big game II: the game just got bigger

Cleveland scores 14 runs in second against Yankees

NEW YORK (AP)—Asdrubal Cabrera hit his first career grand slam and drove in five runs Saturday as the Cleveland Indians scored 14 runs in the second inning, the biggest inning ever against the New York Yankees.

It was the most runs by a major league team in an inning since the Boston Red Sox scored 14 in the first against the Florida Marlins on June 27, 2003, at Fenway Park, according to STATS LLC. Cleveland tied its franchise record set in the first inning on June 18, 1950, against the Philadelphia Athletics.

The 14 runs and 13 hits amassed by the Indians were the most allowed by the Yankees in an inning.

Shin-Soo Choo delivered the first big blow, hitting a three-run homer off Chien-Ming Wang to give Cleveland a 3-2 lead. Cabrera singled in a run, Mark DeRosa had a two-run double and Victor Martinez an RBI single before Wang was replaced by Anthony Claggett, who was making his major league debut after being recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before the game.

Jhonny Peralta doubled in two more runs and Cabrera hit a drive to right on a 3-1 pitch for his first homer of the year. Sizemore followed Cabrera’s shot with his fourth homer to make it 14-2 as the crowd at the new Yankee Stadium booed loudly.

The fans started chanting “We want Swisher!” for the second time in the series as Claggett struck out Mark DeRosa for the final out. Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher pitched a scoreless inning during a blowout loss at Tampa Bay on Monday.

Wang and Claggett combined to throw 69 pitches during the half-inning, which lasted 37 minutes.

Cleveland was ahead 15-2 after three innings.

betancourt booted two the other day in the space of an inning and hacks at everything in sight at the plate. the bloggers have started calling for him to be gone. jeff, on yuni being in today's lineup:

After an offday of speculation, Yuni's in the lineup tonight, so if Wakamatsu's sending a message, it's a vote of confidence instead of a threat. My hope is that the two have talked behind closed doors and this is the beginning of a probationary period of sorts for our delightfully spherical little shortstop

http://cdn2.sbnation.com/imported_assets/142856/marinersflowchart.jpg
Yellow border: Drafted

Red border: International/Amateur Free Agent signing

Black border: Originally signed to minor league contract

Green border: Free Agent signing

Teal border: Traded for

Purple border: Rule 5 guy

Filled in blue means still in the organization, filled in white means no longer with the org. The original Griffey is some sort of hybrid.

dreyer:

Don Wakamatsu has tightened up the dress code on the airplane and Ken Griffey Jr. has been less than happy with the tie policy. Well, he got his revenge today.

When we arrived at the airport, the coaches and staff got on the plane first. About 10 minutes later, the team boarded. Wak, as is the custom for the manager, sits in the first seat. Jr was the first player to step into the airplane. He was wearing a nice dark suit and a tie. A white tie with a smiling Don Wakamatsu in his uniform silk screened on the bottom of it. The rest of the team followed in the same ties.

:)

shannon drayer is great. she's got a blog now. this post is very much worth reading
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=374&sid=160440

some of these are really pretty awesome. be sure to scroll down and look at the last one
http://www.thebesteleven.com/2009/04/look-alikes-tvs-lost-with-mls-and-wps.html

yeah, really worth. made me cry.

(x-post, not the hurley look-alike)

don't need to read this, really. i just like the title
Yankees Tiring of Flopping Wang?

another one i liked recently, this one golf
Gay In Comfort Zone At Hilton Head

leaks from a new arod book. first is the haha:

Roberts broke the story that A-Rod failed a steroid test in 2003. Yankees teammates, Roberts writes, nicknamed Rodriguez "Bitch Tits" in 2005 because he put on 15 pounds in the offseason that resulted in round pectorals, a condition called gynecomastia that can be caused by anabolic steroids.

and now the this guy is a fucking fuck section:

Other allegations in Roberts' book, according to the Daily News:

• A-Rod "pitch tipped" when he played for the Rangers by letting opponents at the plate know which pitch was coming in lopsided games. A-Rod expected players he helped would reciprocate when he was having an off night and needed to get his batting average up.

• A-Rod's off-the-field antics including his poker habit; his divorce from his wife, Cynthia, his relationship with Madonna and his other affairs are detailed.

• A-Rod was hated at Hooters, where he tipped the minimum 15 percent.

officially now a fucking fuck won't karl be happy to know

want this
http://www.seattleteams.com/istar.asp?a=6&id=CLASSICBAR-SEA!RUFF

and this sorta
http://www.seattleteams.com/istar.asp?a=6&id=VIVAELSOUNDERS!WHOAR

http://www.seattleteams.com/istar.asp?a=6&id=IVOTEDSOUND!WHOAR

did you buy it

will

how cute is shannon drayer, blogging about our mariners:

I don't know if I have ever explained this before but whenever anyone asks if the travel is tough, I answer, actually, the home part is tougher. Don't get me wrong, I love to be home, but when I am home, especially if it is for a short homestand, I find I spend all my time catching up from the last road trip and getting ready for the next. When I am on the road, I have already taken care of everything before I left. Make sense?

<3 her

i like anomalies even lil ones
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=290505120

this is pretty god damn cute
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2009/5/13/873849/favor-lineup-optimization

yes yes

daaang
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd118/embarchie/98f5b1416e969a08c883367c4850d3df-ge.jpg
Supporters of Caracas FC celebrate with fire the victory of their team against Deportivo Cuenca of Ecuador in their 2009 Libertadores Cup football match at Olimpico Stadium in Caracas on May 12, 2009. Caracas FC won 4-0. AFP

oh my god.

ken's has some aerosol deoderant on clearance. we could pick some up for the next sounders game?

wanna learn something about a breaking ball?

<3<3<3 jeff sullivan:

I'm beginning to think the reason there's been a rift in the clubhouse between Ichiro and the rest of the Mariners is because Ichiro isn't retarded.

now watching mariners v angels

aww lucky!

what a fast game btw

hope they can hold it down

they did!!!

nice work marinaros

yeah, that was pretty fun

maybe when you're watching them they'll win. then it WOULD be fun

so they'll win one more time (tomorrow)?

bad shape if they're relying on me!!

well yeah this team is terrible. they'll take what they can get

http://www.typesett.com/2009/05/retired-baseball-logo-showcase/

lol @ last comment:

Mikey says:
May 20, 2009 at 10:48 am

The 1970’s Pittsburgh Pirates logo looks like Tim McCarver.

aw underdog stories
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/23/championship-play-off-final-burnley
this one's on first thing in the morning

liked this comment about the proposed us iran friendly

All American eyes turn to Tehran, as a brave group of Yanks step out on the field. Each one of them represents America — Jozy Altidore, Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, José Francisco Torres — and children across the states watch in awe.

A love for the sport grows in them. What a beautiful game. The impact isn't lost on them, as they look up at their parents and grandparents, the very ones in which fear and confusion of Iran is so deeply instilled.

With each kick of the ball, little Johnny or little D.J. or little Pablo or little Lee watch their new idols and strive to be like them.

Then they see Heath Pearce stink up the left side of the field, and they turn off the TV to go outside and play basketball and baseball.

Posted by: Ted | May 25, 2009 at 07:34 PM

u.s. ended up losing 3-2 but hey it was an amazing tour nament overall

ye, the twitterers were generally decent about the loss, mad respect for the team and especially mr. howard.

eb told me that on tuesday junior wore only one batting glove, and they played billie jean for his first at bat. cutie.

joel piniero has a really gross mustache right now. look it up

gross! i was thinking about mustaches this morning, and how hard it is for me to like them. except in the case of thomas fehlmann, perhaps.

i have to say, though, it's better than ryan franklin's beard

felix threw a gem tonight. he is so fun to watch when he's on. reminds me of when we watched him starting out

they traded yuni!!!

bye tubby cuban, hello pitching prospects. thanks KC!