By Robert H. KellyCopyright 2009 TexSport Publications
DEER PARK, TEXAS (April 19, 2009) The New York Yankees completed the second week of the season with a number of firsts, a few setbacks, but nothing like the front office and hard core Yankees fans would have liked.
The Bronx Bombers began the week with a three-game series against the Devil Rays in Tampa Bay. They went 2-1, losing the first game on Monday by the score of 15-5, but rallied on Tuesday and Wednesday, winning by the scores of 7-1 and 4-3 respectively.
On Thursday, they christened New Yankee Stadium with a four-game series against the Cleveland Indians.
When the Originals Yankee Stadium opened on Opening Day, April 18, 1923, New York Governor Alfred E. Smith (who would become the Democratic Party's candidate for president in 1928) threw out the first pitch directly into the glove of catcher Wally Schang. The Yankees went on to defeat the Boston Red Sox by a score of 4–2, with Ruth hitting a three-run home run into the right-field stands.
Opening Day 2009 had a much different feel that that historic game 86 years ago. The Yankees played their first official, regular season game was played on April 16, 2009 and promptly lost to the Indians lost 10–2.
They rebounded on Friday, downing the Indians 6-5 to even the series. Then came Black Saturday.
The Yankees fell totally apart in the top of the second, giving up 14 runs in route to a 22-4 drumming. Asdrubal Cabrera hit a grand slam and a run-scoring single in a 14-run second inning and the Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees, 22-4, Saturday.
Mark DeRosa and Shin Soo-Choo each hit three-run home runs, Travis Hafner, Grady Sizemore and Victor Martinez had solo shots and Manager Eric Wedge earned his 500th victory. It was the most runs for the Indians since they beat New York, 22-0, on August 31, 2004, at the old Yankee Stadium. The 22 runs also tied the Yankees' record for most given up in a home game.
The 14 runs and 13 hits by the Indians in the second were the most given up by the Yankees in an inning.
The Yankees rebounded again on Sunday to down the Indians 7-3 to end the series.
They ill now face Oakland in a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. They will have a day off Thursday before their first series against the Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees are 7-6 (.538) for the young season, currently in second place in the AL East, 2 1/2 games behind Toronto. They are 6-4 in their last ten games and are currently on one game winning streak. They are also 2-2 at home and 5-4 on the road.
This week will be a chance for the Men in Pin Stripes to move up in the standings. Oakland is currently 5-7 (.417), currently on two-game losing streak, while Boston sits at 6-6 (.500) and are riding a 4-game winning streak.
The Bronx Bombers began the week with a three-game series against the Devil Rays in Tampa Bay. They went 2-1, losing the first game on Monday by the score of 15-5, but rallied on Tuesday and Wednesday, winning by the scores of 7-1 and 4-3 respectively.
On Thursday, they christened New Yankee Stadium with a four-game series against the Cleveland Indians.
When the Originals Yankee Stadium opened on Opening Day, April 18, 1923, New York Governor Alfred E. Smith (who would become the Democratic Party's candidate for president in 1928) threw out the first pitch directly into the glove of catcher Wally Schang. The Yankees went on to defeat the Boston Red Sox by a score of 4–2, with Ruth hitting a three-run home run into the right-field stands.
Opening Day 2009 had a much different feel that that historic game 86 years ago. The Yankees played their first official, regular season game was played on April 16, 2009 and promptly lost to the Indians lost 10–2.
They rebounded on Friday, downing the Indians 6-5 to even the series. Then came Black Saturday.
The Yankees fell totally apart in the top of the second, giving up 14 runs in route to a 22-4 drumming. Asdrubal Cabrera hit a grand slam and a run-scoring single in a 14-run second inning and the Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees, 22-4, Saturday.
Mark DeRosa and Shin Soo-Choo each hit three-run home runs, Travis Hafner, Grady Sizemore and Victor Martinez had solo shots and Manager Eric Wedge earned his 500th victory. It was the most runs for the Indians since they beat New York, 22-0, on August 31, 2004, at the old Yankee Stadium. The 22 runs also tied the Yankees' record for most given up in a home game.
The 14 runs and 13 hits by the Indians in the second were the most given up by the Yankees in an inning.
The Yankees rebounded again on Sunday to down the Indians 7-3 to end the series.
They ill now face Oakland in a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. They will have a day off Thursday before their first series against the Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees are 7-6 (.538) for the young season, currently in second place in the AL East, 2 1/2 games behind Toronto. They are 6-4 in their last ten games and are currently on one game winning streak. They are also 2-2 at home and 5-4 on the road.
This week will be a chance for the Men in Pin Stripes to move up in the standings. Oakland is currently 5-7 (.417), currently on two-game losing streak, while Boston sits at 6-6 (.500) and are riding a 4-game winning streak.
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