Indians vs. Yankees - Preview - May 07, 2008

NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 5/7/2008 on sports.espn.go.com [flag]

Indians-Yankees Preview With Chien-Ming Wang at the top of the New York Yankees ' pitching staff and two 19-game winners headlining the Cleveland Indians ' rotation, it's no surprise to see a matchup of aces when the two teams get together. The Indians just had no idea Cliff Lee would be pitching like one as well. Lee, sent to the minors last year but leading the majors in ERA this year, looks ... [link]

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Can't get the Joba done
Published 5/7/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... Chamberlain will need those seemingly hittable third and fourth pitches if and when he's converted to a starter. It's a dandy of a pitching matchup tonight , with Cliff Lee (5-0, 0.96) taking on Chien-Ming Wang (6-0, 3.00). We'll set the over/under on the total number of runs at two. In other news... ...

Yankee game preview
Published 5/7/2008 by admin at yankeesdaily.com
... has been unbelievable at 5-0 with a 0.96 era. That’s really great. I have a feeling that tonight’s game won’t be low scoring though. It’s just a hunch I have. Yankee Preview - Yankees Official Pair of unbeatens square off in Bronx - Bryan Hoch - Yankees Official Mariano is DHL’s Delivery Man for April - Bryan Hoch - Yankees Official Joba Gives It Up - Bryan Hoch - Bombers Beat Indians at Yankees Preview - ESPN Cleveland (15-17) at New York ...

Ian Kennedy is great … at AAA

ETVal posted 5/7/2008 from www.bugsandcranks.com

From Peter Abraham’s LoHud Yankees Blog, here is Ian Kennedy’s line while pitching for Scranton Monday night. * 7.1 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs 0 walks, 8 strikeouts. Kennedy threw 90 pitches, 58 for strikes. Thanks for nothing there, Ian! Chad Jennings, SWB beat writer for the Times-Tribune said in his blog that Kennedy made Charlotte’s hitters “look like dopes.” So, what did that prove?

Dellucci Trumps the Midges

rickg15 posted 5/7/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

While any battle between New York flamethrower Joba Chamberlain and the Indians will likely entail a discussion of the pests that swarmed the reliever during last season’s playoffs, David Dellucci did his best to put a little baseball back into the mix. Dellucci’s pinch-hit home...

Indians 5, Yankees 3: New Rules, Different Chamberlain

Three Idiots on Sports found this 5/7/2008 on www.nytimes.com

Called in to protect a one-run lead and preserve a victory for Andy Pettitte, Joba Chamberlain crumbled in the eighth inning Tuesday night.

Yanks Won't Give Up On Giambi

Greg C. posted 5/7/2008 from slidingintohome.blogspot.com

From George A. King III : May 6, 2008 -- The bullets he hits find leather. He hits a ball on the screws and watches it die in the April-May wind. Then there are too many feeble ground balls, harmless pop-ups and stress-free fly balls that don't drop. Welcome to Hitters' Hell, Jason Giambi's current address. "The hardest thing is for it not to get into your head," said Giambi, who is ...

Joba's still bugged: Dellucci's HR sparks Indians' 5-3 comeback win over Yankees

Baseball Toaster found this 5/7/2008 on www.cleveland.com

Julie Jacobson/Associated PressA smiling David Dellucci is greeted by Grady Sizemore (24) and Jhonny Peralta after Dellucci's pinch-hit homer off Joba Chamberlain gave the Indians a 5-3 lead in the eighth inning Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. NEW YORK -- ...

Dellucci's homer off Chamberlain leads Indians past Yankees
Pinch-hitter David Dellucci stunned the New York Yankees with a go-ahead homer off Joba Chamberlain, and the Cleveland Indians ...

Dellucci's homer off Chamberlain leads Indians past Yankees
Pinch-hitter David Dellucci stunned the New York Yankees with a go-ahead homer off Joba Chamberlain, and the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 5-3 victory Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.

Kennedy sharp in minors after Yankees' demotion
Joe Girardi said he would go on his computer shortly after last night's game against the Indians to see how recently demoted Ian Kennedy fared in his first start for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Joba shows his human side
Normally invincible reliever allows 3-run HR in loss to Indians > Getting people out is not as easy as Joba Chamberlain made it look last year, when he had ...

Pair of unbeatens square off in Bronx
Pitchers' duels don't always work out as advertised, but in the case of Wednesday's slate at Yankee Stadium, Yankees manager Joe Girardi certainly seemed to like his chances of seeing a well-pitched ballgame. Two undefeated hurlers will go ...