Yankees vs. Rays - Recap - April 14, 2008

Depressed Fan found this 4/15/2008 on sports.espn.go.com [flag]

Cano's pinch-hit homer beats Rays; A-Rod hits 521st career HR ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez reached another milestone. Robinson Cano made sure it came in a victory. Cano's pinch-hit homer snapped an eighth-inning tie, and Rodriguez hit No. 521 to match Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Willie McCovey on the career list during the New York Yankees ' 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay ... [link]

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Cano Picks Up The Pen
Published 4/15/2008 by Brian at Depressed Fan
Ian Kennedy finally broke the string of bad-to-very-bad starts by the big two in the rotation with six innings of quality work tonight. Unfortunately, the pen blew the lead when Kennedy had to leave in the bottom of the seventh after taking a line drive off the hip. Billy Traber and Brian Bruney coughed up a 7-2 lead in short order. Luckily, Joe Girardi had one last string to pull in the top of the eighth, and Robinson Cano delivered with a long bomb into the right field seats. More after the jump... The biggest thing to take away from this game is that whenever Ian Kennedy draws a home-plate ump with a generous strike zone, he's going to cruise. In ...

So much for an off day...
Published 4/15/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
Clearly, if Robinson Cano has to work on his off day, he's going to make the most of it . Cano's solo HR in the eighth was a sight for sore eyes, given the way he's struggled early on this season, and given the 7-1 lead the Yanks blew. A-Rod feels the HR was important for the team, but Cano didn't necessarily need it to get himself going: "I think the team needed it a lot more than Robby. Robby is going to be fine. Robby is a great hitter. He's going to hit well over .300, and probably make the All-Star Game." Pete Abe is straightforward about Cano: ...

SUPER SCOREBOARD DUMP
Published 4/15/2008 at With Leather
NBA -- Cavs lock up the 4-seed in the East thanks to a little gift from the referees (see above). Just so iwe're clear: NBA refs can review a play if it's advantageous to the team with the superstar, but they can't review said superstar's four steps to the basket... Suns crap on Warriors' playoff hopes, making the Dubs (48-33) the winningest team to not make the playoffs. Meanwhile, the six-games-under-.500 Hawks will be the 8-seed in the East. Real fuckin' cool league ya got, Stern. NHL -- Pens go up 3-0 on Sens by skating around and ...

B-Squad Bombers Best the Rays (Barely)

Yankees Chick found this 4/15/2008 on sports.aol.com

After a 2-1 series loss to Boston over the weekend, the Yanks headed down to Florida today to start a two game set -- and what a game it was. When all was said and done, the teams had combined for 26 hits, 15 runs, and hit an incredible ...

Randy Johnson: A Man and His Mullet

gaffman posted 4/15/2008 from sportsyenta.blogspot.com

Randy Johnson rocks. Mullets rock. Combine the two and you get a rockin' treatise on his mulletry.

Yanks Win A Wild One

gridtalker posted 4/15/2008 from www.yankstalk.com

YANKEES 8 RAYS 7 Monday night, the Yankees blew a 7-2 lead, but Robinson Cano hit a pinch hit homerun in the 8th, to win the game 8-7. Ian Kennedy pitched well, but after leaving the game due to injury, the bullpen collapsed. Ian Kennedy allowed eight hits and three earned runs in six-plus innings. In the 7th inning, with a 7-2 lead, Kennedy was drilled by a line drive on his right ...

Cano's homer bails out bullpen vs. Rays | lohud.com | The Journal News

The LoHud Yankees Blog found this 4/15/2008 on www.lohud.com

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Yankees manager Joe Girardi, though a baseball purist, looked out at the plastic grass of Tropicana Field with a wide smile on his face before last night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. "I'm pretty happy to be inside," he ...

Cano helps Yanks in a pinch; A-Rod hits No. 521

The Hardball Times found this 4/15/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

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Cano, A-Rod rally Yankees past Rays 8-7 (AP)
Robinson Cano's pinch-hit homer snapped an eighth-inning tie, and Alex Rodriguez hit No. 521 to match Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Willie McCovey on the career list during the New York Yankees' 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday ...

Yankees hold off Rays
Robinson Cano belted a go-ahead, pinch-hit home run that lifted the Yankees to an 8-7 win over the Rays in a game also saw Alex Rodriguez hit career homer run No. 521 to tie Ted Williams and Willie McCovey at 15th on all-time list.

Cano, A-Rod help Yankees hold back Rays
Robinson Cano's pinch-hit homer snapped an eighth-inning tie, and Alex Rodriguez hit No. 521 to match Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Willie McCovey on the career list during the New York Yankees' 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.

Cano, A-Rod Help Yankees Hold Back Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Robinson Cano's pinch-hit homer snapped an eighth-inning tie, and Alex Rodriguez hit No. 521 to match Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Willie McCovey on the career list during the New York Yankees' 8-7 victory over the Tampa Bay ...

Cano's pinch-hit HR boosts Yanks
Robinson Cano's pinch-hit homer snapped an eighth-inning tie in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Alex Rodriguez hit No. 521 to match Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Willie McCovey...