August 30, 2006
SORRY THOMAS MAGNUM
After a rain-out last night, the Detroit Tigers and the NY Yankees met this afternoon for the first quarter of an epic two-team double double header, with day and night games two days in a row. Wow!
The Yanks handled this afternoon's game fairly well, with a multitude of hits and a couple of runs. Chien-Ming Wang was superb, however, allowing only three hits (versus 10 for the Tigers) and lasting 7 2/3 innings before Scott Proctor and Mariano Rivera wrapped things up for him.
The end result was a 2-0 win for the Yankees, leaving them eight games in front of Boston, which has been on a disastrous stretch since the Yanks apparently re-cursed them the other week at Fenway. The Sox will be fortunate to salvage an away-from-home-field-advantage Wild Card playoff spot at this point. The Yanks play Detroit again this evening at 7pm, weather allowing, with a comfortable AL East lead. A lot of focus is put on bats as game winners, but this afternoon's game highlight how valuable gloves like Robbie Cano's are in direct comparison to competitor's. A good off-balance throw to first for a third out can alter the entire balance of a game.
Jaret Wright starts against Detroit's Ledezma in about 2 1/2 hours.
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I'm not sure if I see the Magnum PI connection. Help me out on this one.
-Tom
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