new ballpark.
My heart bleeds for them. I can’t think of a team I would rather that would happen to. And such a shame that it was on national TV. Oh, the HUGE MANATEE.
Wang’s Yin & Yang went Badda-Bing-Bang.
It was funny when they recorded the 3rd out in the second inning you could hear bronx cheer.
Best news I have heard all day!
Donnie Moore moments are probably abounding in NY
Attention! Clean up at New Yankee Stadium.
HA HA!
That’s a heck of a football score...
Until this year there would be more Yankees fans at the games than Rays fans. The Yanks have spring training here and we like em, and Stienbrenner has done a lot of good things.
It must really suck to have to play in a dump like that that only cost $1+ billion with the biggest payroll in MLB.
Depending on your point of view.
LOL LOL WOO HOO LOL LOL WOO HOO........ Well you get the idea. :) GO TRIBE!
Wang's been yanked early and often this short season. His ERA is now over 30.
And with C.C. and Joba looking shaky and the bullpen (except for Mo and Bruney) a complete disgrace, this could be another long season for the Bombers.
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