 Friday, April 11, 2008
Wonderful Wang and the Brew Crew Goes to Shea
A cold foggy mist descended over Shea for Friday's Brewers-Mets game. The Brewers were one of my pre-season dark horse picks. The Brewers really surprised last season with young players like Tony Gwynn, Jr, Prince Fielder, and others.
The Yankees and Red Sox are both 5-5 coming into this first game between both teams of the season.
DW singles to start the bottom of the fourth. Brewers pitcher Manny Parra throws over to first. It almost makes you wish for Aaron "The Human Raindelay" Heilman. Almost.
I am multi-tasking as usual and listening to the Yankees game on the radio. Wang is perfect through three innings, touch wood. Gotta love technology. 
Beltran walks.
Wang gives up his first hit to Pedroia but Big Papi grounds into a double play. Yeah! At the end of four, Yankees 0 - Red Sox 0.
Delgado singles to right and DW scores. Mets 1 - Brewers 0.
Adam Sandler starts the "Let's Go Mets!" cheer. Like The Tank, Sandler is a Yankees fan who roots for the Mets.
Easley flies to left center, Beltran tags, and scores. Mets 2 - Yankees 0.
The Fenway official scorer takes the hit away from Pedroia. Wang has a no-hitter and A-Rod is charged with the error. Touch call according to John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman.
Wild pitch to Ryan Church. Delgado advanes to second. Church singles to center, Delgado advances to third.
Matsui walks.
Casanova singles to left. Delgado scores and Church advances to second. Mets 3 - Brewers 0.
Posada lines a foul ball down the left field line. Darn it!
Figueroa is safe on his own bunt. Bases loaded with one out. Talk about helping your own cause. Jose Reyes steps to the plate and grounds out into a double play on the first pitch. Darn it! Mets 3 - Brewers 0 at the end of four.
Giambi strikes out. Molina hits to left center. Matsui scores, Posada goes to third and Molina to second. Yankees 1 - Red Sox 0 with one out in the fifth. Gonzalez please don't hit into a double play. Yes, he walks and the bases are loaded thank God.
Figueroa gives up his first hit to Hardy who doubles to left to score the first run. Mets 3 - Brewers 1.
The Yankees only score one run. Darn it!
Dillon strikes out on 3-2. He threw away his helmet and started running to first but the ump called him out. Mets 3 - Brewers 1 going into the bottom of the fifth.
Manny flies out to deep right. Whew! Unfortunately, JD Drew's hit to deep right hits off of Abreu's glove for the first hit and home run. At the end of five innings, Yankees 1 - Red Sox 1.
The Cowbellman performs near me at Shea while A-Rod comes to the plate at Fenway. A-Rod singles to left with two outs. Yeah!
Matsui doubles to the Green Monster. A-Rod advances to third.
Gross flies out to right at Shea. Prince Fielder doubles to left center. Braun hits a bomb to center but Beltran sprints and catches it. In the middle of the sixth, Mets 3 - Brewers 0.
Yankees are out of the sixth. Darn it!
Joe Smith starts to warm for the Mets while Ryan Church flies to right center for the second out of the sixth. Casanova flies out to the double
Speaking of great defense, the Rangers and D*vils are tied at 0 in the second period. Wow, what a New York sports night!
Joe Smith takes the mound in the top of the seventh.
Timlin relieves Buchholz to start the 7th. Giambino hits a bomb to center. Molina hits a double off the Monster.
DW's throws is wild of first.
Gonzalez sacrifice bunts to Timlin and Molina advances to third. Timlin gets the hook. Yankees 2 - Red Sox 1 with one out in the seventh.
Craig Counsell grounds out to Reyes to end the top of the seventh. Mets 3 - Brewers 2.
Melky sacrifices Molina home. Yankees 3 - Red Sox 1 with two out in seventh.
Get up and stretch! It's the Seventh Inning Stretch at Shea.
Cano strikes out. Get up and stretch (at Fenway)! Yankees 3 - Red Sox 1.
Chavez walked. Anderson sacrifices Chavez to second. Last night's hero Pagan comes to the plate hitting .600 with Runners In Scoring Position. He singles to right. Mets 4 - Brewers 2. DW singles to center. The center fielder fumbles the ball and Pagan advances to third.
Pedroia grounds out to A-Rod. Yeah!
Big Papi grounds to first.
Beltran hits into a double play. Darn it!
Aaron "The Human Raindelay" Heilman is booed.
Manny strikes out! Yeah! Yankees 3 - Red Sox 1 at the end of seven.
Javier Lopez comes out of the bullpen for the Red Sox. Abreu grounds out to Casey who flips it to Lopez.
Heilman strikes out Weeks. OMG!
A-Rod singles to center.
Heilman gets out of the eighth. Time for the 8th Inning Sing-Along. Tonight is Billy Joel's "Movin' Out". Good selection, but not as good as Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" from Opening Day. BTW, I met Billy Joel during the Sting and Annie Lennox concert a Jones Beach in July 2004. This before I bought a digital camera. Darn it!
Matsui grounds to second to force A-Rod.
Rangers 2 - D*vils 0 in the third period just flashed on the left center score board. Yeah! The crowd at Shea goes crazy.
Delgado strikes out. Easley comes up to MC Hammer's "2 Legit to Quit" but he grounds out.
Giambino walks to load the bases. Francona brings the hook for Lopez.
Wagner comes into the game the tune of "Enter Sandman".
Fielder grounds out to Wagner. Braun flies out to right. Two out in the top of the ninth. Hall flies out right. It's great to hear "Takin' Care of Business" again. Mets 4 - Brewers 2.
Yankees 3 - Red Sox 1 in the middle of the eighth.
Abreu makes a great catch on Youkilis. Three up, three down in the 8th. At the end of eight innings, Yankees 3 - Red Sox 1.
Gonzalez doubles to left.
Melky sacrifices Gonzalez to third.
Cano grounds out to third. Gonzalez holds at third.
Abreu hits an infield single to Pedroia. Gonzalez scores. A-Rod grounds out to end the inning. In the middle of the ninth, Yankees 4 - Red Sox 1.
Casey lines out to Melky to start the ninth. Lugo grounds to short. Coco Crisp bunted to third but Wang can't get it. Crisp is safe at first. Crisp advances to second on defensive indifference on the first pitch to Pedroia. Pedroia lined to Matsui to end the game. Ballgame over, Yankees win, the Yankeeeees win!
Wang pitched a two hitter and the Yankees won 4-1. Wow! All without Jeter. Double wow!
This is one of the many great things about New York. Mets win, Yankees win, and Rangers win 2-1 according to Don LaGreca reporting live on the ESPN 1050 AM post-game report.
Posted by The Tank in a New York State of Mind reporting Live from Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens.
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