There's a change in the weather

Sunday, April 23, 2006
Home Game 6
Yankees 7 Orioles 1
Subway Race Winner: B train
Cap Game: #2



I packed my "Rain at Yankee Stadium Survival Kit" today: 2 large black garbage bags, 1 hand towel, Yankees cap, extra napkins from the sausage stand, cardboard food tray (also from sausage stand), ziploc snack bags for my tickets and note paper, all stuffed into my multi-pocket Columbia jacket. I ended up using all of the items, as the game was delayed due to rain. (The food tray is to keep my ass warm cause those metal benches can get kinda cold.) Aside from some misting around the 5th inning, the rain held up. By the bottom of the 6th the sun was out.

The weather wasn't the only change of the day. Posada made his second start as Randy's battery-mate, the first being Opening Day. The tandem seemed to work well together as Johnson went 8 innings, giving up 3 hits (all to Miguel Tejada), 1 run (a Tejada homer in the 2nd), 1 walk, and 5 Ks. While the strikeout total is a bit low by Randy's standards, he had his slider working (or so I heard on the post-game, it's tough to see where I'm sitting) and pitched a tidy game.

Giambi had a huge day at the plate. He countered Tejada's HR with one of his own in the bottom of the 2nd and Andy Phillips tacked on another run in the same inning with an RBI single up the middle. Giambi hit a 2-run dinger the next inning and doubled off of the left field wall (yes, left field) to knock in 2 more in the 7th. He was 3-4 on the day with 5 RBI and 2 runs scored. His other at bat was a bullet right into the glove of Kevin Millar (who was probably booed more this weekend than when he was with Boston).

Mo came on in the 9th to get some work in. His only blemish was a hit by... Miguel Tejada. If it wasn't for him, Johnson may have had a no-no.

Randon Notes
– Before the game, Jeter was presented with his Gold Glove award.

– I didn't notice it until today, but under the out of town scoreboard in left field there's an ad for Lipton Green Tea. I wonder if Torre has anything to do with that?

– Andy Phillips came to bat to Mötley Crüe's "Looks That Kill". Cool choice of song, but rather odd coming from a religious man who sings in his church choir.

– In the bottom of the 8th 2 pigeons landed on the railing in front of the bleachers, which prompted a chant of "Get off the rail" from those nearby. Guess it worked, cause they flew away.

Due to having a shitload of work to do this week, my next game won't be until Thursday. Hopefully the Yanks will be going for a sweep of the Devil Rays that night. And hopefully the Rangers will have won a game or two against the NJ Devils by then as well.

In attendance record: 2-1