After Moose lulled the Indians to sleep through the first five innings, the Yankees' bullpen spelled relief like a jug of TUMS.
Jonathan Alba...Abula...Abla...that righthander they got from the Nationals. Yeah him. He looked confident and pitched his way out of a one-out walk in the sixth.
I'm really proud of Kyle Farnsworth. Seriously. Our buddy Farnsie just realized "Hey, I throw 241 miles per hour, I should challenge hitters." He's looking like Ricky Vaughn against Jack Parkman at the end of Major League II. His slider is sharp and his fastball can just be ridiculous at times.
(Editor's note: To our loyal Bronx and Beans readers, I was looking for a good Parkman photo to throw in here for us, but no dice).
Yankees just made the score, 5-2. Going to the bottom of the eighth....looks like Joba.
9:59 p.m. UPDATE: Joba just struck out Casey Blake on a disgusting slider to end the eighth. I really couldn't throw a wet lopsided wiffleball like that. Wow.
10:12 p.m. UPDATE: Mo shuts the door. Eighth save of the year as the bullpen retires 10 straight batters for the 5-2 win. By the way...how many Indians' hitters have those "Just For Men" beards? Casey Blake HAS to have a deal with them.
Yanks headed home.
-- Fernandez
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With Posada headed to season-ending surgery, I hate to say it, but it's over for my Yanks. His leadership and insane catching accomplishments (Never, ever on the DL at 36??!), not to mention no switch hitter in the middle of the line up, spells doom. It's over. Red Sawx take the division from the Rays by 12 games.
Does anyone else think Jim Thome is a dead-ringer for the dad from "The Incredibles"?