5/16 - Rangers vs. Yankees - Sea Level looks to stop the 2 game losing tide

[knickfan23]

Game time starting soon.

Jump on in.

Lineups for tonight.

First for the visiting Rangers

CF - Matthews
SS - Young
1B - Teixiera
DH - Nevin
3B - Blalock
RF - Mench
LF - Wilkerson
2B - DeRosa
C - Barajas

And for the home Yankees

CF - Damon
SS - Jeter
3B - Rodriguez
C - Posada
2B - Cano
RF - Williams
DH - Phillips
1B - Cairo
LF - Cabrera

[SoCal Pinstriper]

Texas Rangers at New York Yankees, 7:05pm ET

41 John Koronka - LHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO 1 0 6.1 3 2 1

39 Shawn Chacon - RHP LAST GAME W L IP ER BB SO 0 0 4.2 1 5 1

SEASON STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 4-1 3.65 7 0 0 44.1 H R ER HR BB SO 41 18 18 4 12 25 VS. NY Yankees W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2006 --- - - - - - - - Career --- - - - - - - - CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 5-3 4.65 11 0 0 60.0 H R ER HR BB SO 60 31 31 6 20 35 Compare: Yankees vs. Koronka

SEASON STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 4-1 3.68 8 0 0 36.2 H R ER HR BB SO 37 16 15 3 19 24 VS. Texas W-L ERA G IP H ER BB SO 2006 1-0 1.42 1 6.1 5 1 4 6 Career 3-0 2.66 3 20.1 20 6 7 17 CAREER STATS W-L ERA G CG SHO IP 35-49 4.84 172 0 0 668.0 H R ER HR BB SO 646 380 359 92 342 449 Compare: Rangers vs. Chacon

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/probab...rs/al/20060516

[Tifoso]

Si vince, anche sensa cuoco.

Hi everyone

[SoCal Pinstriper]

Game time starting soon.

Jump on in.

I have a feeling that tonight's lineup caused people to shy away from starting a GT.

[Gringaloca]

Hey all T-Heads...mlbtv coming in loud & clear tonight.

YES feed with Katt & Singleton...YEAH!!

[Casey37]

Hey there's Matsui waving at us.

[knickfan23]

I have a feeling that tonight's lineup caused people to shy away from starting a GT.

I'll put it on my shoulders tonight.

Get on the train fellas, I'll bring it home tonight.

[JeffWeaverFan]

Prediction: Melky goes 3-4 today with a double.

[hardrain]

hey gang, this should be *ahem* interesting tonight!

[Tifoso]

hey gang, this should be *ahem* interesting tonight!

Hiya Phil

[Casey37]

I have a feeling that tonight's lineup caused people to shy away from starting a GT.

Regardless of what the lineup looks like, they're still the New York Yankees.

[SoCal Pinstriper]

hey gang, this should be *ahem* interesting tonight!

I'm always up for watching Chacon pitch.

[RIYankee23]

The question of the night is can this team once again win in spite of the Buddha (Torre).

Also, when will Farnsworth stop getting beat with his 2nd best pitch??

[hardrain]

Hey Lou...

Love Chacon. Not crazy about the hat, but I love watching Shawn pitch.

[CoyoteYankee]

Hello all. What a meager little GT tonight. I'm stuck at work so I'm counting on y'all to be my eyes and ears!

[fredgmuggs]

Howdy do everyone!

[fredgmuggs]

Hello all. What a meager little GT tonight. I'm stuck at work so I'm counting on y'all to be my eyes and ears!

Still in VA?

[hardrain]

what a GENIUS Torre is for playing Cairo at 1st!

[SoCal Pinstriper]

And, once again, the stadium looks empty. Is attendance suffering?

One out!

[CoyoteYankee]

Was that just one pitch one out for Shawnie!?

[hardrain]

all right, good play Shawn

[JeffWeaverFan]

Nice play Shawn.

[knickfan23]

The question of the night is can this team once again win in spite of the Buddha (Torre).

Also, when will Farnsworth stop getting beat with his 2nd best pitch??

He's been getting beat with his 2nd best pitch since he came a reliever in 2001. This should not come as a suprise to anyone. I told everyone this when the Yankees were romancing him in the offseason. I've watched Farnsworth's entire MLB career since he came up as a starting pitcher with the Cubs in 1999. To say that I am shocked that he has continued this trend would be an understatement.

[Casey37]

# 39 is hanging tough tonight.

[Tifoso]

Regardless of what the lineup looks like, they're still the New York Yankees.

Dang straight!

2 outs on, what, 2 pitches?

[CoyoteYankee]

Still in VA?

Yup. The only cool thing about it is that the office that I'm working in is right near Dulles airport so when I need a break I can just look at the window and watch the planes take off and land.

[Casey37]

What's going on? The Stadium looks empty tonight. Maybe still too early?

[knickfan23]

And, once again, the stadium looks empty. Is attendance suffering?

One out!

Nope. Middle of May, school night. Usually, a crowd of around 42,000 tonight.

Late arriving crowd. Will probably be there by the 3rd inning. Traffic is rough out there.

BTW for all of you, I'm trying out different avatars to see which one will stick around for a while. Tell me what you think of them.

[Tifoso]

Hey Lou...

Love Chacon. Not crazy about the hat, but I love watching Shawn pitch.

Hat drives me nuts

[Mark19]

We desperately need Chacon to go 6 or 7 innings.

Farns has been getting hit hard by the Rangers and Proctor's arm is going to break off. The last thing we need is a good start to get ruined by Small or Erickson.

[RIYankee23]

He's been getting beat with his 2nd best pitch since he came a reliever in 2001. This should not come as a suprise to anyone. I told everyone this when the Yankees were romancing him in the offseason. I've watched Farnsworth's entire MLB career since he came up as a starting pitcher with the Cubs in 1999. To say that I am shocked that he has continued this trend would be an understatement.

As far as I'm concerned; Farns can take that slider and shove it right up his a$$!

[fredgmuggs]

And, once again, the stadium looks empty. Is attendance suffering?

One out!

Last night they announced 41,000+. I think the tickets are sold, it's a question of whether people are coming out because of all the lousy weather.

[Sam18]

I am sooooo hungry.

[JeffWeaverFan]

Does anyone else hate the fact that we lead the league in sacrifice bunts?

[SoCal Pinstriper]

Nope. Middle of May, school night. Usually, a crowd of around 42,000 tonight.

So now Yankee fans are like the folks here in LA. No need to be there until the third inning?

[fredgmuggs]

basehit for Nevin... runners on 1st and 2nd, 2 outs.

[Tifoso]

Men at 1st and 2nd with a BH

[ICEBERG18]

Damn.

[Sam18]

Does anyone else hate the fact that we lead the league in sacrifice bunts?

But we're a young team with speedy guys with low OBPs and what not.........oh wait.

[Tifoso]

sheet

2-0

[fredgmuggs]

inning over, 2-0 Texas.

[daverave]

greetings crew, how come no Bubba? he's been heating up a bit
Chacon keeping things tense as usual

[hardrain]

Does anyone else hate the fact that we lead the league in sacrifice bunts?

Yep, I sure do. Sign of a weak team with a small ball manager.

[Casey37]

Game attendance is based on the number of tickets sold, not the number of people at the Stadium. They'll draw close to 50,000 (as usual).

[dabomb2045]

2 runs may be enough with the awful lineup we have tonight

[Sam18]

sheet

2-0

Lou please.

[knickfan23]

So now Yankee fans are like the folks here in LA. No need to be there until the third inning?

Just about. Same thing happened last week against the Red Sox. Most peeps didnt really get there til the 3rd inning.

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Yankee limit for giving up runs is 3. If the opposing team scores more than 3 runs, the Yanks are going to have a hard time winning.

2-0 TEX after a half.

[SoCal Pinstriper]

Does anyone else hate the fact that we lead the league in sacrifice bunts?

I honestly wouldn't care if exery single PA we had was a bunt if our W/L record lead the league. How we win isn't a huge concern to me.

[Yankees8185]

How in the world will our lineup score 3 runs?

Chacon can't afford to have a bad game.

[CoyoteYankee]

What the eff just happened?!?