Yankees Rout Red Sox in MLB Season Opener

AP ^ | Apr 4, 2005

[Mr. Mojo]

I've been watching on ESPN (where Rick Sutcliffe is rooting like mad for the Sox, even making the mistake of calling them "we" at one point).

Good to see Giambi and Bernie deliver; they both need a shot of confidence. Wright was very shaky (just as he was in his first outing), but somehow managed to stay out of big trouble. A-Rod looks just awful. (Btw, he's back in the cleanup spot for the first time since mid-'04).

Sheffield's doing his thing, hitting foul balls 450 feet and swinging out of his shoes every time. I honestly don't think I've ever seen him get an opposite field hit. .....ever.

[Mr. Mojo]

Uh oh.

Mo's coming in.

[F16Fighter]

Mo's gonna give us ogita...

[Mr. Mojo]

A relatively painless save!

Big win.

If the Big Unit shuts them down tomorrow night all will be well. .....for now.

[F16Fighter]

HEY! Mo closed it out!

Yeah, great to see Bernie and Giambi break out -- especially in a game like this. Wright? He did worm his way outta major trouble (heh, and we beat Schilling). Jeter made TWO outstanding plays. Sturtz did his thing...Good win.

"I've been watching on ESPN (where Rick Sutcliffe is rooting like mad for the Sox, even making the mistake of calling them "we" at one point)."

Ya gotta be kidding me. Sutcliffe said, "we" referring to the Sox?? Un-freakin-believable!

Sheffield hitting foul HRs again. And yeah, A-Rod's lookin' like crap. He couldn't even deliver a Sac Fly or ground-out w/Shef on 3rd and 1 out. Could have been important...

Yank announcers picked Bernie as 'Player of the Game.'

[Mr. Mojo]

Very strange. ....almost every time these two teams play each other the ESPN announcers make a big deal of the so-called "infamous" incident in the '04 ALCS when A-Rod knocked the ball out of Arroyo's mitt on the way down the first base line. "Infamous?" The umps made the right call, and that was that. A-Rod was acting on instinct and I certainly don't blame him -- people are acting like he committed a criminal act.

A-Rod just flied out with 2 on and 2 out, btw. ....as usual. (He'd down to 5th in the order now).

Did you see that horrible call on Womack to start the game? Millar didn't come within 5 feet of tagging him and the ump called him out. Billy Martin (RIP) would've kicked up half the infield dirt in the ump's face after that one.

[F16Fighter]

"Almost every time these two teams play each other the ESPN announcers make a big deal of the so-called "infamous" incident in the '04 ALCS when A-Rod knocked the ball out of Arroyo's mitt on the way down the first base line. "Infamous?" The umps made the right call, and that was that. A-Rod was acting on instinct and I certainly don't blame him -- people are acting like he committed a criminal act."

I know -- big freakin' deal. It was just another play. So A-Rod tried to knock the ball outta Arroyo's hand.

The ESPN hard-ups must have had pre-game, pre-series meetings that planned to remind the idiot-viewers' of A-Rod's unforgivable "evil" criminal acts. Lol, as though the pot for a Bosox-Yankee game has to be stirred. I'm glad I can listen to YES with Murcer and Jim Kaat to talk actual baseball. Btw, straighten out any possibility of getting a game instead of just the pre and post-game?

"Did you see that horrible call on Womack to start the game? Millar didn't come within 5 feet of tagging him and the ump called him out. Billy Martin (RIP) would've kicked up half the infield dirt in the ump's face after that one."

No! That bad? As bad as Knoblauch's phantom playoff tag? ;-) Yeah, Martin would have reamed the 1st base ump's @ss!

A-Rod whiffs again. Torre ougtha stick him in the 9-hole.

[Mr. Mojo]

The Womack call was bad but the umps have evened the score, allowing Jeter to get away with taking a probable called third strike. Instead he walked to load the bases, and then the Yanks capitalized and (for the time being) took the lead. Matsui is clutch.

A-Rod looks totally lost out there. ....and the Unit is giving up way too many big hits.

[Kinky]

Ah don't know hoddly nuthin' bout baseball but you guys shuh do make it sound ex-CI-ting. ;-)

[F16Fighter]

And the Yank announcers thought Shef's pitch he walked with was iffy.Oh yeah -- Matsui is money. What a horse....Aaah crap -- thought Jeets was doing damage!

Btw, Michael Kay and Jim Kaat both noted A-Rod's bat "slowing up"...

Uh-oh...Gordon.

[F16Fighter]

Yeah, we can get reeeal passionate 'bout dis here game.

[Kinky]

You play? :o)

[Mr. Mojo]

Uh-oh...Gordon

You said it.

[F16Fighter]

Used to play....

D@mn. Gordon coughs it up. Again.

(Gordon won't make it through the 8th)

[Mr. Mojo]

Looks like Sheff took a swing at a fan who was harrassing him.

....and he couldn't have played that ball any worse, btw.

Replay coming up shortly.

[F16Fighter]

Holy sh*t!! Did you see Sheffield???

[Mr. Mojo]

It looks like the fan could've touched Sheff while he was trying to pick up the ball. ....and then Sheff (ill-advisedly) took a half-hearted swing at him with his glove.

[F16Fighter]

Un-REAL!!

A drunken Bosox Fan took a swipe at Sheffield!

Oh and...Shef played that carom like a blind man. Gordon?? Pffft!!!...

And...POS Gordon DOESN'T make it outta the 8th.

[Mr. Mojo]

Let's just say I've been less than impressed with the entire pitching staff this year.

...and I was mistaken -- Sheff swung at the guy with his right hand. ....baseball in hand.

[F16Fighter]

Good thing Shef held off cold-cockin' that idiot, Yep, came that close...