A's (5-8) @ Yankees (8-6)

Back from a 2 day hiatus as Monday's game was rained out, and last night's was blacked out here in NY (it was on My9 local cable channel and I only sport the DirecTV)... Not much going well lately, the offense has been terrible, last in the AL in most categories, with the pitching holding it's own. Pretty much exactly the opposite of what it was supposed to be this year... Day baseball today as it's get-away day for the A's, who travel back to Oakland after the game.

Anderson (0-2) vs. Sabathia (1-1) - First Pitch: 1:07

1:01 - YES carrying the game today thankfully - the only channel I can watch a Yankee game on... HD Game #10/11.
1:03 - Looks like another crappy overcast day in NY. The turnout looks worse than a usual game in Oaktown - the fans are really packing it in to this new park.
1:09 - Lineup: OCab still sucking ass in the 2-hole, Powell another start at 1B, and Crosby back at 3B for the struggling Chavez.
1:10 - A's usually tend to hammer Sabathia... hopefully today is more of the same.
1:11 - Giambi stands in to another nice ovation. Apparently the fans DID like him here... New Yorkers always appreciate a good mustache. Still no HR's for him on the year...
1:13 - Horrible K call on Giambi - F7, F8, >| for FattySab in the 1st.
1:18 - Damon reaches on maybe the best swinging bunt I've ever seen. Powell drops an easy Tex popup, but retires Damon on the FC at 2nd. Nice swap, good thinking...
1:21 - Piss Hands Posada with an INF 1B. Still 2 outs.
1:23 - HAHA, Ken Singleton just went "LOOK OUT!" on a breaking ball he thought was about to hit Cano but was right down the middle. Cano FC 4-6. End of 1: 0-0-0 | 0-2-0
1:27 - Hahaha, Posada almost got knocked out on a direct hit to the face, foul ball off the bat of Holliday.
1:29 - Holliday BB, Cust 1B. Maybe A's can get a lead for a change.
1:30 - Bad news out of A's camp today, Devine out for the season with Tommy John surgery. Supposed to be their closer, crazy talent, he will be missed.
1:32 - "SeeeeeYa" - Suzuki goes big fly to LF - which is now under review as a fan caught the ball in LF. Should be A's 4th HR of the year, piss poor pathetic.
1:36 - After a 4 minute delay, the verdict is... 3-0! Ellis then smokes one up the middle but Cano diving catch. A's are all over Sabathia like usual... Suzuki now 5-5 in this series and hitting close to .500 all time vs the Yanks.
1:41 - BB, P4, L4 finishes out the 2nd with the rain coming down a bit. This better not get delayed or rained out.
1:44 - Swish at the dish. Maybe the Yankees best player on this young season. Glad to see him doing well.
1:46 - Wtf, back to back HR's for Matsui and Cabrera, both on fastballs pretty much down the middle. Yanks: 24 HR's, A's: 4
1:49 - Powell boots a Jeter grounder - for his 2nd misplay in 2 innings, only counts for his first E though...
1:52 - Powell catches this pop from Damon. End of 2: 3-2-1 | 2-4-0
1:57 - HAHAHA, now DAMON drops an easy flyball off Giambi's bat. Giambi to 2nd. Holliday lines a single off Ransom's glove at 3B on the next pitch, white man can jump, saves a run. 1st n 3rd, 1 out.
1:59 - HAHAHA WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY??? Cust grounds one to Sabathia, he throws to Jeter at 2nd, who steps on the base, then THROWS HOME... instead of going to 1B for the inning ending double play. Trouble is, NOBODY WAS COVERING HOME, as Posada was backing up 1B. Maybe he thought it was kickball rules, hit the runner with the ball he's out... Wow. Won't be an error though, cuz can't assume the DP. Lucky bastard. 4-2. Suzuki retired finally on F9 to end the 3rd.
2:07 - Texeira 1B, Posada 2B. 2nd n 3rd, 0 outs. Gonna be tough to get out of this inning with the lead.
2:11 - Cano 4-3 RBI, Swisher singles in Posada to CF, but thrown out at 2nd trying to stretch into a double. Tie game 4-4.
2:13 - 3U. End of 3: 4-3-1 | 4-7-1
2:26 - Ugh. Jeter bombs one to CF. How does that happen? Damn. 4-5
2:28 - Cust shakily catches a liner to RF. End of 4: 4-3-1 | 5-8-1
2:36 - Sweeney 4-3, OCab L5, Giambi K.
2:38 - Tex 5-3. Crosby is looking much more comfortable at 3bag today.
2:43 - K, Cano 1B, P4 - End of 5: 4-3-1 | 5-9-1
2:51 - 6-3, Cust BB, Suzuki 5-3, Ellis SINGLE to CF - Cust scores, Ellis advances to 2nd on the throw. Ding! 5-5. Ellis starting to swing the bat better the past few games.
3:05 - Anderson out, Wuertz in. Suzuki cuts down Cabrera stealing, who singled off Anderson. Ransom then doubles, and Jeter follows with bloop double over head of OCab with 2 outs. Think that may be Wuertz's first ER on the year. 5-6
3:07 - Damon gets another damn swinging bunt, just as good as his first. He seriously has the worst looking swing, almost as bad as Barkley's golf swing.
3:08 - Great. Texiera singles to RF, another 2 out run. 5-7
3:15 - Crosby INF 1B, Sweeney BB, OCab SAC 1-3 - 2nd n 3rd, 1 out. Base hit could tie it here.
3:16 - Yankees luck out, Giambi smokes the ball off the PITCHING RUBBER and goes into the air to Jeter, barely gets him at 1st, run scores but 2 outs. 6-7
3:17 - HOLL YEAH - Holliday big 2 out single to CF, almost takes CC's head off. Sabathia exits to BOOOs. Phil "Snortin" Coke in. 7-7
3:27 - Wuertz out, Springer in.
3:35 - Doing well he is, single, BB, and a single to start the 7th. Bases loaded, 0 outs.
3:43 - Holy wow, NO RUNS SCORE!! K, P5, P4. End of 7: 7-6-1 | 7-15-1
3:49 - Suzuki another hit to leadoff the 8th. Ellis SAC 3, moves him to 2nd.
3:55 - Powell 4-3, Crosby K. There goes that...
3:57 - Springer out, Bailey in. Bailey gave up his 1st ER of his career last night on a Damon HR.
4:11 - WHOOPS, I had my Slingbox paused for awhile and forgot to damn record the stuff after in the guide. So, it jumped ahead now to top 9, still 7-7, 1 out. At least I didnt miss too much... Rivera is in for the Yanks. And hey! OCab actually gets a hit!
4:15 - Giambi FC 4-6, Holliday 4-3 on nice play from Cano.
4:18 - Ziegler in. Little known fact, he's the A's Player's Union representative.
4:23 - Swisher BB, Matsui 4-6-3 DP, Cabrera K - End of 9: 7-8-1 | 7-15-1
4:33 - Cust BB, Davis pinch runs and steals 2nd - 1st steal of the year. 0 outs still, Suzuki up.
4:35 - Marte who was in for Rivera, gets Suzuki to K and fall down at the same time. 1 out, Girardi goes to the bullpen once again. Ramirez in.
4:42 - Ellis F8, Powell BB, Crosby P6.
4:51 - 4-3 (x2), BB, Teixeira F9 - End of 10: 7-8-1 | 7-15-1
4:55 - Sweeney starts the 11th with a single to CF, almost tears his knee up slipping on 1st base getting back on a pickoff attempt.
4:57 - Hit and run, fail. Way to get the bat on the ball OCab. Sweeney thrown out at 2nd by Deadarm Posada. He ends up 6-3. Ramirez out, Veras in.
5:07 - Giambi BB, Holliday F9. Ziegler out, Outman in for the 2nd day in a row (this was his original start day).
5:14 - K, P2, 2-3 - End of 11: 7-9-1 | 7-15-1
5:22 - Just throwing this out there, CB Buckner is coming close to Joe West as the worst umpire in the league. And that's tough to do.
5:24 - Outman out, Giese in. Last time we saw Giese he was busy giving up a 2 run game winning bomb shot to Lyle Overbay in Toronto. Hopefully not more of the same today...
5:27 - K, K, P4. Nice. End of 12: 7-9-1 | 7-15-1
5:51 - Giese still dealin, A's still not hittin. End of 13: 7-9-1 | 7-16-1
6:02 - I have a feeling this isn't going to end well...
6:03 - Yup. 7-9
6:04 - Cabrera goes 2 run HR, Giese gives up another game winning 2 run HR in extra innings. Lovely, lets not throw him out there in extras again... please?

W: Veras (1-1) | L: Giese (0-2)

A's: 7 | 9 | 1
Yankees: 9 | 17 | 1

Time of Game: 4:57

Well, day baseball turned into night baseball, almost 2 games in 1. Good game though, although not much action in extras... Not sure why Geren didn't just leave Outman in for a few innings. And what happened to Gallagher being the A's long man?? I haven't heard that he was sent down, but might have been. Long trip back home to Oakland, Rays come in starting Friday. Pretty deflating road trip to say the least, 1-4.